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Scrumptious Easy-Eat Recipes with Unique Twists
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Buttermilk Chess Pie
If you like vanilla custard, you’ll love this pie. Just 5 ingredients make a Buttermilk Chess Pie. So delicious! Eat warm or cold.
Pumpkin Pie with Lattice Top
To pretty up my pumpkin pie I did a sugared lattice top! It came out so creamy and delicious. I add cayenne pepper and ground cardamom for a twist. The sweetened condensed milk is key.
Lemon Buttercream Frosting
A classic buttercream frosting recipe with fresh squeezed lemon juice. I used Meyer lemons from my garden for a tart lemony kick. Amazing tasting!
Mango Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is one my most favorite dishes. This an easy bread pudding recipe with fresh mango slices in the Challah bread, and baked with cardamon, cinnamon, and nutmeg and topped with a creamy, buttery vanilla sauce. Yum!
Butterscotch Tiramisu
Butterscotch pudding makes for a unique take on the classic Italian tiramisu. No baking required! Light and fluffy, this is a truly delicious dessert. A uniquely Jessica creation.
Flourless Chocolate Torte
Fudgy, dense, and decadently rich, this is a treat for chocolate lovers. Inspired by Wolfgang Puck’s dense chocolate torte. Gluten-free and easy to make!
Pfeffernusse Cookies
A wonderful German Christmas cookie, better than gingerbread! Packed with spices, the flavors are well-balanced. Although there are a lot of ingredients, it’s an easy recipe.
Pumpkin Peach Dump Cake
Who’d think peaches and pumpkins go together?! When end of summer and fall come together for a delicious dessert! More of a dump-n-sprinkle cobbler, this super easy treat is just 3 layers plus some spices. Dump, sprinkle and bake!
2-Step Basque Cheesecake
This is a crustless, flan-like cheesecake that is so easy to make. Just blend ingredients and bake! Known as “burnt” cheesecake, it has a caramel-like flavor. Top with berries, powdered sugar or cinnamon or enjoy on its own.
To-Die-For Brownies
These brownies melt in your mouth! Just as easy as a boxed mix, but fresher, richer, gooier and with bragging rights that you made them from scratch. Top with mini chocolate chip or cacao nibs for crunch.
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
A Fall favorite! Having grown up in MA, nothing reminds me of autumn like warm apple cider donuts. This is a no-fry variation that is still very moist, and coated with a sugary cinnamony topping.
Easy Blackberry Pie
The end of summer’s sun-ripened berries means pie time! You’ll love this pie made with fresh berries, mixed with flour and sugar, added to a crust and baked until golden brown. My twist is a few dollops of lemon curd which adds a buttery, tangy kick of lemon.
Frozen Lemonade Pie
A perfect way to end a summer day, and a real crowd-pleaser. Creamy, light and refreshing…and super easy to make! The filling is only 3 ingredients, plus lemon zest. Make the night ahead. For a larger portion, double the recipe and make as squares instead of a pie.
French Apple Cake
A moist, simple cake made with fresh apples, butter, sugar and Cointreau liqueur! Traditional French cake is made with rum so this is a twist on the classic recipe. A delightful dessert or any-time treat. Eat and enjoy within a couple of days.
2-Step Mango Sorbet
A delightful treat on a summer day, and only two steps: add ingredients and blend! I prefer the mango nectar, but try with pineapple juice or other fruit blends.
Mangosteen Tea Shortbread Cookies
A Jessica creation! I blended a butter cookie with mangosteen tea I got in Bali. The tea crystals look and taste like a bright pink sugar. Mangosteen possesses strong antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-microbial properties, and can help lower blood pressure and more. Worth a try if looking for a new cookie recipe.
Crumbly Apple Crisp
Buttery, crumbly and moist apple crisp recipe. Super easy to make. My mom prefers Cortland and MacIntosh apples, but I use Gala and Fuji. Make double topping for extra crumble. My twist is ground cardamom. Serve with vanilla bean ice cream.
Raspberry Clafoutis
An easy-to-make, comforting and delicious stew. Called “ishtew” in Kerala, India, this coconut milk-based, vegetable stew is a great meal idea any time of the day. Enjoy!
Coconut Panna Cotta with Caramelized Banana
A delightful take on panna cotta that I discovered in Bali. My kids LOVE this light, refreshing dessert. Fast, easy and only a few ingredients. Great to make it the night before.
Lemon-Ginger Blueberry Cheesecake
Almost not a cheesecake, this is a whipped, refreshing treat with fresh blueberries and lemon. A buttery, homemade graham cracker crust makes it all the more to love. Use a pie plate or try a square pan for cutting into bars. My twist is a dash of ginger to complement the lemon and cream cheese.