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Okay. I love to bake. Dessert is one of my favorite things. But I'm completely stumped, right now.

I need to come up with a Passover-friendly dessert idea, and I am drawing a complete and utter blank. Cake is out. Cookies are out. Pie? Right out. Rice pudding? Nope. Fruit crisp? No can do. Panna cotta isn't portable enough. Most puddings have cornstarch. I could make lemon curd, but I refuse to eat it on matzoh, and just serving it plain with a spoon doesn't work. Poached pears aren't make-ahead enough. My favorite macaroon recipe has corn syrup in it, and all the other ones I've found are too dry and mealy for me to be comfortable serving them to anyone not related to me by blood or marriage. Flourless chocolate cake or meringues are technically options, but to be honest, I can't stand either of them, and I'm a selfish enough bitch that I'd rather not make a dessert that I'm not willing to eat.

I am at the point of tearing my hair out. I have too much pride to just give up and bring a couple of pints of ice cream, but I can't think of anything else.

So please, any suggestions? I'm open to just about anything.....

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(really -- let me know what the actual restrictions are -- it'll be easier to come up with ideas. Sorry for spamming your comments. (: )

No grain of any kind. So those are right out; they have rice flour. :( I appreciate the thought and the ideas, though.

There's got to be *SOMETHING* I can make, though.....

* Dates stuffed with pecans and dusted with powdered sugar
* Raspberry soup -- or whatever fruit soup you like, but I love raspberries
* Clementines in warm black tea
* Pears poached in wine with chocolate sauce
* Homemade creamsicles or liqueur-spiked popsicles (eatingwell.com has great popsicle recipes)
* Cream cheese flan (let me know if you want the recipe -- it's one I have from culinary school)
* Creme brulée

* Fresh figs or figs soaked in liqueur, stuffed with sweetened & cinnamoned mascarpone or ricotta
* Frozen chocolate-dipped bananas
* Pineapple, mango, and/or papaya, drizzled with coconut milk and topped with pistachios
* Chocolate bar chunks made into sandwiches with your favorite nut butter
* Slice bananas, roll in cocoa powder on the sides, top with coconut
* Lychees -- can make with canned or fresh -- drain (pit if fresh), then freeze to a sorbet-like consistency
* Stew together peaches, fennel, sugar, five-spice powder. Serve over vanilla ice cream, mascarpone, or ricotta. Top with pistachios.

Holy cow, every single one of these sounds so delicious! Must try a few..

By the way -- tapioca is not a grain. It's made from manioc root. (: Tapioca pudding, boba, and anything using tapioca should be OK.

_Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites_ has a pumpkin custard recipe that has no grain in it, which sounds pretty tasty to me. (No tapioca in that. There was a tapioca fruit parfait recipe on the previous page that made me think of it.) They also have a pineapple-buttermilk sherbet which is simply buttermilk, pineapple, and sugar.

Whew. I think that's everything I can think of at the moment. Hope something in there helps. *hugs* Good luck!

Oh, and DUH, how dare I call myself Italian ...

Zabaglione is always a showstopper. A pain to make, but delicious. Serve with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Matzah is made from flour & you can always use cake meal - substitute it at 2/3 per cup of flour for any recipe.

I have a recipe for nut cake that is entirely gluten-free as well as KFP - do you still need it?

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Sorry I'm so late....