Tag Archives: Dessert

Caramel Apple Pudding Cake

January 6, 2011 admin 1 Comment

This was sooooo easy to do and everyone just loved it ! You pour a whole lotta liquid over the top but by the end of the backing time, all the brown sugar makes its way to the bottom and drizzled over the top, it is pure heaven !

9 servings
140 calories per serving

9 oz. yellow cake mix
1 t apple pie spice
1/3 c skim milk
1 medium apple peeled and coarsely chopped
¾ c brown sugar
1 ½ c water heated to 120 degrees
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with Pam. Combine cake mix, spice and milk then stir in apple and spread the mix in the prepared pan. Combine brown sugar and water and mix well and then pour over the batter. Bake ½ hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Spoon warm cake into dishes and serve immediately.

Dessert

Fruit and Creamsicles

December 24, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Healthy, sweet, frozen, different – these make a great snack ! Try serving with a little cookie pressed into the top.

12 servings
94 calories per serving

¼ c walnuts
2 ripe bananas
2 c non fat sour cream
8 oz. can unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained well
1/3 c mini marshmallows
¼ c sugar
1 t vanilla

Pulse walnuts in a blender to chop finely. Add bananas and pulse to blend then add cream, pineapple, marshmallows, sugar and vanilla and pulse to mix. Spoon ¼ c in each of 12 muffin cups and freeze 2 hours them remove and serve (I use silicone muffin cups).

Dessert, Product Reviews

Poundcake with Cinnamon Sauce

December 21, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Did someone say poundcake ? Did someone say cinnamon sauce? Add the 2 together and you get QUITE the dessert. And, of course, it’s available from Plentiful Pantry ! Just add this to their growing list of mixes that get you out of the kitchen in no time flat.

As usual with the mixes from Plentiful Pantry, the dish had the guests OOOing and AHHHing as they bit into the most moist poundcake they had ever had (and that was before I even added the sauce !). All I did was add butter and water – how great is that !?!?

Check out the full line of desserts over at Plentiful Pantry. They have so many different ones to choose from and they all turn out perfect dishes full of homemade taste.

Dessert, Kid Friendly

Spicy Gingerbread

December 8, 2010 admin Leave a comment

This recipe makes a nice spicy gingerbread packed with tons of classic flavor. Serve it warm or room temperature and enjoy the homey goodness.

16 servings
184 calories per serving

2 c flour
1 c light molasses
¾ c buttermilk
½ c Splenda
½ c margarine, at room temperature
¼ c Egg Beaters
2 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
½ t ginger
¼ t ground cloves
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat flour, molasses, buttermilk, Splenda, margarine, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves on low speed until moistened then beat at medium speed 3 minutes. Spread batter into a 9 inch pan sprayed with Pam and bake one hour. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 16 squares.

Dessert, Kid Friendly, MUFAs

Cookie Brittle

December 2, 2010 admin Leave a comment

If you don’t like the way the cookie crumbles, then this is not a recipe for you. But if you like crunchy little cookie bits like me, then these are heavenly ! And you get the added benefit of eating your MUFA since these have semisweet chocolate and nuts.

48 pieces
60 calories per serving

½ c margarine
2 t vanilla
3 T water
1 t salt
4 T Splenda
1 c flour
1 c semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c walnuts, chopped very finely

Combine margarine, vanilla, water, salt and Splenda and beat until smooth. Stir in flour, chips and nuts and press into an ungreased 9×13 baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees 25 minutes. Remove from oven and score into pieces. Cool completely then break into pieces.

Dessert, Kid Friendly

Cinnamon Tortillas and Ice Cream

November 19, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Vanilla ice cream AGAIN? Well – that’s not what you’ll be thinking when you eat this one up ! The crispy, sweet tortillas make a regular dessert a SUPER dessert.

6 servings
248 calories per serving

2 T sugar
1 ½ t cinnamon
3 8 inch fat free flour tortillas cut into 6 wedges each
1 T butter, melted
1/3 c caramel topping
3 c light vanilla ice cream

Preheat broiler. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Brush butter over both sides of the tortilla wedges and sprinkle with the sugar mix. Broil 1 minute each side.

