I love apples. They are my favorite fruit hands down. I like them as a simple fruit snack or with a little pat of peanut butter (You’ve never tried it, you say? Well you should!). Sometimes I make a simple apple crumble (or crisp, as it is known in some places) which is usually a fall treat,…
Easy Dessert – Bread Pudding Coated With Caramel Sauce
Smooth and delicate bread pudding, coated with a delicious caramel sauce, is a simple and stunning dessert at the same time. Made with bread, eggs, milk and sugar, the pudding can either be steamed or baked in a bain-marie. Note (Feb 1st, 2017): This blog post was originally published in May 2013, which I have…
Easy Wineglass Trifle
I decided to construct a simple trifle for dessert today. I don’t have a trifle bowl, but any deep glass bowl would probably work. Then I thought, why not serve up individual portions in a wineglass? So, this is how I constructed my trifle. Yup, I used the word ‘construction’, because a good trifle is…
Easy Dessert – Strawberry Yogurt Jelly Bites
I love sweets and desserts that are a snap to make. I found this particular recipe on the Kraft Jell-O recipe page. Here is the original recipe and below is my adapted version. It literally takes 5 minutes to make. You will need: (*- Refer notes) Strawberry flavored yogurt cups* – 3, 4-oz each Plain…
Easy Dessert – Custard with Strawberries
I had a sudden whim to do something with the ripe strawberries we bought the other day. I was really running out of time and thought I would make custard and use the fruits as garnish. Mind you, this recipe is easy since I used custard powder and didn’t make custard from scratch. You will…