Amaretto Chocolate Balls

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 (6 ounce) packages miniature chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 packages almonds, ground
• 1 can eagle brand condensed milk
• 1/2 cup amaretto liqueur

Recipe

• 1 heat chipits, milk and extract in double boiler or microwave. (melt them.)
• 2 mix thoroughly and add amaretto. mix again.
• 3 cool overnight in refrigerator.
• 4 form into balls. roll in almonds and store in fridge.

Caramel Apple Cups

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
• 10 ounces no-sugar-added apple pie filling
• 10 pieces kraft caramel squares
• 3 tablespoons splenda granular
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 place the apple pie filling into a microwave safe container and cut the apple pieces into smaller pieces using kitchen scissors.
• 3 microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
• 4 stir in splenda and cinnamon. set aside.
• 5 spray a muffin pan with butter flavored pam.
• 6 separate the biscuits and flatten each one with the palm of your hand until they're big enough to come half way up the well of the muffin tin.
• 7 divide the apple pie filling between each biscuit (approx. 1 tablespoon each). cut each caramel into 4 pieces and place on top of the pie filling.
• 8 bake for 10 minutes or until the biscuits are done. be careful not to over bake. allow to cool slightly. caramel will be very hot on top!

Burritos With Chicken And Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup long grain rice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
• 1 (7 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, in their juices
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 1/4 cups monterey jack cheese or 1 1/4 cups mild cheddar cheese
• 4 tablespoons sour cream (optional)
• 8 fresh flour tortillas (8-10-inch)

Recipe

• 1 bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 2 add the rice and cook for 8 minutes.
• 3 drain, rinse then drain again.
• 4 heat the oil in a large saucepan.
• 5 add the onion, with the ground cloves and oregano, and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• 6 stir in the rice and tomatoes and cook over low heat until all the tomato juice has been absorbed. set the pan aside.
• 7 put the chicken breast in a large saucepan, pour enough water over them to cover and bring to a boil.
• 8 lower the heat to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink on the inside.
• 9 lift the chicken out of the pan, put on a plate and cool sightly preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 10 shred the chicken by pulling the flesh apart with two forks, then add the chicken to the rice mixture, with the grated cheese.
• 11 stir in the sour cream, if using wrap the tortillas in foil and place them on a plate.
• 12 stand the plate over boiling water for about 5 minutes.
• 13 alternatively, wrap and heat in a microwave on full power for 1 minute spoon 1/8 of the filling onto the center of a tortilla and fold the sides.
• 14 fold the bottom up and the top down to form a parcel.
• 15 secure with a toothpick.
• 16 put the filled burrito in a shallow dish or casserole, cover with foil and keep warm in the oven while you make seven more.
• 17 remove the toothpick before serving, sprinkle with oregano.

Breakfast Burritos- Oamc

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1 lb bulk sausage, cooked and crumbled (i like bob evans original)
• 1/2 cup chunky salsa
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 24 flour tortillas

Recipe

• 1 scramble eggs in a large skillet until cooked through.
• 2 stir in cooked sausage and salsa.
• 3 warm tortillas in the microwave for 20-30 seconds until warm and flexible.
• 4 place 1/2 cup of filling mixture and 1/8 cup cheese into each tortilla and roll up burrito-style.
• 5 freeze burritos in a single layer on lightly greased cookie sheets. when fully frozen, wrap individually (i use plastic wrap). place wrapped burritos in a large zipped freezer bags and place back in the freezer.
• 6 to serve: cook from the frozen state in the microwave for about 2 minutes or until heated through. or, thaw burritos, wrap in foil, and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Creamy Microwave Rice Pudding

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 ounces packages vanilla pudding mix
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup cooked rice, i use leftover rice
• 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in 1qt microwave bowl.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 microwave on high for 7-9 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes.
• 4 pudding should come to a boil.
• 5 after pudding has boiled, remove and stir well.
• 6 cover and let set for 10 minutes.

Chili-topped Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs russet potatoes (4)
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili
• 1/2 cup kraft shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream (breakstone's or knudsen)

Recipe

• 1 put potatoes on microwaveable plate. prick in serveral places with fork.
• 2 microwave on high 8-10 minutes or until tender. heat chili.
• 3 cut potatoes; top with chili, cheese and sour cream.

Burrito Ultimo

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/4 large onion, diced
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, smashed and minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 (8 ounce) can jalapenos, sliced (reserve liquid)
• 1 cup of uncooked long-grain rice
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt, to taste
• 2 (14 ounce) cans refried beans
• 10 -15 large flour tortillas
• remaining sliced jalapeno
• sour cream
• guacamole
• tomato
• cheese
• salsa (i like ( green salsa, jalisco style )

Recipe

• 1 saute diced onions over medium-high heat until soft, add meat.
• 2 cook meat until nearly done, add minced garlic and turn down the heat to medium-low.
• 3 when all the meat is cooked add half of the can of jalapenos including all of the reserved liquid. (keep meat warm while you finish the rice and beans.).
• 4 cook rice according instructions on the bag except where it calls for water add broth instead.
• 5 heat up the beans on the stove or in the microwave. (if you are using the stove add some water to the beans so they do not dry and stick to the bottom of the pan, heat over medium heat for about 5 minutes) place hot beans into a serving bowl, cover and keep warm.
• 6 wrap all tortillas tightly in between two sheets of aluminum foil, place in oven and turn oven on to 350°f
• 7 once tortillas are warm (about 10 minutes) the rice should also be done.
• 8 add spices into the rice and mix gently together.
• 9 place a little meat, beans, rice and your choice of toppings into each tortilla.
• 10 fold bottom edge up and then both sides. enjoy!

