Desserts

 

Chocolate Pie

This is a very rich, but easy chocolate recipe

 


2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate bits

½ cup powdered sugar

1 cup milk

¼ cup butter

1 graham cracker crust

Cool Whip


 

Blend bits and sugar together till coarsely chopped. Bring milk and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Add milk mixture to blender and mix till smooth. Pour into crust and refrigerate till set. Serve with Cool Whip.

 

Club Cracker Treats

These are GREAT!

 


Club Crackers

½ cup butter

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup slivered almonds or chopped walnuts


 

Line a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with Club Crackers. In a saucepan bring the butter and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Spread over the crackers. Sprinkle nuts on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Immediately remove from pan to wax paper or serving dish.

 

Coconut Pie

If you like coconut, you will like this different pie

 


2 cups milk

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

½ cup flour

6 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup coconut


 

Mix all together and pour into a 10 inch or larger greased pie pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 minutes or till knife inserted into middle comes out clean.

 

Dave’s Pumpkin Pie

 


1 15 oz. can pumpkin

12 oz. evaporated milk

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup sugar

5 eggs


 

Mix all together and pour into 9 inch pie shell. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then 350 degrees for 45 minutes or till done.

 

Fruit Cocktail Cobbler

Easy to make

 


½ cut butter, melted

½ cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 15 ounce can fruit cocktail, drained


 

Combine all ingredients except fruit. Spread in greased 9 inch square pan. Top with fruit. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or till done.

 

Fruit Pudding Dessert

This makes a nice, easy, summer dessert

 


1 3.4 ounce package Instant Vanilla Pudding

1 20  ounce can pineapple chunks in natural juice

1 15 ounce can fruit cocktail in natural juice

Cool Whip


 

Drain juice from pineapple and fruit cocktail and mix with pudding till thickened. Fold in fruit and refrigerate. Serve with Cool Whip.

 

Instant Pumpkin Pudding

No cooking is needed for this recipe

 


1 cup milk

1 package instant vanilla pudding

½ can pumpkin

¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

dash ginger


 

Mix all together and chill.

 

Maple Syrup Indian Pudding

A different taste twist on the delicious old New England recipe.

 


3 cups milk

¾ cup maple syrup

½ cup cornmeal

1 tablespoon butter

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ginger

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

2 large eggs, beaten

¼ teaspoon maple flavoring


 

Bring milk to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in syrup. Cook 4 minutes. Add cornmeal. Stir and cook 8 minutes. Add all but the eggs. Stir well. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Whisk in eggs. Pour into a greased 1 quart baking dish. Bake in 350 degree oven 1 hour or till set. Serve with Cool Whip or vanilla ice cream

 

Old Fashioned Chocolate Pudding

This is made with water and tastes very good.

 


1 cup sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

¼ cup flour

pinch salt

2 ¼ cups water

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon vanilla


 

Combine sugar, cocoa, flour and salt. Add water and bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or till thickened. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Chill before serving.

 

Mints

Dolores’ recipe

 


2 ½ cups powdered sugar

½ teaspoon flavoring

3 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)


 

Put all together in bowl and mix until smooth. Sugar the molds, pack with mixture and then eject mint. Makes approximately 60. Coloring: yellow = butter flavor, green = mint

 

 

Pecan Tarts

Dolores’ recipe

 

CRUST


1 stick margarine or butter (room temperature)

3 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)

1 cup flour


 

Mix together well and form into 24 balls. Thumb press into deep mini muffin tins.

 

FILLING


1 tablespoon margarine or butter (room temperature)

1 teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup brown sugar

2/3 cup pecan pieces

1 egg


 

Cream margarine or butter and brown sugar together. Add vanilla, mixing well. Add pecan pieces and mix well. Spoon into crusts and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. This makes enough for 24 tarts - be careful not to overfill.

 

Rhubarb Crumble

The amount of rhubarb can be increased (or decreased). Just remember to adjust the amount of sugar!

 


3 cups rhubarb cut into 1 inch pieces

½ cup sugar

2/3 cup brown sugar

½ cup flour

½ cup quick cooking oats

½ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces


 

Toss rhubarb with ½ cup sugar and put in greased 8 inch baking dish. Mix the rest of ingredients together till crumbly and sprinkle over rhubarb. Bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, then 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

 

Robyn’s Delight

Robyn’s Recipe


Chocolate pudding

Cool Whip

Bananas (optional)


 

In a glass put pudding then Cool Whip and repeat. If desired, you may put banans in . (I don’t)

 

Sautéed Apples with Maple Syrup

The real maple syrup gives the apples a great flavor.


4 large apples, cored

2/3 cup maple syrup


 

Slice apples. Put in skillet. Pour maple syrup over apples. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer five to seven minutes or till apples are tender.  Serve with whip cream or ice cream.