Bring a sweet finish to Father's Day with these tasty desserts that Dad is sure to love! After a day of fun activities and homemade gifts, these desserts will definitely be the icing on the cake!
- Chocolate, Banana and Graham Cracker Icebox Cake
- Cherry Cobbler
- Ice Cream Snickers Pie
Chocolate, Banana and Graham Cracker Icebox Cake
What you need
15 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
5 large egg yolks
Salt
3 cups heavy cream
20 graham cracker sheets
4 or 5 ripe bananas, thinly sliced lengthwise
Whipped cream
1 teaspoon orange extract
Make It
Line a 5x10 loaf pan with plastic wrap. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Place yolks and a pinch of salt in another heatproof bowl.
Bring cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Slowly pour cream into bowl with yolks, whisking constantly; return mixture to saucepan, set over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 8 minutes. Immediately strain through a fine sieve set over chocolate; stir until chocolate melts and is smooth. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 4 hours.
Spread 1 cup chocolate mixture evenly onto bottom of loaf pan. Top with a layer of 4 graham crackers, trimmed to fit. Spread 1/2 cup chocolate over top, and cover with some bananas. Spread 1/2 cup chocolate over bananas, and top with a layer of 4 trimmed graham crackers. Repeat with remaining chocolate, bananas and graham crackers until you reach the top of the pan; finish with graham crackers.
Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. Uncover, and turn out onto a serving platter. Remove plastic wrap. Garnish with whipped cream.
Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart
Cherry Cobbler
What you need
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flower, plus more for rolling
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons course salt
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter
2 cups cold heavy cream, plus more for brushing
3 pounds fresh cherries; pitted, or 2 1/4 pounds frozen cherries
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Make It
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup sugar. Using large holes on a box grater, grate butter into flour mixture. With a fork, stir in cream until dough just comes together. On a floured work surface, roll out dough to a 3/4-inch thickness with a floured rolling pin. With a knife or biscuit cutter, cut out 8-12 rounds or squares of dough.
In a bowl, combine cherries, remaining 1/2 cups sugar, the cornstarch, and vanilla. Divide mixture among four 1 1/2 cup ramekins; top each with 2-3 dough pieces. Brush tops with cream.
Bake cobblers on a rimmed baking sheet until biscuits are golden and juices are bubbling, 40-45 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Let cool 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart
Ice Cream Snickers Pie
What you need
1 pint chocolate ice cream, softened
1 (9-inch) ready-to-fill Oreo cookie crust
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup salted peanuts
1/2 cup coarsely chopped Snickers Popables candy
2 pints Ben and Jerry's "In a Crunch" ice cream
Make It
Spread chocolate ice cream over bottom of cookie crust. Stir peanut butter into caramel topping. Drizzle 1/3 cup on ice cream; sprinkle with 1/4 cup each peanuts and chopped candy. Freeze until ice cream is firm.
Top with scoops of peanut butter ice cream. Stir 1-2 tsp. water into remaining topping mixture; drizzle over top. Sprinkle with remaining peanuts and candy. Freeze at least four hours.
About 20 minutes before serving: refrigerate pie to thaw slightly.
Recipe courtesy of Woman's Day