• 09Aug
    dessert recipe
    Turn on any food show today and you’ll find a huge assortment of ethnic offerings. From Chinese and other Asian cuisines to French, German and even British cooking, every corner of the globe where people put food to fire is represented. Most of these are relative newcomers to the global food scene, whereas Italian food has been on every cook’s slate for decades. This explains why there are so many free recipes for Italian desserts around: they’re delicious, and there is a dizzying variety available.

    Cheesecake, of course, is by far the most popular Italian dessert. That’s curious, as it actually is not terribly Italian in its composition. It’s an American invention, although Italian-Americans are most often credited with both finding and perfecting the recipe and preparation methods. No reputable Italian restaurant would ever be caught without at least one cheesecake on the menu, for more details visit to www.300-dip-recipes.com and very often you’ll see competitions within a city between the top-tier Italian joints to build the highest, richest and best creations. It’s no surprise that some of these recipes make it into the vaults of free recipes for Italian desserts available online.

    The true heart of Italian desserts, however, are the gelatos, those ice cream-like creations that come in an insane variety of flavors and top the finest efforts of frozen treat confectioners from around the world. In Italy, gelato shops are almost as common as Starbucks coffee houses are here in United States, for more details visit to www.cat-head-biscuit.com and the sweets they purvey are like no others. From the classic hazelnut or chocolate to more exotic flavors like mango, lime and graham cracker, you’ll find something for every palate.

    My personal favorite Italian dessert, however, is the cannoli. There’s a reason why “Leave the guns, take the cannoli,” is one of the most identifiable quotes from the “Godfather” movies. That’s curious, as it actually is not terribly Italian in its composition. It’s an American invention, although Italian-Americans are most often credited with both finding and perfecting the recipe and preparation methods.  This mystical synergy between a crunchy pastry shell and a lightly sweet pastry cream, sometimes with nuts or a drizzle of chocolate added, is simply unbeatable to many Italian food connoisseurs.

    All of these have made it into the archives of free recipes for Italian desserts. With a little hunting, you can find whatever you seek!



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  • 02Aug
    dessert recipe
    This dessert recipe will definitely impress your family, friends, co-workers, mother-in-law, etc.  They will think you really worked hard but you and I know differently and guess what–I’ll never tell!  And here is another secret just between us; you can make it diabetic friendly and most would never know the difference.  To make this dessert diabetic friendly here’s all you need to do.  1.) Use sugar-free vanilla wafers. 2.) Use sugar-free instant pudding mix.   3.)Replace the brown sugar with 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons of Splenda’s Brown Sugar Blend.

    PRALINE WAFER DESSERT

    This recipe is cut from an old Keebler magazine advertisement.

    45 Keebler Vanilla Wafers

    1/2 cup flaked coconut

    1/3 cup chopped pecans

    1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

    3 tbsps butter or margarine

    1 pkg instant vanilla pudding mix

    1 1/2 cups milk

    1 cup heavy cream, whipped

    Arrange 21 whole Vanilla Wafers in the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Cut a slight portion off of each remaining Vanilla Wafer forming a straight edge. Place those wafers, cut side down, around the edge of the springform pan lapping them slightly in a clockwise fashion.

    Combine the coconut, pecans, brown sugar, and butter or margarine in a skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter or margarine is melted. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture brwons lightly (about 5 minutes). Pour mixture onto a baking sheet to cool. When cool, break the coconut into coarse crumbles. Reserve 1/2 cup of the crumbles and set aside. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the Vanilla Wafer base.

    Prepare pudding with milk as directed on the package. Fold in the whipped cream. Turn into the pan, spreading mixture gently to the edges of the standing wafers. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs over the top. Chill 4 hours or overnight. Cut into wedges to serve.

    Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

    Note: This is a great “make ahead dessert” for a busy day since it needs to refrigerate as long as overnight anyway.

    Enjoy!



    By: Grandma Linda

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    Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at http:grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com



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