12 desserts simple Recipes

moscato wine or other sweet dessert wine, simple syrup , recipe follows, cinnamon stick, broken in 1/2, honey, fresh ginger, peeled, and finely chopped, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, firm, ripe anjou pears, peeled, suggestion : vanilla ice cream or gelato, simple syrup, sugar, water

fresh figs, halved, mascarpone cheese, agave syrup (may substitute honey), salt, nutmeg (optional)

just three ingredients , this delicious salad is a snap to make. spoon it into stemmed glasses and enjoy as a light fruit dessert. or, serve with meat sizzling from the grill or with simple chicken sandwiches., blueberry-mango colada salad, fresh blueberries, mangos, peeled, seeded and chopped (about 1 3/4 cups), frozen pina colada mix, thawed, in a large bowl, toss blueberries, mangos and pina colada mix. into four martini glasses or dessert dishes, spoon fruit mixture, dividing evenly., garnish with blueberries , mango slices and thin lime slices threaded onto long wooden picks, if desired., recipe and photograph are courtesy of the us highbush blueberry council .

granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, diced fuji apple, lemon juice, reduced-fat/ light cream cheese, room temperature, fat-free whipped topping, thawed from frozen, ready-to-use dessert crepes (can be found in the produce aisle), fat-free or light caramel dip, room temperature, powdered sugar, for optional garnish

crepes, pre-made, prepared vanilla pudding, cherry pie filling (or any fruit pie filling)

puff pastry , squares (5x5), apples, peeled, cored and sliced into wedges, lemon juice, butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, cream (you can use half and half), turbinado sugar

prepared gelatin, coconut milk or 1/4 cup coconut cream, pineapple chunk, banana, lowfat yogurt, coconut milk or 3 tbsp coconut cream, honey, apple , slices