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Poached Pears Belle Hélène

Poached Pears Belle Hélène

4.9

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place water in a heavy pot. Stir in zest and juice of 1 lemon. Place pears in pot. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds and split pods to the poaching liquid. Pour in sugar.
  2. 2 Bring pot to a simmer over medium-high heat; stir gently to dissolve sugar with minimal jostling of the pears. Reduce heat so pears continue cooking over a steady, gentle simmer. Pears need to stay submerged, so place a small plate over them in the pot to keep them under the liquid. Simmer until pears are just tender, 20 to 25 minutes. (Remove plate to test the pears for doneness.) Remove pot from heat and let pears cool to room temperature in the poaching liquid.
  3. 3 Transfer pears and vanilla beans to a storage container and cover with some of the poaching liquid. Cover and refrigerate until pears are thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Reserve all of the poaching liquid (see footnote).
  4. 4 Heat hot fudge sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until warm. Dip base of pear into the chocolate and spoon chocolate along the sides except for the top inch or so of the pear.
  5. 5 Place dipped pears in individual serving bowls with another generous spoonful of syrup and a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.

By John Mitzewich

French Pear Pie

French Pear Pie

4.8

Prep
45 min
Cook
45 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. 2 Sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix white sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.
  3. 3 Fit pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Cut butter, brown sugar, and flour together in a bowl using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. Spoon pear mixture into pie shell and sprinkle top with brown sugar mixture.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is bubbling and crumble topping is lightly browned, about 35 more minutes.

By Ingrid F

Lemon Madeleines

Lemon Madeleines

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Add melted butter and blend well. Blend in flour, baking powder, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla on low speed. Cover the bowl with a dish towel and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter and flour madeleine molds.
  3. 3 Whisk batter and spoon into the prepared molds, 3/4 full.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove madeleines from the molds to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

By Ashley

Alsatian Apple Sheet Cake

Alsatian Apple Sheet Cake

Prep
40 min
Cook
45 min
Total
115 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add 3/4 of the white wine and mix into a smooth dough. Add more white wine as needed, but avoid making dough too soft. Shape into a ball, flatten, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Peel apples and cut in half. Remove core and place into a bowl with cold water and lemon juice to prevent browning.
  3. 3 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a rimmed baking sheet with butter and dust with flour.
  4. 4 Roll chilled dough out into a rectangle slightly larger than the baking sheet. Transfer dough to the baking sheet and press some of the dough up the rimmed sides to make an edge. Pierce all over with a fork.
  5. 5 Place apple halves cut-side down on a cutting board. Make several parallel cuts without cutting all the way through the apple. Arrange apples all over the dough. Sprinkle evenly with 3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until apples start to lightly brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
  7. 7 Combine eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla sugar, and lemon zest in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until very foamy, 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. 8 Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into the egg mixture.
  9. 9 Remove cake from the oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Pour egg-cream mixture over the apples and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar.
  10. 10 Bake until cream topping is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Ursel

French Yogurt Cake

French Yogurt Cake

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-1/2x4-1/2-inch loaf pan with butter.
  2. 2 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl.
  3. 3 Combine white sugar and lemon zest in a bowl. Rub lemon zest into the sugar with your fingers until fragrant.
  4. 4 Combine eggs, yogurt, juice of 1 lemon, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixture until blended. Add flour mixture and sugar mixture; beat on low speed until batter is just combined. Fold in olive oil gently using a spatula.
  5. 5 Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in the pan, at least 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen; invert onto a serving dish.
  7. 7 Whisk remaining lemon juice and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl to make a thin glaze. Drizzle glaze over cake.

By Tracey Narinesingh

Lemon Ice

Lemon Ice

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
130 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice together in a large bowl until smooth; slowly stir in milk. Pour into a 9x9 inch dish; transfer to the freezer.
  2. 2 Stir once when mixture begins to harden. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.

By bsteimle

Candied Lemon Peel

Candied Lemon Peel

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
60 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cut lemons into slices about 1/4-inch thick and remove the fruit pulp. Cut the rings in half so the peels are in long strips.
  2. 2 Bring water and lemon peels to a boil in a small pan. Drain water, and repeat with fresh cold water. Repeat the boiling step three times (see Editor's Note). Drain and set peels aside.
  3. 3 Combine 2 cups fresh water with 2 cups sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to low and stir in citrus peels; simmer until the white pith is translucent. Store peels in syrup, refrigerated, to keep them soft.
  4. 4 Alternatively, strain peels from syrup and allow them to dry. Toss dry candied peels in additional sugar and store them in an airtight container at room temperature.

