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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:44:43 GMT -5
Blue Ribbon Brownies (by StillJulie) Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens:
Fudge Brownies
1/2 c margarine or butter (I use butter.) 2 oz unsweetened chocolate 1 c sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c chopped nuts (I omit these.)
In a medium saucepan, melt margarine and chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat lightly by hand just till combined. Stir in flour and 1/2 c nuts. Spread batter into a greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350° oven 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
(Optional: Frost w/chocolate frosting and sprinkle with chopped nuts. I don't do either.)
Cut into bars. Makes 24.
This is the recipe I used that took first prize at our county fair this year. __________________ Julie
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:45:00 GMT -5
Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes by Proverbsmama
8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/3 c sugar 1 egg 1/8 t salt 1 c choc. chips 1 c peanut butter chips
Cupcakes: 1-1/2 c flour 1 c sugar 1/4 c cocoa 1 t soda 1/2 t salt 1 c water 1/3 c oil 1 T white vinegar 1 t vanilla
Beat cream cheese 'til smooth. Add sugar, egg and salt. Mix well. Fold in chocolate and peanut butter chips. Set aside. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt. Add wet ingred. and mix well. Fill muffin papers 1/2 full. Top each with 2 T of the cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. These are absolutely delicious!
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:45:16 GMT -5
Triple Layer Brownies by Proverbsmama
1c. oats 1/2 c flour 1/2 c brown sugar 1/4 t. bkg. soda 1/4 t. salt 6 T. melted margarine
Middle layer: 3/4 c sugar 1/4 c melted margarine 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted 1 egg 1/2 t vanilla 1/4 c milk 2/3 c flour 1/4 t salt 1/4 t bkg. powder 1/2 c pecans, chopped
Frosting: 1 oz. uns. chocolate 2 T marg. 1-1/2 c powdered sugar 1 t vanilla
Pat 1st layer in 11x7 greased pan. Bake at 350 for 5 minutes. Combine sugar, marg., and chocolate. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Combine flour, bkg. powder, and salt. Add alternately w/milk. Stir in pecans. Pour over 1st layer and bake 25 minutes. Mix up frosting and frost brownies when they are cool.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:45:30 GMT -5
Double Chocolate Trifle by Proverbsmama
1 pkg. brown mix, plus the ingredients to make the brownies 1-3/4 c. milk 2 pkgs. white chocolate instant pudding 2 c. cool whip 3 toffee bars, chopped
Prepare brownies according to pkg. directions. Cool completely. Mix pudding with milk. Fold in cool whip. Cut brownies into 1" cubes. Layer brownie cubes, 1/3 of the pudding, 1/3 of toffee bits, then repeat for 3 layers. Chill.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:45:51 GMT -5
Mini Brownie Treats by Proverbsmama 1 pkg. brownie mix 48 striped chocolate kisses
Fix brownie mix. Fill paper-lined muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake 18-21 minutes at 350 degrees. Once done, immediately top each one with a chocolate kiss. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:46:08 GMT -5
Lemon Bars by kcsmom76
1 c. butter 1/2 c. sugar 2 c. flour 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 4 Tbsp. flour 4Tbsp. RealLemon Juice
Mix together butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and 2 cups of flour. Press into 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until light brown. Beat 2 cups sugar, eggs, 4 tablespoons flour, and lemon juice together and pour over baked crust; return to oven for 20 minutes. Cool and cover with powdered sugar; cut into bars. Keep in refrigerator.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:46:26 GMT -5
Strawberry Trifle Desert by takemetomaui
Layer the following in a large bowl and chill:
Pound cake Frozen strawberries w/ sugar glaze Vanilla Pudding Cool Whip
This looks pretty in a glass bowl, and is delicious!!!
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:46:36 GMT -5
Cream Puff-In-A-Pan by abreakfromlife
1 cup water 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 eggs 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 (4.00 ounces) packages vanilla instant pudding mix 2 cups milk 12 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed 1/4 cup chocolate syrup grated chocolate (optional)
1. Preheat oven 350. 2. Bring water & butter to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan, stirring occasionally. 3. Stir in the flour. 4. Add the eggs 1 at a time,wisking well after each addition. 5. Spread the batter in a greased 10x15inch baking pan. 6. Bake for 25 min. 7. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. 8. Beat the cream cheese in a mixer bowl until smooth, scraping the bowl occasionally. 9. Add the pudding mix & milk. 10. Beat until blended. 11. Spread over the baked layer. 12. Top with the whipped topping. 13. Chill, cover in refrigerator. 14. Drizzle with the chocolate syrup. 15. Garnish with grated chocolate.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:46:57 GMT -5
Caramel Apple Crispy by Linderlou 4 cups sliced tart apples (4 medium) 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce (recipe below) 2/3 to 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup oats 1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Heat oven to 375°. Grease square pan, 8x8x2 inches. Arrange apples in pan. Stir in 1/2 cup caramel sauce until all apples are well-coated. Mix remaining ingredients. Sprinkle over apples. Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender. Excellent with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.
Caramel Sauce (easy!)
2 egg yolks, beaten 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla
Heat all ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate any remaining sauce.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:47:18 GMT -5
Hershey Torte by Burpin
For the crust...
