

Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients:
1 prepared chocolate cookie pie crust
1 cup creamy peanut butter
8 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
½ cup sugar
12 oz. container of non-dairy whipped topping, divided
1 - 11.75 jar of hot fudge ice cream topping, divided
2 Tbs. hot fudge ice cream topping (to drizzle on top)
2 Tbs. creamy peanut butter (to drizzle on top)
Directions: In a medium bowl, beat together the peanut butter, cream cheese, and sugar. Gently fold in 3 cups of whipped topping. Carefully spoon mixture into the pie shell. Using a spatula, smooth mixture to the edges of the pie.
Reserving 2 tablespoons of hot fudge ice cream topping, place remaining hot fudge into a microwave safe bowl or glass measuring cup. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Spread hot fudge over pie to cover the peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until serving time.
Just before serving, spread the remaining whipped topping over the hot fudge layer, being careful not to mix the two layers.
Place the 2 tablespoons of hot fudge in a small baggie and knead for a few seconds. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag and drizzle over the pie. Do the same with the 2 tablespoons of peanut butter going in the opposite direction of the hot fudge.
Serve and enjoy!
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Cake Batter Truffles
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ cups flour
1 cup yellow cake mix
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons sprinkles (optional)
Coating:
16 oz almond bark (or white candy melts)
4 tablespoons yellow cake mix
sprinkles (optional)
Beat together butter and sugar until combined. Blend in vanilla. Add cake mix, flour and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add 3 tablespoons of milk (or more if needed) to make a dough consistency. Mix in sprinkles by hand. Roll dough into one inch balls and place on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm.
While dough balls are chilling, melt almond bark in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. Stir between intervals. Once melted, quickly stir in cake mix until incorporated completely. Using a fork, dip truffles into almond bark and shake off excess bark by tapping the bottom of the fork on the side of your bowl. Place truffles back on the cookie sheet and top with sprinkles.
Chill cake batter truffles in the refrigerator until serving. Makes 24 to 30 truffles.
You can change the cake mix flavor to make a wide variety of truffles.
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Need something sparkling to wash down all these Christmas goodies? Anna Campbell has just the ticket! Anna says...
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Gannon says... These are great anytime, but I've started adding them to our Christmas goodies that we share with friends and family. The recipe came from a friend of mine in Florida.
Easy Peasy Pralines
- 1 box graham crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Break graham crackers into sections and place on jelly roll pan. Melt butter in small sauce pan. Add brown sugar and boil for 2 minutes.
Add pecans and then spread over graham crackers.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove and let stand 2 minutes.
Remove from pan while still warm and place on wax paper to cool.
Enjoy!
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Janga says... This is a variation of a Betty
Crocker Bake Sale winner. I’ve been using it since 1987 when I found it in a
local cookbook. I don’t know which came first. We prefer the lighter chocolate
of this recipe. The Betty Crocker recipe uses chocolate cake and semi-sweet
chocolate chips.
Turtle Cake
Ingredients:
One package German chocolate cake mix
One package (14
ounces) caramels
One-half large can of evaporated
milk
One-fourth stick of butter
One cup milk
chocolate chips
One cup chopped
pecans
Directions:
Prepare
cake according to package directions. Set aside half of batter; pour remaining
batter into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan and bake at 350
degrees for 15-18 minutes.
In
a small saucepan, melt the caramels, milk and butter. Remove cake from oven and
top with caramel mix.
Add
balance of batter and top with chocolate chips and nuts.
Bake
20-25 minutes longer or until cake springs back when touched lightly. Refrigerate
overnight. It can be served as is or topped with Cool Whip, whipped cream, or
your favorite vanilla ice cream. It serves 12-18, depending on size of
slices—and appetites.
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PJ says... As children, my brothers and I knew the Christmas season had arrived when we came home from school to find a platter of my mom's no-bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies on the dining room table. They're still family favorites today, bringing with them sweet memories along with their sweet taste.