Creamy Microwave Mac And Cheese

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• breadcrumbs (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, boil water. add macaroni and cook 8 minutes; drain.
• 2 in a glass or microwave safe dish, melt butter for 30 seconds. blend in flour and salt.
• 3 stir in milk until smooth.
• 4 microwave 2 minutes, stirring with a fork after 1 minute, until thickened.
• 5 stir in cheese until completely melted.
• 6 pour well drained macaroni into cheese sauce, mixing well.
• 7 microwave at medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
• 8 if desired, sprinkle top with bread crumbs before serving.

Chocolate Dunk Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 (1 ounce) baker's semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, divided
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup splenda granular, no calorie artificial sweetener
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375. mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. coarsely chop 5 of the chocolate squares; set aside.
• 2 beat margarine, brown sugar and splenda in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. add egg and vanilla; mix well. gradually add flour mixture, beating until blended. stir in chopped chocolate and walnuts. drop by heaping tablespoons of dough, 2 - inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 3 bake 11 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. cool one minute; remove from baking sheets. cool completely on wire racks.
• 4 melt remaining 3 chocolate squares in microwave as directed on package. dip one half of each cookie into melted chocolate. place in single layer on wax paper-covered plates. let stand until chocolate is set.

Chocolate Espresso Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 ounces nestle chocolate, baking bar broken into small sections (1/2 bar)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, pack tightly
• 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder or 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 4 ounces nestle chocolate, baking bar broken into smaller sections
• 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder or 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 grease and line two 9-inch-round baking pans with wax paper.
• 4 microwave baking bar in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on high (100%power) for 1 minute. stir. sections may retain some of their original shape. if necessary, microwave at additional 10-to-15-second intervals,stirring just until smooth. cool to room temperature.
• 5 combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. beat brown sugar, butter, eggs, instant coffee and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl for 3 minutes. gradually add melted chocolate and continue beating for an additional minute. beat flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. pour into prepared pans.
• 6 bake for 22-38 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. run knife around edges of cakes. invert onto wire racks; remove wax paper. cool completely.
• 7 brush cakes with coffee glaze over cake layers. spread mocha buttercream frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
• 8 for coffee glaze:.
• 9 microwave granulated sugar, water and instant coffee in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on high (100% power) for 30 seconds. stir until sugar and coffee are dissolved.
• 10 for mocha buttercream frosting:.
• 11 microwave baking bar in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on high (100%) power for 1 minute; stir. sections may retain some of their original shape. if necessary, microwave at 10-to-15-second intervals, stirring just until smooth. cool to room temperature.
• 12 dissolve instant coffee in milk in glass measure. beat butter, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl for 3 minutes. beat in melted chocolate until blended, scraping occasionally. gradually beat in powdered sugar until light and fluffy. beat in coffee mixture, 1 tablespoons at a time, until desired spreading consistency.

Creamy Microwave Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 graham cracker pie crust (graham or shortbread)
• 1 (15 ounce) can pie filling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
• 2 stir in sour cream.
• 3 put the prepared pie crust in a glass pie dish.
• 4 pour mixture into crust and place in microwave.
• 5 cook on medium-high power for 8-10 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 6 chill for at least 3 hours.
• 7 top with your favorite topping.

Caramel Apple Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box pillsbury reduced sugar yellow cake mix or 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box regular yellow cake mix
• 2/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2/3 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 ounces butter, melted
• 6 cups baking apples, peeled cored and sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar-free caramel ice cream topping or 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease an oblong 9x13-inch cake pan and set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, stir together the cake mix, oats, pecans, cinnamon and butter until crumbly (as you would for making streusel).
• 4 mix in the apples and spread into the cake pan.
• 5 bake for 45-50 minutes or until the top is golden brown. the color is more important than the cooking time since ovens can vary slightly and the baking times are an estimate.
• 6 warm caramel in a pyrex cup in the microwave 10 seconds or until hot.
• 7 drizzle over crisp.
• 8 serve crisp warm with sugar-free ice cream.

Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 jello instant vanilla pudding mix (small packages)
• 3 cups milk
• 8 ounces non-dairy whipped topping
• 1 (16 ounce) box graham crackers (you will have some leftovers)
• 1 (15 ounce) container chocolate frosting

Recipe

• 1 mix together vanilla pudding mix and milk.
• 2 fold in whipped topping.
• 3 line 9 x 13 pan with one layer of graham crackers.
• 4 put half of the pudding mixture over the graham crackers.
• 5 place a second layer of graham crackers over the pudding mixture.
• 6 put the remaining pudding mixture over the graham crackers.
• 7 place a third layer of graham crackers over the pudding mixture.
• 8 heat the tub of frosting in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften. (don't forget to remove the foil seal or you'll get fireworks).
• 9 spread frosting on the top of the last layer of graham crackers.
• 10 cover with plastic wrap and let set a couple hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• 11 cut in squares.

Caramel Apple Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated cookie dough
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream or 2 tablespoons milk
• candy sprinkles or decorative candies

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 cut the cookie dough in half. shape it into a ball and roll it out to 1/4-inch thickness.
• 3 take a 3-inch apple shaped cutter and cut the dough.
• 4 place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 insert a wooden craft stick into the stem side of the apple, making sure it goes in halfway.
• 6 repeat the steps with the other half of the dough.
• 7 bake for 14 minutes(or until edges of cookies are light brown).
• 8 cool for 1 minute and remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• 9 unwrap the caramels and heat with the milk in a 1-quart glass bowl in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring twice.
• 10 tilt the glass bowl so that the caramel moves to one side. dip the face of the cookies into the caramel to coat. scrape off any caramel from bottom of cookie.
• 11 sprinkle the cookies with the candy or sprinles.

