Desserts and Dessert Sauces can be made with a wide range of ingredients, including fruits, chocolates, creams, and nuts.
1. Try adding a dash of almond extract to peach-pie and cherry-pie fillings.
2. Here are some good ice-cream sauces that turn plain vanilla into a tasty concoction: White raisins, walnuts, honey and rum flavoring; Apricot preserves, lemon juice, and crushed mint leaves blended well; Packaged caramels melted in 1 cup hot strong coffee.
3. Whip 1 large package (8 ounces) cream cheese with 3 tablespoons milk and 1 tablespoon sugar for a topping for stewed fruits, hot fruit pies, and fruitcakes.
4. Make individual upside-down cakes in custard cups.
5. Try this quick delicious glaze for cookies, coffeecakes, or simple pound cake: 1 cup confectioners' sugar, enough water to make it spreadable, and a generous handful of mixed glaze fruit.
6. Add any of these to piecrust for interesting flavor and texture: chopped nuts, ground cinnamon or nutmeg, grated lemon rinds. For meat pies, add herbs such as ground thyme or dill.
7. Plain toast becomes a treat when spread with peanut butter, honey and a crunchy topping of Grape-nuts cereal. Put it back in hot oven just long enough to brown and heat through.
8. Toast your bread and butter it before making bread pudding.
9. When using a brand-new aluminum pie pan, punch several holes in the bottom to insure a completely browned bottom crust.
10. If you want perfect results always preheat the oven thoroughly before baking any pie.
11. Put a pinch of salt in all desserts, whether the recipe calls for it or not.
12. For apple pie with a difference, try slicing a few dates over the apples before putting on the top crust.
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