Category Archives: Dessert

My Mom’s Baked Apples

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Cinnamon-sugar sprinkled over baked apple pieces; delicious hot or cold! Yield:  9 servings Ingredients:  9 cooking apples (anything except Red Delicious will work)3/4 cup waterlemon juice, optional3-4 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon Instructions:  1. Peel apples. Cut each apple in half and remove the core. 2. Place apples core-side-up in… Read more »

Spiced Chai Tea

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A spicy fragrant homemade chai tea Yield:  4 servings Ingredients:  1-2 cinnamon sticks (3-4 inches long), broken1 teaspoon whole cloves, crushed1/2-1 teaspoon cardamom seeds, crushed (or 2 teaspoons green cardamom pods, crushed)8-10 whole allspice berries, crushed1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed1/2-1 teaspoon ground ginger*4 cups water1 tablespoon loose leaf black tea1/4… Read more »

Homemade Sparkling Grape Juice (or other flavors)

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A quick, easy, and frugal sparkling grape juice (or whatever flavor you wish), made from 100% juice concentrate and club soda! Yield:  60 ounces Ingredients:  2 liters club soda (carbonated water), chilled12 ounces frozen grape juice concentrate (or other fruit juice concentrate) Instructions:  1. Pour frozen juice concentrate into a… Read more »

Chai Tea Latte (like Starbucks)

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A spicy, sweet, and creamy chai tea latte you can make at home that tastes almost exactly like Starbucks chai tea lattes! Yield:  12 ounces Ingredients:  10 ounces boiling water2 teabags of Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai tea1 tablespoon “Sugar in the Raw” or organic sugar*3 tablespoons real whipped cream**… Read more »

Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Cheesecake

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A thick swirled cheesecake with rich chocolate and creamy vanilla Yield:  16 servings Ingredients:  Crust Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs4 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons sugar Cheesecake Ingredients: 6 ounces semisweet (53% or 62%) chocolate, coarsely chopped (or chips)24 ounces cream cheese, softened3/4 cup sugar1 tablespoon cornstarch4 eggs, at room… Read more »

Double Chocolate Italian Cheesecake

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A chocolate crust with a layer of creamy white chocolate cheesecake followed by a layer of dark chocolate cheesecake, topped with a semi-sweet chocolate glaze Yield:  16 servings Ingredients:  Crust Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs3 tablespoons melted butter2 tablespoons sugar Cheesecake Ingredients: 32 ounces cream cheese, softened1/2 cup… Read more »