Anybody know of any easy but elegant desert recipes?

Question

I want to make my boyfriend a really nice desert to go along with our dinner on out anniversary. If it helps Im making him Garlic and Lime Chicken with Zucchini Medley and a Nice Green Salad. Any ideas please let me know.

Answer 1

All these recipes are 30 minutes or less

Yogurt Cup With Oranges and Dark Chocolate
Serves 4


Be sure to use the darkest chocolate you can find. The darker it is, the better for you (not to mention "trendy"). That lighter milk chocolate does nothing for you except taste good.

2 cups vanilla yogurt
1 small can of drained mandarin oranges
1 small piece (about 1 oz) semisweet dark chocolate


Divide yogurt into four small bowls, add orange sections and grate some chocolate over each bowl.

In about 3 minutes, a really sensational and healthful dessert. That's quick & easy.



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Cocoa-Pecan No-Bake Cookies
Makes 4 dozen

You and your blender should have dozens of these ready in way less than half-an-hour. In case your group is too small to eat 48 fabulous little cookies you can freeze some for up to 2 months.

1 12 oz package vanilla wafers
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup pecan halves
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup Zinfandel port or other port wine
About 1/2 cup powdered sugar


In your food processor, combine vanilla wafers, cocoa, and pecans. Whirl until wafers are reduced to fine crumbs; then pulse for several seconds. Add corn syrup, port and spin just until well blended.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls between your palms; roll each ball in powdered sugar. When you've rolled enough for your gathering, you're finished. How very easy.




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Easiest Key Lime Pie Ever
Serves 8

This most impressive dessert is so quick and easy you might feel guilty, but just let them all think you slaved over it.

5 egg yolks, beaten
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup key lime juice
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

Preheat oven to 375F. Combine the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. Mix well. Pour into unbaked graham cracker shell. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove and give it a bit to cool. Place a thin slice of lime on each piece and serve to your eaters enjoying their applause.



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Banana Fritters
Serves 6-8.

With bananas at about a buck for 2 pounds this is one cheap and very easy dessert.

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 Tbsp sugar
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 egg
1 generous cup buttermilk
8 bananas, peeled and split
Canola oil for deep frying
1 cup sugar (or Splenda) for dredging fritters


Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees.

Sift dry ingredients into a medium bowl. Combine egg and buttermilk, and stir into dry ingredients, mixing until well combined.

Split peeled bananas lengthwise then in half and place them carefully in the batter until well coated before setting them in heated oil for 2 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown.

Remove from oil with tongs and drain on paper towels. Dredge in sugar and serve hot. Serve alone with warm chocolate sauce or with ice cream and strawberries.



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Grilled Bananas Parfait
Serves 4.

Oh, sure, the old instant-pudding "treat" - Hold on! Nothing "same-old" about bananas grilled in butter and layered with crushed cookies & vanilla pudding laced with more vanilla, sour cream and topped with honey & peacans - is there?


1 4-serving pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups milk
1/3 cup dairy sour cream
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
4 medium-size firm bananas
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 to 2 Tbsp sugar
12 shortbread cookies or gingersnaps, broken into 1-inch pieces
1 Tbsp honey
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Pecan halves, toasted



Follow pudding mix directions using the 2 cups milk. Whisk in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. Divide pudding in half and cover surface of one with plastic wrap. Set aside the other half for future use (go ahead, clutter up the fridge for 2 weeks then toss it when green stuff starts over the side. I know how that works, I do it all the time.)

Peel bananas. Cut each banana in half crosswise then cut each half in half lengthwise (16 pieces). Brush banana quarters on both sides with butter; sprinkle with sugar.

Heat a nonstick or well-seasoned grill pan on stovetop over medium heat (unless you've gotten smart and purchased a large electric griddle so you can cook a bunch at a time).

Grill bananas about 2 minutes or until browned and softened, turning once.If you prefer to use the outdoor grill that's cool - no, that's hot - anyway, just grill the nanas an extra minute per side.

Place 2 banana quarters in each of 4 parfait or dessert dishes, top with some of the cookies and pudding, then do another layer.

Stir nutmeg into the honey, drizzle it over each dish and top with pecans. Nothing ordinary about this easy dessert.



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Peaches with Raspberry Yogurt Sauce
Serves 4.

