Valentine’s Pear Dessert...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting! Ingredients: 2 cups water ¾ cup sugar 1 piece cinnamon stick (about 3”) 2 tbsp lemon juice 4 firm pears Sauce: ¼ cup cream (half-half) ½ cup sugar 1 oz unsweetened chocolate 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp almond extract Instructions: In a two quart microwave safe...

Roasted Pear With Nuts...

Roasted Pear With Nuts is A delicious fall dessert. Ingredients: 4 tbsp butter 4 pears, halved and cored ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup pecan nuts, coarsely chopped (or other nuts) 1 cup dark brown sugar Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees with oven rack in center position.. Place the butter on a baking pan and put into the heated oven. Once butter has melted, sprinkle with brown sugar. Add the pear halves with the...

Very Berry Picnic Cakes...

What You Need: 1 c low carb baking mix 1/2 c pecans 3 tbsp + 2 tsp. granulated sugar substitute 1/4 tsp. salt 6 tbsp butter, cold and cut into pieces 1 2/3 c heavy cream, dived 1/4 c sour cream 1 egg 3 c fresh berries, any type How to Make It: Place the baking mix into a food processor. Add the pecans, 3 tbsp. sugar substitute and salt. Pulse until the pecans are ground very fine. Place the butter into the food...

Homemade Chocolate Desserts for Valentine’s Day...

Chocolate is one of our favorite treats. On Valentine’s Day, we are surrounded by chocolate. Instead of buying that box of chocolates, create some chocolate treats at home. Chocolate is actually good for us. Let me rephrase that before you make a run on the store. Dark chocolate is actually full of good things like antioxidants that help to keep our bodies healthy. Consuming a little dark chocolate each day has a...

Steamed Christmas Pudding with Fruit Sauce...

Every Christmas or Christmas Eve dinner needs a yummy dessert to wrap up the meal this is a delicious treat to bring smiles to the whole family. What You Need: 1 3/4 C flour 1 1/2 t baking powder 1 t ground ginger 1/2 t ground nutmeg 1/2 t cinnamon 1/4 C butter, softened 1 C sugar 2 eggs 2 egg whites 1 (6 oz) pkg. milk chocolate, melted 1 1/4 C milk 2 C kumquats, seeded and halved 1 C brown sugar, packed firm This is a...