Burritos... Simple, Plain, Easy

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 2 flour tortillas
• 4 tablespoons fat-free refried beans
• 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
• 6 green olives (sliced)
• 4 kalamata olives (pitted and sliced)
• 2 tablespoons salsa
• 1/2 cup cheese ( or sharp cheddar, shredded)
• 2 tablespoons sour cream

Recipe

• 1 place tortilla on microwavable plate.
• 2 spread refried beans across one end.
• 3 add onions, olives, and salsa.
• 4 grate cheese on other half of tortilla.
• 5 microwave 66 seconds on high.
• 6 top with sour cream.
• 7 fold up, and eat.

Blondie Bites

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet butter
• 4 ounces chocolate
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. line mini muffin pans with paper liners.
• 2 place the butter and 4 ounces chocolate in a large bowl. microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until mixture is smooth. it takes my microwave about 90 seconds before i'm happy with the mixture.
• 3 stir in the brown sugar and the sugar.
• 4 stir in the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.
• 5 gradually stir in the flour.
• 6 stir in the vanilla.
• 7 then, stir in the chocolate chips and the nuts.
• 8 just as an aside, don't you love the fact that you don't need to use your mixer for this recipe, just stir, stir and stir.
• 9 spoon the batter into the muffin pans.
• 10 bake for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
• 11 while the babies are baking, lick your spoon.
• 12 cool in pans for 5 minutes. then, remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup very hot water
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 -3 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 with your mixer, combine flour, salt, sugar, and yeast. then add in 1 cup warm water and mix until well combined. you could also do this by hand or use a food processor. knead the dough until it is smooth.
• 2 sprinkle flour in the bottom of a bowl. place the dough in the bowl and cover it. allow it to sit for about 30 minutes to rise.
• 3 knead the dough for 30 seconds to 1 minute. divide the dough into 4 equal sections. form each section into strips about 8 inches long and about 1 inch wide. cut each strip into 8 pieces so that you have 32 pretzel bites.
• 4 pre-heat your oven to 475 degrees.
• 5 in a shallow dish combine one cup of very hot water with 2 tablespoons baking soda. whisk well to combine.
• 6 place pretzel bites in the water/baking soda mixture and allow to site for one minute. then flip the pretzel bites and allow to sit in the mixture for one minute longer. arrange the pretzels on a greased baking sheet.
• 7 allow the pretzel bites to rest for about 5 minutes, then place them in the oven for 10-11 minutes, or until the pretzel bites are nice and brown.
• 8 while the pretzel bites are baking, melt 4 tablespoons of butter (1 minute in the microwave does the trick) and in a small bowl combine 1/2 granulated sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon. dip each pretzel bite in butter, then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• 9 with your mixture, cream together cream cheese and butter. add in confectioners sugar and mix until smooth. add in 1-2 tablespoons of milk depending on your desired consistency.
• 10 serve pretzel bites with cream cheese frosting on the side.

Chocolate Elegance

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1.5 (8 ounce) packages philadelphia cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar (12 oz.)
• 2 1/2 cups thawed cool whip whipped topping, divided
• 6 (1 ounce) squares baker's semi-sweet chocolate, divided
• 1 (4 ounce) package jell-o chocolate instant pudding
• 1/2 cup cold milk
• 1/4 cup planters sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. stir in 1-1/2 cups cool whip; spread 2 cups onto bottom of 8x4-inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap.
• 2 melt 3 chocolate squares. add to remaining cream cheese mixture along with dry pudding mix and milk; beat until well blended. spread over cream cheese layer in pan. refrigerate 4 hours.
• 3 microwave remaining chocolate and cool whip in microwaveable bowl on high 1 min.; stir until blended. cool slightly.
• 4 invert dessert onto platter. remove pan and plastic wrap. top dessert with chocolate glaze and nuts. refrigerate until glaze is firm.

Breakfast Burritos Oamc

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 12 soft taco-size flour tortillas
• 12 large eggs
• 1 lb bulk turkey sausage
• 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 cook eggs.
• 2 cook sausage.
• 3 saute onion and pepper.
• 4 mix eggs, sausage or bacon, and salsa together.
• 5 put mixture and cheese in tortilla.
• 6 fold
• 7 wrap each in foil and put in freezer bag and freeze.
• 8 when ready to eat thaw over night and microwave, or just remove foil and microwave.
• 9 serve with sour cream and/or salsa.

Chicken In Poor Man's Rich Cream Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless (or 4 boneless, skinless breasts)
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2-2/3 cup water (for sauteing chicken)
• 6 ounces cream cheese, cubed (if you like a thicker, richer sauce use 8 ounces cream cheese)
• 3/4 cup milk (adjust depending on how thin or thick a sauce you like)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (red, or black pepper)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes (to garnish) or 2 dashes chives (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with seasoning salt and garlic powder, and set aside.
• 2 in a microwaveable bowl, mix cream cheese, milk, garlic powder and pepper.
• 3 microwave for 30 seconds at a time, checking and stirring until cream cheese is melted.
• 4 heat olive oil in a saute pan.
• 5 add chicken to pan and saute at medium heat adding small amounts of water to pan, as needed, so that chicken doesn't get too dry or stick to pan. the chicken will release juices that blend with the water.
• 6 when chicken is cooked through, but there is still some of this "juicy water" in the pan, add the sauce to the pan and cook until heated through.
• 7 remove chicken with a slotted spoon and arrange on a bed of rice.
• 8 spoon or pour sauce over the chicken and then sprinkle with parsley or chives.
• 9 note: i usually serve this dish with a side of steamed broccoli drizzled in heated olive oil (i season the heated olive oil with lime juice and garlic powder). yummy!

Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups ground pecans
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafers
• 3/8 cup butter
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temp
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temp
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup espresso
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 crust: stir together ingredients.
• 2 press on sides of springform pan and refrigerate.
• 3 drizzle 3 oz.melted semisweet chocolate over it. (this 3 oz. is optional, and it's not included in the ingredients above).
• 4 filling: cream cream cheese.
• 5 add brown sugar.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• 7 add vanilla, coffee, cooled chocolate, and sour cream, separately.
• 8 blend after each addition.
• 9 place the cheesecake in water bath with foil around pan.
• 10 bake at 300f for 1 hr.;.
• 11 reduce to 275f for 1 hr; reduce to 250f for 30 minute.
• 12 glaze: after cheesecake has cooled, melt ingredients in microwave and pour warm over cooled cheesecake.
• 13 now i usually don't add the chocolate drizzle over the bottom, and i just make a plain chocolate crust (without the nuts).
• 14 but i promise you, this is the best chocolate cheesecake i've ever eaten.

Blondie-brownie Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 13 full size snickers bars, chopped up

Recipe

• 1 coat a 9 inch glass pie dish with cooking spray.
• 2 melt butter and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until mixture starts to bubble. remove from heat and let cool for about 10 minutes.
• 3 stir in 1 egg and vanilla until blended.
• 4 stir in flour, salt, and baking powder until smooth.
• 5 scrape about 3/4 cup of batter into a mound in the middle of the pie plate. place in freezer for about 10 minutes, or until firm.
• 6 meanwhile, melt 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler.
• 7 stir the melted chips, the cocoa, and the remaining egg into unused batter.
• 8 remove the pie plate from the freezer and press the dough over the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pie plate.
• 9 sprinkle chopped snicker's over dough, then top with chocolate mixture.
• 10 bake at 350 for 24-27 minutes, or until tests done.
• 11 sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over middle of brownie layer, then spread them out to meet the blondie layer as they melt.
• 12 top with chopped nuts or more snicker's pieces and cool before cutting into wedges.

Caramel Apple Crisp

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup finely crushed vanilla wafer
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup quick oatmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup caramel topping

Recipe

• 1 combine wafers with nuts, oats, cinnamon and salt.
• 2 cut in margarine. mix until it resembles large crumbs.
• 3 pat 1/2 into a 6.5x6.5 baking dish. microwave for 1-1 1/2 minutes.
• 4 toss apples in lemon juice and arrange on top of crust.
• 5 drizzle caramel sauce over apples, then sprinkle remaining crumbs over top.
• 6 bake in microwave 4-5 minutes uncovered.

Chambord Brownie Bites Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 (21 1/4 ounce) package betty crocker triple chunk brownie mix
• 1 tablespoon chambord raspberry liquor (optional)
• 2 (3 ounce) packages raspberry jell-o gelatin
• 1/2 cup boling water
• 1/4 cup chambord raspberry liquor
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate bars, chopped
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 brownies:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350ºf.
• 3 line a 9"x12" pan with non-stick foil.
• 4 cream butter and cream cheese together, add egg and mix until smooth. combine creamed mixture with dry brownie mix and chambord, if using, stirring by hand. mixture will be thick.
• 5 spread evenly in foil-lined pan and bake for 30 minutes.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 using a wooden skewer, poke holes at 1" intervals halfway down into the brownies.
• 8 filling:.
• 9 combine boiling water and both boxes of jello. stir until no more sugar or jello granules are visible and liquid is clear.
• 10 cool to room temperature. add chambord. pour cooled chambord jello mixture over top of cooled brownies.
• 11 top evenly with mini-marshmallows.
• 12 refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 13 cut brownies into squares and place on glossy side of freezer paper, parchment paper, or foil, spreading each square slightly apart so as to allow topping to dribble down sides.
• 14 topping:.
• 15 melt chocolate and heavy cream slowly in microwave or double boiler, stirring until smooth and creamy.
• 16 cool to room temperature, but still liquid enough to drizzle. scatter-drip chocolate over cooled brownies. (re-warm chocolate slightly as necessary.)
• 17 refrigerate to harden chocolate topping.
• 18 serve. refrigerate any leftovers, that is, if there are any left!

Chocolate Eclair Squares

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk, cold
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages jello instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed
• 64 vanilla wafers
• 2 ounces baker's semi-sweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 beat milk and pudding mixes with whisk for 2 minutes. stir in cool whip.
• 2 arrange 16 wafers on bottom of 8-inch square dish; cover with one-third of the pudding mixture. repeat layers twice. top with remaining wafers. refrigerate 4 hours.
• 3 microwave chocolate squares in microwaveable bowl on high for 1 minute or until melted when stirred. drizzle over dessert.

