Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipes: A Sweet Treat Wins It All

By Jean Teller
Published on June 15, 2010
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Sue Compton celebrates after her Pillsbury Bake-Off grand prize win was announced by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Sue Compton celebrates after her Pillsbury Bake-Off grand prize win was announced by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Surprised by the Pillsbury Doughboy, contestant Tony Fusaro Jr. continues to work on his dish during the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in Orlando, Florida.
Surprised by the Pillsbury Doughboy, contestant Tony Fusaro Jr. continues to work on his dish during the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in Orlando, Florida.
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Delicious and deceptively simple to make, Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups took top honors at the 2010 Pillsbury Bake-Off.
Delicious and deceptively simple to make, Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups took top honors at the 2010 Pillsbury Bake-Off.
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Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets
Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets
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Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
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Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos
Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos

Take a sugar cookie, add chocolate, nuts, jam and ice cream, top with a fresh raspberry, and what do you have? Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups, the grand prize winner for the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. See below for some other great 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipes.

44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipes:
Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups
Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets
Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos
Banana-Peanut Butter Cream Tart
Pepperoni-Pesto Popovers
Turkey Club Sandwich Ring with Avocado Aioli

Sue Compton, a single mother from Delanco, New Jersey, won the Sweet Treats category, with its $5,000 purse, in the biennial contest. Then she took home the top prize of $1 million, a GE Profile Induction Free-Standing Range and $7,000 worth of GE Profile kitchen appliances.

Compton calls the cookie cups simple and elegant, which she says makes them appealing to everyone. Contest judges were particularly complimentary of her creation.

“This recipe didn’t include many ingredients, but they were combined in the most imaginative way possible,” says Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest judge Jonell Nash, a food industry consultant and former food editor of Essence magazine. 

“Easy to serve and still original enough to impress, this is a dessert recipe you can prepare the night before,” says Jeff Houck, food editor for The Tampa Tribune. “Nobody will know how simple it was, and you’ll still be the hit of the party.” Houck also described the dish as the “perfect portion size,” while fellow judge Carolyn Jung of Foodgal.com raved about the “souped-up, ice cream-cone cookie.”

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