Did you know that October is National Dessert Month? Mmm… who doesn’t love dessert?
Growing up we almost always had dessert after dinner. As my mom was doing the dinner dishes she would serve us something for dessert. Usually it was pudding, Jello or canned fruit with a dollop of cream on top. A rare treat would have been a slice of pound cake or some cookies.
In honor of this yummy month (National Dessert Month), Pillsbury is sending the finalists to this year’s Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest to Nashville, TN, in November to complete in the 47th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. The grand prize winner will walk away with the $1 million dollar prize. That is awesome!
Some new things with this year’s competition include;
- For the first time, America’s vote will be combined with the judges’ decisions to determine the Grand Prize Winner.
- The Contest ingredient list has been expanded to include Pillsbury’s Gluten Free line of products.
- Judges will award the Pillsbury® Gluten Free Award to the Finalist with the best recipe which uses a Pillsbury® Gluten Free product and does not contain wheat or any products that include wheat as an ingredient.
- The Bake-Off® Contest now features four recipe categories – Amazing Doable Dinners, Savory Snacks & Sides, Simply Sweet Treats and Weekend Breakfast Wows.
Check out some of this year’s competition’s recipes. Oh my! They all sound so good!
- Bacon-Peanut Butter Chocolate Fries – This sweet treat combines bacon, special peanut butter and chocolate.
- Hummingbird Macaroons – These tropical sugar cookies with pineapple, bananas, coconut and nuts are a great dessert anytime.
- Hot Chocolate-Marshmallow Cookies – These tasty treats have a melty marshmallow center.
- Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Bacon Tartlets –Chocolate, peanut butter and bacon are used in these flavorsome tartlets.
- Toffee and Almond Fudge Cookie Cups – These candy cookies are a perfect addition to any dessert tray.
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie “Ice Cream” Sandwiches – Gluten-free treats like these are the perfect sweet stash for your freezer.
- Chocolate Hazelnut-Toffee Bread Pudding with Candied Bacon – This dessert features candied bacon and sweet cinnamon rolls drenched in a gooey sauce.
Do you have a special dessert recipe that your family enjoys? Feel free to share your thoughts.
Kimberly
*I was not compensated for this post. I posted this for the enjoyment of my site readers.
Mary Dailey says
I always loved buying the Pillsbury book of recipes after the competitions.