Burritos

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 (12 inch) flour tortillas (12 inch, the bigger the better)
• 1 cup rice (enough for 8 portions )
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans or 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 lb sirloin steaks or 1 lb boneless chicken breasts or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package mccormack taco seasoning (for ground beef) or 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package mccormick grill mates southwest seasoning (for steak or chicken)
• shredded cheddar cheese
• salsa
• sour cream
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 prepare: if making steak or chicken, marinate meat in a ziplock bag overnight in the refrigerator. follow the directions on the packet.
• 2 cook rice - i use parboiled rice which takes 20 minutes to prepare. follow directions on the bag.
• 3 while rice is cooking, warm up canned beans.
• 4 if using steak or chicken, cut up steak or chicken into bite size pieces or strips.
• 5 while rice and beans are cooking, cook the meat. if using ground beef, follow the directions on the taco seasoning packet. if cooking steak or chicken, put the steak or chicken in a cast iron skillet and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until cooked.
• 6 assemble: heat wraps in microwave until warm (about 20 seconds).
• 7 put some rice, beans, meat, salsa, shredded cheese in a wrap and wrap it up.
• 8 put a small amount of olive oil in a clean cast iron skillet and heat to medium.
• 9 put burrito face down in the skillet and heat for 3 minutes, turn and heat for another 3 minutes.
• 10 top burrito with sour cream.

Chambord Baked Apple Cider

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce apple barrel schnapps
• 1 ounce brandy
• 1 1/2 ounces chambord raspberry liquor
• 4 ounces apple cider

Recipe

• 1 heat cider in a toddy glass add the other ingredients and stir.
• 2 garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Creamy Microwave Oatmeal

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2/3 cup low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional) or 1/4 cup other dried fruit (optional)
• 2 teaspoons sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a microwave safe bowl mix together the milk, oats and dried fruit.
• 2 microwave on high for 1 minute.(make sure you use a container big enough so it sdoesn't boil over) stir mixture. continue to microwave until mixture starts to boil (about 1 more minute).
• 3 remove oatmeal from microwave and stir. cover and let set for 2 minutes. remove and stir in sugar and spice.
• 4 serve warm with additional milk if desired.

Creamy Mushroom , Pepper & Cheese Quesadillas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup diced bell pepper
• 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 4 burrito-size flour tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. add garlic, onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, jalapeños, salt and pepper. cook, stirring occasionally, 7-9 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. transfer to bowl and cool. stir mayonnaise into cooled mushrooms.
• 2 place tortillas on work surface. sprinkle with cheese and top with mushroom mixture. fold each in half to form a semi-circle. wipe out skillet and return to stove over medium heat. when hot, add quesadillas 2 at a time to skillet. cook 1-2 minutes per side or until lightly golden and cheese melts. repeat with remaining quesadillas and serve immediately.
• 3 optional: you can heat in microwave oven if you don`t want your tortillas crispy!

Cham-cham (bangladesh)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon semolina
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 tablespoon self raising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 4 cups sugar for syrup
• 4 tablespoons caramel syrup
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon ghee

Recipe

• 1 mix together the powdered milk, milk and ghee.
• 2 put the mixture in the microwave for 30 seconds. take it out and stir it. let it cool down for another 30 seconds.
• 3 put the mixture back in the microwave for another 15 seconds. take it out and stir. let it cool for 30 seconds.
• 4 repeat 15 second intervals in the microwave, followed by stirring and 30 seconds of cool down for a total of eight cycles.
• 5 reduce the microwave time to 10 seconds, stir and let cool down for 30 seconds.
• 6 repeat until the mawa becomes dry and grainy.
• 7 if the grains aren't powdery enough, when cool you can transfer to a food processor and grind to make smaller grains.
• 8 ready a fine mesh strainer by lining it with cheesecloth.
• 9 bring the milk to a boil (take care not to let it boil over) and add the lemon juice. you will almost instantly see curds begin to form.
• 10 pour the curds and whey (the liquid) into the strainer.
• 11 when the curds have cooled enough to be handled, knead them with your hands for about two minutes, or until there isn't any more liquid coming out.
• 12 transfer to a large bowl and mix in the semolina flour and the other two types of flour, along with the sugar and the cardamom powder.
• 13 knead the mixture with your hands until it starts to feel a little greasy, then divide the dough into 20 equal parts and shape them into ovals. note: i made a mistake converting liters to cups and i ended up with too little milk for this recipe, so my cham-cham were small and probably a little more doughy than they should have been.
• 14 dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil. gently drop the cham-cham into the syrup and continue to boil for an hour and 20 minutes. you will need to add about a half cup of water every 10 minutes or so to keep the syrup at the right consistency.
• 15 at the end of the hour and 20 minutes, add the caramel syrup. keep boiling for another 10 minutes, then turn off the heat. add a cup of hot water and let the pot cool down.
• 16 when the cham-cham are cool enough to handle, take them out and roll them in the mawa.

Breakfast Burritos (oamc)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 dozen eggs
• 3 lbs ground sausage
• 1 -2 large onion, chopped
• 64 ounces frozen southern style hash brown potatoes
• 8 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (5 3/4 ounce) can olives (chopped)
• salt and pepper
• 48 burrito-size flour tortillas

Recipe

• 1 brown sausauge and onion and drain.
• 2 scramble eggs.
• 3 fry southern hashbrowns in deep fryer or on stove.
• 4 fold in all ingredients untill well combined.
• 5 spoon 1/2 cup of mix in to each tortilla and wrap.
• 6 wrap each in plastic wrap and freeze.
• 7 remove from plastic microwave on high 2 -3 minute.

