Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Fudgy No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
When we would take my maternal grandmother to visit her sister-in-law, my great aunt would always have these cookies and give me one. I loved them.
To this day, I am not sure how she was able to make her big version of these cookies considering she was legally blind. However, she made the best ones I ever tasted.
They were the first cookies I ever made on my own. In fact, they used to be my go-to sweet. My mom’s recipe never tasted like her aunt’s, but it did improve when we figured she put black walnut flavoring in the cookie along with the vanilla.
Sadly, my mom’s recipe is missing from my collection. So, I adapted one by Alice Wise in the Pomeroy Health Care Center Cookbook.
One of the many changes I made was to add maple syrup to offset all the processed sugar and add a maple flavor.
Recipe: Fudgy No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick margarine
- 3 1/2 c. fine sugar
- 6 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 3/4 c. evaporated milk
- 1/2 c. maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp.vanilla
- 1 c. peanut butter
- 5 c. quick oats
Instructions
- Place margarine,sugar, cocoa, milk, and maple syrup in a pot on stove on medium heat.
- Stir frequently until mixture boils.
- Stir constantly once mixture boils. Boil for two minutes.
- Turn off burner and add vanilla and peanut butter.
- Remove from stove and add oatmeal. Mix well.
- Drop by tablespoons or scoops onto waxed paper.
- Allow to cool completely.
Quick Notes
I prefer Grade B maple syrup for more robust maple flavor.
Variations
Use one cup of milk instead of 3/4 cup plus use 4 cups sugar instead of 3 1/2 cups and omit maple syrup.
Use black walnut extract or almond extract instead of half or all of vanilla.
