If you’ve ever been invited to someone’s house for dinner or a BBQ last minute and didn’t know what to bring, this is the recipe for you. This mango pie uses any type of cookie you have on hand and only a few other ingredients besides mango!

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango
• 2 limes
• 7 oz of sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 cups of any cookies
• 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Recipe

1. Start by crushing up your cookies either by hand in a sealed bag or in a food processor.
2. Melt the butter and add that into the cookie crumbs, along with the zest of half a lime.
3. Press that mixture into a pie dish and bake it for 8-10 minutes in a 375 F oven.
4. While that crust bakes, zest the other half of the lime and the other lime entirely. Juice one of the limes into the bowl of a food processor and add in the lime zest as well.
5. Cut up the entire mango and put that into the food processor. Blend until a smooth puree is formed.
6. Once the mango is nice and smooth, add in the sweetened condensed milk, the salt, and blend again until everything is well combined.
7. Once the crust has cooled for about 15 minutes, pour the mango mixture on top, and chill it for about 2 hours until it sets!

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Salad

Clementines are such a great base to petite salads for one! All you have to do is peel them, and cut them into rounds with a very sharp knife. Then, you an add herbs like mint, other fruits like pomegranate seeds, and toss with salad greens or leave as they are and drizzle over olive oil!

Granita

If you’re in the mood for something cool and refreshing, this is the dessert for you! A granita is basically like a shaved ice, and it’s so delicious and easy to make.

Just juice about 24 clementines until you get 2 cups worth of juice. In a saucepan, boil 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 1/2 inch of ginger together until the sugar dissolves. Let it steep for 30 minutes off the heat, and then throw away the ginger. Add in the juice as well as 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Put it into a shallow dish, freeze for 3 hours, and then scrape it with a fork. Serve and enjoy this icy treat!

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt
• 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup of ice water

Instructions

1. Start by cubing the butter and putting it into the freezer so it gets really cold and hard.
2. In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt, and mix well.
3. Once the butter is pretty solid, add it into the bowl and using two forks, mix it into the dry ingredients. This will take about 5-7 minutes and the butter should end pea-sized.
4. Then, add in 2-3 tablespoons of the water and super gently mix it into the flour.
5. To test the flour to see if it’s done, squeeze a little bit between your fingers to see if it sticks together. If it doesn’t, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until it does.
6. On a lightly floured surface, turn the dough out and knead it gently until it forms a unified clump. It will still be a little crumbly, and that’s okay.
7. Form it until a disk and wrap it in cling wrap, stick it in the freezer for an hour, and you’re ready to make a pie or save it for another day!

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What many people don’t know, however, is that it’s totally possible to make smores even if you aren’t outside sitting around a campfire.

Here’s a recipe that’ll show you how to make smores in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Ingredients

• Graham crackers
• Chocolate Squares
• Marshmallows
• Wooden skewer

Instructions

Start off by taking your graham crackers and breaking them in half. This is the base of a proper smore, and what you’ll use for the “bread” of the sandwich.

Take one half of the graham cracker and set it on a plate. On top of this graham cracker half, put a square of either dark or milk chocolate (whichever you prefer!).

Now, you’ll want to take a large marshmallow and place it on one of the ends of a wooden skewer.

Go to your stove and turn it onto high heat.

Place the skewered marshmallow on top of the stove’s heat source and wait for it to heat up and momentarily catch fire.

Blow it out, and voila: you have your perfectly charred smore marshmallow.

Place the marshmallow on top of the chocolate, and then remove it from the skewer using the second graham cracker half.

Enjoy!

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This raspberry mousse is perfect for when you need a dessert that’s super light, really fresh and a crowd pleaser!

Recipe

1. Place 4 sheets of leaf gelatin in a bowl with cold water for 5 minutes until they are soft.
2. Once they are, pour out most of the water and squeeze out as much water as you can. You want there to only be about 1 tablespoon of water left just so you can melt the gelatin.
3. Put the bowl over a saucepan for a few minutes until the gelatin has melted slightly.
4. In a food processor or blender, blitz up 12 oz of raspberries and then strain them so there are no seeds left.
5. In another bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whisk 4 egg yolks with 3 oz of sugar until it’s pale and fluffy. Add in the raspberries and gelatin mix gently.
6. Whip up 5 oz of heavy cream to soft peaks and fold that into the mixture as well.
7. Finally, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold 2 tablespoons worth of them into the mixture.
8. Pour the mixture into bowls or one big bowl and chill for at least 4 hours and then serve them with extra whipped cream and raspberries or however you like!

