Chocolate dipped strawberries

We made some traditional chocolate dipped strawberries this weekend. I love that they are a treat and are a little bit on the healthy side too and it is so much less expensive than $3 a piece if you buy them premade! Here's what we did...

1 bag of milk chocolate 

(you can use semi if you prefer)

2 TBS canola oil

1 lb of strawberries

Melt the chocolate and the oil a double boiler over low heat. Dip the strawberries in in the chocolate and place on parchment paper or wax paper and let rest until the chocolate is dry.

 NOTE: You can actually get more like 2 lbs of strawberries out of 1 bag of chips as you can see by the marshmallow brigade. LOL! 

Smores Pie-Quick and Easy Last minute No bake pie Recipe

This Pie is awesome! Very easy, very tasty and simple and no bake is always a plus when you are using the oven for so many other things this time of year.  My sweet Gabby made this one up for us and another for a family friend and it was marvelous! Give it a try!

Yummy S'more Pie

1 package of instant pudding 3.9 oz size

1 can 12 oz of evaporated milk

1 9 inch graham cracker crust

3 cups mini marshmallows

2 cups frozen whipped topping (cool whip style) thawed

1/2 C chocolate chips

Whisk 1 1/4 C evaporated milk and pudding mix in a bowl until blended and pour into the graham crust. Microwave 2 Cups of the marshmallows and 1/4 Cup evaporated milk for 30-45 seconds until smooth. Let stand for 15 minutes. Gently fold the whipped topping. SPoon over the the chocolate layer and smooth. Add 1 cup of marshmallows and the chocolate chips to the top and then refrigerate for 2 hours.  Once set using a torch to brown marshmallows. Serve and enjoy!!

Easy Yummy Crock pot candy (pssst....this is an awesome Hack!!)

 This recipe is inspired by OMG Candy...So Delish! I love that it is made in my crock pot and that I was able to go about my other kitchen duties while it melted away for me.  It is very good!! It would make a wonderful addition to your treat trays for the holidays! Come check it out! Give it a try! Youll be glad you did!!

OMG inspired Crock Pot Candy

1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips

1 bag of milk chocolate chips

1 bag of white chocolate chips

1 bag of heath chips

1 1/2 C of your favorite nut (we used cashews this time)

2 Cups of teddy grahams ( golden grahams cereal would work well too)

Place all of the ingredients in your crock pot. 

Mix together

Set your crock pot to warm and let it go for about 3 hours or until melted.  If you do not have a warm setting set to low and keep an eye on it, watching for it to melt. When it is melted stir and place spoon fulls on a lightly sprayed sheet of aluminum or parchment paper. Once the chocolate is set you can break into smaller pieces or not depending on how you enjoy your candy.  

LOVES!!

EMILY 

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes-Healthier than most

These delicious pancakes are a find of my sweet daughter Lindsay. She is such a joy to live with and makes my life better in so many ways! She happened to have some bananas that needed to be used and is very much more health conscious that I am.  These are the results and are SO tasty! Give them a try! I think you will love them as much as we did!

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA PANCAKES

2 ripe bananas

2 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbs canola oil

6 tbs milk

1 C rolled oats

1/2 C flour

6 tbs chocolate chips

Preheat your skillet, Mash your banana with the baking powder, Add the egg, oil, salt, vanilla and milk and stir, Stir in oats and flour, Fold in chocolate chips. Using a 1/4 C measure scoop batter into a lightly greased skillet, Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Can be eaten plain or with maple syrup and butter or powdered sugar. 

No oil pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

SO these little babies are not pretty. They are sometimes so ugly that my kids have decided to call them pumpkin dookies if you catch my drift but they are tasty easy and are a little bit more healthy than your every day pumpkin cookie.  

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (DOOKIES)

1 box of carrot cake mix

1 small can of pumpkin puree

1 bag of chocolate chips (or less if you are watching your sugar intake)

Preheat oven to 350, spray a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Mix all the ingredients together. drop on the sheet and bake in a pre heated oven for 15-20 minutes.  

THE END

Pretty easy!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

Rice Crispy Treats are a staple goody in our home. We really love them and they are easy enough that almost all the kids are able to make them, Even Sarah our 7 year old is almost there.  If it weren't for my fear of her using the stove she would be. This is the recipe we use and how we have jazzed them up.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

1 stick of butter

16 oz mini marshmallows

7 cups rice crispies

1 C Peanut butter Chips

1 C Milk Chocolate chips

Grease a 9x13 pan. Melt the butter and marshmallows together. Mix the marshmallow mix and the rice crispies together.  Add chips. Mix in being careful not to mix so much that the chips melt entirely. Press into the pan with a the back of a buttered spoon. Wait for them to cool before cutting. ENJOY!!

Loves

Emily