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What's your favorite Christmas dessert?
Trying to decide what to make this year. There's the usual pumpkin pie/roll, apple and pecan pies, etc. Maybe something different....an assortment of cookies? What do you like to find on the dessert table?
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pumpkin pie and peanut butter kisses cookies :)
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We are having our family Christmas tonight. For my sanity, I make as much ahead as I can so I made a Cheery cheese pie, cupcakes decorated like an elf for the kids, and an ice cream pie in a chocolate cookie crust to be served with homemade hot fudge. Whatever you make, enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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Every year I have to make what our family refers to as 'our favourite'. It is a 1960's ice box dessert made with chocolate cookie crumb crust and a custardy whipped cream filling- light and not sweet. My Mom made it every year and now it is my turn. I think of her as I am working in the kitchen, and remember Christmases past. I can give you the recipe if you like.
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We have specific desserts for each holiday.
For Thanksgiving, we have pies, apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, and everyone's favorite, mystery pecan. For Christmas, we have red velvet cake.... it's red, you know. And, we always have trays of cookies. For New Years, we have cheesecake..... there are so many flavors to choose from but Amaretto Almond is my favorite. For Easter, it's Carrot cake. My specialty is desserts..... I can make a lot of them. Happy Holidays, everyone. |
Merry Christmas! And thank you for all the wonderful ideas. Quilter1, I would love to have the recipe, and I'm sure others would as well!
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Oh my all time favorite.....Date Pudding! Not the kind you steam.
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Mincemeat pie, for tradition, cherry cheese cake,For beauty, and Mama Kat cookies because they are easy everybody loves them and they are chocolate.
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Peppermint ice cream with hot fudge sauce,plus about a million cookies...
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Originally Posted by quilter1
(Post 6470236)
Every year I have to make what our family refers to as 'our favourite'. It is a 1960's ice box dessert made with chocolate cookie crumb crust and a custardy whipped cream filling- light and not sweet. My Mom made it every year and now it is my turn. I think of her as I am working in the kitchen, and remember Christmases past. I can give you the recipe if you like.
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Mince pie, hard to find nowadays unless you make it yourself.
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wow, you guys have me slobbering...so indelicate for such a feminine little mousie ;)
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Fruit cake (yes, I really do like it) & Ambrosia
this is cut up fruit (oranges cherries, pineapple, & whatever else you have with tiny marshmellows, with lots of juice. . . |
Fruit cake (yes, I really do like it) & Ambrosia*
*this is cut up fruit (oranges cherries, pineapple, & whatever else you have with coconut, tiny marshmellows, makes lots of yummy juice. . . ) |
Originally Posted by jbj137
(Post 6472155)
Fruit cake (yes, I really do like it) & Ambrosia*
*this is cut up fruit (oranges cherries, pineapple, & whatever else you have with coconut, tiny marshmellows, makes lots of yummy juice. . . ) Shhh don't tell anyone but I love fruit cake too. When I was a kid we made so many one year we had to mix it in a plastic baby bath tub. We should have known it was going to make a metric ton when all of the dry fruits and nuts were listed by the pound and there is something like 7 differnt items mixed in. Everybody got a fruit cake that year. |
I would love to have your recipe. No hurry, as I am done cooking for this year. Just pm me would be fine.
Merry Christmas! Mariah |
Cranberry Steamed Pudding. The recipe comes from my Great Aunt Edith. It turns out like a cake. I do steam it though, which is really very easy, just use a big kettle, put my metal streamer basket in the bottom with water up to the bottom of that, then set my covered cake pan on top. Steam for an hour. Let cool. My Mom used to use washed out metal cans from vegetables, cover the tops with wax paper rubber banded on. Serve with a hard sauce made from cream, sugar and vanilla or rum. It's rich and a blend of flavors from the molasses and cranberry- Yumm!
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oh no its home made apple strudel. now I want some too! well maybe for new years :)
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This year instead of the usual pumpkin pies, I decided to try something different since I hate making pie crust. I found a recipe called Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake that I found on Food Network. It is a Paula Deen recipe so I knew it would be sinfully rich, and I was right. It was a huge hit last night at Dinner! It will now be served every year!
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I wish you a Merry Christmas and also wish you would post the recipe. Mary
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I can't type the whole recipe, but I can try to give you a link to it. Here goes - www.foodnetwork.com then search for Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake If that doesn't work, just google the name of the cheesecake. Enjoy! (I did change the yellow cake mix called for, to a French vanilla cake mix because that is what I had the right size of. I did not realize that cake mixes come in different oz. sizes. I always thought that all cake mixes are the same size. I have learned something new.)
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Originally Posted by quilter1
(Post 6470236)
Every year I have to make what our family refers to as 'our favourite'. It is a 1960's ice box dessert made with chocolate cookie crumb crust and a custardy whipped cream filling- light and not sweet. My Mom made it every year and now it is my turn. I think of her as I am working in the kitchen, and remember Christmases past. I can give you the recipe if you like.
