We tried this recipe from Yummly: https://www.yummly.com/recipe/CREAMY-LEMON-SQUARES-9125801 The ingredients are simple: 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs, 4 Tbsp melted unsalted butter plus 1 ½ tsp for buttering the casserole dish, ¼ cup sugar (we used vanilla-infused), 14 oz sweetened condensed milk, 2 egg yolks, and ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice. We found the crust… Continue reading Creamy lemon bars with graham cracker crust
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Peanut butter and jelly roll-ups
This is a recipe from my childhood: a home economics class in middle school. I tracked down the same recipe here: https://dancingthroughtherain.com/peanut-butter-and-jelly-rollups/ We used leftover slices of whole wheat bread, room temperature unsalted butter, smooth peanut butter, and homemade Concord grape jam. Because we didn’t have toothpicks, we placed the roll-ups seam-side down and slightly… Continue reading Peanut butter and jelly roll-ups
Cinnamon tortilla chips
We tried this recipe for 5 leftover white corn tortillas: https://houseofyumm.com/cinnamon-tortilla-chips/ We served this with vanilla ice cream. (Nov. 2019)
Chocolate-covered cornflake clusters
After discovering this simple dessert on vacation, we tried making it at home: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-corn-flakes Our modifications: based on our pantry, we used 3 cups cornflakes and only 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (ideally, we would have used 12 oz). We microwaved the chocolate chips in a medium glass mixing bowl at 30-second intervals, stirring b/w… Continue reading Chocolate-covered cornflake clusters
Pumpkin walnut bundt cake with vanilla bourbon glaze
We followed this recipe (originally intended for two loaf pans) and made a large bundt cake: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/spiced-pumpkin-bread.html (we added 3/4 cup chopped walnuts). In terms of method, we used a hand mixer instead of a standing mixer; for the paddle function, we switched to a large manual rubber spatula. We baked the bundt in a… Continue reading Pumpkin walnut bundt cake with vanilla bourbon glaze
Carrot walnut snack cake with cream cheese frosting
We made this snack cake version of carrot cake: https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/carrot-walnut-cake-recipe/ We found that 5 medium carrots = 1.5 cups shredded carrots. Instead of dusting with powdered sugar, we tried this cream cheese frosting recipe: https://www.handletheheat.com/best-cream-cheese-frosting/ We halved the recipe to 4 oz cream cheese, ¼ cup unsalted butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract (we didn’t have… Continue reading Carrot walnut snack cake with cream cheese frosting
Homemade blueberry pie filling
We tried this recipe: http://chocolatewithgrace.com/homemade-blueberry-pie-filling/ The recipe called for 2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries. Because we had 2 ½ cups frozen blueberries on hand, we increased the other ingredients by 25%: 2 ½ Tbsp (2 Tbsp plus 1 ½ tsp) cornstarch, 5/8 cup (½ cup plus 2 Tbsp, but we reduced by 1 Tbsp)… Continue reading Homemade blueberry pie filling
Blueberry crumb pie
We had about 14 oz fresh (but too soft) blueberries and a frozen pie crust, so we tried this recipe: https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/blueberry-crumb-pie-34185 Because we used frozen pie crust, we let it come to room temperature for 10 mins, and then poked the bottom of the crust a few times with a fork before scooping in the… Continue reading Blueberry crumb pie
Apple blueberry crisp
We followed this apple crisp recipe but substituted two of the apples with 1 pint fresh blueberries: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/apple-crisp-1960784 Our modifications: first, we peeled, cored, sliced 3 Gala apples and placed into a medium mixing bowl. We tossed them with juice from ½ a lemon, 1 Tbsp flour, and slightly less than 2/3 cup white sugar… Continue reading Apple blueberry crisp
Spiced applesauce cake with cinnamon cream cheese icing
We tried this Smitten Kitchen recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/10/spiced-applesauce-cake/ We used an 8" round cake pan instead of square. (Jan. 2019)
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