Strawberries & Balsamic Vinegar

Last night I threw together a very simple dessert for my girls and their friends and then I had to slap their little hands away from eating mine. Sheesh. You’ll love this and it’s only three simple ingredients.

Strawberries & Balsamic Vinegar

1 quart strawberries, washed and sliced
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp granulated sugar

Toss strawberries with balsamic vinegar and sugar. Let sit at room temperature for at least an hour. How to serve this? Over vanilla ice cream, or with yogurt. It’s delicious with pancakes and french toast and is FABOOSH with whipped cream and shortcakes. But you know what? It’s delicious served in a bowl all on its own. It’s a strawberry symphony in your mouth. Yummy.

Pleasantville Note:There are recipes that call for up to 1/2 cup of sugar tossed with the strawberries. In my opinion, you don’t need that much. There’s already enough naturally occurring sugar in the strawberries. Feel free to adjust the sugar or balsamic vinegar quantity to your liking though.

Hot Fudge Pudding

Sunday night is dessert night at my house. Occasionally though, I don’t feel like making it. That’s why this recipe is the bomb. Except for the final step, this is a dessert your kids can make. Or maybe even your husband. It’s that easy. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Hot Fudge Pudding

1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tbsps melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and 8×8 glass baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup cocoa. Whisk in milk, butter and vanilla just until smooth. Spread batter into baking dish. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle evenly over batter. Carefully pour boiling water over mixture in baking dish; do not stir. Bake 30 minutes (batter will separate into cake and pudding layers). Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

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