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The best part about these bars is that they can be made with as little as 4 ingredients, but you can really make it your own. Feel free to add in coconut flakes, more types of nuts, butterscotch chips and more.

Recipe

Start off by throwing graham crackers into a food processor until there are 2 cups worth of crumbles. Alternatively, you can just put them in a big bag and smash them with a rolling pin if you want less things to clean up afterwards.

Put those in a bowl along with 1 cup or 6 oz of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips or chopped up pieces, 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or whatever nuts you have on hand, and 1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk.

Stir all the ingredients together until they are well mixed and then put them in a baking tin that has been well greased.

Bake the mixture for 25-30 minutes at 350 F, or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Wait for it to cool, slice into bars, and enjoy!

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Recipe

1. In a bowl, separate 6 egg yolks and add in 4 tablespoons of white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
2. In a small saucepan, heat up 2 1/2 cups of heavy cream over low heat. Leave it on until it just starts to bubble slightly and then turn it off immediately.
3. Slowly whisk in the hot cream into the eggs a little bit at a time. If you do it too quickly, the cream will cook the eggs and you’ll have scrambled eggs instead of a custard.
4. After everything’s been combined, pour the custard into ramekins and put them into another baking dish and fill halfway with water. This is called a water bath and it will help the custard bake evenly.
5. Bake it at 300 F for 30 minutes, and then let it cool until it’s about room temperature.
6. Sprinkle on a little bit of white sugar onto the top so it’s just covered. Then, either blow-torch the sugar until it’s caramelized and brown or put them until the broiler for just a couple minutes to get the job done.
7. Enjoy!

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Donuts

Donuts are honestly one of the best gifts on earth. These soft, dreamy, fried dough rounds are so delicious and are so versatile. So why not make them the star of your birthday celebration instead of a cake? You can buy them from the grocery store or even make your own by frying up some biscuit dough and making a simple glaze!

Fruit

If you want to forgot the sugar altogether, you can do that and still have a beautiful cake to look at and devour. The only thing is, this cake isn’t a cake at all! It’s just the shape of a cake, but its contents are pure fruit.

All you have to do is cut a watermelon into rounds, as many as you want tiers, and layer them on top of each other. Decorate with other melons, berries, or whatever fruit you love most, and you have a jaw dropping center piece to any celebration.

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If you’ve ever been invited to someone’s house for dinner or a BBQ last minute and didn’t know what to bring, this is the recipe for you. This mango pie uses any type of cookie you have on hand and only a few other ingredients besides mango!

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango
• 2 limes
• 7 oz of sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 cups of any cookies
• 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Recipe

1. Start by crushing up your cookies either by hand in a sealed bag or in a food processor.
2. Melt the butter and add that into the cookie crumbs, along with the zest of half a lime.
3. Press that mixture into a pie dish and bake it for 8-10 minutes in a 375 F oven.
4. While that crust bakes, zest the other half of the lime and the other lime entirely. Juice one of the limes into the bowl of a food processor and add in the lime zest as well.
5. Cut up the entire mango and put that into the food processor. Blend until a smooth puree is formed.
6. Once the mango is nice and smooth, add in the sweetened condensed milk, the salt, and blend again until everything is well combined.
7. Once the crust has cooled for about 15 minutes, pour the mango mixture on top, and chill it for about 2 hours until it sets!

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Salad

Clementines are such a great base to petite salads for one! All you have to do is peel them, and cut them into rounds with a very sharp knife. Then, you an add herbs like mint, other fruits like pomegranate seeds, and toss with salad greens or leave as they are and drizzle over olive oil!

Granita

If you’re in the mood for something cool and refreshing, this is the dessert for you! A granita is basically like a shaved ice, and it’s so delicious and easy to make.

Just juice about 24 clementines until you get 2 cups worth of juice. In a saucepan, boil 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 1/2 inch of ginger together until the sugar dissolves. Let it steep for 30 minutes off the heat, and then throw away the ginger. Add in the juice as well as 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Put it into a shallow dish, freeze for 3 hours, and then scrape it with a fork. Serve and enjoy this icy treat!

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt
• 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup of ice water

Instructions

1. Start by cubing the butter and putting it into the freezer so it gets really cold and hard.
2. In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt, and mix well.
3. Once the butter is pretty solid, add it into the bowl and using two forks, mix it into the dry ingredients. This will take about 5-7 minutes and the butter should end pea-sized.
4. Then, add in 2-3 tablespoons of the water and super gently mix it into the flour.
5. To test the flour to see if it’s done, squeeze a little bit between your fingers to see if it sticks together. If it doesn’t, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until it does.
6. On a lightly floured surface, turn the dough out and knead it gently until it forms a unified clump. It will still be a little crumbly, and that’s okay.
7. Form it until a disk and wrap it in cling wrap, stick it in the freezer for an hour, and you’re ready to make a pie or save it for another day!

