Persimmon Collection

It's Persimmon Time again!  I'm going to collect all the persimmon recipes which I have used and love right here so that I don't have to go through the frustrating search for them each year when it's Persimmon Time.

Persimmons in general
*and persimmon pulp, which you will need for the jam.

Lemon Persimmon Bars

Persimmon Cookies

Persimmon Caprese Salad

Persimmon Butter

Ginger Persimmon Jam
* Variations: Lemon, Nutmeg & Persimmon Jam- Substitute lemon zest for ginger, add 2 dashes of ground nutmeg to persimmon pulp. Habanero, Ginger & Persimmon Jam- Substitute 2 habanero peppers, seeds removed & finely diced, for 1/2 the ginger; substitute apple cider vinegar for the lemon juice. And finally, using orange zest instead of lemon, with orange juice and pulp, about 1/4 C, added to the lemon juice, makes another lovely variation!

Oatmeal Pumpkin Spice Cookies with White Chocolate Chips, Craisins, and Walnuts

I don't often do this, but, I saw a photo of someone else's cookies on Facebook and was seized by a craving so strong I couldn't shake it until I had made them myself.  No, that's a lie.  I always do that.  It's just not often that it happens with cookies.  When I couldn't find the exact recipe I resorted to Pinterest and made the recipe that most closely resembled the cookies I was not imagining almost non-stop.  I then made a few changes in order to bring them to exactly what I wanted, and here they are.  So yummy, and full of good things they are practically must be good for you!  (I sure hope they are, because I am now alone in the house with an entire recipe fresh out of the oven...)