My friend, Miriam Pascal, creator of OvertimeCook.com published her first book, Something Sweet! Congratulations, Miriam!
Something Sweet, Desserts, Baked Goods, and Treats for Every Occasion just hit the shelves and it is a keeper! The recipes are approachable, look delicious and vary from cookies and muffins to showstopping desserts.
Oatmeal Cookie Wedges, Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake, Grandma’s Sweet Yeast Dough, Fruit-Filled Pastry Roses, Chocolate Chip Peanut Pie, Cookie Dough Fudge Pie, Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tartlet and the Hot Gooey Caramel Pie (recipe below) are some of the recipes I have marked to try soon.
There is a chapter devoted to Party Treats which includes recipes for Pretzel-Crusted Peanut Butter Cheesecake, Neopolitan Zebra Cheesecake, Pecan Pie Cigars, Rice Krispie Treat Truffles and more. Miriam even includes a chapter on drinks!
Gingerbread Biscotti and Lemon Olive Oil Biscotti will be hitting my holiday baking list this year. This book is packed with great looking sweet treats for any occasion. Another plus, are the beautiful photographs to accompany every recipe.
Start here by trying a recipe for Gooey Hot Caramel Pie courtesy of Miriam and her publisher, Me’sorah Publications, ltd.
Hot Gooey Caramel Pie
Dairy or Pareve Yield 2 pies, each 8-10 servings
2 sticks (1 cup) butter or trans-fat-free margarine
8 oz cream cheese or soy cream cheese
1½ cups brown sugar
¼ cup light corn syrup
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups flour
1 cup caramel chips
2 ready-made graham cracker pie crusts
vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional
Caramel Sauce for serving, optional
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, on medium speed, cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add brown sugar and corn syrup; beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add eggs, baking soda, and vanilla, beating to combine after each addition.
- Reduce mixer speed to low; add flour. Beat until combined. Stir in caramel chips.
- Divide batter between pie crusts. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the center is just set (it will still be jiggly).
- Serve warm with ice cream and caramel sauce (optional).
Note As the name suggests, the pie is gooey— and it doesn’t cut into the neatest slices when warm. For a fancier presentation, make mini pies (see Variation) or serve it closer to room temperature, when it won’t be as gooey.
Variation For neater serving, bake in mini graham cracker crusts or ramekins for 22-24 minutes.
Plan Ahead This pie freezes well in an airtight container. Defrost and reheat before serving.
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GIVEAWAY: Special thanks to Miriam Pascal and her publisher, we have a copy of Something Sweet for one of you. The giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only and will run through September 27th. To enter leave a comment here telling me which recipe from this book sounds the most tempting! Good luck!
This cookbook looks like a winner, especially after seeing this hot, gooey caramel pie! Looks delicious!
p.s. I love Miriam’s blog header. It would make such an adorable apron 😉
Gingerbread biscotti caught my eye right away!
It’s hard to pick one they all sound so tempting, but I would say the Neopolitan Zebra Cheesecake sounds most tempting to me.
Mmm. Would love to try!
Gingerbread biscotti sounds delicious
Oh oh oh. My mouth is watering just reading the recipe. Congratulations on publishing your first book. Wishing you much sweet success.
Hot gooey caramel pie! Thank you!
I am ready for the holidays, so I definitely vote Gingerbread Biscotti. My nonCJ hubby says Cookie Dough Fudge Pie.
Hot, gooey caramel pie! Anything with caramel has to be awesone!!!
Hot, gooey caramel pie! Anything with caramel has to be awesome!!!
Gingerbread Biscotti for sure!!!!
I’m always trying to work on my bread-baking skills so Grandma’s Sweet Yeast Dough caught my attention.
Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts! I’m too chicken to make it but the Tiramisu Cookies sound great and (hopefully) easy to make!
Fruit filled pastry roses sounds the most tempting to me. Would love to win this book!
Pretzel crusted peanut butter cheesecake!
They ALL sound wonderful, but “gooey” and “caramel” caught my attention.
The Hot Gooey Caramel Pie sounds delish!!!
Pecan Pie Cigars
Honey sour cream pound cake sounds like a nice variation, and I’m curious to try the pie crust made with coconut oil. Looks like a lovely book.
I’m all over that Hot Gooey Caramel Pie!
So many things looked good but olive oil biscotti sounds amazing
The lemon olive oil biscotti sounds the most tempting to me! Definitely sounds like it would be an instant classic in our household.
I would love to try the Pomegranate Cupcakes.
The Gooey Hot Caramel Pie that is featured in this article sounds like a winning combination.
Gingerbread Biscotti sounds yummy.
the Hot Gooey Caramel Pie sounds amazing. I like the recipes you mentioned and think many would be perfect for the holidays and even gift giving. Thanks for this chance to win
Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tartlet sounds delicious. Looks like a nice book.
The gingerbread biscotti sounds amazing!
I just spent too much time browsing the Table of Contents of Something Sweet on Amazon, and there are a lot of recipes I can imagine myself making (but as a long-time follower of Overtime Cook, that is not surprising). Right now, though, with apple season just getting under way, the Apple Pie Thumbprint Cookies sound mighty good!
The Salted Peanut Butter Chocolate Tart sounds delicious.
Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tartlet – yum yum!!
Pecan Pie Cigars sound intriguing and yummy.
As a longtime follower of overtimecook.com, I’d love to try many recipes from this book. Hot Gooey Caramel Pies are a definite on my Sukkos menu (miniature version for presentation points, of course ;). I’d love to win this book!
The Pretzel Crusted Peanut Butter Cheesecake sounds delish.
Cookie dough fudge pie!
This is tough! The drinks sound good. But the Pretzel Crusted Peanut Butter Cheesecake makes my thighs wiggle thinking about it !!!!!!
Snickerdoodle Bunt Cake. What could be better than the flavor of snicker doodles is a cake?
I love caramel, so definitely the Hot Gooey Caramel Pie! Yum.
Any biscotti is always a temptation. Lemon olive oil so interesting.
Wow! You had me on Hot Gooey Caramel Pie, but i could be wooed with the Salter Chocolate Peanut Butter Tartlet!
Wow! You had me on Hot Gooey Chocolate Caramel Pie, but i could be wooed with the Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tartlet!
Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake would be a huge hit in my house! I can’t keep the cookies around for long!