Breakfast Burritos (once A Month Cooking)

Total Time: 1 hr 33 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 26
• 2 lbs lamb sausage
• 4 medium onions, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs of shredded cheese
• 18 eggs
• 26 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• 1 (8 ounce) jar salsa

Recipe

• 1 cut up the meat and vegetables and split it into four separate equal batches.
• 2 crack all sixteen eggs, blend them so the yolk is even, then separate this into four equal batches.(if you have a huge skillet, you can do this in two batches instead.).
• 3 saute a batch of meat and veggies for about ten minutes, then add a batch of the eggs and stir regularly until the eggs are cooked.
• 4 each small batch here makes eight burritos. spoon some of the egg/veggie/meat mix onto a tortilla shell, put some cheese and a bit of picante sauce on top, then fold it up and wrap it in saran wrap.
• 5 toss the finished burritos in the freezer.
• 6 defrost in microwave 3-5 minutes, depending on your microwave.

Chili-lime Chicken And Avocado Wraps

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• 3 ounces chicken breasts, marinated and grilled
• 2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese (or your favorite mexican blend)
• 1/4 avocado, sliced
• 1/4 cup black bean salsa (bek's black bean salsa/pico de gallo)
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 3 slices tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 (optional step for a warm wrap) put tortilla on a microwave-safe plate. place chicken in the center, and sprinkle with cheese. microwave on high for about 15 - 30 seconds, until cheese just begins to melt.
• 2 add remaining ingredients.
• 3 roll up and enjoy!

Chambord Gelee With Chocolate Cream

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces frozen berries (blackberry "and or" raspberries)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• water
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup chambord raspberry liquor
• 1 (2 1/2 teaspoon) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 6 ounces fresh raspberries
• 1 1/2 ounces godiva ivory chocolate, chopped
• heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• fresh raspberry
• fresh tarragon or mint sprig

Recipe

• 1 make gelee:.
• 2 place the berries, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a 2 quart saucepan.
• 3 using a small paring knife, split vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape seeds from one-half the bean into pan.
• 4 heat over medium-high heat to a boil. reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• 5 strain berries through a fine mesh sieve, pressing firmly to extract all of the juice(there should be about 1 cup of liquid. if you have less, add more water to the berries.).
• 6 cook for another 5 minutes, then strain again.
• 7 place 1/3 cup water and chambord in a small bowl. sprinkle gelatin over the mixture. let stand for 1 minute or until softened.
• 8 stir into the hot berry juice. whisk until gelatin is completely dissolved. (there should be about 2 cups of liquid).
• 9 place about 5 raspberries into each of four (5 to 6 oz) wine, champagne, or large cordial glasses.
• 10 divide juice mixture among glasses.
• 11 refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• 12 make chocolate cream:.
• 13 place chocolate and 2 tablespoons heavy cream in microwavable bowl. microwave on high for 30 seconds. stir until smooth and cool to room temperature.
• 14 refrigerate for 10 minutes or until chilled.
• 15 beat 1/4 cup heavy cream with sugar in a chilled bowl using a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form.
• 16 fold 1/3 of this mixture into cooled chocolate. fold in remaining cream.
• 17 to serve, divide the chocolate cream among the glasses.
• 18 garnish with raspberries, fresh tarragon and/or mint sprigs.

Applebee's Chocolate Mousse Shooter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon godiva chocolate liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 8 oreo cookies
• 1/2 cup fudge sauce
• canned whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 chocolate mousse:.
• 2 place the top portion of a double-boiler over hot water, add butter to the bowl, and then set the heat to low. when the butter has melted, add the chocolate chips, reserving 1 tablespoon of the chocolate chips and set aside. melt chips, add chocolate liqueur and vanilla. remove bowl from the heat and whisk in egg yolks.
• 3 in a separate bowl beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. stir egg whites into chocolate mixture.
• 4 in a clean bowl, combine sugar with cream, and then whip cream until stiff. fold cream into chocolate.
• 5 chop remaining 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips into small bits the size of rice. stir this chocolate into the mousse, then cover and chill the mousse for 3 to 4 hours.
• 6 open the oreos and scrape out the filling. put the chocolate wafers into a plastic bag and using a kitchen mallet crush to make crumbs.
• 7 to prepare dessert:.
• 8 spoon 2 tablespoons of oreo cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 6-ounce rocks glass. spoon 1/3 cup of chilled mousse into the glass, and top it with 2 tablespoons of chocolate fudge topping. remove lid from fudge topping and warm up the fudge in the jar in your microwave. top with a rosette of whipped cream on top and sprinkle it with leftover oreo crumbs.

Chocolate Elk Pie (mousse Made With Silken Tofu)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 16 ounces silken tofu (please see note at bottom of instructions)
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 graham cracker crust (or what ever type crumb crust you prefer)
• whipped cream, if desired (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in microwave, or in double boiler. i use the microwave, it's just easier.
• 2 place tofu in blender, and blend til smooth.
• 3 add chocolate, and extract. pulse blender til mixed.
• 4 pour into pie crust and chill about an hour.
• 5 *note: i couldn't remember the exact weight of the tofu package. you'll find silken tofu in the veggie section, next to where they have won ton wrappers - whatever size the silken package is, that's what i buy - and i've only ever seen one size. they have a lite version, but i've never tried that, but would probably work. also, if you want a more intense chocolate flavor, just add a lil more chocolate.

Amaretto Fudge

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand condensed milk
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds or 3/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 mix chocolate chips and milk in a bowl, cover loosely and microwave on high for 3 minutes.
• 2 stir until smooth then add flavorings.
• 3 pour into a greased 8-inch square pan that has been sprinkled with the almonds.
• 4 let cool and cut into 1-inch squares.