CHOCOLATE OATMEAL NO BAKE COOKIES
2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine
1/2 cup milk
2 to 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 to 2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
2 cups (uncooked) oatmeal
Boil sugar, margarine and milk for 2-1/2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add cocoa, vanilla, peanut butter and oatmeal. Beat until glossy and thick.
Using a teaspoon, drop mounds of the mixture onto waxed paper. Let cool.
Bet you can't eat just one!
That's what we're cooking up in our kitchens this holiday season! What are you making at your house?
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ReplyDeletei don't celebrate christmas but i always love to see all christmas's event, from shopping all christmas stuff, decorate the christmas tree, making a pastry, go to church and etc ;)
Holy crap, those look delicious. I wish I could bake. I'll try to convince my cousin to make the peanut butter pie or the truffles.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious. I can hear those calories coming, but who cares the Holidays are once a year. :) Hey Anna, just a blush you say ,well I'm glad you mentioned that because mine would probably have been a royal purple. lol Then I'd have no memories of the Holidays. lol
ReplyDeleteBesides, the only time I myself blush is when I look at cover model Jimmy Thomas. :)
Carol L
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Latkes,Latkes,Latkes! With lots of fresh Homemade Applesauce, YUM.
ReplyDeleteI remember the year I was making them downstairs in the kitchen and the savory, oniony, and sweet apple/cinnamon smells were drifting upstairs where my son was doing homework with a friend. I called up to have them turn on the fan in that room to help dissapate the fumes. They yelled back in unison "WHY!"
Andrea, I've actually made that peanut butter pie, only instead of cream cheese, I used vanilla ice cream and it was outrageously delicious ... like an ice cream sundae in a pie!
ReplyDeletePJ, I'm going to try your Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies. We love oatmeal cookies but I haven't made them in ages because I'm diabetic but I think these might work if I substitute Splenda. Worth a shot. : )
Thanks for all the great recipes (eyeing those pralines and cake cookies, too and I love anything that smacks of turtles) and Anna, love your champagne indulgence ... wish they made low sugar champagne but then it probably would just taste like white wine. Love ya all.
I can see I am going to be busy in the kitchen. I do have a sweet tooth.
ReplyDeleteMorning All! I was supposed to be off work today but my schedule got changed so I won't be around to chat until later.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the recipes and I hope you'll share some of your own!
Ooooo, Amy! I never thought to use vanilla ice cream. That sounds so good! I may have to try that this year. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe're not really into cookies, pies and things like that. I'll probably just bake a box cake and use our family staple fudge frosting.
ReplyDeleteWe also makes lots of creamed spinach and we almost have to use a scale to make sure everyone gets the same amount. A family of 6 and we all love cooked spinach.
Andrea, just soften the ice cream so its malleable enough to blend with the other ingredients and remember to keep in freezer instead of frig. It's so wickedly decadent you'll wish you could eat it every day. : )
ReplyDeleteThis recipes look great. I usually make some home made candies this time of the year. Not sure weather I will this year because Hubby is diabetic now and I know he will eat them if I make them.
ReplyDeleteI love making peppermint bark. It's so easy to make yourself so you don't need to buy the expensive stuff in the fancy stores. I loved seeing the peanut butter pie. I have also made that several times in the past and it always gets "inhaled." Relatively easy to make and a sure winner. Thanks for sharing all of these goodie ideas. Oh my, I feel my waistband expanding just thinking about it all!
ReplyDeleteAndrea, my husband is a peanut butter-aholic. LOL I'll have to make your pie for him.
ReplyDeleteEli, you can use these recipes for any kind of celebration or just because :-)
ReplyDeleteJane, that's the wonderful thing about the cake batter truffles -- there's no baking involved. Hope you give them a try!
ReplyDeleteLOL, Carol! The holidays are the perfect time for indulging :-)
ReplyDeletefsbuchler, I have to be honest and say ... what's Latkes?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Amy! I love your idea of ice cream in peanut butter pie.
ReplyDeleteMarybelle, sweet tooth queen here too!
ReplyDeletePJ, sorry to hear you got called into work on your off day!!!
