Canadian Christmas Chocolates

These chocolates are well worth the effort that needs to be put in to make them, so get cook'n!

Ingredients:

1 can La Choy chow mein noodles

2 packages (10 oz.) of Reeses Peanut Butter Chips

4 bags (10 oz.) of semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate

1 can lightly salted peanuts

Directions:

Pour all of the chocolate and peanut butter chips into a double boiler. Then melt slowly stirring constantly.

Take the melted chocolate and pour into a glass bowl along with the chow mein noodles and peanuts and stir. Work quickly so that the chocolate won't harden.

Now, using a spoon scoop up the mixture and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator until hardened.

Once hardened use a spatula to push them off the tray.

All that's left is to enjoy!

Good Old American Holiday Candy Crunch Pie

Want a dessert to serve at the holidays? Why not try this great pie?

Ingredients:

2 cups cold milk

2 packages of Jell-O brand chocolate flavor instant pudding and pie filling

1 tub cool whip topping, thawed

2 milk chocolate english toffee candy bars, chopped and divided

1 oreo pie crust

1 square bakers chocolate (semi-sweet), melted

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the milk and dry pudding mixes with a whisk for about two minutes if that is not long enough, just beat until it is well blended.

Gently stir in half of the whipped topping and all but 3 tablespoons of the candy.

Using a spoon, put the mixture from the bowl into the oreo pie crust.

Top it with the remaining candy. Use the melted bakers chocolate to create a chocolate drizzle over the pie. To chill the pie it can be placed in the refrigerator or it can immediately be served.

This makes 8 servings, so theres more than enough to go around!

Enjoy!

This recipe was from:

Katie Brown and Jell-O Brand Jell-o

This image was from:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/Recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/PiesPudding/CandyCrunchPuddingPie.html

South American Pineapple-Cranberry Salad

With the holidays right around the corner this South American Pineapple-Cranberry salad can will keep things festive!

Ingredients:

1 can of undrained and crushed pineapples

2 Packages of raspberry Jello flavor gelatin

1 can whole berry cranberry sauce

1 apple chopped

2/3 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions:

Drain the pineapple, but keep the juice, remove one tablespoon of pineapple and set it aside on a plate with the juice.

Add water to the juice until you have enough to fill three cups.

Pour the three cups into sauce pan, boil and then remove from heat.

Add the geletin mixes and stir for about two minutes.

Stir in the cranberry sauce. Now, pour the entire mixture into a larger bowl. Put in fridge for 1 1/2 hours or until it begins to thicken.

Now it's time to stir in the pinapple, walnuts, and apples.

Keep in the fridge for 4 hours, this way it will be firm. When time in fridge is over, put some extra pineapple and sliced apples on top.

This recipe was modified from: Katie Brown and Jell-o brand Jell-o

This image was from:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/images/recipe_images/Festive_Cranberry-Pineapple_Salad.jpg

New England Pumpkin Pie

We're well into fall and the best part of autumn is PUMKIN PIE! It's an original New England recipe that dates back to the first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and Native Americans!

Ingredients:

One can of pumkin (located with pie fillers in the supermarket)

Cornstarch--one tablespoon

Cinnomon--half of a tablespoon

Ginger--half of a tablespoon

Nutmeg--half of a tablespoon

Melted butter--one and a half tablespoons

Milk--one and a half cups

Sugar--one cup

Molasses--one eight of a cup

Beaten eggs--two eggs

Recipe:

Using a sifter, sift cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together. A hand sifter or a bowl sifter will be fine either will do. A bowl sifter sits above the bowl and using a spoon you press the contents through it so that they pass into the bowl below. For a hand sifter, all you do is put in the contents and pull a lever located in the handle and it sifts everything together.

Add the can of pumkin to the sifted contents and mix together.

Next, add the milk, beaten eggs, melted butter, and molasses.

Take a pie plate (average size of about 9") and pour the contents of the bowl into the plate. Heat the oven at 450 degrees and bake for at least fifteen minutes. After the fifteen minutes has elapsed reduce the temperature to 350 degrees, now bake for fifty more minutes.

When done, take out and allow it to cool. Finish each slice off with a dollop of whipped cream!

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This recipe was modified from:

One-Pie

Crème Brûlée a Great French Dessert

Want a French dessert to go along with a French dinner? Well, Crème Brûlée is a wonderful way to end any meal, whether it's French or not!

Ingredients:

Heavy Cream (2 cups)

Five eggs (You will only use the yolks)

1\2 Cup of Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Vanilla extract

1\2 Cup of light brown sugar

Recipe:

First, preheat the oven to 275 degrees.

Next, put the cream, sugar, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl together and whisk them until the mixture becomes creamy.

