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Truffle Hot Chocolate Balls
By barbsjustagirl
These adorable truffle balls popped into hot milk melt and make a wonderful cup of hot cocoa! What a fun gift for
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional – I liked the richness of the chocolate without but in another batch, my kids and husband liked the extra sweetness)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Sugared Pecans
By barbsjustagirl
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons water
- 8 cups pecan halves
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1-1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Triple Berry Cobbler
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving equals 235 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 195 mg sodium,...
- * TOPPING:
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 * 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 * 1 cup water
- 1 * 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
- 1 * 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 * 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup fat-free milk
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
Italian Fresh Vegetable Salad
By barbsjustagirl
84 calories, 6g fat (1g sat
- Vinaigrette:
- 1 bunch romaine, torn
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1 small green pepper, sliced
- 1 small sweet red pepper, sliced
- 1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini
- 1 can (2-1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 2/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1-1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1-1/2 tsp. ground mustard
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Coffee Ice Cream Cookie Cups
By barbsjustagirl
* Let dough stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften
- 1 * 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 2 * 2 cups coffee ice cream
- * Whipped cream and chocolate syrup
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips
Slow Cooked Pulled Pork
By barbsjustagirl
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 3-1/2 to 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder roast, tied
- 10-1/2 oz. can french onion soup
- 1 cup catsup
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 24 slices Texas toast or 12 sandwich rolls, split
Applesauce Snacking Cake
By barbsjustagirl
170 calories, 7g fat, 1g sat
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 cup reduced-calorie margarine
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Apple Cider Cake
By barbsjustagirl
Make Marzipan apples using homemade marzipan recipe
- Cake:
- 1 recipe of Marzipan (recipe follows)
- red, yellow and green food coloring
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) spice cake mix
- 1 ‑1/4 cups apple cider
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Apple Cider Filling (recipe)
- Apple Cider Frosting (recipe)
- 2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
- Whole cloves
- Marzipan Recipe:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2/3 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
By barbsjustagirl
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- For the cake:
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- For the frosting:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 3¼ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
Pumpkin Spice Green Smoothie
By barbsjustagirl
A great healthy alternative to those pumpkin spice drinks in the fall!
- 2 cups spinach
- 2 cups almond milk
- 1 cup plain canned pumpkin
- 1 banana
- 1 cup mango
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. vanilla