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blueberry cheesecake

Blueberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake

  1 cup roasted ground hazelnuts ½ cup brown sugar 4 Tablespoons melted butter 4 ounces white chocolate, finely grated 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ¼ cup sour cream 2 cups fresh blueberries ¼ cup sugar White chocolate shavings   Line bottom of a 9 inch tart pan with parchment paper. Mix hazelnuts, brown sugar…

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fast dinner

Black Forest Cheesecake Parfaits

    4 cups fresh, or frozen unsweetened cherries ½ cup black cherry preserves ½ cup sugar 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice 6 oz. Low fat cream cheese ¾ cup chocolate wafer crumbs (about 15 cookies) 8 -8oz. Parfait glasses   Combine cherries and preserves in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce…

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fast dinner

Black Forest Bars

    This is a great cake for when you just want a little something for dessert that’s not too sweet.   1 box super-moist chocolate fudge cake mix 1 21-oz. cherry pie filling ½ bag, (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips 2 eggs beaten Whipped Cream   Preheat oven to 350 F. (325 for dark…

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streusel topping

Basic Streusel Topping

  This is one of those things that can be used for dressing up all sorts of things. I sometimes drain a can of peaches, put them in a baking dish, top with this streusel topping, and bake for 10 minutes. Serve with whipped cream and you’ve got a really quick tasty dessert. 1/2 cup…

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fast dinner

Banana Split S’mores

    You know the old s’more routine, right? Graham cracker, chocolate, toasted marshmallow, chocolate, graham cracker. You can cut the calories by only using one piece of chocolate, and it tastes just fine. When I was a kid, we used an entire chocolate bar on every s’more. I kid you not! Here’s a little…

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chocolate pudding

.Chocolate Pudding

    If you have never had homemade chocolate pudding, you are in for a treat! It is so different from the packaged or instant stuff. ½ cup cocoa ¼ cup cornstarch or ½ c. all purpose plain flour 3 egg yolks 1 cup sugar ¼ tsp. salt 2 cups milk 1 tsp. vanilla Mix…

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fast dinner

Spicy Apple Crisp

    6 to 8 cooking apples 1 cup flour 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 peel of one lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice   Peel, quarter and core cooking apples. Cut apple quarters into thin slices and place in a bowl. Blend…

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baked apples

Speedy Stuffed Baked Apples

  2 Golden Delicious, Fuji apples 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 1 Tablespoon raisins (optional) 1 Tablespoon chopped pecans 1/8 teas. Ground nutmeg ½ teas. Cinnamon 2 teaspoons butter   Core the apples, but leave the bottom intact In a bowl, mix the sugar, raisins, nutmeg, and cinnamon Spoon this mix into the center of the…

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