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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cookie Bars

Posted on September 5, 2011 by zoomyummy | Leave a comment

Caramel apple cheesecake cookie bars recipe with step by step pictures. Caramel apple cheesecake cookie bar on a brown plate.

Recently I was searching for a dessert which would be saying ‘Good-Bye!’ to summer, while – at the same time – it would be welcoming the upcoming fall season.

I was searching and now I am searching no more because I’ve found all that I was looking for in this delicious treat.

In case you wondered, I will describe all the lovely levels of this dessert for you: it all starts with a lovely cookie-like layer on the bottom, then it continues with a creamy and delicious cream cheese filling with chunks of delicious cinnamony apple scattered here and there, then there’s a crumbly and crunchy topping, and finally – a good portion of luscious caramel on top.

Sounds quite good, right?

And this is how it all comes together…

Caramel apple cheesecake cookie bars recipe with step by step pictures. Ingredients.

It all begins with all these ingredients.

Caramel apple cheesecake cookie bars recipe with step by step pictures. Batter in a bowl, making crumbs with a fork. Combine until crumbs form.

And then…

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

2. In a bowl, combine the flour (1 cup – 140 grams) and brown sugar (1/2 cup – 100 grams). Cut in the butter (1 cup – 230 grams) with a pastry blender (or a fork) until the mixture is crumbly, kinda.

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Roasted Summer Fruit

Posted on August 18, 2011 by zoomyummy | Leave a comment

roasted summer fruit with rosemary and cream recipe with step by step pictures

This very simple recipe uses wonderful summer fruit and turns it into a lush and flavorful treat.

To prepare it, you can use nectarines, plums, peaches, or apricots.

The fruit is roasted with sugar and butter.

Yum, right?

And the whole thing even gets infused with an amazing scent and flavor that rosemary definitely gives.

Pure elegance!

If you want to amaze your guests, or if you simply want to amaze yourself, just go on and make it.

roasted summer fruit with rosemary and cream recipe with step by step pictures, ingredients

Here’s what we need.

roasted summer fruit with rosemary and cream recipe with step by step pictures, nectarines, dark plums, and yellow plums

To make my version of this recipe, I used nectarines, dark plums, and yellow plums.

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Rhubarb And Cherry Crumb Bars

Posted on June 30, 2011 by zoomyummy | Leave a comment

rhubarb and cherry crumb bars step by step picture recipe

It’s summer time.

Yippee!

With both rhubarb and cherries in season, I have recently decided to use both these lovely ingredients in a dessert.

Crumb bars seemed like a good idea.

And they truly were…a good idea.

A great idea, in fact.

In these bars sweet-meets-tart-meets-buttery to create a delicious, flavorful and refreshing summer treat.

For me, these bars pretty much represent what summer is all about.

Here’s what we need.

rhubarb and cherry crumb bars step by step picture recipe, preheat the oven to 350 F, 175 C, line a 13 s 9-inch (33 x 22 cm) baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhand on two sides

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

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Fruit Yogurt Parfaits

Posted on June 21, 2011 by zoomyummy | Leave a comment

fruit yogurt parfaits recipe with step by step pictures

It’s the first day of summer today!

Yay!

To celebrate this very special day, I decided to prepare a fresh, healthy, and refreshing recipe for you.

It’s Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits – a healthier and simpler version of these delicious and unforgettable Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits.

Here are the details, step-by-step…

fruit yogurt parfaits recipe with step by step pictures, ingredients

These are the ingredients.

fruit yogurt parfaits recipe with step by step pictures, 2 cups - 200 grams of granola, you can use baked muesli instead

1. First, we need 2 cups (200 grams) of granola.

You can use baked muesli instead.

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Plum Cake

Posted on January 8, 2011 by zoomyummy | Leave a comment

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial

When I was a kid, cakes like this one were on our table very often.

My lovely Mom used to make them.

They were filled with any fruit that was in season. And during the months of winter, Mom would use just about any canned fruit she had on hand.

So, whether you use plums, cherries or any kind of berries to make this sponge cake with fruit, you’ll be amazed by a very nice flavor it has and how surprisingly easy it is to prepare it.

Here’s what we need.

1. First, preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

2. Separate the eggs placing the yolks in one bowl and the whites in another.

Use larger bowls.

3. Pour the sugar into the egg yolks and beat until thick and pale in color.

Try your best not to eat this all.

Oh my gosh, it’s so good.

Or is it just me?

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, add the butter and mix until fluffy

4. Then add the butter and mix until fluffy.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, in a small bowl, combine the flour and baking powder, add it to the egg-yolk mixture, mix to combine

5. Next, in a small bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add it to the egg-yolk mixture. Mix to combine.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, using a cleaned whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites

6. Then, using a cleaned whisk attachment, whisk the whites…

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, whisk the egg white until they hold stiff peaks

…until they hold stiff peaks.

7. Add the whites into the egg-yolk batter.

Small lumps of egg whites in the batter are okay.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, spray a baking pan with cooking spray and dust it lightly with flour, scrape the batter into the prepared pan

8. Spray a baking pan with cooking spray and dust it lightly with flour.

9. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.

I used a 13 x 9-inch (33 x 22 cm) baking pan. This cake will rise a lot, so if you are going for a less tall version, use a larger baking pan.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, spread out the batter evenly

10. Spread out the batter evenly.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, cut the plums into halves, or if you are using canned plum, drain them

11. Now cut the plums in, halves. Or, if you are using canned plums, drain them.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, evenly arrange the halved plums on top of the batter

12. Evenly arrange the halved plums on top of the batter.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, bake at 350 F - 175 C for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean

13. Bake at 350 °F (175 °C) for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

plum cake recipe with step by step picture tutorial, remove from the oven and let cool, then dust with a little confectioners' sugar and cut into squares