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"Classic New Orleans dessert, made simple for the folks at home. The alcohol is optional."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ice cream...

"These taste a lot like pralines with a lot less work."

Ingredients: margarine, nuts...

"Southern decadence at it finest! These are enough to make a New Orleans native like me homesick. Cook time includes cooling time. Recipe from Foodtv.com (but its almost as good as MawMaw's recipe)"

Ingredients: heavy cream, light brown sugar...

"This heavenly sauce is served over vanilla ice cream at Visko's Restaurant, just south of New Orleans in Gretna. It's dangerously addictive. The recipe is supposed to enough for eight servings---I've seen 4 people make it disappear with no trouble at all. Prep time does not include cooling time."

Ingredients: dark brown sugar, dark rum...

"This is one of those recipes that has been around for a long, long time. I remember one of my Aunt's making this recipe when I was a little girl. It brings back memories. The cake gets moister and more delicious after sitting for 24 hours."

Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk, cocoa...

"I have been making these pralines for 20 years. They are creamy, not sticky, and do not have that gritty sugar texture."

Ingredients: margarine, pecan halves, salt...

"The name derives from the first owner, Emile Commander, who opened this New Orleans institution in 1880 in the Garden District. In 1974, the Brennans took over and started the famous jazz brunch. This mousse, served with raspberry sauce, is a staple of the menu. Prep time does not include chilling time. Plan to make a custard or sabayon with the..."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, cream of tartar...

"In days gone bye, horse-drawn carts in the streets of New Orleans sold these wonderful, aromatic rice cakes. They have never been widely available in restaurants. They make a great breakfast or snack. These sweets were very popular."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, nutmeg...

"This is a very fine dark pecan pie, its chess pie custard looks similar to commercial pies. This was adapted from a recipe in The TOH Cookbook, but any good Virginian must improve the appearance of her pie by placing perfect pecan halves in a decorative pattern on top of the chopped pecan filling. The pie took me 60 minutes in total baking time."

Ingredients: dark corn syrup, eggs...

"I love lemon desserts. Tart and not too sweet. If the cake is going to stand for a while use the glaze as the sugar will be absorbed in humid conditions. I thank Bill's Personal Cook for this one:)"

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"This is the only recipe my family has ever used. You can decrust the bread, but it's not really necessary if using the original thin-crusted New Orleans style French Bread."

Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk...

"Original Pralines made with Pecans are traditional from the South. I grabbed a bag of nuts one day and did this recipe with Walnuts. Wow, turned out a little lighter and less sweet taste. Great! Now I can eat more than one at a time. Pecans too rich! Some original ingredients from Sara Dolezal, Allrecipes.com"

Ingredients: cinnamon, evaporated milk...

"This recipe is from the famed Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one Brennan's most famous and most popular desserts. You just don't get any better than this!!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, rum...

"From a New Orleans' friend. This pie is very good, and very sweet and very rich. Serve small slices with vanilla ice cream and coffee."

Ingredients: dark brown sugar, eggs...