Desserts

Fudge

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated white sugar
• 1 cup cream
• 2 to 2-1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter

Preparation Steps

1. Combine sugar and cream and cook over moderate heat.
2. Add the chocolate peices when this mixture becomes very hot.
3. Stir constantly.
4. Cook until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (238 - 240 degrees Fahrenheit).
5. Remove from heat and add butter.
6. Cool slightly, then mix until fudge starts to thicken.
7. Transfer the mixture to a buttered tin.
8. Cut into diamond or square shaped pieces before fudge hardens completely.

Fluffy Cranberry Pie

Ingredients

• 32 large marshmallows or 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 16-ounce can Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce (without berries if you prefer)
• 1 cup chilled whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (6-ounce) pre-made vanilla wafer or graham cracker crust

Preparation Steps

1. Combine marshmallows and cranberry sauce in a medium sauce pan.
2. Cook on medium-low heat, stirring constantly, just until the marshmallows are melted.
3. Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.
4. Refrigerate the mixture about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until it is the right consistansy, and mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
5. Beat the whipping cream and vanilla in a small mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.
6. Stir cranberry mixture until blended and fold gently into whipped cream.
7. Pour into crust and chill until set, at least 5 hours.
8. Serve by garnishing slices with additional sweetened whipped cream and some cherries, if desired.

Fresh Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 6 cups thinly sliced Granny Smith Apples
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter

Preparation Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place sliced apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.
3. Mix together the white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples and toss until the apples are evenly coated.
5. Spoon the mixture into pastry shell.
6. Mix together 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar in a small bowl.
7. Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly.
8. Sprinkle the mixture over the apple filling.
9. Cover the top loosely with aluminum foil.
10. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
11. Remove the foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, until top is golden brown.
12. Cool the apple pie on a wire rack.