Dessert Friday - Easy Apple Dumplings

Dessert Friday and Chocolate Friday are hosted by Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates. And today she is having a great giveaway for Father's Day! See's Candies. Yum. So go see her and get in on the giveaway, PLUS get more recipes. And link up one of yours. This Friday is for any dessert, not just chocolate. So find a non-chocolate dessert (if that's possible - just kidding!) and link up at her site.

And here's my non-chocolate dessert recipe for this Friday.

Easy Apple Dumplings

2 cans crescent dinner rolls
2 Granny Smith or tart apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 sticks butter
1 can Mountain Dew

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Peel and cut apples into 1/8ths.
Open and separate crescent rolls.
Wrap each 1/8th apple slice with a crescent roll - put the apple at the large end of the roll and roll up.
Place in glass 9x13 glass pan.
Melt butter and mix with sugar and cinnamon, pour over the dumplings.
Pour whole can of Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan.
Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Most of the juice should be gone. Don't use a metal pan if possible.

Sorry there's no picture, but these don't stick around long enough to grab the camera. And, if you don't like Mountain Dew, don't worry that it will taste like it; it doesn't. Super yummy!

Until next time...

Dessert Friday - Pecan Pie

Today is Dessert Friday. Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates hosts this every Friday. The first Friday of the month is Dessert Friday, the others are Chocolate Friday. A pretty fair balance I guess. :)

So is there any dessert that I like that doesn't have chocolate in it? You betcha! I love a good ole Southern Pecan Pie! The only problem is - I can't make one. *gasp* Yes, you read that right. My favorite pie and I can't even make it. Now that presents itself as a challenge. I am determined to make a good pecan pie. My grandma can. I love her pies. Alas, I live too far away for a impromptu class on pecan pie making with her. The best I can do is follow a recipe. So here's what I'm going to do. I am going to find a recipe and try it. If it doesn't quite meet up with my expectations, I'll have to find another one. Ah, the trials of finding a good dessert. ;)


So how about you? Do you have a dessert that you like and it doesn't have chocolate in it? Well, if not, that's ok too. You can still play along. Go visit Lisa and find some more recipes. Chocolate or not, they've got to be good!

Oh and do you want to win some chocolate? This is the last day for my giveaway, so go here and enter before noon.

Until next time...

Dessert Friday - Chocolate Chip Waffles

Sometimes breakfast is such a boring meal. Who wants cereal or toast every morning? Well, when those mornings come and we want something a little different, I make chocolate chip waffles. With powdered sugar instead of syrup. They are really good. And easy to make.

Just make your favorite waffle mix. Preferably one that doesn't already have extra stuff added in. Then after you pour the waffle mix in the iron (a Belgium Waffle iron works best; makes them thick and rich), throw on the chocolate chips. I've found that I like the mini-chips better than regular size. Instead of syrup like I mentioned above, use powdered sugar to top it off. Yum! Makes an otherwise ordinary breakfast appealing to anyone.



















Enjoy!

Until next time...

Dessert Friday - Brownie Surprise

This is a really simple recipe. Use your favorite box of brownie mix, preferably one without anything in it and a family size, 9x13. Mix according to directions. Spray pan and spread 1/2 of the mix in the pan. Spread on top of that a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (again your favorite brand). Layer on the rest of the brownie spread. Bake according to instructions. Enjoy! I made these earlier this week and would have had a picture, but they went too fast! Imagine that!

For more yummy dessert recipes, visit Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates

Until next time...