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Our favorite dessert recipe articles posted on TexasHomesteader.com

Recipe: Homemade Shortcake Baked Up In A Flash

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Recently we received some really beautiful garden-fresh strawberries. Oh the beauty of them! I decided I’d use them to make one of my favorite desserts – strawberry shortcake!

But in the past I always bought the little round shortcakes wrapped in plastic when I’d made strawberry shortcake. This time I wanted to make it all from scratch.

So I sat out to find a recipe I liked. I found one on the AllRecipes site that looked pretty straightforward so I decided to give it a try. I mean, these beautiful strawberries deserve the best #amiright??

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Monthly Sugar-Free Challenge – Cold Sweet Treat

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Recently we were honored to have a guest poster, Ashley share her experience of going through a full month with No. Refined. Sugar!

In her post about going through Week Two of that challenge she shared with us a quick & easy hot-weather treat – Healthy Sugar-Free ‘Ice Cream’ made with frozen bananas and berries. Check out this recipe for a nice cool treat on a hot summer’s day that’s actually GOOD for you…

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Leftover Biscuit Dough? Make Cinnamon Rolls!

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I take the scrap dough from homemade biscuits & make a small pan of cinnamon rolls. They bake right alongside my biscuits and offer us an extra treat with breakfast!

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Cantaloupe Bread with Pecan Praline Glaze

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I had extra cantaloupe in my garden. So I made cantaloupe bread with a praline glaze. It’s similar to zucchini bread, but made with cantaloupe. And it was delicious!

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How To Make A Quick-n-EASY Cookies-n-Cream Ice Cream Cake

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An ice cream cake made with ice cream sandwiches offers a fun twist on a classic dessert. It combines the flavors of ice cream and cake in a unique way. I’m sharing a huge time-saving shortcut too.

C’mon I’ll show you how!

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Apple Pie Made With Home-Canned Apples

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I make and can homemade apple pie filling. The beauty is that means I can whip up a homemade apple pie in minutes. Unexpected company drops by? Need something to ramp up a plain menu? Just want something sweet? Give this homemade apple pie a try!

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Apple Pie Filling Recipe & Water-Bath Canning

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My sweet aunt shared with me many delicious sweet apples from her tree. Not a few mind you, but a LOT! (as in 5 bushels of a lot!)

Thankfully this apple pie filling is pretty straightforward and canning it requires just a 20-minute stint in a water-bath canner. Wanna see how I did it?