1 and 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons sugar 1/3 cup butter melted
Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor chop graham crackers and add sugar...pulse to blend. Pour into pie plate and add melted butter. Mix in completely...then press with the back of a spoon to make an even crust all over the bottom of the pie plate. Bake in the oven 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Cool.
For the filling...
24 big sized marshmallows 1 giant size Hershey Bar: plain 2 tablespoons half & half
Melt all ingredients on low heat in a larger size sauce pan(this is to make room for the whipped cream later)stirring constantly. When completely combined turn off heat and set pan aside to cool.
1 cup heavy cream
Whip cream in a mixer until nice and fluffy(not too long or it will turn to butter) and fold into cooled chocolate mixture until combined. Pour on top of cooled graham cracker crust. Chill in the freezer for three hours. Serve with more whipped cream on the side.
Keep in the freezer!
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:47:48 GMT -5
Various ideas for jazzing up plain brownie mixes
1. tifferjo here is one ------------------------------------------------------------------------ after baking the brownies, add some melted marshmallows to the top. maybe some caramel or peanut butter!!
2. ethlivmom make zebra brownies.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ prepare your mix according to box...spread in pan.... then combine: z cream cheese 1/4 c. sugar 1 egg mix all this together, then dollop over brownie batter, use a knife to swirl into batter, sprinkle with choc chips or nuts if you like, bake as directed. just check with knife to see if done.
3. ethlivmom you can add some peanut butter to the zebra mix too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ just cream some into the cream cheese mixture, 1/2 cup or so....delish!
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:49:31 GMT -5
Cobbler Recipes/Dump Cake by Various
burns6 easy peach cobbler recipe, you will never guess ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You get canned peaches and white/yellow cake mix. Pour peaches drain some of the syrup. Sprinkle cinnamin then pour cake mix straight formt he box over hte peaches and put butter in it and bake it at 375. Whola (sp?)
BCatherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I do this all of the time with cherries. I use 2 can of cherry pie filling on the bottom (occasionally I will add about a 1/2 tsp. of almond extract). Then pour the dry yellow cake mix over it and then the melted butter. PurposeDriven, I just melt a stick of butter and spoon over the top. I've tried doing pats on other things before and it burns in that spot. The way that I make this - it needs the soggyness of the butter added to the top, so I'd melt it if I were you. Sometimes I add more than a stick, but not much more. It won't cover the entire surface, but try to get it in each area as much as you can. I've done this with blueberry too but it is sweeter w/ the blueberries. I have a friend who did it with apples, I haven't tried that yet either. I'll have to try it with peaches. I really like to make blueberry and peach cobbler the real southern way though so it will be hard to break from those traditions I bet it is good w/ peaches though, I'll give it a try. Catherine
hsmom71 Dump Cake... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ that's what we always called this.
You can use apples, peaches, pineapple, cherry pie filling, pumpkin pie filling... anything.
Tricia A I always add oatmeal and ------------------------------------------------------------------------ raisins to the mix. One half-cup of each sprinkled on the top of the melted butter. This gives it just a little bit of toasted crisp...and the raisins work with some of the fruits, but not all of them.
We love this, and it is easy to make on Sat morning for the family. Julie
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:49:51 GMT -5
Eclair Cake by kimmer89
This ends up tasting just like a custard filled donut! This is too easy but tastes sooooo good:
1 box honey graham crackers 2 boxes French Vanilla instant pudding 4 cups milk 8 oz whipped topping, thawed
Cover the bottom of 9x13 pan with graham crackers. Mix pudding with milk. Add whipped topping to pudding and stir until well blended. Spread half of the pudding mixture over crackers. Place a layer of graham crackers over pudding. Spread the other half of the pudding over crackers. Place another layer of graham crackers over the pudding. Cover and chill at least one hour.
Fudge Frosting: 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup cocoa 1/3 cup milk bring ingredients to a boil. Pour over 1 pound of powdered sugar and stir well. Spread over cake while frosting is still warm. This frosting is so yummy!
Keep refrigerated.
Kim
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:50:08 GMT -5
YUMMY Banana Pudding by 2BlessingsTN 1 box of vanilla wafers 1 large cool whip, thawed in fridge 2 small boxes of instant banana pudding mix (or vanilla) 4-5 large bananas (more if you want!) 8oz sour cream (yes, sour cream) 2 cups milk
Mix pudding with milk until it thickens. Add the 8oz of sour cream, mix. Add 2/3 container of the cool whip, mix.
Peel and slice the bananas.
In a large bowl layer the vanilla wafers, bananas, pudding mixture (usually twice). Top with remaining cool whip . I crumble some vanilla wafers on top for decoration. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
My family eats this stuff up. It is "richer" than "regular" banana pudding.
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Post by kidsandpets on Feb 1, 2015 21:51:18 GMT -5
The Cheesecake Recipe mom2riandkayl uses I was going to type this out, but I found a website that has it on there. It is the recipe from Junior's restaurant in NYC. Juniors Cheesecake Recipe
The link includes a spongecake crust recipe, but I don't use that. My dh didn't care for it, so I switched to a graham cracker crust instead. It's easier anyway.
Basic graham cracker crust 1½ c graham cracker crumbs 2 T sugar 6 T butter or margarine
Combine and press in the bottom of the springform pan. Bake 8-10 minutes.
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