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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies

For dessert on Friday night we made cookies.

Abby kept saying, "These are the funnest cookies we have ever made!"

They were not only fun to make but delicious too.

The recipe made a ton so we had a lot to share with our family!

Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies

recipe from Scrambled Henfruit

Ingredients

1 cup softened butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 box (10 packets) Alpine Spiced Apple Cider Instant Original Drink mix

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 cups all purpose flour

1 bag caramels (I bought mine at Sprouts and used a box full)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

In a bowl whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.

In a mixer cream together butter, sugar, salt and all 10 packets of cider.

Beat in eggs, one at a time and add vanilla. Mix well.

Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until combined.

Refrigerate for about an hour. While in the fridge, unwrap your caramels (or make your kids to this! ;)).

Using a small cookie scoop, or tablespoon, scoop out dough and slightly flatten in the palm of your hand. Press the caramel in the center and cover completely. Place on parchment paper about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 12-14 minutes (it took 13 in my oven). Once done, slide the parchment paper on to the counter to cool. Once slightly cooled and edges are slightly hardened, twist cookies off parchment, turn upside down and allow to cool on cooling racks.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Both Saturday and today we ate more of these cookies! We popped them in the microwave for about 10 seconds and the caramel melted once again, perfectly!

I am sharing this recipe with:
Sundae Scoop
Think Pink Sundays
Melt In Your Mouth Mondays
More the Merrier Monday
Simply Delish

Monday, November 7, 2011

Friday Night Dessert Night: 100 Calorie Flourless Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

Friday night we decided to make something pumpkin again.

A few weeks ago we made Impossible Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes and they were delicious.

But, we are leaning toward mostly gluten-free around here (not because of an intolerance, but only a sensitivity!). So occasionally it is really exciting to find a really yummy dessert that I can make AND eat!

The bonus to this dessert...it is only about 100 calories a serving!

100 Calorie Flourless Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

adapted from Very Best Baking

Ingredients

16 foil cupcake liners (I used silicone cups and it worked great!)

non-stick cooking spray

3/4 cup white sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp salt

2 large egg whites

1 15 oz. can pure pumpkin

1 12 oz. can fat free evaporated milk

fat free whipped cream

12 small gingersnap cookies, grumbled

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray cupcake liners with non-stick spray and lay out on a cookie sheet.

Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, and salt in a small bowl. Beat egg whites in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Spoon 1/4 cup of the mixture into each prepared cup.

Bake for 25-28 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on baking sheet for 20 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Enjoy!
They really taste like pumpkin pie!

Also on Friday, we got started on Abby's decorations for her birthday party at the end of the month.

Can you guess what her theme is going to be? ;)

I am sharing this recipe with...

Melt In Your Mouth Monday

Mangia Monday

Tasty Tuesday

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday

Everyday Sisters Sharing Sundays

Passionately Artistic

Friday, October 28, 2011

Friday Night Dessert Night: Candy Popcorn Balls

My original plan was a dessert with apples but the day got the best of me and I didn't have time to make anything.

We were too busy having fun at the Pumpkin Patch with our cousins.

How is it possible that not even one kid is looking at the camera?

Anyway, instead of something with apples, we went with something I saw on Debbie Does Dinner Healthy's Friday Favorites list of yummy links.

I had some leftover candy from making Monster Mix and I wanted it gone, so this was the perfect thing!

Candy Popcorn Balls

recipe adapted from A Duck in her Pond

Ingredients

1 bag popcorn, popped

1 1/2 cups candy corn

1 cup mini M&Ms

1 10 oz. bag mini marshmallows

1/4 cup butter

non-stick spray

Directions

Pop popcorn and set aside.

Spray a large pot with non-stick spray and melt butter in the pot.

Add marshmallows and stir until butter and mallows combine.

Add in popcorn and stir to coat.

Add in candy corn and stir completely.

Sprinkle with M&M's and only stir a few times (they start to melt, which is fine, but it looks prettier if you can still see some of the candy shell!).

Spread out on parchment paper and separate into 10 or so pieces and roll into balls.

