My class makes these at the grade 11 level. It is challenging using phyllo pastry because it dries out so easily and breaks or rips even faster than it dries. The effort really is worth it in end when you bring hot bubbly baklavas out of your oven. If my students can make this, you can too!

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Ingredients

Apple
Cinnamon
White Sugar
Brown Sugar
Nuts (whatever your favourite variety is)
Oats

Directions

  1. Peel & core apples
  2. Toss with cinnamon and white sugar
  3. Fill core whole with brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts
  4. Wrap in tin foil and place on coals in fire pit.
  5. Occasiona...

Think of this as the best chocolate pudding you've ever tasted!

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Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 cups (4 oz) bittersweet chocolate
1 3/4 cups white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup (2 oz) coffee liqueur such as Kahlua
14 egg yolks

Directions

  1. In a double boiler melt choc...

These creme brulees are chocolatey goodness and creamy!

Ingredients

4 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
granulated sugar, for topping

Directions

  1. P...

These cheesecakes were fast and easy to make. They were perfectly creamy too.

Mini_Cheesecake

Ingredients

6-12 Digestive cookies or Graham crackers crumbled
3/4 -1 cup butter
8 ounces of cream cheese
1/3 cup of sugar
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1 egg

Directions

  1. Preheat the o...