Diabetic Cherry Pie
June 20, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
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Diabetic Cherry Pie - This simple yet sensational, sugar free cherry pie, is the perfect diabetic dessert recipe! Naturally sweet and tart cherries combined with sugar free gelatin and pudding mix, poured into a pre-baked pie crust. Definately a Must Try, if you have been looking for a new diabetic dessert recipe!
Prep Time: 5-10 mins |
Ingredients to make Diabetic Cherry Pie
2 (16 oz.) cans pitted tart cherries (in water - no syrup)
1 large box cook & serve sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
1 small box sugar-free cherry gelatin
Sugar substitute to equal 4 tsp sugar
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
Directions to make Diabetic Cherry Pie
Drain cherries, reserving juice. Set cherries aside.
In a saucepan, combine cherry juice and dry pudding mix. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened and bubbly.
Remove from heat; stir in gelatin powder and sweetener until dissolved. Stir in the cherries; transfer to pie shell. Cool completely. Store in refrigerator.
Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread Recipe
June 10, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Baking, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, New Dessert Recipes, Snack
This quick cooking, cinnamon sugar monkey bread recipe, is an absolutely phenomenal dessert! Oven baked in Less Than 30 Minutes, the aromatic cinnamon quickly fills the house with its enticing aroma, letting everyone know they will be having their favorite dessert tonight!
Ingredients To Make Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread Recipe:
FOR THE BREAD
2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening, plus more for pan and bowl
1/4 cup warm (110 degrees to 115 degrees) water
1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus a pinch for yeast
1 envelope dry active yeast (scant tablespoon)
3/4 cup warm (110 degrees to 115 degrees) milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
FOR THE COATING
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
FOR THE ICING
1/4 cup milk
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Directions To Make Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread Recipe:
1.Lightly coat a 10-inch Bundt pan and a medium bowl with shortening; set aside. Put the warm water and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle yeast over top. Stir; let the yeast soften and dissolve, about 5 minutes.
2.Place shortening, milk, sugar, salt, and egg in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook.
3.Add yeast mixture to shortening mixture, and beat to combine. Slowly add flour. Knead on medium-low, 1 minute. Transfer dough to the prepared bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm place, 20 minutes.
4.Make coating: Place melted butter in a bowl. In a second bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts; sprinkle 2 tablespoons nut mixture into prepared Bundt pan.
5.Cut dough into 1/2-inch pieces. Roll into balls. Coat in butter, then roll in nut mixture, and place in prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
6.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate, and let cool 20 minutes more.
7.Make icing: In a small bowl, combine milk and confectioners’ sugar. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over bread.
Super Chocolate Cake
October 21, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Baking, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, New Dessert Recipes, Snack
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Super Chocolate Cake - This irresistable, layered chocolate cake recipe, can only be described as chocolate overload! Devils food cake mix starts it off, to which we added more chocolate, chips, and topped it off with, you guessed it,chocolate frosting! We’d call this chocolate dessert recipe a “Must Try”.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Super Chocolate Cake
1 box devil’s food cake mix (1 pound 2.25 ounces)
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
2 12-ounce packages semisweet chocolate chips (4 cups)
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups powdered sugar
Directions to make Super Chocolate Cake
Holiday Pink Pears
September 5, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Baking, Breakfast, Broiled, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, Microwave, New Dessert Recipes, Snack
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Holiday Pink Pears - This exotic, quick-fix, holiday dessert recipe is irresistable, and looks fabulous on any brunch table, especially, Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving. The cranberry in the juice gives them a pretty pink color and an abundance of fruity flavor. A quick, easy microwave recipe that is divine!
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Holiday Pink Pears
4 Pears, preferably Bosc
2 t Fresh lemon juice
1 c Cranapple juice
Directions to make Holiday Pink Pears
Red Raspberry Chocolate Cake
August 13, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Baking, Buffet, Dessert, Dessert Video, Easy, Snack
Red Raspberry Chocolate Cake - This layered chocolate cake recipe has an exceptional taste of freshness, thanks to the ruby red raspberries. Tucked between the layers of homemade chocolate cake, and placed on top, not only do they add freshness, they make it look like something a professional made! You don’t have to tell anyone what a quick and easy dessert recipe it is, just smile and say thank you!
