Dessert anyone???
I made lots of yummies that I really should not eat, but I will admit to having sampled all of these. droxy says that the English Toffee is addictive.
Truffles~~~
These are really super easy to make and easy to personalize.
3 (6 oz.) pkgs. semi sweet chocolate bits
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
Finely chopped nuts, flaked coconut, chocolate sprinkles, cocoa
In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
Chill mixture 2 hours or until firm. Shape into 1" balls. Roll in any of the above coatings. Chill 1 hour or until firm. Store covered at room temperature.
Amaretto Truffles: Omit vanilla and add 3 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Roll in finely chopped toasted almonds.
Tirimisu~~~
Ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons rum
- 2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
- In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum. Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise and drizzle with coffee mixture.
- Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a 7x11 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.
Heath Bar English Toffee
1 c. real butter, melted and add
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
Stir constantly to 300 degrees on candy thermometer. At once pour into ungreased 9 x 13. Cool. Turn pan upside down to get candy out. Break into pieces. Dip in melted dark almond bark or sweet chocolate. Dip one side of candy and put in on wax paper to harden and then do the other side. Keep in refrigerator.
*** You can melt about a cup of chocolate chips and spread over the top and sprinkle with nuts.
Just a quick easy dessert.
Key Lime Pie
½ Cup Lime Juice (about 3 limes)
1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
1 drop green food coloring
1 partially baked pie crust 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees completely cooled
Mix filling pour in crust bake at 350 for 30 minutes