Our Favourite Dessert Crust & topping: 1 package chocolate wafers (2 cups) crushed into crumbs ¼ cup melted butter Mix together and place ¾ of the mixture in the bottom of a 9x9 pan, press down a little. Save the rest for the top. Filling: 1 cup milk 3 eggs, separated ½ cup white sugar 1 envelope (1 tbsp) unflavoured gelatin ½ cup cold water ½ pint whipping cream Vanilla In a small bowl, stir the gelatin into the water and let sit while preparing the milk. In a small saucepan, scald milk (it gets steamy and begins to form a skin). Add ½ cup sugar. Beat the egg yolks slightly and add to milk, stirring well. Cook stirring, until the custard coats a spoon. Add the gelatin mixture to the hot milk and stir, continue to cook 1 minute over a medium/low heat. Remove from heat and let cool. I put the pan in the sink with cold water to speed up cooling. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites stiff. Whip cream until stiff. Fold egg whites and cream together slightly with a whisk. Strain egg mixture over egg white/cream mixture. Fold together. I find a whisk does the job well. Pour over crumb crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Cool in fridge until set. |
Trifle...in a pretty footed bowl.
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My contribution to Christmas Eve is "Barbara dessert", a kind of trifle always requested by Barb, my Godson's wife. Using a trifle dish or other deep bowl, preferably clear glass, layer cut up brownies or chocolate cake; pudding, chocolate or vanilla, your choice (I use sugar free/fat free instant); ground up peanut butter cups (or a different candy of your choice); Cool Whip (low fat version). Start again with the cake layer, keep going, end up with cool whip on top, sprinkle some Christmas sprinkles or leftover chopped peanut butter cups if you want to. This is all very casual and can be varied according to your likes or dislikes. IT's always a popular addition to the dessert table at a time when every minute counts.
Merry Christmas! Happy Healthy New Year! |
Originally Posted by francie yuhas
(Post 6471397)
Peppermint ice cream with hot fudge sauce,plus about a million cookies...
Jan in VA |
We always have Christmas pudding served with either cream or custard. I always make an alternative 'cos not everyone likes it. This year it is chocolate profiteroles requested by my DGD but I make different every year including sticky toffee pudding, banoffee cheesecake and trifle.
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My favorite Christmas dessert is Hummingbird Cake. Soooo good! Made one yesterday to have for Christmas with my family.
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Easy for me. Pecan pie with whipped cream. YUMMY. I eat it once a year and get a belly ache because it's so rich and I have a hard time with nuts. Does that stop me? No way!!! Every year DH reminds me that I'll pay for my indulgence, but I do it anyway with hot coffee. Take my time and savor every bite. Perfection.
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Would love it. Not sweet would be great.
Originally Posted by quilter1
(Post 6470236)
Every year I have to make what our family refers to as 'our favourite'. It is a 1960's ice box dessert made with chocolate cookie crumb crust and a custardy whipped cream filling- light and not sweet. My Mom made it every year and now it is my turn. I think of her as I am working in the kitchen, and remember Christmases past. I can give you the recipe if you like.
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Yum, Thanks for sharing. I will have to try it.
Originally Posted by quilter1
(Post 6472583)
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Here is my recipe. It really is a good one. Hope you enjoy it. I usually double the recipe and put it in a glass pan that is a bit bigger than a 9x13. Our Favourite Dessert Crust & topping: 1 package chocolate wafers (2 cups) crushed into crumbs ¼ cup melted butter Mix together and place ¾ of the mixture in the bottom of a 9x9 pan, press down a little. Save the rest for the top. Filling: 1 cup milk 3 eggs, separated ½ cup white sugar 1 envelope (1 tbsp) unflavoured gelatin ½ cup cold water ½ pint whipping cream Vanilla In a small bowl, stir the gelatin into the water and let sit while preparing the milk. In a small saucepan, scald milk (it gets steamy and begins to form a skin). Add ½ cup sugar. Beat the egg yolks slightly and add to milk, stirring well. Cook stirring, until the custard coats a spoon. Add the gelatin mixture to the hot milk and stir, continue to cook 1 minute over a medium/low heat. Remove from heat and let cool. I put the pan in the sink with cold water to speed up cooling. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites stiff. Whip cream until stiff. Fold egg whites and cream together slightly with a whisk. Strain egg mixture over egg white/cream mixture. Fold together. I find a whisk does the job well. Pour over crumb crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Cool in fridge until set. |
For gifts, my grandmother's Fresh Apple Cake recipe. Loaded with pecans, it doesn't need any icing. I always get asked for the recipe.
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1 package chocolate wafers (2 cups) crushed into crumbs
What brand do you usually use? |
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 6472830)
YES!!!! Family tradition for Christmas Eve dinner here is homemade chocolate frosted brownies, topped with peppermint ice cream (has to have candy chunks in it!), topped with hot fudge sauce and crushed peanuts!! Been a family tradition for over 115 years.....that's how good it is! :D
Jan in VA |
Chocolate oatmeal drops and butterballs besides pecan pie
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Originally Posted by MothrNatr
(Post 6474286)
1 package chocolate wafers (2 cups) crushed into crumbs
What brand do you usually use? |
Lots and lots of homemade cookies..
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