Desserts on Patio Daddio BBQ

Praline Bacon Bread Pudding with Rum Raisin Crème Anglaise

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:19:00 +0000

This, my dear friends, is health food at it's very worst. It's my twisted porcine twist on a classic Southern dessert. Don't let that highfalutin French term “crème anglaise” throw you. I go lazy and use melted ice cream that's thinned a little.

I remember when I first heard of bread pudding, and to be honest the thought pretty much disgusted me. My brain just couldn't imagine bread as pudding. It reminded me of that Sesame Street song, One of These Things Is Not Like The Other. To me it was sort of like saying, well, pig candy. Many years later I tried it and found that I was oh so wrong.

Funnel Cakes - Two Ways

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:17:00 +0000

Make the ganache by bringing the cream just to a simmer in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

Add the chocolate and remove the pan from the heat.

Let sit for five minutes to allow the chocolate to melt.

Whisk until smooth and completely incorporated.

Set aside and let cool.

Make the glaze by bringing all of the ingredients to a simmer in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat.

Pear & Fontina Galette

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:12:00 +0000

Start your grill and prepare for indirect cooking at 375º, or preheat your oven to 375º.

Combine the brown sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl and mix well with a fork.

Peel the pears (optional, but I did) and cut them lengthwise into quarters. Remove the core from each quarter and slice them to about 1/4" into a medium mixing bowl.

Add the sugar, flour, and spice mixture to the pears, fold gently to coat the pears evenly, and set aside.

Barbecued Sweet Potato Pie

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:54:00 +0000

Preheat your oven to 350º.

Put the potatoes and the milk in a food processor and process until it is very smooth.

Add the butter, condensed milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla to the food processor and pulse a few times to combine.

Note: You need the mixture to be the consistency of a milkshake. If it's too thick, add more milk as needed.

Pour half of the filling into each pie shell.

Pigamon Rolls

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:58:00 +0000

Bake the cinnamon rolls per the package directions, then turn the oven off.

Smear the rolls with the provided glaze.

Sprinkle the rolls with the chopped pig candy.

Put rolls back in the warm oven for five minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

Referenced in ingredients: Pig candy

Braised Nectarines with Champagne Honey Caramel

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:45:00 +0000

Arrange the nectarines on a plate cut-side-up.

Sprinkle the cut-side of each nectarine half lightly with 1/2 tsp sugar

Season lightly with salt and very little pepper, and let sit 15-30 minutes.

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat.

When the skillet is hot, add the nectarines cut-side-down.

Cook until the flesh just starts to caramelize to a medium brown.

Add half of the water and 1 Tbsp of the butter.

Candied Bacon & Praline Ice Cream

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:18:00 +0000

Combine the cream, milk, condensed milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and whisk well until all of the ingredients are completely incorporated. Cover and refrigerate.

Prepare your ice cream maker and freeze the ice cream per the instructions.

Gently fold the bacon and pralines into the soft ice cream and freeze in an airtight container until it hardens (3-4 hours).

Serve and enjoy! I served mine with a drizzle of a homemade maple caramel and some additional chopped bacon and pralines.