Archive for the ‘Desserts’ Category

Cherry Cheesecake Minis Recipe

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Stained Glass Double HeartFebruary is cherry month. Treat your Valentine to these tasty tidbits.

You Will Need:
2 8oz packages cream cheese
1 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 egg
1 12oz can cherry pie filling
1 1/2 C finely ground graham cracker crumbs
6 Tbs butter, melted
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
12 mini foil cupcake liners

Instructions:
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Gradually beat in sugar.
Beat in vanilla.
Add egg and beat until blended.
Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and cinnamon.
Press 1 tsp graham cracker mixture into bottom of each cupcake liner.
Spoon cream cheese mixture into liners.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until puffed and set.
Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
Spoon cherry pie filling into the center of each cheesecake.
Store in the refrigerator.

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Chewy Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Pie Recipe Flour SiftersIn honor of oatmeal month, try this New England twist on oatmeal cookies.

You Will Need:
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 C unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 C granulated sugar
1/2 C packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 C old-fashioned rolled oats
6 oz semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (1 1/4 cups)
1 C dried blueberries

Instructions:
Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Beat in vanilla.
Reduce speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
Using a large spoon, fold in oats, chocolate, and blueberries.
Drop slightly rounded tbs of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 in. apart.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through baking, until the cookies are golden brown around the edges.
Let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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SYW Baking Mixes are Perfect for You, but Make Great Gifts Too

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

With the holidays just around the corner, there will likely be lots of baking and scrumptious aromas in your kitchen of fresh baked goodies, strait out of the oven. Make baking this season and throughout the entire year, easier with any of Sturbridge Yankee Workshop’s gourmet baking mixes. Save time and better enjoy the company of your friends, family and guests, with a helping hand from Sturbridge Yankee Workshop. Or if you prefer to bake from scratch (good for you by the way!), consider our delicious cookie, bread and muffin mixes below for the perfect hostess or housewarming gift.


Chocolate Cookie Moose Mixes

Seen here to the left is our collection of Chocolate Moose Cookie Mixes. Proudly made here in Maine, our Hungry Yankee Moose mixes are a true delight. For those who love chocolate, these cookie mixes are simply to die for. The traditional Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix only needs an egg, vanilla, butter and you’re done. Next for a real chocolate explosion, is our Chocolate Moose Cookie Mix. The Chocolate Moose Cookie is a chocolate cookie loaded with chocolate chips, a cross between a brownie and a cookie! Last but certainly not least is our Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix, which features a chocolate cookie dusted with powdered sugar. All of these are made of all natural ingredients and are a full 15oz bag; making on average two dozen 1″ cookies.


Oats, Brown Sugar and Raisins, YUM!

Another fabulously tasting cookie from the Hungry Yankee Moose includes none other than our Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Mix pictured freshly baked, here to the left. Cinnamon and nutmeg spices blend magnificently to remind you of homemade cookies after school, a day spent in grandma’s kitchen or an early morning trip to the bakery. As with the cookie mixes mentioned above, the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have all natural ingredients, are made in Maine and is also available in a 15oz bag.

Consider any of these cookie mixes as part of a thoughtful gift basket to the baker on your list.

 


Dessert Breads

For something different, try one of Sturbridge Yankee Workshop’s dessert breads for a mid afternoon snack or a yummy after dinner treat, served with ice cream and caramel sauce. Seen here to the left is our Caramel Apple Bread Mix. This wonderfully moist bread combines rustic apples and buttery caramel. Another fruit themed bread option is our Blueberry Tangerine Bread. Boasting organic ingredients, no trans fat or preservatives, this is a great mix for those adhering to a stricter diet.

And if you have a real sweet tooth, you will surely love our Cinnamon Chip Monkey Bread. Monkey Bread is a classic, round pull-apart bread that is a great accompaniment to any party. A burst of cinnamon flavor is highlighted by the delectable icing you may choose to drizzle over the bread (icing included). For a special occasion like a birthday or Christening celebration, try our Lemmon Dessert Bread. Made with crystallized lemon peel, this lovely bread mix is a lemon lover’s dream.


Freshly Baked Breakfast

At Sturbridge Yankee Workshop we also offer perfect baking mixes to start your morning off right. Our Raspberry White Chocolate Scones, pictured here to the left are buttery and the perfect accent to an impromptu tea party. These scones would be great served with any of Gourmet Jams & Jellies.

When it comes to breakfast options, you can’t have a muffin with out making it a Blueberry Muffin; at least in Maine anyway! Our classic Blueberry Muffin Mix contains light and fluffy batter mix and a can of Wild Maine Blueberries, packed in light syrup with no preservatives. Just mix and bake.

For more food themed gift ideas or if you’re searching for the new favorite treat to make at the next gathering, browse all of our gourmet food items here today.

~ Have a safe and happy holiday from all of us at Sturbridge Yankee Workshop!