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Two Bite Chocolate Cream Pie
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 2 mini-muffin trays (12 muffin cups each) with cooking spray
- Cooking-oil spray
- 30 About 30 chocolate cookies, such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 large eggs (1 separated)
- 1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 5 teaspoons Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Meyer Lemon Curd
By Texaschef11
Whisk the zest, juice, sugar, and eggs in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water
- 1/2 cup Meyer lemon juice (~4 lemons)
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 stick butter, cut into 4 pieces
Buttermilk Sweet Potato Pie
By Texaschef11
This Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie is the perfect addition to any Thanksgiving feast! Want some extra sweetness? Add
- 1 cup cooked, pureed sweet potato
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 9 or 10-inch graham cracker pie crust
Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls
By Texaschef11
Have oil heated to 350 degrees F
- Blue Cheese Dip:
- 1 * 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup hot sauce (recommended: Frank's Red Hot)
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups sharp Cheddar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup freshly sliced scallions
- 1 * 1 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 * 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 * 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- * Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup packed blue cheese, broken up
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 * 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 * 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
Tiramisu Cake
By Texaschef11
Getting ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the cake:
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- For the espresso extract:
- 2 tbs. instant espresso powder
- 2 tbs. boiling water
- For the espresso syrup:
- ½ cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbs. amaretto, Kahlua, or brandy
- For the filling and frosting:
- 1 8-oz. container mascarpone cheese
- ½ cup confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tbs. amaretto, Kahlua, or brandy
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 2 ½ oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, or about ½ cup store bought mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate covered espresso beans, for decoration (optional)
- Cocoa powder, for dusting
Croque Madame Sandwich
By Texaschef11
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 1 Tbs
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 8 slices sweet batard, each 1/2 inch thick
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 8 slices Black Forest ham
- 4 oz. Gruyère cheese, grated
- 4 eggs
- Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish
Italian Cream Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners
- Cupcakes:
- 1 box French Vanilla cake mix
- 1 stick of butter, melted
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup cream of coconut
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup pecans, finely diced
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- Frosting:
- 1 stick butter, slightly softened
- 8 oz block cream cheese, slightly softened
- 4 Tablespoons Cream of Coconut
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup coconut and 1/2 cup pecans, combined (for garnish…I toasted mine on the stove but this is optional)
Lemon Coconut Snowballs
By Texaschef11
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and extracts,...
- * 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- * 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- * 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- * 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- * 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
- * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- * 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, lightly toasted
- * 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Eggnog Pancakes
By Texaschef11
Melt the butter and set aside to cool slightly
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 1/3 cups Eggnog
- 2 eggs
- Butter, for frying pancakes
- Best-quality maple syrup
Layered Monterey Pumpkin Dip
By Texaschef11
1. Combine pumpkin, cream cheese and jalapeño juice in medium bowl
- 1 (15-ounce) can LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons ORTEGA Pickled Jalapeños Sliced, finely chopped, plus 3 tablespoons of their juice
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (4-ounce) can ORTEGA® Diced Green Chiles
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 (2.25-ounce) can sliced ripe olives
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion