Pies & Tartes

Spiced Red Pear Pie with Honey

September 18, 2017 By Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

I might be getting a little ahead of myself here, but I am in super fall mode. It was still a blazing 95F here in Dallas this weekend but that did not stop me from starting my fall baking with this Spiced Red Pear Pie with Honey. Yuuuum! I will always prefer a pear over an apple and will always pick pear pie over apple pie – as much as I love apple pie. Red anjou pears are my favorite although they taste almost like the green anjou pears, but I tend to think their flavor is more intense and sweet. Of course, you can substitute with any pear you’d like. And the combination of the pears with ginger, cinnamon and honey is soo yummy and super fall-y….

Apricot Tarte with Vanilla Custard

June 22, 2017 By Melina Thompson 2 Comments

I LOVE this Apricot Tarte with Vanilla Custard for 3 reasons: 1) It is one of my two favorite cakes my grandma used to make and takes me right back to my childhood, 2) it is super easy and quick (if you have the pie crust already made) and 3) it is damn delicious. The sweet and sour tartnesss of the apricots and the smooth vanilla filling in combination with a buttery and crunchy pie crust – divine!…

Bourbon Chocolate Pie with Meringue Topping

September 18, 2016 By Melina Thompson 1 Comment

I am super excited about this post for 2 reasons: 1) this pie is absolutely awesome and 2) my husband made it! I have to say that I am more than impressed. He’s really been wanting to make a whiskey cake for my blog for a while and came up with this idea. It tastes absolutely amazing. The crust is a regular graham cracker crust, filled with a flourless-chocolate-cake-like filling boasting with rich whiskey flavor, topped with meringue. While it is currently still about 100°F out here in Texas, it did not bother us the slightest bit and this pie will definitely be part of this year’s Christmas or Thanksgiving menu. And fall ist just around the corner! This is just perfect for the cooler cozy days of the year….

Blueberry Apple Pie with Rosemary

September 11, 2015 By Melina Thompson 3 Comments

In many parts of the country, the days are getting grey and cool and its time for tea and sweaters. Not so in Texas. Temperatures finally cooled from the 100s down to the low 90s but that won’t stop me from making cozy pie to get that fall feeling started! A classic blueberry apple pie with a twist, rosemary that is. Yes, rosemary! While lemon or grapefruit with rosemary has almost become a staple, there are tons of more fruit-rosemary combinations that taste amazing. Like blueberries. And apples….

Pumpkin Brulée Tart with Gingerbread Crust

November 28, 2014 By Melina Thompson 2 Comments

Happy (late) Thanksgiving! I know this it comes a day late, but hey, the next Thanksgiving holiday is not far and christmas is just around the corner. And if you like good old Pumpkin Pie you will love this Pumpkin Brulée Tart with Gingerbread Crust! It takes your traditional Thanksgiving dessert to the next level. Promise.

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Chocolate Ganache Pie Pops

August 2, 2013 By Melina Thompson 2 Comments

After making these amazing Popcorn Pie Pops with Salty Caramel (my pie pop debut) a few weeks ago, I just had to do it again: Chocolate pie pops. With some left over, frozen pie crust (yes, you can freeze it for a few weeks! Just roll it out before you put it in the freezer) I went for a chocolate classic: dark chocolate ganache, one of my favorites. The first time I ever made it was when I made my Heavenly Mini Chocolate Cake. It is easy and delicious so give it a try!

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Cherry Tartlets with Marzipan

July 14, 2013 By Melina Thompson 2 Comments

These are some easy-peasy tartlets. I made them a while ago actually with some left over puff pastry. Cherry season had just started so I HAD to get some, no idea what I was gonna make with them. I also had some left over marzipan paste, put 2 and 2 together and voilà! The perfect little dessert. The cherry tartlets taste best when served warm, so you can easily prepare them beforehand and just pop them in the oven after dinner. And try them with some almond butter ice cream. Yum!
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Popcorn Pie Pops with Salty Caramel

July 5, 2013 By Melina Thompson 5 Comments

I have to admit that I have never ever before ate or made any pie pops. Never! But how could I? I definitely missed out on something! So I just had to finally give it a try. I have also been wanting to bake something with popcorn for a while and then, one day, it dawned on me: Pie pops filled with salty caramel popcorn! And what can I say, they are a-mazing. I ate FIVE pie pops right off the sheet before they even cooled down… couldn’t help it.

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Apple Marzipan Tarte with Caramel & Rum Raisins

May 20, 2012 By Melina Thompson 2 Comments

This might look like just a good old apple pie at first, but it’s more than that: juicy apples and rum raisins in caramel sauce on top of a marzipan covered short pastry… it’s wonderful and not just a treat for winter time! And it really is simple and fun to bake, you will see.

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