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Pavlova. Sweets. Muffins. Macarons. Pastry, sweet bread etc. Pies, tarts & other yummy crust-like things. Pudding. Ice cream. Fancy desserts. Brownie. 17 flourless dessert ideas. Every year, I see Passover-friendly recipes that frighten me: brick-like honey cakes, “sponge” cakes that still haunt my mother (who receives these in lieu of birthday cakes most years, due to the misfortune of having a birthday that falls in the first week of April), dinner rolls that my father likens to “hockey pucks” and macaroons that nobody (besides me) likes.

17 flourless dessert ideas

And every year, I wonder: what ever happened to impossible-to-hate flourless chocolate cakes and truffles? Desserts lifted with egg whites? Ground nuts instead of flour? Do people even realize that one of the most popular peanut butter cookies on earth has exactly no flour in it? Crisp Topping Recipe. There’s something about a warm fruit crisp with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream melting alongside that most people are unable to resist.

Crisp Topping Recipe

And who doesn’t love pulling that heavy baking dish, fragrant with the aroma of sweet seasonal fruit, out of the oven, with the rich fruit juices bubbling, with the heavenly smell of the buttery, nutty topping? Really, what’s not to like? Well…the dart-in-the-butt is that if you let it sit for any length of time, what you’re left with is a baking dish of fruit topped with solidified mush. And that, my friends, is what’s not to like. So I came up with a plan—To put the crisp back in crisp topping. Nectarine Almond Frangipane Tart Recipe at Epicurious. Make dough: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 375°F.

Nectarine Almond Frangipane Tart Recipe at Epicurious

Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter and zest and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Add yolks, vanilla, and water and pulse just until incorporated and dough begins to form large clumps. Turn dough out onto a work surface and divide into 4 portions. Smear each portion once with heel of your hand in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Put dough in tart pan and pat out with well-floured fingers into an even layer over bottom and up sides so it extends about 1/4 inch above rim.

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Coconut bread. Three weeks ago, we together rolled our eyes because it seemed like everyone was either celebrating spring (pea tendrils!

coconut bread

Meyer lemons!) Or on vacation without us, cluttering our social media feeds with shiny, happy scenes on distant beaches. We had a brief but unequivocally necessary pity party because while we were stuck here, shivering, with a fresh layer of sleet accumulating outside. We consoled ourselves with blood orange margaritas. And then — EH TU, DEB? Really, I have some nerve. This is Taryn: Low Fructose, Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies. Marshmallow Frosting.

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Treat me: Anzac B... Im feeling daring on bloglovin. Treat me: Double date scones on bloglovin. Nanaimo bars on bloglovin. Yogurt panna cott... Smoked sea salt &... Overloaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake. Cookie or cake?

Overloaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

If I had to choose, I'd call it a cookie. It's a great big fluffy chocolate and peanut butter chip cookie that's baked in a 10-inch pan, piled with marshmallows, caramel and peanut butter cups, then sliced up like cake. It's so good that when I woke this morning, I stumbled downstairs half asleep and ate a piece while standing at the dining room table. I got the idea for this cookie cake from a catalogue I received in the mail. Maybe you get them too. I'll just say this. But if you have time to take matters into your own hands, I recommend this recipe. Overloaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Yield: 14 servings; one 10-inch cookie Source: Cookie base adapted from Food.com Prep: 1 hour 25 minutes Cookie 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups flour, all purpose 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips.

Deep Dish Banoffee Pie. Things have been quiet around here this week, but my hands have been busy with new opportunities and happy things on the horizon.

Deep Dish Banoffee Pie

Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake with Blueberries on bloglovin. Dessert, To Go: Ba... Happy Birthday Dobby: Butterbeer Rice Krispy Treats on bloglovin. Google Translate. Tiramilova (tiramisu and pavlova) – Recipes – Food Hub. Chia jam. Mascarpone Meringue Cake. A cake without any cake — now that’s some serious fun.

Mascarpone Meringue Cake

This has got to be the most unusual cake I’ve ever made, but, please, if you love me . . . or if you’ve ever loved me . . . or if you think you could love me, please go make this recipe. Make it; eat it; share it; or just eat it all alone in the closet and don’t tell a soul. Whatever you do — please try this. Sugared pretzel co...