If fresh peaches are unavailable or grossly expensive cheat and use canned sliced peaches without the juice.

1 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries
1 Tbsp honey
1/2 cup low fat yogurt
4 fresh peaches


Create the sauce by combining raspberries, yogurt and honey in a blender.

Peel peaches, slice and spoon into individual dishes spooning sauce over them. Garnish with fresh raspberries or mint.



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Best Easy Chocolate Dessert Ever
Serves 6

Actually a Godiva bar is easier but not quite as good as this - does that tell you something?


1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk
Sweetened whipping cream


In a food processor or blender, whirl chocolate chips until coarsely chopped. Add sugar, salt, egg, and vanilla and set aside.

Heat the milk just this side of boiling & with processor running, gradually add scalded milk, whirling on high speed for about a minute.

Pour into 6 ramekins or custard cups and place in freezer for about 20 minutes to thicken a bit. If your freezer is as full as mine we'll have to put them in the fridge for about 40 minutes instead.

4. To serve add a blob of whipped cream and a few chocolate shavings.


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Dreamsicle Frosty
Serves 6

You may not be old enough to remember them or I may be too old to know they're still available. Anyway Dreamsicles were/are vanilla ice cream on a stick surrounded by orange sherbet. I loved 'em.

This smoothie is like one of those all whipped up.


2 quarts vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup milk
1 6 oz can frozen orange juice


Place 1 qt of yogurt, 1/2 the can of juice and 1/2 cup of milk into your blender and pulse on medium speed for three 15 second bursts, scraping down the sides after the 1st & 2nd pause.

Divide into 3 glasses and repeat the process with the remaining ingredients.

If Dreamsicles still exist please click on "Let's Talk" and let me know. Thanks.






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6 Minute Chocolate Mousse
Serves 4

If your liquid ingredients are very cold when you assemble this wonderful dessert your chilling time should only be half an hour or so.


1 6 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. orange juice
2 Tbsp. coffee liqueur (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
Sweetened whipped cream


Melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over hot water. While they are melting, place all the ingredients except the cup of heavy cream in a blender and blend at highest speed for 3 minutes.

Add the cream and blend for half a minute more. Stop blender again and add the melted chocolate, carefully scraping all of it from the inside of the pan. Blend for 2½ minutes longer.

Pour into parfait glasses or large brandy snifters. Chill in the fridge if needed. Just before serving squirt on a dollop of whipped cream and top with a sprig of mint leaf or a sprinkle of shaved chocolate.

Um-m-m-m, so good!



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Best Baked Apples
Serves 4

The raisins in this version of a delicious old favorite dessert make it even more special.


4 large unpeeled tart cooking apples (Rome, Granny Smith, Greening)
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 Cup raisins
4 teaspoons butter or stick margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Heat oven to 375

Core apples to within 1/2 inch of bottom. Peel a 1-inch strip of skin around middle of each apple, or peel upper half of each to prevent splitting. Place apples in ungreased baking dish.

Place 1 Tbsp. raisins, 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in center of each apple. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Pour water into baking dish until 1/4 inch deep.

Bake 30 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with fork. (Time will vary depending on size and variety of apple.) Spoon syrup in dish over apples twice during baking if desired.




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Grand Marnier Strawberries
Serves 4

You might prefer Amaretto or Kahlua and if the cup of sugar bothers you substitute Splenda. Sorry, but I don't know of any sugar-free liquers.


1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup water
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 Cup Grand Marnier
1 1/4 lb strawberries


Combine sugar, water and juice in a pan; stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved; bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or so. When the mixture becomes slightly syrupy remove from heat, stir in the liquer and strawberries. You're finished!

Serve warm or cool with ice-cream or cream.







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Rich Chocolate Custard
Serves 8

Even if you feel guilty and omit the whipped cream this quick & easy dessert is still d-e-e-elicious.


2 1/4 cups half-and-half
1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Sweetened Whipped Cream if desired (and who doesn't?)



Heat oven to 35O degrees

Heat half-and-half and chocolate chips in 1 1/2-qt saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly,until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; cool 5 minutes.

Mix eggs, sugar and salt in medium bowl with wire whisk or fork. Gradually stir egg mixture into chocolate mixture until blended. Pour into eight 6-ounce custard cups.

