Kids Class Desserts


Smoked Peach Cobbler


  • 6 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  •  ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 Can of Peaches in syrup (29oz)
  1. Preheat. Preheat your smoker to 275 degrees F and grab a 9X13 baking dish or  12-inch cast-iron skillet. 
  2. Melt butter. add the 6 tablespoons of salted butter and place in your baking dish in the smoker to melt the butter and preheat your baking dish. Close the lid and let the butter melt, this should only take a couple of minutes. 
  3. Make the cobbler batter. While the butter melts, prepare the batter. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Slowly stir in the milk until the batter is just combined. Some lumps in the batter are encouraged.
  4. Smoke the peach cobbler. Pour the batter over the melted butter into your baking dish. Carefully, open your canned peaches, and add the peaches and syrup over the top of the cobbler batter. Close the lid and smoke for about 60-70 minutes. 
  5. Remove the cobbler when the edges are browned, and the cobbler dough has swapped places with the peaches and is mostly on top. Serve warm. Enjoy it with your favorite vanilla ice cream to take it over the top!

 

Banana Cream Pie 

  • 1 Family size banana pudding mix
  • 3 cups of cold milk
  • 1 - 12 inch graham cracker crust
  • 3 Bananas; sliced
  • 1 box of Nilla Wafers 

 

  1. In a large mixing bowl, add your banana pudding mix and all your milk and whisk together for 5 minutes. Place in the fridge to thicken up; about 10 minutes.
  2. While you’re waiting for your pudding to thicken, slice your bananas nice and thin. Set aside. Take your Nilla Wafers, place about 10-15 wafers into a Ziploc bag and crush them. This will make nice little crumbs to sprinkle over top of your pie! 
  3. By now, your pudding is ready and you’re ready to assemble your pie! This is where you can be creative and assemble your pie how you like too! Chef Ben likes to layer his pie. Start out with some pudding mixture in the pie crust, just enough to cover the bottom. Add a layer of banana slices and wafers. Pour the rest of your pudding over top. Add one last top layer of bananas, wafers, and sprinkle some of the wafer dust overtop! Place it in the freezer for 20 minutes to set. Slice and enjoy! Add a dollop of whipped cream to your pie slice to make it perfect! 

 

Peanut Butter Pie

  • 12 Inch Graham Cracker Pie Crust
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese; softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

1. Using a stand or hand mixer, and using the whisk attachment, Add all the heavy cream and powdered sugar and whisk on medium until it holds peaks. Empty whipped cream into another bowl and set aside in the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the filling.

2. In a clean mixing bowl and using the paddle attachment, add your softened cream cheese and beat until smooth. Add your sugar and mix until blended completely. Add peanut butter and vanilla, mixing well. (Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure that the ingredients are fully blended.) You don’t want to have any white spots at this point, keep stirring until everything is a nice even tan color!

3. Using a rubber spatula, fold whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Making sure again, all your filling is a nice tan color, we don’t want any white spots in our filling! Pour filling into the pie crust. Place filled pie into the freezer for 20 minutes. Slice and enjoy your pie! Take your pie to a new level by adding a little chocolate syrup onto your plate before serving!