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What many people don’t know, however, is that it’s totally possible to make smores even if you aren’t outside sitting around a campfire.

Here’s a recipe that’ll show you how to make smores in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Ingredients

• Graham crackers
• Chocolate Squares
• Marshmallows
• Wooden skewer

Instructions

Start off by taking your graham crackers and breaking them in half. This is the base of a proper smore, and what you’ll use for the “bread” of the sandwich.

Take one half of the graham cracker and set it on a plate. On top of this graham cracker half, put a square of either dark or milk chocolate (whichever you prefer!).

Now, you’ll want to take a large marshmallow and place it on one of the ends of a wooden skewer.

Go to your stove and turn it onto high heat.

Place the skewered marshmallow on top of the stove’s heat source and wait for it to heat up and momentarily catch fire.

Blow it out, and voila: you have your perfectly charred smore marshmallow.

Place the marshmallow on top of the chocolate, and then remove it from the skewer using the second graham cracker half.

Enjoy!

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This raspberry mousse is perfect for when you need a dessert that’s super light, really fresh and a crowd pleaser!

Recipe

1. Place 4 sheets of leaf gelatin in a bowl with cold water for 5 minutes until they are soft.
2. Once they are, pour out most of the water and squeeze out as much water as you can. You want there to only be about 1 tablespoon of water left just so you can melt the gelatin.
3. Put the bowl over a saucepan for a few minutes until the gelatin has melted slightly.
4. In a food processor or blender, blitz up 12 oz of raspberries and then strain them so there are no seeds left.
5. In another bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whisk 4 egg yolks with 3 oz of sugar until it’s pale and fluffy. Add in the raspberries and gelatin mix gently.
6. Whip up 5 oz of heavy cream to soft peaks and fold that into the mixture as well.
7. Finally, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold 2 tablespoons worth of them into the mixture.
8. Pour the mixture into bowls or one big bowl and chill for at least 4 hours and then serve them with extra whipped cream and raspberries or however you like!

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The best part about these bars is that they can be made with as little as 4 ingredients, but you can really make it your own. Feel free to add in coconut flakes, more types of nuts, butterscotch chips and more.

Recipe

Start off by throwing graham crackers into a food processor until there are 2 cups worth of crumbles. Alternatively, you can just put them in a big bag and smash them with a rolling pin if you want less things to clean up afterwards.

Put those in a bowl along with 1 cup or 6 oz of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips or chopped up pieces, 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or whatever nuts you have on hand, and 1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk.

Stir all the ingredients together until they are well mixed and then put them in a baking tin that has been well greased.

Bake the mixture for 25-30 minutes at 350 F, or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Wait for it to cool, slice into bars, and enjoy!

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Recipe

1. In a bowl, separate 6 egg yolks and add in 4 tablespoons of white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
2. In a small saucepan, heat up 2 1/2 cups of heavy cream over low heat. Leave it on until it just starts to bubble slightly and then turn it off immediately.
3. Slowly whisk in the hot cream into the eggs a little bit at a time. If you do it too quickly, the cream will cook the eggs and you’ll have scrambled eggs instead of a custard.
4. After everything’s been combined, pour the custard into ramekins and put them into another baking dish and fill halfway with water. This is called a water bath and it will help the custard bake evenly.
5. Bake it at 300 F for 30 minutes, and then let it cool until it’s about room temperature.
6. Sprinkle on a little bit of white sugar onto the top so it’s just covered. Then, either blow-torch the sugar until it’s caramelized and brown or put them until the broiler for just a couple minutes to get the job done.
7. Enjoy!

The post Creme Brûlée is Fancy Yet Easy to Make at Home! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Donuts

Donuts are honestly one of the best gifts on earth. These soft, dreamy, fried dough rounds are so delicious and are so versatile. So why not make them the star of your birthday celebration instead of a cake? You can buy them from the grocery store or even make your own by frying up some biscuit dough and making a simple glaze!

Fruit

If you want to forgot the sugar altogether, you can do that and still have a beautiful cake to look at and devour. The only thing is, this cake isn’t a cake at all! It’s just the shape of a cake, but its contents are pure fruit.

All you have to do is cut a watermelon into rounds, as many as you want tiers, and layer them on top of each other. Decorate with other melons, berries, or whatever fruit you love most, and you have a jaw dropping center piece to any celebration.

The post Why Not Change Up Your Birthday Cake and Eat One of These Instead! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.