Fast desserts

[han-grrl]

i've heard frozen grapes are really good...

[shootingstar]

Tons of fresh fruit.

So that forces me to have real dessert only when I step outside of home.

The local raspberries are lush and plentiful right now.

[tulip]

Here's one of my favorite recipes for apples. I love apples, but sometimes I buy too many and they aren't as crisp as I would like to eat them as-is. This is great for dessert or breakfast (or dinner, even).

It's called clafoutis, and you can also make it with cherries (or peaches, I would think). It's from Normandy.

Note, I don't use measurements here, I just do it on the fly. Sorry if you need measurements...

ingredients:

apples
flour
milk (soy milk is good, too)
eggs
salt
butter
sugar
cinnamon
vanilla extract

1. cut and peel the apples
2. saute apples in skillet (cast iron is good, because it'll need to go in the oven) with a little butter and cinnamon until tender
3. meanwhile, make the batter: eggs, milk, flour, a pinch of sugar, vanilla extract, a pinch of salt. The batter should be a little thicker than heavy cream.
4. when the apples have finished sauteing, pour the batter over them and put the skillet in a pre-heated oven (I've found 375 to be good, but see what works for you)
5. bake it until puffy and golden on top.
6. Serve with yogurt, maple syrup, or just plain.

great for breakfast the next day, too.

[ikkin]

peanut butter. semi-sweet chocolate chips. whatever cereal we have around.

mix all into a bowl, pop in the microwave and voila! creamy choco peanut butter crunch goodness. mmmm....

[hermitclub]

Breyers Sugar Free ice cream topped with cut up chunks of organic dark chocolate and fresh berries. Refreshing, delicious and heart healthy.

[sundial]

Crepes filled with vanilla yogurt and fresh blueberries.

[letsride89]

holy moly, i'm so hungry now. i never thought of putting cereal and PB in the microwave..those are my two favorite things!!!

[Reesha]

Bananas and plain greek yogurt in a blender! So simple, so amazing! Also fresh or frozen (thawed) raspberries with vanilla ice cream or greek yogurt.

[papaver]

very thinly sliced fresh pineapple covered with mint sugar (fresh mint leaves mashed with sugar)

[tulip]

A handful of Ghiradelli dark chocolate chips (with a glass of milk).