How To Make Red Raspberry Chocolate Cake Video
Very Berry Ice Cream
July 30, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, New Dessert Recipes, Snack
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Very Berry Ice Cream - This rich, thick, creamy homemade ice cream recipe, is bursting with fresh, sweet, juicy, berries and luscious cream! A great dessert that you can whip up in mere minutes, and everyone loves ice cream, so there really is no reason not to try this quick and easy dessert recipe.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Very Berry Ice Cream
2 Env unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
10 oz Frozen sliced strawberries
2 c Dark sweet cherries
4 c Light cream or half & half
2 c Whipping cream
2 ts Vanilla
Directions to make Very Berry Ice Cream
Frozen Fruit Delight
July 26, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Breakfast, Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, No Cook, Snack
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Frozen Fruit Delight - This exquisite, frozen berry delight, dessert recipe is a rich mixture of fresh berries, juice and yogurt, and is full of fabulous flavor from those berries. Very versatile, you can have it for breakfast, lunch, snack, kids absolutely love it. And best of all, an easy, healthy dessert!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Frozen Fruit Delight
1 tb Unflavored gelatin
2 tb Water, cold
1 tb Lemon juice
1 c Unsweetened frozen raspberries, pureed, OR your favorite berry)
1 t Lemon rind, or orange rind
2 tb Frozen apple juice concentrate
2 c Plain lowfat yogurt
**Vary the fruit juice and fruit puree combinations to develop your own creative desserts according to the seasons. It takes almost two cups of fruit to make one cup of puree. Bananas can be mashed with a fork; other fruits do better in a blender.
***If desired, use 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, cinnamon or cardamom in place of lemon or orange rind. Honey may be used in place of the juice concentrate.
Directions to make Frozen Fruit Delight
Baked Apple Pizza
July 20, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
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Baked Apple Pizza - Apple dessert just got a hip new update with this simple but always a favorite, dessert recipe. Plump, juicy apples and sweet, scented cinnamon, always a winning combination, are slowly oven baked into a bread dough, “pizza crust”. A sinfully, sweet topping is added to this pizza recipe, adding to the magnificent texture.
Prep Time: 20 mins |
Ingredients to make Baked Apple Pizza
8 oz Frozen bread dough, thawed, one-half frozen loaf
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
4 c Apples, peeled, thinly sliced
2/3 c Sugar
1/4 c Flour
1 ts Cinnamon
TOPPING:
1/3 c Flour
1/3 c Brown sugar
2 tb Margarine, softened
1/2 c Slivered almonds
Directions to make Baked Apple Pizza
Sweet Carrot Pineapple Cake
July 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baking, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Dessert Recipes, Snack
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Sweet Carrot Pineapple Cake - This delightful, dessert recipe, is the perfect way to cook something deliciously cozy for company, and one they will soon be asking for, every time you get together. Naturally sweetened with fresh fruits and vegetables, this easy, healthy dessert is low fat and sugar free!
Prep Time: 15-20 mins |
Ingredients to make Sweet Carrot Pineapple Cake
1/2 c Low Fat margarine,softened
3 Eggs** For low fat use egg substitute
1 c Thawed frozen unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
3 c Shredded carrots
ICING
8 oz Cream cheese, softened
1 cn (8 oz) crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice,drained
1 ts Vanilla
Directions to make Sweet Carrot Pineapple Cake
No Fuss Apple Crepes
July 10, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dessert, Dessert Video, Easy, Microwave
No Fuss Apple Crepes - This tempting, elegant, French dessert recipe, is a “Must Try”. Healthy, hearty, apples mixed with the perfect blend of cinnamon and nutmeg, wrapped into a warm, luscios crepe. Great for family gathering, like Christmas, they are such a simple dessert, yet so impressive.