Tag: desserts

Waitress’s In-the-Dark Dark Chocolate Pie

Original recipe: Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Pie — The BEST Chocolate Pie Ever!!

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

  • 1 package (about 36) whole Oreos
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter (*will need additional butter for the filling)

Caramel filling:

  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream (*will need additional cream for ganache)

Ganache topping:

  • 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
  • 1 (12 oz) bag dark chocolate chips
  • Flaky salt like kosher salt or fleur de sel

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Finely crush the Oreos with a food processor or blender. Stir crumbs together with 8 tablespoons melted butter until well combined. Press into the bottom and sides of a pie pan. Freeze crust for 10 minutes until set.
  • Combine remaining 8 tablespoons butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture begins to bubble. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Slowly whisk in 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream until smooth. Cool caramel about 15 minutes. Pour the caramel over the Oreo crust, then return to freezer for about 30-45 minutes until just chilled and set. (You don’t want the caramel to fully freeze.)
  • Place chocolate chips in a glass bowl. In a saucepan, bring 1 cup heavy whipping cream to a simmer over medium-high heat. Pour the cream over the chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes, then whisk until completely smooth. Pour the chocolate over the caramel and freeze for a final 30 minutes, until just chilled and set. OR refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve. Before serving, sprinkle the top with a flaky sea salt like kosher salt or Fleur De Sel.

NOTES

I first tasted this delectable pie at a national tour of the Broadway musical Waitress in St. Louis. They were selling small jars of various pies prior to the show. The layers of caramel and ganache with a hint of salt made my toes curl. It has been a family favorite for special events ever since!

Feel free to bypass a step and buy a store-bought chocolate crust, if needed. However, you will really be missing out as the homemade Oreo crust really adds heft and structure to this amazing pie.

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Countdown to Christmas: 25 Days of Baking Traditions

When my children were growing up, Christmas was always the time of year that my love language of baking went into overdrive! I miss the days of multiple Christmas trees and outdoor decorations, but one of the things I refuse to give up as my children get older is showering them with baked goods during the holidays. For me, straight from my kitchen is straight from my heart!

And this year? Well, it was time to document family favorites so that my children can start their own traditions with their own families when the time comes.

♫ It’s tiiiIIIiiiime! ♫

Hopefully you can bring a little bit of childhood nostalgia into your own home this holiday season and for many years to come.

Merry Christmas, kiddos! I love you so much.

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Grandma’s Strawberry Crunch Cake

This is one of our traditional Christmas desserts, one that we’ve had every Christmas as long as I can remember. I even made sure to whip this up while we were in Boston, miles and miles away from our extended family back in Mississippi. It was comforting to share that little piece of home and helped me cope with missing them so very much during the holidays.

I post this here because I think I may be the last of my family to have this recipe. Someone had told me that my grandmother had lost it, and it would break my heart to lose this traditional family favorite.

It’s simple. And beautiful. This red and white delight is a lovely finishing touch to any holiday or spring table. I do hope you’ll try it when you can spare the calories.

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

  • 2 sticks of butter, melted
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • A pinch of salt if using AP flour, optional


FILLING:

  • 2 packages cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • Box of Dream Whip (located near Jello in baking supplies aisle)
  • 1 can strawberry filling

INSTRUCTIONS

For crust: Place butter into baking dish and melt in a 350-degree oven. Add flour, nuts, and sugar to melted butter, forming a dough. Press the dough into the pan to form a crust and bake in pre-heated oven until golden. Cool.

For filling: Cream together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Prepare box of Dream Whip per box instructions (see notes below). Fold Dream Whip into cream cheese mixture. Pour combined mixture into cooled crust and top with strawberries before refrigerating.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

NOTES

Grandma’s recipe just states “box of dream whip”, but the box comes in 2 envelopes. Use both.

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Delicious Strawberry & Cream Cheese Cobbler

Recipe Highlight: This is one of my kids’ favorites! While some request chocolate for Valentine’s Day, my kiddos request this comforting cobbler.

Link: https://preppykitchen.com/strawberry-cobbler/

Please click on the link above for the original recipe.

If you use the recipe below, let me know how you feel about these changes!

INGREDIENTS:

For strawberries:

  • 2 pounds fresh strawberries hulled and halved
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

For cobbler:

  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter 
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2¼ cup all-purpose flour 
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1¼ cup milk 
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

For cream cheese filling:

  • 1 block of cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the strawberries and 1/2 cup of sugar. Set aside to macerate.
  • Add the butter to a 13×9-inch baking dish and place in the preheated oven until the butter is melted, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 2/3 cup of sugar. Add the milk and vanilla extract. Stir just until combined. Set aside.
  • Using a mixer, cream together the block of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Set aside.
  • Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven and pour the batter over the melted butter. Next add the cream cheese mixture by heaping tablespoons to the top of your batter. Finally, spoon the juicy strawberries over the batter dotted with cream cheese.
  • Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until the batter is golden brown and the strawberry juices are bubbling. In the last 15 minutes or so, sprinkle with turbinado sugar for texture, if desired.
  • Let cool for 15 minutes.

NOTES:

The cream cheese filling is an over-the-top addition that my kids loved, but it is entirely optional! It is delicious, regardless! I will continue to update recipe as I tweak here and there.

Kiddos: I love you so much, and I hope you think of me when you make this in your own kitchen.

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