By StevenRN

Cream of Mango Soup

Cream of Mango Soup

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the mango, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and half-and-half into a blender or food processor. Cover, and process until smooth and creamy. Serve chilled.

By Suzisulzer

Berry-Mint Granitas

Berry-Mint Granitas

Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Total
595 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Remove lemon zest in 1- to 2-inch sections using a vegetable peeler, avoiding the bitter white pith. Squeeze and reserve 2 teaspoons of juice.
  2. 2 Stir lemon zest, water, sugar, and mint together in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Let cool, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and chill, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove and discard lemon zest and mint.
  3. 3 Process blueberries and raspberries in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl with chilled syrup; discard seeds. Stir in reserved lemon juice.
  4. 4 Pour berry mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Cover and freeze until edges are slushy, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Stir with a metal spoon, scraping frozen mixture off bottom and sides of pan. Cover and freeze, stirring every 30 minutes, until mixture is slushy, about 3 hours more. Cover and freeze until firm, 4 to 24 hours more.
  5. 5 Let stand and soften slightly at room temperature, 5 to 10 minutes. Scrape surface of granita with a fork and spoon into chilled dessert dishes.

By Allrecipes Magazine

Tart Lemon Ice Cream

Tart Lemon Ice Cream

4.6

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
210 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine zest and sugar in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until zest is very fine.
  2. 2 Stir zest-sugar mixture and milk together in a bowl until sugar dissolves; stir in lemon juice.
  3. 3 Whip cream in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form; gently fold into lemon mixture until well combined.
  4. 4 Pour mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan; cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours.

By VRMWIFE

Sweet Blackberry Sauce

Sweet Blackberry Sauce

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place blackberries in a small saucepan; mash gently with a fork. Stir sugar, schnapps, and lemon juice into mashed blackberries; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until blackberries break down and mixture begins to boil, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

By Cynthia Ross

Cherry-Berry Rosé Sorbet

Cherry-Berry Rosé Sorbet

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place frozen fruit, 1/2 cup rosé, sugar, and lemon juice into the jar of a high-speed blender or food processor. Pulse a few times until the fruit begins to break up, then stream in the remaining wine while blending until the mixture is smooth.
  2. 2 Taste and adjust flavor with additional sugar, if needed. Serve immediately or transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze.

By France Cevallos

Lemon Cheese

Lemon Cheese

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Grate zest of 2 lemons; squeeze juice from 3 lemons.
  2. 2 Melt butter with sugar over very low heat in a double boiler; slowly pour in beaten eggs and lemon juice. Stir lemon zest into butter mixture; stir constantly until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat to cool completely.

By Phoebe

Easy and Delicious Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Easy and Delicious Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

4.9

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
130 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend strawberries and lemon juice together in a blender until smooth; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
  2. 2 Stir yogurt and sugar into strawberry mixture until well blended and smooth; pour mixture into the ice cream machine's container.
  3. 3 Freeze according to the manufacturer's directions for a soft-serve consistency.

By victoriayuan

Lemony Marshmallow Glaze

Lemony Marshmallow Glaze

4.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat milk and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When mixture starts to steam, whisk in marshmallows and vanilla until completely melted. Whisk in lemon zest and juice; mixture should be bubbly.
  2. 2 Whisk continuously for 2 minutes, making sure no burning or sticking occurs, until glaze coats the back of a spoon.

By Mrs Nice Chef

Lemon-Pomelo Granita

Lemon-Pomelo Granita

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
195 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. 2 Pour pureed pomelo and lemon juice into a pie plate. Stir in lemon zest and cooled syrup until combined. Place the dish, uncovered, in the freezer until mixture is just starting to freeze around the edges but still slushy in the middle, about 45 minutes. Use a fork to scrape the mixture from the outer edges inward. Place back into the freezer, and continue to scrape with a fork about every hour until the granita is light and fluffy.

By Kim's Cooking Now

Heavenly Lemon Cake

Heavenly Lemon Cake

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a round cake pan with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Beat 1 1/4 cup sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well before adding the next egg. Stir flour, lemon zest, and baking powder into creamed butter mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the prepared pan.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
  4. 4 Combine 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
  5. 5 Poke holes into the top of the warm cake and pour syrup over cake. Cool slightly before cutting.