Now, pour this mixture into ceramic dishes that are heat resistant. Fill a pan with hot water and place all the dishes inside the pan with water (The water should only be about half way up the side of the ceramic dish, no higher.) Place the pan with all of the ceramic dishes in the oven for about 45 minutes, when a knife can be stuck inside it and pulled out clean it is finished. When in over, check constantly.

When they are done, take it out of the oven and take each ceramic dish out of the pan. Allow them to cool for about fifteen minutes.

Leave them in the refrigerator overnight.

Sprinkle the light brown sugar on the top of each, not too much, just enough to dust the top. Using a kitchen torch, torch it! This will carmalize the brown sugar which gives it the warm and hard top of the dessert, while the inside is cool and creamy.

Have fun with this one!

This recipe was from: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/262/Easy_Creme_Brulee6793.shtml

This image was from:

http://www.homebistro.com/images/products/imgLarge/1928_CremeBrulee.jpg

Halloween Dessert

With Halloween just around the corner this recipe will be perfect for any party and it will be frighteningly tasteful!

Ingredients:

Twizlers (Peelable type)

Black icing

White Icing

Two Resses Peanut Butter cups

Cake Mix (Any flavor that is desired)

First, bake the cake according to the instructions on the box, it should make two circular layers, each may differ slightly, but it usually takes about tweny to twenty-five minutes for it to completely cook.

Next, allow cake to cool completely before decorating. Take the two circular layers and place them on a large platter or tray. Take one of the circular layers and place it in the center of the tray. Cut the other layer in half and place them on the sides of the cake as wings with the rounded edge down and the flat edge up.

Now decorate! Use the black icing to ice the cake completely, wings and all (Make sure that the sides are iced as well so that the "seams" don't show. Using the white icing, make two circles for eyes in the center circle and fill them in with white icing. Place the two Reeses Peanut Butter cups in the center of the white circles for eye balls. Untwist a twizler so that you are left with strands. Place these on the wings in a curved fashion to show the folds of a bat's wing.

Last, but no least: Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

This image was obtained from:

http://www.nearfamous.com/Images/NearFamousWebImagesOptimized/NectarBats/06080474NectarBatFeed%2346283.jpg

Italian Dessert

Tiramisu Bowl

Feel like staying in, but experiencing a taste of Italy? By making this dessert you'll feel as if you were standing in the middle of the Spanish Steps!

Ingredients:

One package of cream cheese

Cold Milk (3 cups)

Two packages of vanilla flavored pudding mix and pie filling. (Instant works great if you're in a hurry)

One Tub of Cool Whip

Two boxes of NIlla Waffers (50 are going to be needed for the recipe)

One cup of fresh raspberries

One half cup of coffee brewed strong

One package of Bakker's semi-sweet baking chocolate (Only two of the squares in the package will be used)

Instructions:

The point of this dessert is presentation, presentation, presentation! So, the ideal bowl to be placing this in is a large clear one, this way the dessert is able to be viewed by all who are sitting at the table.

First: Take the cream cheese and the place it in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until it is creamy and soft. Now, add in the pudding mixes and two cups of whipped topping. Stir everything together.

Second: Take 25 of the Nilla Waffers and spread them evenly throughout the bottom of the clear bowl. Pour half of the coffee over the Nilla Waffers that were just placed on the bottom of the bowl. Over this place half of the mixture made in step one, it consisted of cool whip, pudding mix, and cream cheese.

Third: Using only one of the pieces of chocolate, shave it using a sharp knife. The shavings should be very small so that many shavings come from only one piece. Put the shaved chocolate on top of the mixture from step one that was just added to the bowl. Now, put 25 more waffers on top of everything. Then add the half of the cup of coffee. Next, add the other half of the pudding and whip topping mixture as well.

Fourth: Shave the second piece of baker's chocolate and add it on top of everything else in the bowl. Place the raspberries over the top and in the center place some more whipped topping. Cool for three hours in the refrigerator and then serve!

Make sure that any left over dessert is kept in the refrigerator.

If you do not like COFFEE, all of the COFFEE can be substituted with CHOCOLATE MILK!

All American Creamsicle Beverage

This drink is fun and great for entertaining! Whether, its a hot day or just one of those days, this dessert will make you feel great!

Ingredients:

Vanilla Ice Cream

Orange Soda (Diet works fine too!)

Straw

Ice Cream Float Mug!

Instructions:

First: Put two scoops of ice cream in as many mugs as desired.

Next: Pour in the orange soda, this will cause the ice cream to "Foam" so make sure not to fill it too fast. If needed you can add more soda after the "Foam" has settled.

Last: Place in a straw for a fun way to drink it!

ENJOY!

(Image from Food Network)