FINLANDIA DESSERT WONTONS

Want a crazy good, 4 ingredient dessert?  Look no further than these Vanilla Bean & Apricot wontons.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Makes 24

INGREDIENTS

• 7 ounces Finlandia Vanilla Bean Creamy Gourmet Cheese
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 24 round won ton wrappers
• Powdered sugar for dusting

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat ovento 400
2. Combine cheese & apricot jam in bowl – mix well
3. Put about 2 teaspoons of the mix in the center of each wrapper
4. Lightly moisten the edges of each wrapper with water, fold in half and seal tightly- place on baking sheet
5. Place in the freezer about 20minutes
6. Bake in a until they start to brown - about 15 minutes and let cool slightly, then dust lightly with powdered sugar, and serve alone or with ice cream. 

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*Finlandia Butter can be found at Vons, Albertsons and Safeway. Finlandia Cheeses are also available, in Southern California at Costco and other fine retailers.

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Grilled Pineapple

Serves 4

This is the easiest thing in the world to do with just a few basic ingredients, it has to be tried. And, you can keep the sauce in the fridge for a week.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 can Pineapple rings (or fresh if you like)
• vanilla ice cream
• powdered sugar to garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Pre-heat grill to medium high
2. In a small pot melt butter with sugar - add rum and let warm through and thicken slightly
3. Drain pineapple slices, dip in the sauce and place on grill cook until well marked, 2-3 minutes
4. Baste each slice then flip and cook on other side, baste again cooking until golden 
5. Plate, add a scoop of ice cream, a little more sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar

Peanut Butter & Banana Stuffed French Toast

Cafe 222

This is not something to eat everyday - it's kinda rich. But it's really, really good. The easiest way to make it though is to just go to Cafe 222 and order it. And say hi to Terryl while you're there - she's the one with the waffle on her head.

Ingredients

• 6 slices day-old white or wheat bread
• 1 to 2 ripe bananas
• 8 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• Honey, for drizzling
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• Butter for frying
• Powdered sugar, for topping
• Maple Syrup, for topping

Directions

1. Spread a thin layer of PB on each slice of bread
2. Peel banana and slice enough to cover every other piece of bread
3. Drizzle a small amount of honey on each piece of bread that does not have banana on it
4. Place honey drizzled piece of bread on top of a piece with bananas on it to make 3 sandwiches
5. In a shallow medium sized bowl, gently whip, by hand: eggs, cream, vanilla, rum, cinnamon, nutmeg
6. Heat skillet until butter melts and begins to sizzle
7. Dip 1 sandwich at a time into rum batter and place into skillet
8. Cook until golden brown (about 3 to 4 minutes before turning) on each side
9. Remove from skillet and cut in 1/2 diagonally
10. Top with powdered sugar, butter and maple syrup.

Ice Cream Sandwich Deal

Serve 1

This sounds like the dumbest thing on the planet, but its amazingly good...and simple.

Ingredients

• 1 ice cream sandwich

• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

• 2 chocolate-mint cookies, smashed up (Thin Mints are perfect for this)

• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions

1. Slice sandwich in half not lengthwise, but...shortwise - I don't really know how else to say it? I just mean across the middle

2. Then slice each half diagonally to create 4 triangles

3. Drizzle syrup decoratively on a plate and place the triangles standing up in the middle

4. Sprinkle cookies over the top and shake powdered sugar over the whole thing