Make These!!

Two dessert ideas to share with you today. They are both super easy and tasty! This is chocolate fire cake. I am not a big chocolate fan, but this was superb! Just the right amount of chocolate - with a bite of cayenne. Delicious! I found the recipe on Shelterrific.

This is cranberry-pistachio biscotti. The recipe I have calls for almonds, but I substituted pistachios instead. The next time I make these, I will use less white chocolate drizzle. It should be much thinner (it was too thick for me, I took it off - but my kids loved it!). Recipe below:

Cranberry Almond Biscotti

2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 nutmeg
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 Tbs vanilla or almond flavoring
3/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 325*.
Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites & extract in a separate bowl. Add to dry ingredients, mixing until just moist (using an electric mixer on medium speed). Add cranberries & almonds; mix thoroughly.

On a floured surface, divide batter in half & pat each half into a log approximately 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Reduce oven to 300*. Cut biscotti into 1/2 inch slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let cool & drizzle with chocolate or white chocolate.