Blueberry Goodness:

  • 1 cup or 2 sticks melted butter
  • 1 (15 ounce) package white cake mix
  • 1 (16 ounce) can of blueberry pie filling

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter in microwave on medium heat for 2 minutes or until just melted but not hot. Open cake mix and pour dry mix into a 9x12 baking dish. Open can of blueberry filling and spoon over the top of the dry cake mix. Pour melted butter over the top. Place into pre-heated oven and bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

  • Yield: 6 – 7 servings
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Ease of Preparation: Easy
  • Type: Dessert

Peach Cobbler:

  • 1 cup sugar + some for taste
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 3 – 4 cups fresh peaches, sliced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place peaches in the bottom of a baking dish and sweeten to taste with a little sugar depending on ripeness. In medium mixing bowl, sift all dry ingredients. Cut in butter and add beaten egg. Mix until crumbly and sprinkle over fruit, covering all exposed fruit. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 – 40 minutes until golden.

  • Yield: 5 – 6 servings
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Ease of Preparation: Easy
  • Type: Dessert

Raspberries with marscapone cream and honey lime sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • juice of 3 limes
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 cup marscapone cheese
  • 3 pints fresh raspberries
  • Mint for garnish

In a small saucepan, warm the honey over low heat. Add the lime juice and stir to blend. Transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cream and powdered sugar and whisk until it forms firm, but not stiff peaks. Place the marscapone in a medium mixing bowl and gently fold in the whipped cream, adding about 1/3 of the mixture at a time, until thoroughly combined but still airy.

Divide the marscapone cream among the bottoms of 6 bowls. Top nicely with raspberries, drizzle with the honey lime sauce and add a mint sprig to finish. As an alternative serving suggestion, use fun glasses. Alternate marscapone cream, then raspberries, sauce, cream, raspberries, sauce until full. Finish with mint leaves for garnish.

  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Ease of Preparation: Easy
  • Type: Dessert

Bianco Mangiare Simple Dessert (Poor Man's Pudding):

  • 4 Cups Milk
  • 4 Heaping Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • Rind of one whole large lemon (minced very fine)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Chocolate shavings for decoration
  • Cinnamon to taste for decoration

In large bowl, mix together first 5 ingredients until thick like pudding. Place in pudding dish and top with shredded chocolate shavings and dash entire top with cinnamon to decorate and to taste.

  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Ease of Preparation: Easy
  • Type: Dessert