Eat up!

I am sharing this recipe with...

Sweet Tooth Friday

Seasonal Inspiration

Weekend Wrap Up Party

Sweet Saturday

Sweets for a Saturday

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Friday Night Dessert Night x2

For the last two weeks we have definitely made dessert on Fridays but I have yet to post about it!

Two weeks ago Abby had a slumber party with her best friend/cousin, Radley and we had a tea party with mini pumpkin pie cupcakes. They were delicious!

They thought they were pretty funny drinking their "coffee," aka chocolate milk.

We also made a cute little pumpkin craft from some things they collected on a nature walk, plus some things we had around the house.

This last Friday night, we made Chocolate Caramel Apple Pops.

They were delicious and pretty easy to make.

I got it all ready (too hot for Abby to help)

and away she went dipping the apples!

We made a huge mess, some were pretty, some were not, but all were delicious!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Jacob's 1st Birthday: Popcorn Cupcakes

My little nephew turned 1 all the way back in August.

He had an adorable carnival theme party!

I made these popcorn cupcakes to go along with the theme!

What you need:

Your favorite chocolate cupcakes (box or from scratch)

Frosting (I used buttercream)

Small marshmallows

Yellow food coloring

What you do:

Bake the cupcakes and make the frosting.

Frost cupcakes generously once cooled.

Put marshmallows in a large bowl and turn cupcakes upside down to dip in the bowl.

The whole cupcake will not be covered so fill in where marshmallows did not stick the first time.

Mix a tiny bit of yellow food coloring with 1/4 cup water and using a paint brush (clean of course!) brush on some yellow.

I made these minis to go along! The kids loved these the most!

I am sharing this idea with...

Sweet Tooth Friday

Weekend Show Off Party

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Friday Night Dessert Night: Chocolate Dipped Pumpkin Scones

Honestly, I started this cookie recipe and quickly realized I did not have everything I needed.

White sugar! Cinnamon!

Who runs out of white sugar?

How was I also out of cinnamon!?!

So I made some changes and these cookies took on a the role of scone instead.

We dipped them in some chocolate and enjoyed!

Chocolate Dipped Pumpkin Scones

recipe adapted from Pumpkin Snickerdoodles at Greens and Chocolate

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ginger

sprinkle of all spice

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

melting chocolates (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients and set aside.

In a large bowl, or a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Add pumpkin and vanilla and mix.

Slowly add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture.

Scoop out large balls of dough (I used a large cookie scoop)

and with a damp hand roll the dough into a ball.

Place them on the cookie sheet two inches apart and flatten tops slightly

with the back of a spoon (get it a little wet so the dough doesn't stick).

Bake for about 10 minutes or until light brown on the edges.

Allow to cool and then prep melting chocolate according to package directions and dip away!

Abby used the leftover green chocolate and sprinkles from the Monster Mix we made earlier this week.

We ran out of green so I dipped the rest in melted down chocolate chips!

We ate them for dessert but these would make a delicious breakfast too!

I am sharing this recipe with...

Sweet Treat Saturday

Strut Your Stuff Saturdays

Sweet Tooth Sunday

Sundae Scoop

Think Pink Sundays

Sweet Indulgences Sundays

Weekend Wrap Up Party

Seasonal Inspiration at Crumbs and Chaos

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Low Calorie Milk Shake

So once again I was watching the Hungry Girl on TV and she had a version of a low calorie milk shake that I had a feeling I could make with the ingredients I already had.

It was a success!

What you will need:

Light Vanilla Soy Milk

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Lite Hershey's Syrup

Fat Free French Vanilla Coffee Creamer (weird I know! but this makes it oh so much better!)

Directions

In a blender (I prefer Bullet) mix together about 1 cup frozen yogurt with 1/2 cup soy milk, a couple tablespoons of creamer and as much chocolate sauce as you want. Blend...

and DRINK UP!

*Give it a taste test and add more soy milk if too thick, more frozen yogurt if too runny, etc. I just eye-ball the measurements.