Recipes With Course: Desserts
Gorilla Bread
This is a relatively new popular Cajun dish. It closely relates to Monkey Bread (recipe on site), a popular dessert bread. Ingredients1/2 cup granulated sugar 3 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup butter (1 stick - 8 tablespoon) 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese 2 (12 oz) ...
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Stage Planks or Rock ‘n Roll Pie
This cookie has several names: Stage Planks, Rock ‘n Roll Pies, Ginger Cakes or Ginny Cakes. No matter what they are called, they taste wonderful. Ingredients1 cup molasses 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk 1 tbsp ground ginger 1/2 cup solid shortening 3 cups sifted flour 1 tsp baking soda ...
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Numbie Numb Cake
Ingredients1 stick butter 1 cup flour 1/2 cup chopped pecans 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 container Cool Whip 2 small packs instant pudding 3 cups milkDirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Step 2Mix the butter, flour and pecans. Press into a 9x13 pan. Bake for ...
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Sandra’s Old Fashioned Bread Pudding
This bread pudding is one of the old classics baked by grandmothers. The meringue is baked into the pudding. Ingredients1 (13 oz) can evaporated milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp cinnamon (optional) 1 tsp nutmeg (optional) 2 cups milk 4 egg yolks 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla 7 ...
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Worms in the Mud
This fun treat is often served at birthday parties. Ingredients1 cup gummy worms 1 cup Oreo crumbs 1 box instant pudding mix any flavorDirectionsStep 1Follow direction on the box and make the pudding mix. Stir the worms in, then add the Oreo crumbs on top. Serve and enjoy
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Audrey’s Tres Bon Chewy Bread
Jon Miller for Audrey Breaux Miller Tres Bon (Very Good) is a perfect phrase to describe this soft, brownie-like cookie. Ingredients1 lb brown sugar 2 large eggs or 3 medium eggs 1 stick melted butter 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans 2 cups self-rising flourDirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 325 ...
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Emma Dean’s Killer Pink Fruit Salad
Jon Miller for Dean Miller This has to be a family classic and great for holidays and a family get together. I remember eating this as a child and thought it was so good, I couldn’t wait to finish dinner to get some of this dessert. Ingredients5 medium bananas ...
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Easy Pecan Pie
This pecan pie recipe made with Jello vanilla instant pudding was passed down to me from my mama. Mama and daddy were true Cajun. Their parents only spoke French and mom and dad spoke French when they didn’t want us kids to know what they were talking about. I come ...
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