Best of Cajun Thanksgiving Desserts

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I wanted to share a few of the divine dessert recipes that I love to serve my family and friends. All are sinfully delicious, so you'll want to save a little room for dessert! Forget the calories, cher, you can always dance them off later. Cest bon, cher! Bon appetit!

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Pumpkin Bread Pudding w/Chocolate Bourbon Sauce


 


Marguerite's Pecan Pie w/ Bourbon Whipped Cream

Bourbon Whipped Cream

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbs. bourbon

Mix the wet ingredients in a medium bowl. Whisk in the confectioners sugar. Whip the mixture with an electric mixer until raised peaks form. (about 4 minutes) Great on everything!
 

Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Bread w/ Praline Glaze

Kahlua Fudge Cupcakes

Nanny's Praline - Pumpkin Pie

Caramel - Apple Bread Pudding w/ Rum Sauce

 

 Bananas Foster Cheesecake

 

Wishing ya'll a blessed and happy holiday! Merci beaucoup for stopping by!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Cajun Memorial Day Faves

With Memorial Day coming right up, I've been going through my summer recipes and trying to decide what this year's menu will include. I usually just ask my family what they would like and go from there. We'll be firing up the grill for a "kick off to summer bash" and here are a few of the many recipes that are on this year's "must have" list for our family holiday cook out. Enjoy!


Creole Bloody Marys (for starters)

1 cup vodka
4 cups tomato juice, chilled
2 tbs.'s lemon juice
2 tbs.'s Worcestershire sauce
2 tbs.'s horseradish
Tabasco to taste
Few shakes of celery salt
Celery sticks for garnish

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until well combined. Serve over ice and garnish with celery sticks. Cheers, cher!

 Creamy Crawfish Dip

 

Jalapeno Cheeseburgers

 Strawberry Lemonade

1 (1/2) cups sugar
4 cups water
2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled, washed, and cut in half
1 cup lemon juice, 4 large lemons

Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in small saucepan and cook and stir on medium heat until dissolved. Set aside to cool.

Combine the remaining 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, and the strawberries in blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to a 2 quart pitcher and add cooled sugar mixture and lemon juice. Stir well and add crushed ice. Garnish with lemon slices and strawberries.

Cajun Grilled Shrimp w/ Spicy Remoulade Sauce

 

Spicy Cajun Grilled Chicken

Bayou Buffalo Wings

Mardi Gras Slaw

 Deviled Egg Potato Salad

 Bayou Bourbon Beans

 Parmesan Spinach Bread

Bourbon BBQ Sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup bourbon

1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cane syrup

2 tbs.'s Creole or Dijon mustard

1 tbs. Liquid Smoke

1 tbs. or more, chipotle sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 tbs.'s onion, minced
Salt and Tabasco to taste

Combine bourbon and sugar in saucepan and heat and stir on medium heat, until sugar melts.  Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add a little water, if needed. Use as a basting sauce and make extra for dipping.

Kahlua Fudge Cupcakes

 

Blueberry Bread Pudding w/ Lemon Sauce

And who knows what else! Wishing all of you a fun-filled holiday weekend and a safe and Happy Memorial Day! Merci beaucoup for passing by!

Kahlua Fudge Cupcakes + More Cajun Fun!

It was my turn to bring the dessert for my Genealogy Club meeting and these heavenly little treats seemed like the perfect choice.  These decadent Kahlua fudge cupcakes are perfect for any occasion or when you just have an ahnvee for a little something sweet. They are very easy to make and will melt in your mouth and have you going back for more. Cest bon, cher! Enjoy!

Kahlua Fudge Cupcakes

1 box devils food cake mix

1 small box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 pint light sour cream
4 eggs
1/2 cup Kahlua
1/4 cup vegetable oil

In large bowl, mix together cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, Kahlua, and oil. Beat for 2 minutes, on medium speed, with electric mixer. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin pans or paper liners, 3/4 full. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and frost with Kahlua fudge frosting. (recipe below) Makes 24

Kahlua Fudge Frosting

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tbs. Kahlua

Combine first three ingredients in heavy saucepan and stir in milk. Add butter and bring to a boil. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and Kuhlua and beat on low with an electric mixer, until desired consistency. Frost cooled cupcakes. 

I will be sharing these at Sweet Indulgence Sunday, and The Sunday Showcase Party.

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More Cajun Fun

We had an absolute blast at the weekly T.G.I.F block party at Downtown Alive, on Friday night. Gorgeous Spring weather brought out a huge crowd for the double-header Grammy "after party", featuring the fabulous Grammy nominated "Pine Leaf Boys" and the Grammy winning, Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band. The crowd was in nitty- gritty dance mode and there was a whole lotta hot dancin' going on. Poo-yie, cher! So much fun!

First up was The Pine Leaf Boys and they were really rockin' the crowd. There was a whole lotta two-steppin' and jitter-buggin' going on.

Next up, was this year's Grammy winner for best Zydeco, Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Stomp Band and the crowd went into Zydeco overdrive.

Here's a little sample of the first band and all of the fun going on in downtown Lafayette.

Let the good times roll, cher! To view more of my videos, go here, to my You Tube channel.

The Pine Leaf Boys 

Wishing you all a wonderful week, filled with good times!
To be continued...  Merci beaucoup for stopping by!