DESSERTS

BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

This dessert is rich and filling, but more dense than banana bread, so amazing. The brown butter frosting is something you will dream about days after the bars disappear from your serving platter.   Ingredients: 1-1/2 c. sugar 1 c. sour cream 1/2 c. butter softened 2 eggs 1-3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed […]

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Carrot Cake

Ingredients 2 cups white sugar ¾ cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup buttermilk 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup flaked coconut 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 cup chopped walnuts ½ […]

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Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

Ingredients Crust:2 cups crushed pretzels3/4 cup butter, melted3 tablespoons sugarFilling:8 ounce cream cheese,softened8 ounce whipped topping1 cup white sugarTopping:3 ounce strawberry flavored Jell-O2 cups boiling water10 ounce fresh strawberries Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Mix together the pretzels, sugar and melted butter.Press into the bottom of a 9 x13 inch pan.Bake for 10 minutes, […]

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NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

This easy No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is light and creamy – one of my favorite dessert recipes! INGREDIENTS 5 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/3 cup Better n Peanut Butter 2 1/2 cups light whipped topping, I use truwhip skinny topping reduced-fat graham cracker pie crust, homemade or pre-made 2 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate syrup, for drizzling INSTRUCTIONS Beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar together in […]

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Holiday Peppermint Fudge

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips for the health benefits we use bittersweet dark chocolate chips 1/3 cup coconut milk canned – not the carton coconut milk…canned is best for this recipe 1/4 cup coconut palm sugar 1 tablespoon pure butter optional coconut oil dash of kosher or sea salt 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract […]

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Chocolate Cupcake Brownies

Ingredients 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, plus 1 tbsp brown sugar, firmly packed 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1⁄2 tsp baking soda 1⁄4 tsp salt 1⁄2 cup water 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1⁄2 tsp cider vinegar 1 1⁄2 tsp margarine, melted 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract Directions Preheat oven to 350°. In a […]