dessert

Pumpkin Cake

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk (Buttermilk can be used)
  • 3/4 cup sucanat w/molasses
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 3 eggs
  • 15 ounce can pumpkin
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  1. Mix together milk, sucanat, molasses and eggs.
  2. Add pumpkin.
  3. In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon.
  4. Add flour mixture to wet mixture and mix until blended.
  5. Spread into a greased 9×13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
  6. Cool, then frost with the following recipe or frosting of your choice.Garnish with pecans or walnuts.

Cream Cheese Icing:

  • 12 ounces cream cheese, brought to room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons honey granules
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  1. Mix together all ingredients.

Cocoa Bites

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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup sucanat w/molasses
  • 3 Tablespoons molasses
  • 1 – 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  1. In a saucepan heat water and cocoa on medium heat until blended.
  2. Stir together olive oil, sucanat and molasses.
  3. Stir together flour, salt and baking soda.
  4. Add cocoa mixture to wet mixture and mix.
  5. Next add flour mixture. Add as much flour as needed to make a smooth and pliable dough.
  6. Roll dough on a greased work surface till it is about 1/8 inch thick.
  7. Cut with miniature cutters.
  8. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until crisp.

Makes 10 ounces

Apple Toaster Treats

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup sucanat w/honey
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk ( Milk can be used )
  1. In a food processor or blender chop pecans, oats, sucanat, baking powder and salt till fine.
  2. In a separate bowl, stir together the oat mixture and the flour . Mix in butter.
  3. Add milk and roll out dough to about a 1/4 inch thickness.
  • 3-4 apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 2-3 Tablespoons sucanat w/honey
  • 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  1. Stir together sucanat, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  2. Add apples and stir till coated.
  3. Spread apple mixture over half the dough.
  4. Place the other half of dough on top of the apple mixture.
  5. Cut into squares. Seam together sides.
  6. Place on greased cookie trays or pizza stones.
  7. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen 2×2 inch squares

-Toast before serving

-You may store them in a freezer or refrigerator to keep freshness

Date Morgans

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Date Filling:

  • 2 cups chopped dates
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan .Cover and let cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes. Or until mixture thickens.
Cookie:
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup sucanat w/honey
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup milk (Buttermilk can be used)
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter
  1. In food processor or blender chop pecans, rolled oats and sucanat till fine.
  2. Mix in salt and baking powder .
  3. Pour the the ingredients that are in the processor into a bowl and add flour. Cut in butter. Add milk.
  4. Grease 2 jelly roll pans . Roll the dough evenly into the pans.
  5. Bake at 350 for 21 minutes. Loosen from pans immediately after getting out of oven.
  6. Spread date mixture over one tray. Take the 2nd tray’s contents and place it on top of the date mixture.
  7. cut into squares.
  8. Makes 3 1/2 dozen 2 x 2 inch bars.

These bars are best warm.