Microwave caramel topping 45 seconds. Scoop out ice cream and top with caramel sauce. Serve with cinnamon wedges.

Dessert, Fruit, Kid Friendly, Snacks

Fruit and Graham Bars

November 18, 2010 admin Leave a comment

So sweet, so yummy, so good ! This is a great dessert and a great snack. Looking for even lower calories, then use sugar free preserves. Use any flavor or combination on flavors you like 🙂

24 servings
95 calories per serving

2/3 c flour
2 c Golden Grahams cereal, crushed
½ c brown sugar
½ t cinnamon
1/3 c melted margarine
2/3 c apricot preserves

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, cereal, sugar and cinnamon then stir in butter. Reserve ¾ c of the mix and press the rest of it into the bottom of a square 8×8 baking pan. Spread preserves over and then sprinkle with the rest of the cereal mix. Bake 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes and then cut.

Dessert, Kid Friendly, Product Reviews

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Gingerbread Cookie Crust

November 13, 2010 admin Leave a comment

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE MIX IS NOW ‘BUY 2, GET 1 FREE’ !! HEAD ON OVER TO PLENTIFUL PANTRY AND ORDER SOME TODAY.

Take the creaminess of the best of cheesecakes, add just the right amount of pumpkin flavoring – then put it all in a delicious gingerbread crust. All the greatest flavors of the season in one stunning dessert !

16 servings
110 calories per serving

To make this rich, creamy dessert, all you do is grab a Pumpkin Cheesecake mix from Plentiful Pantry and add a few ingredients from home – some water, some cream cheese and some butter. It just couldn’t be any easier to put together and the results are stunning. The dessert is so creamy and has just the right amount of pumpkin flavoring. Just before serving, drizzle with some caramel sauce for a mouthwatering dessert that you can prepare in a snap.

Between the Pumpkin Cobbler and the Pumpkin Cheesecake available at Plentiful Pantry, your Thanksgiving baking is DONE ! And you’ll be out of the kitchen in 2 shakes of a lamb’s tail.

Check out our reviews of other Plentiful Pantry products:

Blondies and Maple Sauce
Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
Roasted Tomato Parmesan Bisque

Pumpkin Cobbler

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Dessert

Cardamom Cake

November 13, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Cardamom is a great nutty flavored spice that I have just added to more of my meals. It is a great addition to many dishes and this cake just takes such advantage of its distinct and enticing flavor.

10 servings
281 calories per serving

2 c whole wheat flour
1 t baking soda
1 t ground cardamom
1 T grated orange zest
1 T grated lemon zest
¾ c Egg Beaters
¼ c canola oil
1 ½ c no fat plain yogurt
¼ c honey
1 c chopped prunes or raisins
1 c chopped walnuts
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour with baking soda and cardamom. Beat eggs, oil, yogurt, and honey and then stir into the flour mix until smooth. Fold in fruits and nuts. Pour into a bundt pan sprayed with Pam and bake 45 minutes. Eat plain or sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Dessert, Product Reviews

Pom Granita

October 30, 2010 admin Leave a comment

A granita is a frozen dessert with very much the same consistency of a ‘slushie’. It is a great refreshing dessert. This one uses Pom juice and just a hint of simple syrup to add a bit of sweetener. This is so good for you; it is packed with antioxidants. But the better part is just how wonderful it is – it’s POM WONDERFUL !

2 servings
98 calories per serving

8 oz. Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice
1 T simple syrup (or 1 T of Starbucks Classic Syrup)

Place a metal bowl in the freezer to chill. Combine ingredients and pour into the bowl and place in the freezer for 30 – 60 minutes. When ice crystals form on the edges, stir with a fork being sure to pull away all the frozen pieces around the edges and freeze another 2-3 hours stirring every ½ hour. Best to serve right after the initial freeze time, but if f you let it sit overnight, be sure to defrost for 15 minutes or so before serving.