Key Lime Pie

Heat oven to 325 degrees.

1/2 cup key lime juice

16 ounces sweetened condensed milk

4 egg yolks

1 graham cracker pie crust

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream plus some confectioner's sugar to your taste.

Whisk together yolks. Whisk in condensed milk. Add key lime juice and combine thoroughly. Let rest 30 minutes.

Pour into crust. Bake 15-18 minutes.

Let cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or more (to firm), whip cream and top the pie.

Luscious 4-Layer Pumpkin Cake

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin, divided
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans


HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT cake mix, 1 cup pumpkin, milk, oil, eggs and 1 tsp. spice in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans. (Or do 4 seperate layers to avoid cutting them)

BAKE 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. (less time if doing 4 thin layers)

BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, remaining pumpkin and spice; mix well. Gently stir in COOL WHIP. Cut each cake layer horizontally in half with serrated knife; stack on serving plate, spreading cream cheese filling between layers. (Do not frost top layer.) Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving; top with nuts. Refrigerate leftovers.

Easy Chocolate-Tofu Mousse

Source: Prevention

12 oz. silken tofu
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Greek style plain yogurt

1. Melt chocolate chips.
2. Place tofu & vanilla food processor & puree until smooth. Add melted chocolate & blend until well-mixed. Pour into large bowl.
3. Fold in yogurt until just blended. Cover & refrigerate until ready to serve.

Night Before French Toast Casserole

1 8-10 oz baguette, cut into 1” slices
6 large eggs
2.5 cups whole milk
4 tsp sugar
¾ tsp salt
1 Tbs vanilla
1 oz orange juice
2 Tbs butter cut into small pieces

Grease 9x13 pan with spray or butter. Arrange bread slices in single layer, pushing all together. Mix all other ingredients and pour over bread in pan. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hrs – 36 hrs. To bake, uncover and place in cold oven. Turn on oven to 350 and bake 45-60 min, until bread is puffy and lightly browned. Remove from oven and let stand 5 min before serving. Serve with syrup, honey, yogurt or sour cream and fresh fruit.

Ultimate Pear Crisp

Filling:
6 cups peeled, cored, and sliced rip pears (about 6 lg ones)
1/3 cups sugar
1 T chopped candied ginger
1 T lemon juice
1 T flour

Topping:
1 C flour
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup rolled oats
½ t cinnamon
¼ t salt
½ cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into ¼” thick slices

Combine filling ingredients and toss well. Spread into buttered glass 9x13. Bake 10 min.

Combine dry ingredients, then add butter using fingers to rub ingredients together until all is blended. Remove fruit form oven, spread on topping, return to oven and bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is bubbly, about 20-25 min. Let cool 15 min.

Denise's Chocolate Cherry Cake

Just as wonderful as it sounds! Top with a butter milk frosting!

1 Duncan Hines dark chocolate cake mix
1 can Cherry Pie Filling
2 eggs
2 Tbs flour for high altitude?

Frosting

1/2 stick butter1/2 cup buttermilk (Regular milk OK here, too)1/2 cup brown sugar
½ cup chocolate chips
Boil frosting mixture until dissolved. Stir in chocolate chips
Bake cake @ 350 for 30-35 min
Frost when cooled.

Rachel's Banana Bread

This traditional favorite gets a flavor boost with a scoop of low fat sour cream. Add nuts if you like!

1 ½ cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
2 eggs
4 Tbls. Low fat sour cream
2-3 bananas
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
1 ½ cup flour
¼ cup walnuts

Mix eggs, butter, sugar and sour cream
Mix flour, salt, soda in separate bowls
Add dry stuff into wet stuff
Add bananas
Grease and flour pan
Bake 1 hour at 350