Place cups in rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, on oven rack. Carefully pour very hot water into pan to 1/2 inch of tops of cups

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Remove cups from water - carefully, they're hot. Serve custard warm or chilled with whipped cream.

Take your bow or curtsy.



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Ice Cream with Butterscotch Sauce
Makes about 1 & 3/4 cups


A blend of brown sugar and butter (not scotch whiskey & butter - that's a hot toddy) creates this wonderful butterscotch flavored dessert.


1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla


Mix all ingredients except vanilla in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugars are dissolved.

Increase heat to medium; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil gently 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Cool 20 minutes.

Stir in vanilla and it still only took about thirty minutes. Serve sauce warm or cool over rich vanilla or butter pecan ice cream. Heck, with this wonderful sauce even low fat, low carb ice cream is a treat.

NOTE: Sauce firms up when refrigerated; if it's too thick zap it for 20 seconds - no more - in the microwave(sauce will become thin if overheated). But I'll bet you knew that.

Answer 2

Creamy Baked Cheesecake
A good, simple recipe for the classic cheesecake. Serve topped with your choice of fruit sauce.

Ingredients:
Crust:
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups graham wafer crumbs
1/4 cup sugar

Filling:
2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand, 300ml)
3 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:
Crust:
Combine butter, graham wafer crumbs and sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9" springform pan.

Filling:
In a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth.

Add eggs and lemon juice and mix well. Pour over crust.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes at 300 degrees F. Cake is done when it springs back when lightly touched. Cool to room temperature and then chill until serving.

Answer 3

Dreamy Cherry Cheesecake~~~~♥

Easy as pie to make, you'll love this cherry cheese cake!♥ lol!

1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cups melted butter
1 container of Cool Whip
1 (8oz) cream cheese
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Mix together graham wafer crumbs, sugar and butter. Reserve 1/4 cup of mixture. Press the remaining mixture into bottom of 9x12 pan. Cream the cream cheese in a separate bowl. Fold the half the container of Cool Whip into the cream cheese and mix. Spread over the graham cracker crust. Let refrigerate for about 45 min - 1 hr. Spoon cherry pie filling and spoon over the top and top with remaining Cool Whip. Sprinkle remaining graham cracker mixture over the top. Chill for another 45 minutes - 1 hr.

Answer 4

BLOOD ORANGE SORBET
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups blood orange juice


In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and sugar to a simmer and simmer for 2 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and cool. Stir in the juice and taste for sweetness. Make the sorbetto according to the manufacturer's instructions for your ice cream maker. Or pour the mixture into a shallow dish and place it into the freezer for 1 hour. Break up the ice particles with a fork every hour until a smooth, frozen consistency is achieved.

Answer 5

Pannacotta with strawberry sauce. Or just a bowl of fruit, which you can dip into chocolate sauce and feed to each other (strawberries are great; you can vary it with mandarin orange segments or banana slices).

Chocolate sauce: take about three ounces of chocolate (bar chocolate will work; so will chocolate chips), break it up and put it into a microwaveable bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. butter and 2 Tbsp. milk, then nuke it until the chocolate starts to melt around the edges (one or two minutes). Stir. Heat it again for 30 seconds if you still have chunks, stir, and re-heat again if necessary. And that's it!

Since you are looking for simple, do be sure to try it out ahead of time. You will feel more confident.

Answer 6

Apple Bavarian Torte

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 apple - peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup sliced almonds
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F(230 degrees C).
Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla, and flour. Press crust mixture into the flat bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Pour cheese mixture over crust. Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Spread apple mixture over all.
Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F(200 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Sprinkle almonds over top of torte. Continue baking until lightly browned. Cool before removing from pan.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

"Cherry Cream Cheese Pie"

1 graham cracker redi-crust
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese; softened
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling; chilled

In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla; pour into prepared crust. Chill 3 hours or until set. Top with desired amount of pie filling before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

Answer 9

So many recipe that u can cook or u can cook it together with ur bf..
Try this site n have fun, i've making lot of dessert from this site and it helpfull enough..www.recipezaar.com

Answer 10

green creme de menthe layered in tall glass [champaign type] with vanilla ice cream. You can make ahead & keep in the freezer. take out just before needed . yum yum !

Answer 11

Fresh strawberry pie. The recipe is on www.recipezaar.com and www.allrecipes.com.