By Christina

Grilled Pineapple Dessert with Greek Yogurt

Grilled Pineapple Dessert with Greek Yogurt

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place pineapple slices in a shallow bowl. Combine lemon juice, 2 tablespoons sugar, and ginger in a cup and pour over pineapple. Cover and marinate for 2 hours.
  2. 2 Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and mint leaves in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Drain marinated pineapple well, reserving marinade.
  3. 3 Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill pineapple until soft and heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  4. 4 Stir 3 to 4 tablespoons of the marinade into the Greek yogurt and sweeten with extra sugar if desired. Sprinkle grilled pineapple with mint sugar and serve with yogurt.

By susi310

Dairy-Free Lemon Curd

Dairy-Free Lemon Curd

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
145 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a medium saucepan with 1 inch of water and heat until barely simmering.
  2. 2 Whisk lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, egg yolks, and salt together in a glass bowl. Set the bowl over the simmering water. Cook, whisking constantly, until curd foams, then thickens, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Remove the bowl from the simmering water. Gradually whisk in coconut oil until melted and incorporated.
  4. 4 Strain the curd through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids left in the strainer. Press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface to prevent skin from forming. Refrigerate until set and chilled, at least 2 hours.

By LauraF

Lemon Posset

Lemon Posset

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
315 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine 3 cups cream and sugar in a saucepan. Stir together and bring to a boil, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
  2. 2 Pour into serving glasses and refrigerate until set, about 5 hours. Pour a little more cream over the tops just before serving.

By MARLENE28

Citrus-Ginger Granita

Citrus-Ginger Granita

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
375 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir water, sugar, ginger, lemon zest, and lime zest together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes; cool slightly.
  2. 2 Stir the ginger mixture an orange juice together in a pitcher; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  3. 3 Place dish in the freezer; scrape and stir orange juice mixture with a fork once every hour until granita is evenly frozen and crystallized, about 6 hours.

By Jane Gambino

Strawberries for Shortcake

Strawberries for Shortcake

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine strawberries and dark corn syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Stir until mixture simmers and strawberries release their juices, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Off heat, stir sugar and lemon juice into strawberry mixture until sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator before serving.

By MARMARL

Grandma Peggy's Lemon Ice

Grandma Peggy's Lemon Ice

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
370 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix half-and-half, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl. Freeze mixture until ice crystals form, about 1 hour. Remove mixture from freezer, stir to distribute ice crystals, and return to freezer until ice crystals form again, about 1 hour.
  2. 2 Repeat freezing and stirring process twice. Cover the bowl with a lid and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.

By Erin Duvall Culver

Blueberry Sorbet

Blueberry Sorbet

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon zest, and juice in the bowl of a food processor; process until pureed.
  3. 3 Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and process for 30 minutes according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 1 hour.

By QUILTBUGJ

Avocado Ice Cream

Avocado Ice Cream

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
190 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend avocados, lemon juice, lime juice, lemon zest, and lime zest together in a food processor until smooth; add coconut milk, agave nectar, and corn syrup and blend until smooth. Cover bowl of food processor and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. 2 Pour avocado mixture into ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions.

By Countess

Limeabalemon Glaciate

Limeabalemon Glaciate

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend the ice and banana together in a blender set to Low until mixed, adding the lime juice and lemon juice as it blends to keep the ice from freezing to the side of the blender. Serve in a tall glass and garnish with coconut or a cherry.

By SouthernSon

Lemon-Blueberry Dessert

Lemon-Blueberry Dessert

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Put blueberries into a shallow bowl. Pour lemon juice and sprinkle sugar evenly over the blueberries; refrigerate at least 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Divide pound cake cubes into 4 small dessert dishes.
  3. 3 Pour milk into a bowl, add pudding mix, and beat with a whisk for 2 minutes; pour evenly over the 4 portions of pound cake. Refrigerate pudding and cake mixtures until the pudding is set, at least 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Divide blueberries into 4 portions, reserving 4 berries for topping. Spoon 1 portion berries over each cake portion. Top each portion with whipped cream. Place one berry atop each portion of whipped cream.

By Donna

Quince Compote with Vanilla

Quince Compote with Vanilla

Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine water, sugar, vanilla bean, and cinnamon stick in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar has dissolved. Boil for 1 minute, then remove sugar syrup from heat.
  2. 2 Fill a large bowl with water and stir in lemon juice. Peel, halve, and core quinces. Depending on their size, cut each into quarters or 8 pieces and immediately submerge in lemon water to prevent browning.
  3. 3 Add quinces to saucepan with sugar syrup and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer until quinces are soft and have turned lightly pink, about 50 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.

By Lola