Apple-Sweet Potato Crisp

This recipe would make a good side dish at Thanksgiving or a wonderful dessert throughout the year. It is sweet enough to eat by itself or for an extra treat you could top it with whipped cream or ice cream.

If you have an apple slicer it goes together quickly. I don't even peel the apple. Or if you don't mind chopped apples you could use a food processor. Otherwise everything else comes together quickly. Plus it only has a half hour cook time. Put it in when you start dinner and even if your dinner only requires a 15 minute prep. time desert will still be ready in time.

Ingredients:

• 1 large can sweet potatoes
• 1 large apple, sliced
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• dash of pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Drain sweet potatoes and layer with apples into a baking dish (about 9x9). Sprinkle in the pecans.

Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Sprinkle over baking dish.

Cook for 30 minutes.

Quick Crumb Cake

This cake has a very crumbly texture and is sweet enough to eat unfrosted. However, if you want to take the time to frost a cake it also works well frosted. It mixes together very quickly and easily though it takes nearly an hour to bake.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Microwave butter until softened. Mix with sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time.

Mix together dry ingredients. Sift into sugar mixture. Add lemon peel.

Pour into a greased cake pan and bake for 50 minutes.

Desserts

We all need a little tasty indulgence from time to time. So here is my list of simple, quick, inexpensive and just plan tasty treats:

• Apple-Sweet Potato Crisp
• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
• Mochico Bread
• Quick Crumb Cake
• Quick Fruit Cobbler