Quick and Easy No Bake S’mores Pie

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Quick and Easy No Bake S’mores Pie

Ingredients

1 prepared 9 inch graham cracker crust
1 package of instant chocolate pudding
1 tub of Cool Whip
1½ C milk
½ bag mini marshmallows
hot fudge sauce and crushed graham crackers for drizzling

Instructions

Whisk together the pudding and the milk and mix in half of the Cool Whip .

Scrape into the pie crust and then smooth evenly. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.

Top with mini marshmallows in a circular pattern, starting from the outer edge of the pie. Repeat the process until the entire top of the pie is covered in marshmallows.

If you like toast the marshmallows with a torch. A creme brûlée torch will work perfect.

Drizzle the marshmallows with the hot fudge sauce and crushed graham crackers.

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7Jun2016

Dad’s Blueberry Pie with Lattice Crust

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Fresh Blueberry Pie with Lattice Crust

6 cups fresh blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp. butter

Best pie Crust Ever!

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup water

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Divide dough in half, and shape into balls. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

2. Roll out dough on a floured counter. Don’t over work it.

Place bottom crust into 9-inch pie plate letting the crust hang over the edges. Mix together the blueberries, sugar and flour. Pour into the crust. Sprinkle the blueberries with lemon juice and dot with butter. Top with lattice crust. Seal and crimp edges of pie.

Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 35-45 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the juices are bubbly.

2Feb2016

Quick and Easy No Bake S’mores Pie

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Quick and Easy No Bake S’mores Pie

Ingredients

1 prepared 9 inch graham cracker crust
1 package of instant chocolate pudding
1 tub of Cool Whip
1½ C milk
½ bag mini marshmallows
hot fudge sauce and crushed graham crackers for drizzling

Instructions

Whisk together the pudding and the milk and mix in half of the Cool Whip .

Scrape into the pie crust and then smooth evenly. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.

Top with mini marshmallows in a circular pattern, starting from the outer edge of the pie. Repeat the process until the entire top of the pie is covered in marshmallows.

If you like toast the marshmallows with a torch. A creme brûlée torch will work perfect.

Drizzle the marshmallows with the hot fudge sauce and crushed graham crackers.

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14Aug2015

Banana Nutella Pie

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Ingredients

1 ready made frozen pie crust- follow preparation instructions
5 TB chocolate hazelnut spread (we used Nutella)
3 TB melted butter
3 TB brown sugar
2 TB water
4 ripe bananas, thinly sliced on a diagonal

Topping- whip cream or favourite ice cream

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13May2015

Apple Pie

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Ingredients:
1 frozen deep double pie shell – Yes do the easy thing
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
8 apples – sliced

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.

2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

6Aug2014

Caramel Banana Nutella Pie

Posted in DESSERTS, Sweet and Easy by Katherine

Ingredients

Topping- whip cream or favourite ice cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F (230°C).
Spread chocolate hazelnut on bottom of pie crust
Melt butter on low heat in a fry pan then add brown sugar and water
In the meantime slice 4 bananas, once the brown sugar has dissolved, add bananas to fry pan and coat all over. Keep in fry pan for 5 minutes
Transfer caramelized bananas to pie crust

Bake in preheated oven until pale golden, about 10-12 minutes
Serve with whip topping or ice cream.

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