Chewy Rainforest Bars

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (10 ounce) package marshmallows
• 6 cups honey bunches of oats cereal
• 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 cup almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds

Recipe

• 1 microwave honey and butter in large bowl on high 1 minute; stir until well blended. add marshmallows; toss to coat. microwave 1 1/2 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed; stir until well blended.
• 2 add remaining ingredients; mix well.
• 3 press mixture into a greased 13x9-inch pan. cool. cut into 24 bars.
• 4 variation: can substitute dried cranberries or raisins instead of apricots.

Chocolate Eggnog Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 (18 ounce) package plain german chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup eggnog
• 1/3 cup brandy or 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 3 1/2-4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 -4 tablespoons eggnog
• 2 teaspoons brandy or 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 13 x 9 pan with pam, then dust with flour.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 carefully rub chocolate along the largest holes of a cheese grater to make 1 tablespoon grated chocolate.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 break the remaining chocolate in 4 or 5 pieces and place them in a small glass bowl.
• 7 microwave for 1 minute at high power.
• 8 stir to melt and lumps remaining.
• 9 place the cake mix, eggnog, brandy, oil, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and melted chocolate in a large mixing bowl.
• 10 blend with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds.
• 11 stop and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
• 12 increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if eneded.
• 13 the batter should look well combined.
• 14 pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
• 15 place the pan in the oven.
• 16 bake 38 to 42 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched with your finger.
• 17 cool completely.
• 18 frost with eggnog frosting.
• 19 to prepare frosting~place butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• 20 blend with electric mixer on low for 30 seconds to incorporate.
• 21 stop mixer and add remaining confectioner's sugar, eggnog, and brandy.
• 22 increase the speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• 23 if frosting is runny, add more confectioner's sugar and if too stiff add eggnog.
• 24 spread the frosting over the top of the cake and sprinkle the grated chocolate over the top.

Creamy New Orleans Pralines

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 6 tablespoons butter, unsalted
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cream, milk, butter, and salt. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 230°f lower heat slightly if the mixture threatens to boil over.
• 2 add the pecans and continue cooking, stirring constantly, to 236°f the mixture should form a soft ball when a little is dropped in cold water. remove from the heat and add vanilla; let stand for about 5 minutes. stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thickened and slightly creamy, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
• 3 using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop, spoon the pralines onto a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper. if the mixture becomes grainy, heat and stir over medium heat for a few seconds, or until it can be easily scooped and dropped.
• 4 optional toasted pecans:.
• 5 heat oven to 350°. spread chopped pecans out on a large baking sheet. bake for about 5 minutes, or until the chopped pecans are lightly browned and aromatic. this can also be achieved by microwaving pecans on a microwave-safe plate in 30 second increments.

Chocolate Fondue

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• 1/2-3/4 cup milk (or 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter) or 1/2-3/4 cup half-and-half (or 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter) or 1/2-3/4 cup heavy cream (or 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 to make the sauce, in a small bowl, combine the chocolate and 1/2 cup milk or cream and melt gently in a barely simmering water bath or microwave on medium (50 percent) power for about 2 minutes.
• 2 stir until smooth.
• 3 add more liquid if the sauce seems too thick or look curdled.
• 4 remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• 5 use warm fondue immediately or set aside until needed and rewarm briefly.
• 6 have forks, skewers, or pretty (or goofy) swizzle sticks available for guests to dip with.
• 7 if the fondue gets too thick or cool, reheat gently (without boiling) for 1 minute in the microwave on medium (50percent) power or set in a pan of barely simmering water.
• 8 leftover sauce keeps several days in the refrigerator.
• 9 it is a prefect topping for ice cream.
• 10 note: this is a versatile recipe that can be tailored to your taste and the type of chocolate you are using.
• 11 for the most intense chocolate fondue, use milk, rather than half-and-half or cream, and omit the butter.
• 12 for even greater intensity, choose a bittersweet chocolate labeled anywhere from 66 percent to 70 percent and use the greater amount of liquid called for.
• 13 butter or cream results in a softer, mellower chocolate flavor.
• 14 ideas for dipping: kumquats or segments of seedless clementines, oranges, or ruby grapefruit- if possible, separate the citrus into segments without breaking the membrane.
• 15 if you set the segments on a rack to dry in a warm place or in the oven, preheated to 200° f, then turned off for several hours, the membrane will dry like crisp paper and the juices will burst in your mouth when you take a bite.
• 16 chunks of pineapple chunks of fresh coconut or large curls of dried coconut chunks of banana dried fruit such as apricot, mango, papaya, pineapple, or bing cherries strips of good-quality candied orange, grapefruit or lemon peel cubes of pound cake or angel food cake, or toasted cubes of brioche or challah cigarette cookies, fan wafers, graham crackers or digestive biscuits, or pretzels marshmallows or meringues toasted shaved almonds (to sprinkle on after dipping).

Bloody Orange Web

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce brandy
• 1 ounce blood orange, puree
• 2 ounces grangala triple orange liqueur
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• 1 (12 ounce) bag dark chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 using 8 to 10 chocolate chips for one drink, heat in the microwave for 20 seconds until almost melted.
• 2 take chips out of the microwave and stir with a spoon until completely melted.
• 3 place the melted chocolate in a squeeze bottle and draw a spider web on the inside of the martini glass.
• 4 in a shaker, add the rest of the ingredients and shake well.
• 5 pour into the decorated martini glass.
• 6 garnish with an orange truffle or chocolate dipped orange slice.

