6 dessert place Recipes

graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, melted, cream cheese, room temperature, sugar, flour, vanilla, grated lemon peel, pureed peaches, eggs, egg yolks, peeled, diced, drained fresh peaches, glaze, peeled thinly sliced peaches, peach preserves, heated

m ashamed to admit it but i am a lemon bar snob. i m not proud of it. well, maybe the word snob is a bit harsh. let s just say that i have very strong preferences when it comes to lemon bars., i prefer a delicate, buttery crust with a slight snap to it. and the crust should never be more than half the overall height of the lemon bar. i don tsp want to chew endlessly on an overly thick and, inevitably, tough crust. or even worse, mash my way through the gummy mess of an underdone crust., i prefer a dominant lemon flavor untainted by the milkiness of cream , evaporated or condensed milk. it should be just tart enough to make my mouth pucker a teeny bit. don tsp get me wrong. a creamy lemon confection has its place in my dessert kingdom, but not in the form of lemon bars. sorry, milk, but tart is king., i prefer my lemon filling to be smooth and soft, but not runny. when the filling hits my tongue it should be luscious. overcooking the filling will turn the lemon bar into a sponge. no 1 wants to eat a lemon flavored sponge, least of all me., i prefer my lemon bars dusted with confectioners sugar. but not so heavily dusted that exhaling will shower the table (or your neighbor) with sugar., finally, i prefer to eat my lemon bars with a fork. that s not snobbish, is it

oreo cookies, crushed, butter, melted, ice cream, softened, sweetened condensed milk, butter, softened, chocolate syrup, vanilla, pecans or walnuts, mix cookie crumbs with melted butter. press into 9x13 pan. freeze 30 minutes. top with softened ice cream. freeze another 30 minutes. make a syrup with the condensed milk, chocolate syrup and butter by combining in saucepan and bringing to a boil. simmer 5 minutes. stir in the vanilla. pour on top of ice cream. freeze another 30 minutes. spread cool-whip over the top., sprinkle with chopped nuts. about 30 minutes before serving, place in refrigerator to help ease in serving. note: recipe can be halved and made in an 8 glass pie pan.

unsalted butter (room temperature ), light brown sugar (packed), eggs (, room temperature ), unsweetened chocolate (, melted and cooled ( the better the chocolate, the better the cake.), vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda ( does not have a forever shelf life . if in doubt, buy a new box), salt, buttermilk, water (boiling ), unsalted butter (room temperature ), crisco ((like baking soda , criso does not have a forever shelf life.), sugar, chocolate syrup, salt, unsweetened chocolate (, melted and cooled ), vanilla extract (pure), egg yolks (, room temperature ), hot coffee (even if you hate coffee, do not leave this out! the icing will not taste like coffee!)