My new iPad ate the post intended for this week, but this cobbled together selection of recipes is guaranteed to wow guests and family.
They run the range from luxurious indulgences to wallet friendly wonders. Some are easy, some healthier than most; some 'never-mind-the-calories; just enjoy the deliciousness!' But all are mouthwatering and utterly delicious.
Options include luxury, tea-time, easy, vegan & cheats' delights.
Note: dairy free options are clearly marked. Or some friends make the cream-filled desserts as a special treat but wait 1-6 hours after the main course before offering them to guests.
Many posted Prices do not reflect recent inflation; note the dates on the individual posts, top right hand above the photo.
1. SPECIAL OCCASION -- Pure Indulgence
Luxury Pistachio Cheesecake: pale richly creamy fillling, studded with bright green chopped pistachios, slathered over a generous crumb crust
Grown men sampling these two spreads think they've died and gone to heaven...
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| Almost guilt-free Guilt-Free Chocolate Hazelnut Spread |
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| Foolproof Lemon Curd |
...and if I were with my two true loves on Valentines' Day, this is what they’d be getting as a pressie: a jar of Lemon Curd and one of Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread.
Luckily both recipes are super-easy. The curd is unforgettable - rich, smooth and lemony - and there's no danger of lumps when cooking it. Spread on toast, the curd is a revelation. Poured into a freshly baked or store bought pie shell lined with fresh raspberries and covered with meringue (Special Occasional Lemon Raspberry Pie), it's sensational; stirred into puddings, it's a wonderful accent.
The Chocolate Nut spread is also magical spread on toast or layered between slices of plain cake. But it's sublime made into a mousse-like icing; drizzled over brownies or - a favourite - eaten straight from the jar with a spoon. A big spoon! This chocolate spread - unlike commercial ones - is almost guilt-free; it's low in added sugar and preservative-free.
2. FESTIVE FABULOUSLY FRUGAL & WALLET-FRIENDLY
Creamy Pineapple Pudding, thrifty, easy, dairy free opt, choice of fruit
Boozy Orange Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding: Inexpensive but yummy with an alcoholic twist
TEA-TIME TREATS
Sensational Lemon-Mint Angel Food Cakes: tender fluffy interiors with unexpectedly crackly tops. Think they look boring? Prepare to be blown away!
Blueberry, Pineapple & Walnut Cake: rich, fine-crumbed Blueberry, Pineapple & Nut Cake is the perfect indulgence for visitors/guests. Tasters loved it.
3. DIETERS' DELIGHTS
Skinny Chocolate Peppermint Mousse: Dairy-free unless you want it as a to - and the pudding's choolate flavours are still deep & dark. Option to replace mint with fresh fruit soaked in liqueur.
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| Light & lovely but still intensely chocolatey; no-bake, butter-free, cream optional |
Luscious Lemon Pudding: gloriously gorgeous crowd-pleaser; diary-free option:; yoghurt lightens & enhances creaminess and flavour; 67's Foolproof lemon curd instead of shop-bought elevates the dish
4. Easy-Peasy
4-ingredient shortbread: dairy-free option; first class melt-in-the-mouth Scottish treat, needs only butter, sugar, flour and flavouring. And you can leave out the flavouring! Perfect for a cost of living crisis.
1 Recipe=2 Delicious Treats: Cinnamon Breakfast Twists for breakfast & Blueberry Scones for Tea: mouthwatering contrast of flavours
5. VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
Special Occasion Lemon Drizzle Cake: VEGAN, Indulgent, fat & egg free. Easily the best of the vegan cake recipes tested by 67goingon50. Truly fabulous taste & texture but cake has a maddening tendency to sink in the middle but taste & texture not affected, just fill the dip with fresh fruit!
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream: VEGAN , easy-peasy; the nicest, tastiest, healthiest ice cream ever; no cream - just bananas...
'Irish Coffee' Chocolate Cake': Vegan-glorious; dark, rich and gorgeously chocolatey, the cake is fine-crumbed and hints of whiskey. The frothy topping is served on the side or turned into icing
Orange Berry Plate: fresh, colourful, guilt-free, budget friendly
6. CHEATS' DELIGHTS
Cheat's Luxury Log: When the pressure's on, a good supermarket Swiss Roll, smothered in simple home-made chocolate ganache, makes a great impression.
For more Christmas dishes, see How to...on the Nav Bar above; they're 2/3 of the way down the page
These recipes have been developed by B Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.
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