ReplyDeleteWe also makes lots of creamed spinach and we almost have to use a scale to make sure everyone gets the same amount.
ReplyDeleteAnne, that's so funny about the scale!
I usually make some home made candies this time of the year.
ReplyDeleteVirginia, you will have to share one of your favorite recipes with us.
I love making peppermint bark. It's so easy to make yourself so you don't need to buy the expensive stuff in the fancy stores
ReplyDeleteConnie, I'm SO into the easy recipes this year.
All of these treats sound fabulous! My mom used to make marshmallow cream fudge that was incredible, but I've never been able to duplicate it. The Dreaded Soft Ball Stage defeats me every time.
ReplyDeleteWe like chocolate chip cookies, or ball cookies with peppermint cream filling and crushed peppermint outside. We make fruitcake from a family recipe every year. On Christmas morning, the dh makes Swedish pancakes like his mom used to serve.
Eli, I think the fun and food surrounding Christmas is enjoyed by many, whether they celebrate it or not. :-)
ReplyDeleteJane, I'm getting hungry just looking at the pictures, too.
ReplyDeleteCarol, I don't think that calories should count during the holidays.
ReplyDeleteFlora, latkes are yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Amy, the vanilla ice cream in that pie sounds divine.
ReplyDeleteMarybelle said: I do have a sweet tooth.
ReplyDeleteMe, too!
PJ, we used to make those no-bake cookies years ago when we were kids. Gonna have to start doing it again. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnne, I love spinach, too. Makes me feel better---kind of offsets the desserts. ;-)
ReplyDeleteVirginia, my grandmother used to make homemade candy. I never have, myself, but I love it.
ReplyDeleteConnie said: I love making peppermint bark.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love eating it, Connie! LOL
Nancy said: On Christmas morning, the dh makes Swedish pancakes like his mom used to serve.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice tradition, Nancy!
Gannon, thanks. We enjoy our Swedish pancakes, though the traditional lingonberry jam for filling the crepes isn't in just every store. The dh's mom used to serve lutefisk with them, but the dh had no desire to repeat that part of his childhood.
ReplyDeleteOoh, that's some seriously yummy stuff on show here. Firstly, apologies for coming so late - quick, get me a kir royale so I get into the party spirit! I laughed at how much chocolate features in all the recipes. You'd think it was a popular flavoring or something! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDishies, you're even more delicious than your recipes. And thanks for making me part of your family. Mwah to you all!
My Christmas catering is going to be seriously under-value this year as my oven died a few weeks ago. I've been head down on a deadline so haven't done anything about getting a new one and I think it might be the new year before I do. But man, I'm missing the baked goodies!
ReplyDeleteThe turtle cake looks delicious. Well, actually they all do. My family loves to cook up a storm but the focus is more on the "meat" of the meal than the desserts. I've been craving chocolate cake lately...
ReplyDeleteI love the Turtle Cake--I've made it frequently. The Peanut Butter Pie is a recipe I will be trying. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWe bake lots of cookies during the holidays and we always decorate sugar cookies.
i'll write all the recipes and give it to my sister, she loved cooking ;)
ReplyDeleteIf anyone makes cheesecakes, melt some white chocolate chips and cool slightly while blending till smooth then add it to your cheesecake batter just before pouring into the pan ... makes the cake dreamy smooth and a touch sweeter than traditional cheesecake. It's my family's favorite. Enjoy all these goodies, y'all ... at least I can dream about them! : )
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ReplyDeleteThank you for some good recipes. Not sure, but the peanut butter pie will probably be made first
ReplyDeleteWe will be out of town the week before Christmas, so will not be doing much cooking. If I do get around to making something, it will likely be rum balls, mince pie, and gingerbread men. We don't send out as many Christmas trays or Goodie Bags as we used to. I miss all the baking and visiting.
We make spritz cookies!
ReplyDeleteAll of these recipes look and sound delicious!!
Hi Buffie,
ReplyDeleteLatkes are a kind of potato pancake traditionally served during the Eight Days of Hanukah. Here are some sites that explain the holiday and the reasons for eating Latkes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah