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Frosty Almond Joy Cups

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ruthanne

These adorable frozen cups are layered with chocolate, coconut and almonds. A new twist on some favorite flavors!! These use a mini cheesecake pan that is SO much fun, but if you want, you can make these in muffin tins lined with cupcake papers instead. This recipe makes 12 frozen cups.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 c. of crushed Oreo cookies
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 c. whipping cream
About 2 cups of shredded, sweetened coconut
About 1 cup of slivered almonds
1 1/2 c. cold milk
1 box (4 servings, 3.9 oz) instant coconut pudding
1 (8 oz) container of Cool Whip (thawed in fridge)
1/4 c. Wilton’s Candy Melts (to drizzle on top as decoration)

DIRECTIONS

Crush Oreos into fine crumbs. (I love my KitchenAid food chopper for this job!)
Prepare mini cheesecake pan by placing disks into the bottom of each cup.
Evenly divide crust mixture into all 12 cups (I used a Mini Tart Shaper to press crumbs firmly into the bottom of each cup).
Place semi-sweet chocolate chips and whipping cream into a small bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Spoon chocolate into a zip top bag, cut a tip off and evenly pipe chocolate into the center of each cup, on top of the crust.
Sprinkle about a tablespoon of coconut and slivered almonds into each cup

Mix cold milk with pudding on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in 1/2 of the Cool Whip container (the rest will be used as topping).
Spoon filling into a large zip top bag (and ZIP it or you might have a mess!) Clip a corner off and pipe pudding into each cup evenly. Try to pipe it in between the coconut and almonds so that the whole cup is filled. I did have a little left over (which was really tasty straight out of the bag!)
Use a knife to smooth the tops level with the top of the pan.
Freeze for at least a couple of hours.
Allow the pan to warm just a bit before popping each dessert cup out. Poke a finger up through the hole in the bottom of the pan and grab that Almond Joy cup by its crust. Remove the disk from the bottom and you are ready to add topping.
For topping, I just piped a little bit of the left over Cool Whip on each dessert using a decorating tip. Then I topped it off with a little melted chocolate (Wilton’s candy melts) and a whole almond with some coconut. You could decorate yours however you want!
Serve cold right away– or put them in a sealed container and freeze until you are ready to serve.

My thoughts: I love Almond Joy candy bars…I love Oreos and anything frozen….so I love these! These were inspired by an earlier recipe, Frosty S’mores Cups. I ran across coconut pudding in the store the other day and the wheels started turning. I think it turned out perfectly– it’s like a coconut cream pie with Almond Joy bars mixed in. mmmmm…….! I hope you enjoy these little treats!

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Ruthanne

Everyone will love this classic oatmeal cookie (with chocolate instead of those yucky raisins!). It’s crisp on the edges and chewy in the middle-YUM!!! COOKIES!!!!!!!

My friend Laura kept telling me about a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipe from when she was a little girl. Her friend’s mom would make them and they are still one of Laura’s favorites.

Whenever a treat stays in someone’s mind from childhood you know it has to be a good one, so I asked for the recipe.

I texted Laura in the middle of the grocery store standing in front of the oatmeal (yes, I am one of those people…) She immediately scanned in the recipe and sent it to me, and here you have it….truly amazing oatmeal and chocolate cookies (Thank you Laura!!)

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. margarine
1 c. brown sugar (packed)
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3 cups uncooked old-fashioned oatmeal (plain, and not instant!)
2 cups of chocolate chips (I added all my leftover chips- some milk chocolate, some dark, some semisweet. The original recipe calls for only a cup. That is crazy. I think I added 2 (maybe 3!) You need at least three chips for every cookie bite in my opinion!)
1/2 c. nuts (If desired ~I didn’t add them)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
Line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper – you don’t have to do this, but my cookies stuck a little bit to the sheets, so I did my next batch with paper and they slid right off.
Beat margarine and sugars together in a large mixing bowl until creamy.
Blend in eggs and vanilla
Add flour, soda and salt to cream mixture and beat well
Stir in oats, lots of chocolate and nuts (if desired)
Mix until well combined. I just used my hands at this point as it was such a stiff dough and I wanted to fully incorporate the two million chocolate chips I added.
Drop by about one tablespoon of dough (I used a Medium Cookie Scoop and it was a lifesaver!) onto parchment lined cookie sheets and bake at 375F for 10-14 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets while warm and cool completely on parchment paper or a wire rack.

My thoughts: These were really good cookies. You’ll notice a few differences in my recipe and the original.

I used margarine, not butter. I generally prefer butter in baking, but cookies are one exception. I nearly always use margarine as butter seems to make the cookies “spread” more, giving you flat, crunchy cookies instead of thick, chewy ones.

I never “sift” ingredients. I know that makes some of you shudder in horror, but I just never do. I put my flour in and sprinkle the other ingredients on top and hope for the best. I blame my mom for this. She never taught me to sift 😉 In this recipe if it makes you feel better to sift, by all means do it!!

I did not double this recipe. It overflowed my biggest mixing bowl. The handwritten notes on this recipe recommend making a double batch and freezing. I can only assume she mixed the batch up in her bathtub, as it would be a tremendous amount of cookie dough. I do NOT recommend doubling this. I did freeze some and I thought they were ok- a little dry. I’d stick with making them fresh, and in a reasonable amount.

I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as all of us here did! Happy baking!!! ~r

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Chocolate chip cookies!!!

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German Chocolate Pie

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Ruthanne

This rich chocolate pie is filled with creamy chocolate and coconut, and it is SO easy to make!

My apologies to those of you who have commented or asked questions here in the past few weeks~ the holidays got the better of me this year. I got terribly sick on Christmas day and my sweet little Casper got sick a week later. We are both still recovering, but SO much better! As one of my friends said, “You can tell she’s really sick when she doesn’t even want to bake!”

Poor Casper in his cone of shame!

This recipe just couldn’t be easier, and easy is what I needed this week! Our family likes to eat at a wonderful Amish restaurant called Das Dutchmen Essenhaus and they have a german chocolate pie there that is AMAZING. It is by far my favorite pie. I’ve been looking for recipes that come close to recreating this pie and so far I’ve had no luck duplicating it. This recipe is worth noting though, as it is easy and really yummy. It is sooooo rich- serve it with ice cream or whipped topping, and in small slices.

(this slice is too big!!!)

INGREDIENTS: (recipe taken from here)

1 8-ounce package Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 13-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1-1/3 cups shredded coconut
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell (you’ll need a deep-dish)
whipped cream or ice cream (optional, but this is so rich, you’ll need it)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over medium heat.
Add sweetened condensed milk, coconut, eggs and sugar. Stir until blended.
Pour into unbaked pie shell (I used a frozen one, and the filling came all the way up to the top!)
Set pie on a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 400 deg oven for 30 -40min.
Cool or serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or ice-cream.
Store in refrigerator.

German Chocolate Pie!

My thoughts: A simple and delicious dessert, this is a great “need something at the last minute” recipe to have on hand. Enjoy!!!! ~r

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Chocolate Lava Cupcakes

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Ruthanne

These rich chocolate cupcakes are made with a cake mix, but filled with warm chocolate fudge that pours out when you take a bite~ yum!!!!!

INGREDIENTS: (makes 18-20 cupcakes)

One boxed dark chocolate cake mix (plus water, eggs and oil to make according to box)
1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. whipping cream
1/4 c. cocoa powder
1/2 c. white baking chips

DIRECTIONS:

Heat semi-sweet chips and whipping cream in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted and smooth, making a ganache.
Refrigerate for about 2 hours, until hardened to a soft fudge consistency.
Scoop small balls of cold chocolate ganache out of bowl using a small cookie scoop (I highly recommend a small cookie scoop for this job- the chocolate is sticky and hard to work with until it is rolled in cocoa- a scoop makes it so much easier!)
Roll balls in cocoa powder and keep refrigerated until use.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees
Make cake mix according to box and spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter in 18-20 cupcake liners in tins.
Gently press a ball of ganache into the center of each cupcake.

Cover each ball with a small scoop of cake batter- just enough to cover the ball completely.
Bake at 350F for the time recommended on the box.
Remove from oven and serve warm with ice cream and drizzles of white chocolate.

If you aren’t serving immediately, warm each cupcake in the microwave for 15-20 seconds before serving.

My thoughts: I’ve had many a molten lava cake and cupcake before, but usually they fall apart right out of the pan. These cupcakes hold together beautifully and don’t leak all that warm fudge out until they are cut into. They are perfect re-heated and sooooo yummy with a little ice cream and raspberry sauce. A perfect treat for a chilly fall day!! Enjoy!! ~r