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Sumptuous Recipes

Sumptuous Recipes

Spark your imagination and free the soul with these wonderful, delicious recipes.

Banana and Chocolate Tart Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: American Ingredient: Fruit Season: Winter The delicious duo of banana and chocolate is a popular theme throughout many dessert recipes. This recipe adds the refined qualities of vanilla custard to the banana and chocolate coupling to amplify the complexity of flavors.

Black-and-White Coconut Rice Pudding Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Chinese Ingredient: Sweets Season: Fall With black and jasmine rice puddings made with sweet coconut milk, this tasty recipe combines delectable taste with beautiful presentation.

Buttermilk Creamsicle Panna Cotta Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Fruit Season: Summer This refreshing twist on a classic dessert combines the complimentary flavors of orange and cream with a hint of peppercorn, giving an old favorite a new taste.

Cheesecake Harlequin Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer Comprised of chocolate chip cookies, the fabulous cookie crust enhances the creamy smooth texture of the cheesecake to form a unique consistency that makes this harlequin recipe a must-try!

Cherry Cheesecake Parfait Contributor: Marge Perry Meal: Dessert Cuisine: American Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer The word "parfait" means "perfect" in French, and it describes this dessert well. With layers of cheesecake, finely crumbled chocolate wafer cookies and cherry compote, it's an irresistible way to finish off your meal.

Chocolate Zabaglione with Marinated Strawberries Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer Zabaglione is a light, foamy, custard-like dessert served hot or chilled, depending on preference. Top-off with marinated strawberries and chocolate shavings for a delicious presentation.

Creamy Summer Berry and Lemon Gratin Contributor: Joanne Weir Meal: Dessert Cuisine: French Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer

The piquant taste of the raspberries melds impeccably with the understated complexity of the lemon gratin. This flexible recipe can incorporate mixed berries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or boysenberries so you can bake according to the caprice of your taste buds.

Frozen Chocolate Custard with Macadamia Nuts Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: American Ingredient: Dairy Season: Spring Replete with semi-sweet chocolate, cream cheese, Macadamia nuts, Maraschino cherries and whipped cream; this decadent custard is brimming with all the delectable ingredients foodies crave. 

Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies Contributor: Georgeanne Brennan Meal: Dessert Cuisine: American Ingredient: Fruit Season: Summer Simple to bake, these cookies provide the perfect opportunity to involve your children in the baking process and to make your kitchen the center of family fun. Use different kinds of jams to fill the indentations in the dough for both color and flavor variation.

Raspberry Cornmeal Muffins Contributor: Georgeanne Brennan Meal: Dessert Cuisine: American Ingredient: Fruit Season: Summer Perfect for breakfast, snack or even dessert, muffins are a favorite treat at any age. Serve these muffins straight from the oven with blueberries, blackberries or raspberries to best experience the earthy nuances of the cornmeal.