Canadian Dessert Recipes

[Nutsy]

Hello again my Canadian friends


I've got a fair bit of info to sift through, but what I am having trouble with is a recipe for a Canadian Dessert, be it French Canadian or British.

I've found a good recipe for the main course........Maple Chicken with Sausages.


Can anyone help us here........it needs to be relatively simple & not too time consuming (he has a limited time to cook both dishes in & serve them)

Thanks so much you guys

 

[DutchsMommy]

I know you got a suggestion previously for Nanimo bars - any luck with that? Every time I am doing groceries and see graham cracker crumbs I think of you!!

Another dessert that would probably be pretty easy would be crepes - they are HUGE in Quebec and other areas of "French" Canada. They are basically really thin pancakes which are topped with sugar or jam or the like and rolled up. They are quite good!

 

[Cruisin]

Nutsy

crepes might be a good idea. They could even be made ahead of time (if that is allowed) and served cold with the filling put in them right before serving time.

If you need help with recipes or any ingredients then just let me know and you know I will be glad to help

 

[Debbie]

Butter tarts would be relatively easy, too, if he used frozen, prepared tart shells. Add the butter tart filling-brown sugar, nuts, raisins, butter, egg- bake and mmmm.

 

[Nutsy]

I found a recipe for Sugar Pie which sounds relatively easy


Robin, make ahead is not allowed..........they have to do all the cooking between 3.30 & 6pm & in that time they have to also cook their own dinner & eat it.

These sugar pies sound easy enough, just so long as the teacher will accept bought tart shells, if he has to make his own we will have to find something else.

I like the sound of crepes, but this meal is to serve approx 30 people & I doubt he could make enough of them, plus serve them. Will have to look into that one further, as I don't know that they could be cut up to serve more by making less if that makes sense.


Keep the ideas coming tho guys...................Debbie, these butter tarts, are they individual size or family size (pie size)?

 

[Debbie]

Hi, Nutsy! Butter tarts are individual size tarts. My mom used to make the teeny tiny size, too, for special occasions. Since I love to make dough, but hate to roll dough, I tend to use the frozen individual tart shells for my family. HTH!

 

[Nutsy]

Hi Debbie.

Do you have a recipe for these butter tarts at all? The more options we have the better, as that way, if the teacher says no to one, we have back ups.

 

[Amberle3]

A little more British than Canadian, but what about Maid of Honour tarts?

 

[Debbie]

In a small bowl, measure 2 cup light brown sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla, 2 beaten eggs, 2 well rounded tbsp. butter (about the size of an egg?), up to 1 cup raisins/walnuts (your choice ) Mix together (you can do this really easily by hand-no mixer needed), put in tart shells and bake until golden. Some people add corn syrup to the filling, but I don't- I love these, and my kids who don't "like nuts", always eat their Grandma's butter tarts. Let us know how it turns out!

 

[Nutsy]

Thanks everyone, we have a few recipes up our sleeve now, so if the teacher says no to one we have others at the ready.

Thanks so much for all your help, greatly appreciated, now to collate all the info he has & make sense of it all

 

[MaryannF]

I think butter tarts are a Canadian dessert...
AMAZING BUTTER TARTS

INGREDIENTS:

Pastry for 24 three-inch tart shells or frozen tart shells
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs separated
1 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
1/8 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

METHOD:

Line tart pans with pastry. Plump raisins in hot water and drain well. Sprinkle raisins in bottom of each tart shell. If using nuts, sprinkle a few nuts into empty tart shells. If you like neither, leave tart shells empty.

In medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks, corn syrup, vanilla and salt until smooth.

In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and fold into butter mixture.

Carefully, using a spoon if necessary, pour filling into tart shells until three-quarters full. Bake in preheated 375F oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Filling will puff up during baking and settle when cooled.

Makes 24 tarts.

 

[pumpkinboy]

Nothing like freshly boiled maple syrup poured on snow and then rolled up on a popsicle stick (aka tongue depressor), for a chewy maple treat.

Not much more Canadian (or Quebecois, in this case) treat than that!

 

[DutchsMommy]

I'm thinkin' the snow might be a bit of a problem in Australia? Although a lady I work with's son worked all last year at "Perisher Blue" or somthing like that, a ski resort in Australia - I had no idea there where mountains let alone snow in Aus?!?

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