Dessert Quesadillas.
Most days I want sweets.
I know. That’s a lie.
Every day I want sweets. My sweet teeth cry if they don’t get what they want.
But in order to keep my sanity, my husband, and my current wardrobe, I eat some not-so-decadent and somewhat-healthy desserts. Hey, it’s still dessert.
Enter sweet quesadillas.
I crisped the cinnamon tortillas in a skillet on the stove, but I am sure it would also work in the oven.
The tortillas alone are enough to make you swoon. There is something about cinnamon and toasty bread or chips. It reminds me of eating cinnamon toast when I was younger. I can’t wait to pass that on.
Mr. How Sweet will probably attempt to pass that on when our kids are just 16 minutes out of the womb.
He assumes that babies feed themselves (a piece of steak, of course – with a fork) at about 3 months, and usually are walking and riding bikes by 6 months.
I am only sort-of kidding.
His usual first words when seeing a baby being fed are ‘can’t that kid feed himself yet?’
Pray for me. And our future children.
And in the meantime, make some of these chocolate-peanut butter quesadillas. Because there is no better combination.
Unless you add bacon.
Dessert Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 2 whole wheat tortillas
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Spread butter on one side of each tortillas and sprinkle with cinnamon. Heat a skillet on medium heat, spray with cooking spray and crisp until golden brown.
- While still warm, spread one tortilla (cinnamon side up) with peanut butter, top with chocolate chips, and added a drizzle of honey. Place other tortilla on top.
- Serve with whipped cream drizzled with honey for dipping.
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I think some fruit would also be delicious in this quesadilla.
Mr. How Sweet says no to fruit, and yes to meat.
To him, meat = dessert.
74 Comments on “Dessert Quesadillas.”
This is delicious. I almost started drooling thinking about a banana nutella cinnamon quesadilla… and then I remembered I would have to homemake the tortillas first (can´t buy them where I live). Decisions, decisions… this looks AMAZING though!!!
My husband thinks we can put a lid on the crib so they won’t sneak out. We don’t have kids yet…Clearly. And like your husband, he is only sort of joking :) I grew up eating dessert quesadillas, they are such a simple TASTY treat, but mine never had peanut butter, they will now!
O.M.G.
drooling.
Seriously might have to try this!
Don’t worry, my man says exactly the same thing about babies being fed. Can’t wait to see howwww shocked he is (ok maybe I can wait).
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My mind is racing with ideas for these cinnamon quesadillas. I am envisioning strawberries and nutella:D
That is so funny! Trust me, you guys will be great with kids. You both seem to work so well together and that is what makes it work! As for the tortillas…my youngest loves the peanut butter chocolate on tortilla combo. I do the easy cheater method…flour tortilla smeared with peanut butter and then nutella on top…then toast it in the broiler. It gets all bubbly and yummy. My youngest eats it for breakfast, although other days he eats steak for breakfast too. Maybe you will have one like mine…god help you!
mmmmmmmmmmmm – I know I would absolutely love this dessert, especially with some strawberries added (just sounds like the perfect combo).
What a fantastic, simplistic idea. And, I always have these ingredients around, so it’s perfect when in a jam (no pun intended). You never cease to amaze me!
Yummy! I just made my own peanut butter, and it’s not quite peanut “butter” like (it’s more like peanut crumble :S) so I can’t spread it on bread… this looks like the perfect way to use it up! I know what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow morning. Thanks! :D
Wei-Wei
These – literally – made my mouth water…amazing pics, girl.
um, SWOON is right! holy delicious! this comes at a great time when i have a ridiculous amount of tortillas laying around the house and NO NEED for mexican food at all!
Fabulous dessert!
This looks amazing! I am definately making it as soon as possible.
Thank you for having creative and shamelessly sweet recipes every time. :)
These look devine! I will be making these for breakfast this weekend, I believe!
Yep – my husband is the same way – meat as an appetizer, entree and dessert!
What a great idea! My daughter would love this.
Happy Monday!
I kind of wish I hadn’t read this post yet. I’m on an ultimate dessert kick and this would really satisfy right now! Stupid job lol
I could go for one of those for breakfast. With some strawberries, YUM!
Oh mannnn Jessica! The gooey-ness of the chocolate in that last picture… major swoonage
haha I am not so sure about how good meat would be in there…but the chocolate oozing out alone is BEAUTIFUL!!!! :) I want some! this sounds like the perfect dessert…or breakfast…or dinner ;)
xoxo
The photo of the chocolate melting out of the quesadilla makes me go wild! I want these noooowwww!
Lol– some funny things come out of my hub’s mouth when we watch Sophie. I’m kind of looking at her as a trial run…maybe by the time we have kids of our own, he won’t be so…innocent?
Maybe not. :-)
Oh wow, these would be dangerous in my house! I could eat these all day long.
Yum! I would go for fruit in them too, though. But how funny… to me, meat does not equal dessert, but o each his own! I’m thinking maybe some lively strawberries in here.
Oh my god, this looks amazing!
I make this all the time! I usually have vanilla Greek yogurt on the side instead of whipped cream though :)
Is it wrong that I am making this for lunch today? Nope :)
Wow….now those looks amazing!!! Truly!
I love this idea! What a great way to use up leftover tortillas. Yum yum!
We’re totally on the same sweet-quesadilla wavelength. The other day I decided I wanted dessert for dinner (what else is new?) and made a goat cheese and raspberry jam quesadilla. Heaven. Utter heaven.
Ahhhh! I’m in the process of thinking what I should have for dessert and I want this!!! :P
Holy crap. So amazing.
And that’s hilarious about Mr. How Sweet and babies. I’m actually kind of the same way. Babies are mystical creatures to me.
Drooling at my desk and REALLY wanting chocolate now.
dessert quesa, that’s my speed girl!
the last pic of you and your mom and you in your wedding dress = drop dead gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
hope you didnt work too hard this weekend!
xo
Oh holy yum, yum, yum. My mom used to make me cinnamon/sugar quesadillas when I was little for dessert, but this is taking it to a whole other level. My sweet teeth thank you. :-)
I love sweet quesadillas! I have made them before with peanut butter and banana, but chocolate sounds like a wonderful addition. How delicious! :)
Oh my God. I’m trading the chocolate for caramel and making these SOON!
Yum, you’re baaad…and I like it!!!
mmmmmmm now that is a perfect dessert for sure!
I wish you lived next door to me so I could share all of these with you! I was talking to a colleague today ( I gave her your site) and we were talking about all of your amazing incredible desserts :)
Those look so good! Reminds me of some mexican apple enchiladas I made once—cinnamon & tortillas is a great combo!
Fruit is over rated….just give me this gooey chocolate carby yum yum!!! as is. xo
Okay new here!!! LOVE it :) Those look so YUMMY!!!!
OOOOOOOMG…. please excuse me while I find a tissue to wipe the drool that is coming out of my mouth right now! Those look DELICIOUS!!! Glad to see someone as crazed about cinnamon as I am! :)
I. want. one. now!!!!! :)
OOOOOOOOOOOH how delicious! And what a great idea :) Thankyou for sharing!
That looks really great!
What a great idea! I bet these would be great for the kiddies!
you know you should really try this with crepes. trust me you would love them.
I am like you, actually I spent most of my life eating mostly chocolate. How I am not fat is a mystery. Anyhow your quesadillas look just what I could have for breakfast tomorrow morning!
Wow that looks so good!!! I need to avoid sweet though even though I crave them constantly lol.
xo