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Hot Caramel Apple Cider
By CarolV
Pour 8 cups of apple cider into a large stock pot on the stove pot
- 1/2 gallon apple cider (64 oz or 8 C)
- 1/2 C orange juice, fresh squeezed or good quality bottled like Simply Orange
- 1 orange
- 8 cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks (if yours are more than a year old- buy new ones!!)
- 1/4 t ground allspice
- 1/3 C jarred caramel sauce* more to taste if needed
- optional: caramel flavored syrup
- sweetened whipped cream (or from a can is fine!)
- For a delicious twist, substitute maple syrup for the caramel sauce in this recipe.
Building Block Cake
By CarolV
Building a birthday cake is fun and easy thanks to cake mix, ready-to-spread frosting and marshmallows
- 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 2 containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
- Betty Crocker® red, yellow and blue gel food colors
- Tray or cardboard (15x12 inches), covered with wrapping paper and
- plastic food wrap or foil
- 12 large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
Sparkling Pink Pear Lemonade Slushee
By CarolV
Place the can of pears in a freezer until solid, at least 3 hours, or up to several days
- 1 can (15 ounces) pear halves, in extra-light syrup or juice
- 1/2 cup pomegranate or cranberry juice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 can (12 fluid ounces) lemon-lime soda
Tator Tot Casserole
By CarolV
Hungry guests clamor for more when you serve this well-loved old-fashioned potato-topped casserole
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
- 1 Tbs. ketchup
- 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
- 3 C. frozen fried potato nuggets
Cupcake Sliders
By CarolV
You will definitely want to eat dessert first when you spot these adorable sweets! The clever cupcakes would be gre...
- Cupcakes
- 2 1/3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup milk
- Brownies
- 1 box (1 lb 2.3 oz) Betty Crocker® fudge brownie mix
- 1/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- Toppings
- 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
- 4 to 6 drops green food color
- 4 to 6 drops water
- 1 cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 1-lb container)
- 64 orange juicy chewy fruit candies, unwrapped
- 16 rolls Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot® strawberry chewy fruit snack (from three 4.5-oz boxes), unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 to 2 teaspoons water
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed
Peanutty Good Luck Snack
By CarolV
It’s your lucky day! You can make this charming snack in 10 minutes--no cooking or baking required!
- 4 cups Lucky Charms® cereal
- 1 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces
- 1 cup yogurt-covered raisins
- 1 cup peanuts
Kid Salad
By CarolV
Kids love making this good-for-you salad! It never turns out the same way twice!
- 4 canned peach halves, drained
- 4 ruffly lettuce leaves
- 16 celery sticks, 3 inches long
- 4 large marshmallows
- Raisins, if desired
- 2 maraschino cherries, cut up, if desired
- Shredded cheese, if desired
Fruit Pizza
By CarolV
Prepare cookie dough as directed on package in a pizza pan
- 1 pkg. Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- assorted fresh fruit chopped
Leprechaun Hat Cookies
By CarolV
Celebrate a bit o' the Irish
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
- 1/4 teaspoon green gel or paste food color
- 24 large marshmallows
- 24 small (1-inch) chewy chocolate candies
- 12 small green gumdrops
Potatoe Surprise
By CarolV
Defrost potatoes overnite in refrigerator
- 1 bag (32 oz.) frozen hashbrown potatoes (southern style)
- 1 pt. (16 oz.) sour cream (optional)
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 c. chopped onions
- 2 c. crushed cornflakes
- 2 c. grated (shredded) cheese (1 c. cheddar & 1 c. mozzarella or 2 c. cheddar)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 1/2 sticks softened butter