A Pinch of Joy

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desserts

Crockpot Apple Crisp

Apple Crisp made in the slowcooker — sort of a “handed lemons, make lemonade” process that turned out well.  Really well, in fact.   That bag of apples had been setting in the refrigerator for a few days. When I opened them with the intent of adding them to the bowl on the dining room […]

Lemon Cheesecake Parfait

Lemon Cheesecake Parfaits are light with a zip of lemon, perfect for a spring dessert. Choose your favorite lemon cookie. I usually use lemon wafers (next to the vanilla wafers on the grocery shelf), but the ones pictured have crushed lemon cream filled cookies layered through the parfait with a tiny lemon crisp on top. […]

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars. With a long name like that, you should know what to expect. All those yum flavors are contained in one little square of not too sweet goodness! What you don’t expect is the chewiness, the subtle texture, the hint of peanut butter. Top that off with the melty […]

Cream Cheese Frosting – lower sugar version

Cream Cheese Frosting (Lower sugar version) is a light, soft frosting. It spreads well, but is not suitable for decorating. It will hold things like chopped nuts or other embellishments — food or paper – but won’t hold shape. It’s not strong on flavor, has a very smooth texture, not sweet – it’s the perfect […]

Hummingbird Cake

I’ve heard of Hummingbird Cake forever and wondered what it was. I pictured something light and fluffy, fruity and sweet to taste. You know – hummingbird like!   So I jumped at the chance to make one when my friend Donna shared a Hummingbird Cake recipe. Be sure to use overripe bananas since they are sweeter. […]

Pear Tart

Wheels found a great deal on pears at the General Store the other day while on a parts run. I like pears but don’t usually think about buying them on my trips to the grocery. So I don’t have a lot of pear recipes – this one for Honey Butter Baked pears and this one […]