Caramel Apple Dip

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
• apple, slices

Recipe

• 1 in a microwave-safe mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and ice cream topping until blended. add marshmallow creme; mix until blended. microwave, uncovered, on 50% power for 1 minute; stir. microwave 30-60 seconds longer, stirring every 15 seconds or until warm. transfer to a serving dish. serve immediately with apple slices.

Chewy Chocolate-coconut Macaroons

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup cake flour, sifted
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, lightly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250º.
• 2 line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 place unsweetened chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave at high for 1 minute or until almost melted.
• 4 remove from microwave; stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• 5 combine flour, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl; add coconut, and toss well.
• 6 stir in melted chocolate, vanilla extract, and sweetened condensed milk (the mixture will be stiff).
• 7 drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
• 8 bake for 45 minutes or until edges of cookies are firm and center of cookies are soft, rotating baking sheet once during baking time.
• 9 remove from oven, and cool 10 minutes on pan.
• 10 remove the cookies from the pan and cool completely on rack.
• 11 store in an airtight container.

Chili-cheese Roll-ups

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 2 teaspoons roasted garlic
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tomato
• 8 ounces of processed bar cheese (such as velveeta)
• 6 burrito-size flour tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce

Recipe

• 1 preheat a larage sauté pan on medium-high for 2-3 minutes.
• 2 spray pan with a cooking spray such as pam. add onions and garlic; sauté 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add ground beef, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. cook 5-7 until meat is brown and no pink remains. stir frequently and break up meat as it cooks.
• 4 while meat is browning, cut tomato into quarters and remove core. dice into bite-size pieces and set aside. dice cheese into bite-size pieces.
• 5 drain beef and return to pan. add cheese and heat until cheese is melted, stirring frequently, and reducing heat if needed. remove from heat and let stand 2 minutes.
• 6 remove tortillas from package and place on paper towel. place in microwave and heat on high for 30 seconds.
• 7 assemble roll-ups as follows: place tortillas on flat surface and add 1/2 cup beef mixture to each tortilla. divide tomato and lettuce between each tortilla. fold one side up about 1 inch to form the bottom, and roll tortilla to make a cylinder shape. serve.

Chocolate Eclair Ring

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 (4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) container chocolate frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in medium sauce pan, bring water and margarine to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat and add flour and salt. stir until it forms a ball.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly after each one with a hand mixer.
• 5 drop mixture by spoonfuls into a ring-shape on a greased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake 45 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.
• 7 while ring is baking, beat pudding mix, cream, and milk until thick.
• 8 when ring is cool, cut in half horizontally.
• 9 spread pudding mixture on bottom half and replace top.
• 10 spread chocolate frosting on top. (it may be easier to spread if softened in the microwave for a few seconds.).
• 11 refrigerate until ready to serve.

Chewy Drizzled Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup cinnamon baking chips
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely ground walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 2/3 cup cinnamon baking chips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening (not butter or margarine)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
• 2 add egg and corn syrup; mix well.
• 3 place 1 cup cinnamon chips in a microwave safe bowl. microwave for 1 minute at 50% power; stir. if necessary, microwave at 50% power in 15 second increments, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted when stirred.
• 4 stir melted chips into butter mixture.
• 5 stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to cinnamon chip mixture, beating just until blended.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
• 7 heat oven to 350* (300* convection oven).
• 8 shape dough into 1 inch balls (or #60 scoop); roll each ball into nuts, lightly pressing nuts into dough.
• 9 place dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (flatten cookies slightly if using convection oven.).
• 10 bake 8 minutes (5 minutes convection) or until edges are firm. cool slightly; remove from sheets to wire rack. cool completely.
• 11 prepare drizzle: heat cinnamon chips and shortening in a medium microwave safe bowl. (use same timing and heating method as above.).
• 12 drizzle evenly over cooled cookies.

Chili-cheese Burritos

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 10-inch flour tortillas
• 4 1/2 cups chicken chilli (can use prepared chili if you don't make)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream
• bottled salsa

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 f degrees.
• 2 grease 15 x 10 x 1 in.
• 3 jelly roll pan.
• 4 wrap tortillas in damp paper towels: microwave until warm and flexible about 1 minute, or wrap tortillas in foil, heat in 350 oven for 10 minutes spread 1 tortilla on work surface; keep remaining tortillas warm.
• 5 top tortilla with 3/4 cup chicken chili.
• 6 sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, wrap up tortilla envelope fashion, to enclose filling.
• 7 transfer burrito, seam side down to prepared jelly roll pan.
• 8 repeat with the remaining tortillas, chili and cheddar cheese bake in 350f degree oven until tortillas are crispy, filling is heated through and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.
• 9 let burritos cool slightly.
• 10 serve with sour cream and salsa on the side.

Chocolate Fiber Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups puffed millet
• 1 cup puffed kamut
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• 2 teaspoons psyllium husks
• 2 scoops of vegan protein powder
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons brown rice syrup
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate chips in microwave. add brown rice syrup. mix in oat bran, psyllium husks and protein powder. add water to make it a little thinner. mix in the millet and kamut. stir until well mixed. be patient as the chocolate mixture takes awhile to mix in with the dry ingredients. form into balls.

Chewy Secret Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter (two sticks, melted)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 melt butter (usually 30 seconds in microwave).
• 3 beat butter, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, molasses and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
• 4 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 combine flour, baking soda and salt in separate bowl.
• 6 gradually beat in flour mixture.
• 7 stir in morsels.
• 8 drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 9 bake at 375 oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 let stand for 2 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 11 after cooling, carefully hide a few so you have a chance to eat them!