Part-cake and part-pudding, clafouti is a French country-style dessert. You can use almost any thawed frozen or fresh tender fruit- try raspberries or cherries.
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Peach Clafouti
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Using ground flax seed instead of whole makes the omega-3 more available. Sneaking it into baking, such as these peanut butter cookies, is a great way to increase your family’s omega consumption, especially if they won’t eat fish.
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Smart Cookie
This is the winning recipe from Recipe to Riches within the Snack Category, which was developed by Sonya Walos.
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Meyer Lemon Bars
Meyer lemons are sweeter and less acidic than regular lemons, making them perfect for desserts. This bar makes a nice addition to a dessert tray, where the rule of thumb is one lemon item, one chocolate item and one nut item.
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Coffee Date Squares
You need to make really strong coffee so they flavour comes through in the squares. Medjool dates and honey dates sold in the produce department are soft and easier to chop than baking dates packed in blocks, but you will have to pit them. Enjoy with a cup of coffee.
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Mini Raspberry Chocolate Bran Muffins
Throw a handful of frozen raspberries into our chocolate bran muffin mix to mix it up a little- no need to thaw them first.
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Individual Four-Berry Crumble
Frozen berries make berry crumble possible year-round. Picked ripe and juicy, PC frozen berries are always flavourful and fresh.
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Raspberry Streusel Bars
Streusel is German for “sprinkle”. Unusually, the streusel topping for this delectable raspberry bar is the same mixture as the pastry base of the bar.
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Mini Raspberry Pain au Chocolat
As flaky and rich as anything you can buy at the finest patisserie. Mini pastries give you portion control- if you can stop at just one!
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Dulce de Leche Cake
This PC version of South American tres leches cake, which means three milks cake, contains the traditional evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and cream, as well as a dulce de leche topping. The rum is traditional, but optional.
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Whole Wheat Scones
This low fat treat doesn’t sacrifice flavour for reduced fat. Share with others within a day or so of eating, or freeze, as the lower fat level affects keeping quality.
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Sugar Cookies
For Christmas cookies, use your favourite cookie cutter shape - try stars, snowmen, angels or Christmas trees.
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Melt in Your Mouth Shortbread Cookies
This fabulously tender shortbread is made in the food processor to ease preparation; be careful though as over processing dough will cause the dough to become greasy and the butter will melt out as they bake.
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Mincemeat Pinwheel Cookies
Pinwheel cookies are a Christmas classic. This version uses pre-rolled puff pastry as the dough, and seasonal mincemeat as the filling. Much easier than the traditional version with two colours of home-made cookie dough stacked and rolled.
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Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint cookies are a holiday tradition, and look great on a dessert tray. Substitute another type of nut, if you prefer.
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Chocolate Cherry Brownie Cookies
Melted chocolate makes this drop cookie extra delicious. Look for dried cherries in the bulk area of the grocery store.
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Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Dacquoise
Dacquoise is a dessert made from nut-flavoured meringue rounds layered with fruit and whipped cream or buttercream. It makes a stunning dessert to serve to company.
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Holiday Truffle Fudge
This cross between fudge and a chocolate truffle is pretty on a dessert tray, and makes a great gift.
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Dirt and Worms Ice Cream Brownie Cake
Gummy worms “crawl” out of this disgustingly delicious dirt cake. Great as a birthday cake or for any other kids’ celebration.
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Honeyed Strawberry Cakelettes
Here’s a new take on strawberry shortcake, perfect for those summer months when the berries are juicy, delicious and local.
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Raspberry Crumble Bars
Be kind to the environment and feel good about dessert with this easy bar made with organic ingredients. Crunchy, fruity, buttery and nutty- something for everyone.
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Pot of Gold Cupcakes
A green-tinted treat for some lucky leprechauns. Boxed cake mix and a tub of frosting make them a snap.
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Applesauce Bran Loaf
Applesauce is the secret to keeping this quick loaf moist, while keeping the fat down.
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Cream Cheese Brownie Cupcakes
Enjoy the best of both worlds with this delectable brownie cupcake! Never cook any brownie until the tester comes out clean, or they will be dry- the tester should still be moist or even have a few crumbs clinging to it.
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Caramel Chocolate Ice Cream Waffles
The classic caramel and chocolate combination, highlighted in an open-faced ice cream sandwich.

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