Hawaii's Best Local Desserts [Spiral-bound]

Jean Hee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Here is a collection of Hawaii's best dessert recipes! These are the ones passed on from friend to friend, the ones written on scraps of paper because you wanted the recipe at that family get together or picnic or party. Some of the recipes included in this cookbook were favorites more than 25 years ago and are still favorites today. Parents and students submitted them as recipes for their school cookbooks. They range from simple, easy to prepare desserts to elegant, yet decadent masterpieces. Look for recipes with an island flavor! Mangoes, pineapple, and coconut add their special distinctive touch to these desserts. Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie with Haupia Topping is one of many desserts unique to Hawaii. You can now make your own! Because of our busy lifestyle, there are many recipes that incorporate a store bought packaged product into a magnificent scrumptious dessert! Your guests will never know.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 128 pages
• Publisher: Mutual Publishing (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156647518X
• ISBN-13: 978-1566475181
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #808,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Pies

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great local desserts!, March 12, 2003

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T. Kaaihue "freedom457" (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawaii's Best Local Desserts (Spiral-bound)

Don't be apprehensive because you can't see the cover! This book is full of delicious results that are ultimately simple. A few recipes include store bought packaged products such as cake or brownie mix, but the majority of recipes are based on "from scratch" recipes that have been passed along and shared between close family and friends through generations in Hawai'i. If you've lived in Hawaii or have visited Hawai'i and long for the desserts you so easily remember, this book is a must. Recipes like Pineapple Delight (ready in under half an hour) and Pumpkin Crunch (you HAVE to try this one!) are extremely delicious - having made both with excellent results and ease of preparation. The Hawaiian Jell-o Dessert also got rave reviews from family and friends and is very delicious with a macadamia shortbread crust and 'secret' cream cheese layer (it's mixed with black cherry jell-o and heavy cream) topped off with a layer of lime jell-o. While these desserts are very tempting and easy to make, I couldn't give a five star rating because the recipe listed "2 loaf pans" for the recipe and did not indicate that it was necessary to use 9 in. loaf pans or else you would end up with leftover cream cheese and jell-o. Other than that, this is the book I bake from most often. Some recipes might seem a bit exotic, such as Okinawan Sweet Potato pie with Haupia Topping, Coconut Custard Mochi, or Macadamia Cream Pie, but I'm fairly sure you should be able to find all ingredients at your local grocer. There are four pages of color photographs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Dessert Cookbook Ever, January 19, 2007

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L. Cox (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawaii's Best Local Desserts (Spiral-bound)

I wanted to bring some of the Hawaiian flavor home to New Mexico, so I started cooking one recipe per week from this book. So far, everything has been a resounding success for my family of men. Don't be put off by some oddball ingredients, just try it! Vinegar and coffee in a chocolate cake? Rice Krispies in another cake? You will be pleased with the results. These recipes are easy and fun. One word of caution: ingredients such as fresh mango and papaya, coconut milk, and mochiko can be hard to obtain in some states. But plenty of the recipes use easily available items. I'll never order a grocery store cake again!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different Desserts for the rest of us, December 29, 2008

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Norman Strojny "retired tech-person" (western desert of Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawaii's Best Local Desserts (Spiral-bound)

"Hawai'i's Best Local Desserts" is a neat cookbook for desserts found in Hawaii. Jean Watanabe Hee has done a very good job of collecting, about, 125 recipes for tasty desserts. Hawaii is part of the USA; so, you should not be suprised to see some familiar recipes here. However the truly Hawaiian recipes are great!

Because several other cultures have interacted with Hawaiian ways, some of the recipes show a very international appeal.

Just a few of the desserts are: Coconut-Pinapple Cream Cake, Mango bread, Hawaiian Delite Cake, Fresh Mango Pie, Kona Coffe Mud Pie, and Haupia Cream Cheese Pie.

Buy the book, make a new and different dessert for a party.