Whipped Ricotta Cream Dessert

Got some more ricotta from my cheese hookup and homegrown persimmons from a neighbor, which turned out to be the makings of a perfect dessert for the season (you could also use different fruit though). I squeezed it into 4 glasses, but they were heaping and people were super full after eating them, so you…

Persimmon Crisp

Our Cookbook Club tradition is to do a Friendsgiving event in November, where instead of using a cookbook everyone makes a dish that’s either a Thanksgiving tradition for them or something new they want to try this year. It’s persimmon season, and my friend recently gave me a bag full from her tree. I make…

Persimmon Sorbet

This is the easiest dessert in the world. No exaggeration. It contains one ingredient. And it’s healthy, because that one ingredient is a fruit. If you end up with a bounty of persimmons from your tree (or from a friend’s tree in my case), this is also a great way to keep them from going…

Honeyed Persimmon Cake Topping

Whenever cake comes with the typical sugary frosting on top, I do my best to scrape off as much of the frosting as I can. It’s just too sweet for me and doesn’t have any other flavor. But did you know that you can use a simple mixture of Greek yogurt and honey to make…