From the category archives:

Dessert

Open-Face Ice Cream Sandwiches with Caramelized Bananas and Walnuts

May 14, 2010

If you were to ask me what’s the very best thing I could think of to make with this Chocolate Bread I’ve been talking about all week, it would go something like this: I’d grill a slice to get it nice and warm and a little bit toasted on the outside. Then I’d mound a [...]

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Brie & Basil Grilled Cheese on Chocolate Bread

May 12, 2010

As I mentioned yesterday, it’s Chocolate Bread Panini Week on Panini Happy – one amazing homemade chocolate yeast bread plus three different panini made with it. Believe it or not, this Brie and basil grilled cheese was actually the very first panini idea that popped into my head to make with the chocolate bread. It’s [...]

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Gingerbread Blondie S’mores Panini

December 8, 2009

It started with thoughts of gingerbread… Could I make dessert panini with gingerbread? Nice, semi-thick, cake-like gingerbread might really work on the grill. It would get all crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I should do blondies. Is there a recipe for gingerbread blondies? Oh, thank God – Martha’s got one. Perfect. [...]

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Peanut Butter Pound Cake S’mores Panini

November 11, 2008

I’ll get right to the punchline – these were over the top, scarf ‘em down good! I’m just thankful that I only use still images on Panini Happy rather than any kind of live webcam or you’d have witnessed my husband and I spattering the kitchen countertops with chocolate sauce as we repeatedly dunked more [...]

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Grilled Brownie Sundae Panini

August 4, 2008

Oh yes, I did! Grilling brownies on the panini press – it works! They may be a little flatter than typical brownies, but they’re still soft and chocolatey and warm and the perfect platform for dessert panini. I grilled these up with some slightly tart frozen yogurt inside, the most wonderful blueberry balsamic syrup (thanks, [...]

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Peach-Rosemary Pancake Panini Recipe

June 1, 2008

Yup, I grilled pancakes too! I feel a little mischievous in the kitchen when I get ready to make panini out of unlikely ingredients – “Ooooh…DARING!!” As I much as I love so-called “normal” panini, every once in a while I like to grill up something a little different. I’d had pretty good success in [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies & Ice Cream Panini Recipe

April 10, 2008

Who knew you could grill cookies on a panini press? Not only is it faster than baking in the oven, the cookies also come out extra crispy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside – perfect for building grilled ice cream sandwiches! Using ready-made cookie dough, you can enjoy this quick and [...]

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Chocolate Raspberry Croissant Panini Recipe…for Two!

February 7, 2008

UPDATED 2/8/09 – NEW PHOTO! Tempt your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day with a decadent dessert for two! Legend has it that chocolate is a powerful aphrodisiac – combine it with raspberry preserves pressed within a flaky, buttery croissant, drizzled with more chocolate and wading in sweet crème anglaise and you have a panini recipe that [...]

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Apple Turnover Panini Recipe

January 22, 2008

There’s nothing better than the warmth and spice of apples and cinnamon nestled in flaky puff pastry, with sweet caramel sauce and creamy vanilla ice cream spilling down the crisp pastry ridges. Enticed? Then you’ll enjoy this recipe for Apple Turnover Panini – inspired by, of course, good ‘ol American apple turnovers. Want to see [...]

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