Courses Archives: Dessert

Easy Key Lime Pie

Easy Key Lime Pie

Tom H.
My talented sister Sharon Delia's recipe. I wanted to share it because even I can make it! It's that easy!"
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 5 egg yolks beaten
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup key lime juice
  • 1 9 inch prepared graham cracker crust

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
  • Combine the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. Mix well.
  • Pour into unbaked graham cracker shell
  • Bake i preheated over for 15 minutes.
  • Alow to cool.
  • Top with whipped topping and garnish with lime slices if desired.

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Cranberry Cake

Cranberry Cake

Mary W. H.
Recipe was in Bridgeport Post some years ago. Rave reviews for it with many copy requests.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pkg lemon cake mix
  • 1 3 oz package cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup fresh cranberries
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup chopped nuts

Instructions
 

  • Heat over to 350. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  • Combine cake mix, cream cheese, and milk in a large bowl and beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add eggs and blend, beating 2 minutes more.
  • Combine cranberries, sugar and nuts in a separate bowl and fold into batter. Pour into pan.
  • Bake 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Frost or glaze as desired.

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Cranberry Bread

Cranberry Bread

Debbie M.
This was my paternal grandmothers recipe that was passed down to her. I make mini loaves for friends and family during Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is delicious toasted with some butter.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tbsp. melted butter
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 cup coarsly chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries
  • Juice & rind of one orange add more boiling water to make 3/4 cup liquid

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together by hand. Add nuts and cranberries last.
  • Pour into greased and floured loaf pan or mini loaf pans.
  • Bake @ 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hour for loaf pan,
  • 35-40 minuntes for six mini loaves.

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Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Shelley H.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup white sugar sugar used twice in this recipe
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • cup vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, mix together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside
  • In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining 1 cup sugar. Combine egg, milk and oil; add to flour mixture. Stir until just moistened
  • Pour half of the batter into the pan. Sprinkle with half the reserved cinnamon/sugar mixture. repeat with remaining batter and cinnamon/sugar mixture. Draw a knife through bater to marble.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap in foil and let sit overnight before slicing.

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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Shelley H.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 8 oz Temp Tee Whipped Cream Cheese containers
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 9 in graham cracker pie crust

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Using an electric mixer, mix Temp Tee Whipped Cream Cheese and sugars together until smooth.
  • Add eggs one at a time, mixing into batter. When fully blended, mix in vanilla
  • Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into pie shell
  • Bake for 40 minutes until pie is slightly ""jiggly"" in the center. The cake will finish cooking from the retained heat after you take it out of the oven.
  • Cool completely on wire rack.
  • Chill in refrigerator at least 4 hours before serving.

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Cheese Square Pastries

Cheese Square Pastries

Helen V.
Mother-in-law shared this recipe. Easy to make!
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pkgs 8 each crescent rolls (dough)
  • 2 pkgs 8 oz. each Cream Cheese can substitute 16 oz. Tofutti
  • 1 cup sugar or to taste
  • 1 large egg separated
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Topping

  • cup cinnamon to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 8x12x2 baking pan.
  • Combine softened cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, and mix by hand till smooth.
  • Unroll one package of rolls and place dough on bottom of baking pan.
  • Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over bottom layer of dough then cover with second package of rolls.
  • Brush top generously with beaten egg white and sprinkle with topping mix.
  • Bake til golden brown (approx. 35 minutes), cool completely and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar as desired. Enjoy!

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Cheese Latkes

Cheese Latkes

Daniel R. & Angela C.
Family recipe. It's something different.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb cottage cheese
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • pinch salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • lots of oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Combine ingredients in order listed. Mix together.
  • Drop 1 tbs into warmed frying pan, well coated with oil.
  • Fry until golden brown on each side.
  • Drain on brown paper or thick paper towels.

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Cheese Blintzes

Cheese Blintzes

Flora S.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Batter:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling:

  • 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese strained if wet
  • ½ cup cream cheese
  • 1 lemon zested
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar or as needed for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Place 3 eggs, flour, milk, water, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract in a blender. Blend until completely smooth, 1 or 2 minutes, scraping down sides as needed. Let batter sit at room temperature 30 minutes.
  • Whisk together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, lemon zest, egg, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Heat a 10-inch, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray or brush lightly with vegetable oil. Pour in about 1/4 cup batter. Immediately swirl batter around to coat bottom of pan. Cook until surface looks dry, about 1 minute. Flip crepe over to briefly cook other side, about 30 seconds. Remove to a plate. Repeat with the rest of batter. Stack crepes.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly butter a baking dish.
  • Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of filling onto the crepe, about an inch from edge nearest you. Fold edge over filling and flatten slightly. Fold in both sides, then roll up crepe into a small filled rectangle, ending with the seam on the bottom, creating a blintz.
  • Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook the blintzes until golden brown on both sides, turning gently, about 2 minutes. Transfer to buttered baking dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven to firm up the filling, about 12 minutes. Cool blintzes 10 minutes before serving. Dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.

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Canadian Butter Tarts

Canadian Butter Tarts

Helen A.
In Canada, butter tarts are as popular as American apple pie, and there are probably even more possible variations tothe recipe. Some Canadians vote for a gooey liquid center, but this recipe makes butter tarts with a filling that is soft butsets firm.I grew up in Canada, and I got this recipe from a very old cookbook published by the Purity Flour Company in 1945. My mom handed this cookbook down to me when I got married, and I have been using this butter tart recipe ever since. Ihave introduced many American friends and family to them, and they are a special favorite of one of my sons-in-law!
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15 oz package refrigerated pie crust
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ¾ cup raisins dried cranberries, or dried cherries
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts pecans, almonds or coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Spray twelve 3-inch tart tins with cooking spray.
  • Roll out pie crust on a lightly floured surface and cut twelve 4-inch circles with a cookie cutter, rerolling scraps if necessary. Line tart tins with pastry circles.
  • Beat eggs, brown sugar, vinegar, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth; stir in melted butter, dried fruit and/or nuts if using. Fill tart shells no more than 2/3 full with butter mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and continue baking until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, about 20 minutes.
  • Remove tarts from oven and cool tart tin on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. Gently lift tarts from tins.

Notes

Note: this recipe will make approximately 2 dozen mini tarts (2 inch diameter)
You can try any combination of dried fruit or nuts, use one or the other, or leave them out altogether if you decide
to be a butter tart purist.

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Butter Horns

Butter Horns

The Zboray Family
This recipe was made by my Grandma Rose every year for Easter. The sweet scent of cinnamon filled the air, and the buttery, nutty taste was a real treat. She used to watch soap operas as she baked, following her “story”. Having grown up in Bridgeport, grandma was a renter then proud homeowner in Stratford, where she and my grandfather raised my mother and uncle.
Course Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • ½ lb butter or margarine
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Put flour and butter in a bowl. Cut in butter with fingertips. Add egg yolk. Add sour cream. Mix well.
  • Shape into a big ball. Chill in refrigerator for several hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375°. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and nuts.
  • Sprinkle board lightly with flour. Remove dough from refrigerator and divide into three parts.
  • Roll out one portion at a time, making a large circle about 1/8” thick.
  • Sprinkle with sugar-nut mixture. Cut into 12 wedge-shaped sections.
  • Roll up each wedge starting with the widest part.
  • Place rolls on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes.

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