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Danish Puff
Danish Puff

A custard-like filled pastry.

Strawberry Shortcake Bars
Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Simple cake-like cookie bars swirled with strawberry jam and drizzled with a vanilla glaze. Be sure not to over-bake them so as not to dry them out.

Fourth of July Flag Apple Tart
Fourth of July Flag Apple Tart

Instead of using cake mix to make a cake, we use whole wheat pastry flour to make a tart, and we fill up the tart with sliced apples, sprinkling with some sugar, after making this delicious and healthy apple tart, we decorate with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Definitely will impress everyone, and enjoy this delicious flag apple tart without guilt.

Cranberry Pear Pie
Cranberry Pear Pie

Cranberries and pears are a great pair. They make this deliciously fruity filling, and it tastes great with the buttery and flakey pastry. It's as delicious as an apple pie.

Rhubarb and Pomegranate Cobbler
Rhubarb & Pomegranate Cobbler

Sweet and sour rhubarb-pomegranate filling is topped with a buttery and flakey pastry. Serve the baked warm and juicy cobbler with some cream, delicious.

Creme Fraiche Pumpkin Pie
Creme Fraiche Pumpkin Pie

Give a classic pumpkin pie a modern twist with creme fraiche that makes the pie differently rich and delicious. Brandy is an enhancer and makes the pie taste even better with just enough tang.

Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts
Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts

These mini lemon meringue tarts are so cute and handy, and they taste amazingly delicious, buttery shell with lemony filling, topped with fluffy meringue. They are perfect sweet treats at any occasion.

Key Lime Cake with Lime Syrup
Key Lime Cake with Lime Syrup

A very citrus and moist key lime cake, you don't have to be in the keys, you can still have a slice or two of this delicious cake.

Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread with Walnuts and Chocolate Chips
Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread with Walnuts & Chocolate Chips

A delicious recipe uses up some of your troublesome zucchinis and makes you take a second look at these summer produce.

Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake
Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake

So chocolaty and delicious. This was our dessert after dinner yesterday, in order to feel less guilty, I modified the recipe and made a healthier chocolate pudding cake (see the linked recipe below). It was such an enjoyable and decadent dessert that we really loved.

Plum and Strawberry Galette
Plum & Strawberry Galette

No sophisticated baking skills are required to make this super fruity and delicious galette. Slice up the plums and strawberries, roughly roll the dough into a round, placed the fruits over the dough, rustically fold the edges around the fruits. How simple is that, and it tastes absolutely delicious!

Fudgy Rocky Road Brownie Frozen Yogurt
Fudgy Rocky Road Brownie Frozen Yogurt

Adapted this recipe from Foodnetwork magazine, I made a few changes to make it a little healthier but still taste decadently delicious. Then I made a frozen yogurt with these brownies, heavenly delicious!

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Sweet and tart, and sooo good! Adapted from Smitten Kitchen.

Chocolate Marbled Angel Food Cake
Chocolate Marbled Angel Food Cake

This cake can be served alone or with a chocolate sauce.

Light Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Light Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Angel food cake is the guilt-free dessert for most of us, it's light and delicious on its own, or serve it with your favorite fruit compote.

Mrs. Fields Carrot Cake
Mrs. Fields Carrot Cake

This is the best carrot cake ever. My friends said that they would buy it from me. I only make it on special occasions. MJ