Who could ask for anything more? I love coconut so making a coconut cream pie for my Dad was easy. I gave him a choice. With meringue or without. He said he'd had both but would like to have one without meringue so here it is. A delicious coconut pie.
This was a request from my sister Stacy. You know when you just get a hankering (is that even a word?) for something and it just nags at you till you have it? Well, she had that and I made her some so she'd satisfy that need. And it turned out so well. The raisins just give it a little pop that rounds it out nicely.
This pie was a real treat to make. I've never made 'frozen' type pies so when I had my first bite of this it reminded me of cherry vanilla ice cream. I was delighted! With its chopped almonds and cherries it was sweet and had a bit of crunch, as well as feeling light on the stomach and not overly heavy as some pies can be. I will be making this one again. Maybe not with the vanilla crust to cut out a few calories, but overall I was very happy with the way this pie turned out. I did not adorn the top as the recipe suggested but probably will next time (it'll also give me an excuse to use more cherries ;) ).
Oh.My.Goodness! If I'd known these were going to turn out so well, I would have drug myself out of bed earlier this morning to make them sooner! But, no, when that alarm went off at 7:30 this morning I groaned, threw the blanket over my head and said not a chance. That lasted about five minutes, before my sister, whom I'd promised to make the cinnamon rolls for, came into the room. Yeah, I'm a sweetie.;) But not half as sweet as these turned out. You'll be licking your lips...and fingers.
Me oh my, I love this pie. I'd never tried one before. Now that I think of it, I haven't tried a lot of pies out there. Maybe that's why my sister found this recipe and suggested we try it. I'm glad we did! The top forms this nice crust and it is so smooth and creamy. Perfect perfect perfect!
For weeks and weeks my sister has been reminding me not to forget about making a buttermilk pie for her. When my sister called Friday about visiting on Sunday I made sure to do all the baking on Saturday. And yep, I made her that buttermilk pie. I'd never made one before and didn't know what to expect. And I have to say WOW! This pie is so good it makes me wonder why I'd never wanted to make it before. Don't let the word buttermilk fool you. It is so sweet and creamy, I couldn't tell it was even in there. Later in the day I made a second buttermilk pie because the other one disappeared so fast and it turned out just as wonderful. It's a really fast pie to make. The longest part is waiting for it to come out of the oven.
I've never made a poke cake before, so when I came across a Poke cake recipe I was intrigued. I mean, who would have thought to poke holes in a cake and pour pudding in it?! Ingenious! And it is so creamy good. It was hard to stop at one piece!
I just love these cookies! My Mom has been asking for them on and off the last few months, so I decided to make them as a special treat. Sunday's are our treat days. As the first day of the week we usually have something extra special like enchiladas, meatloaf, or spaghetti, and I generally try to make sure we have a sweet of some sort. This is a low calorie treat, so have fun with it!! It's so sweet and just melts in your mouth. You'll wonder why you hadn't made them sooner =)
This apple pie is so creamy and yummy you'd never believe it didn't have an apple in it! That's right! This apple pie is made from zucchini's! Plus it freezes well so you can make two and freeze one for later =)I'm happy to say we went through the last of the zucchini's before they went bad. It's so nice having zucchini recipes on hand so I can use up those veggies!
These crepes are so easy to make, and since I cram as many new recipes into each monthly planning as I can, it can take a little bit to work them back into the schedule. And boy is my family happy to see them on the breakfast table. They are very light tasting, and one of my more favorite crepes to make.
This also makes a really good stand alone dessert even without the crepe. Just put the filling in a small dish and you're good to go!
While trying to make a recipe the other night, whatever could go wrong did. First, the strawberries I wanted to use for the pie had been stored in my freezer for a long time. I assumed they were okay, because hey they looked okay. But, after they were thawed, they were clearly freezer burnt which definitely was.not.okay. So, we had to toss that idea and decided on Peaches. That sounded great to us. Then, we didn't have one of the other ingredients so I ended up making the vanilla pudding from scratch instead of from the box. Yes, I know, but I wanted to take the easy way out. It's never easy. Is it.
The result of our experiment (I drug my sister Stacy in on this one) was a refreshing, cool crust less pie that pleased our pallets. So I thought I'd share the recipe with you. I hope you enjoy!
Granted, it's not the pretties slice of pie, go me, but you get the idea =)
Peaches And Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 cans (4 oz) 100cal sliced peaches, drained
- 1 small package Peach Flavored Gelatin
- 1 cup water
- 8 oz whipped topping
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until bubbles start to form at the edges. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Pour into hot milk, a little at a time, stirring to dissolve. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture thickens enough to coat your spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat, stirring in vanilla and butter. Put into a bowl and place in refrigerator to cool while you proceed to the next step.
- For the purpose of this recipe, I wanted to use peaches. The only thing we had however were canned peaches and I'm happy with the way it turned out. You could probably use fresh and have it be just as good if you so choose.
- Open the cans of peaches, drain them, and distribute evenly around the bottom of a 10-inch dish. In a medium sauce pan, put water and gelatin mix. Stir well, and bring to a full boil.
- Take off of stove, and bring out the pudding. It may not have chilled completely, but don't worry. Combine the gelatin and pudding, stirring out the lumps, and then pouring over the top of the peaches.
- Put in refrigerator for between 8-12 hours, then once the base is firm, put the whipped topping on top of the pie. I saved a few slices of peaches for garnish on the top, but feel free to put as many as you'd like up there. You may need an extra can of peaches though, just so you know.
Enjoy =)
