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Peanut Butter Cheesecake with a Brownie Crust
By kayjayjohnson
How To Keep Your Cheesecake from Cracking 1
- Cheesecake:
- Brownie Base
- 12 tablespoons (6 ounces) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) sugar
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds (32 ounces) cream cheese
- 1 cup peanut butter (not the natural kind that you have to stir)
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Ganache:
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 fluid ounces heavy cream
Magic S’more Crescent Puffs
By kayjayjohnson
Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough on work surface; press into 12x8-inch rectangle
- 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 8 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Banana Split Salad
By kayjayjohnson
In a large bowl, combine the milk and whipped topping until well blended
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
- 3 medium firm bananas, cut into chunks
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cherry-Coconut Drops
By kayjayjohnson
Grease and flour a cookie sheet; set aside
- 1 7 ounce package (2 2/3 cups) flaked coconut
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped red and/or green candied cherries
Pecan Pie Cake
By kayjayjohnson
For the Filling: Whisk together the first 6 ingredients in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until smooth
- For the Cake:
- It's best to make the filling the night before, because you want this to chill really well. So I'll start with that first...
- Pecan Pie Filling
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 TBSP butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (the real stuff)
- 3 cups finely chopped pecans, toasted and divided
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
Pumpkin Tiramisu with Candied Pecans
By kayjayjohnson
In the bowl of a mixer, beat the whipping cream and sugar until stiff peaks form
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 16 oz tub of marscarpone cheese
- 15 ounces of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling)
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup rum, or your favorite booze
- 1 1/2 tsp instant espresso, or strong coffee
- 2 large packages of lady fingers (approx. 200 g each box)
- 1/2 cup Skor bits
Ranch Ham and Pasta Salad
By kayjayjohnson
1 Place potatoes in 4-quart Dutch oven; add enough water just to cover potatoes
- 4 unpeeled small new potatoes, cubed (2 cups)
- 2 cups uncooked radiatore (nugget) pasta (6 ounces)
- 2 cups broccoli flowerets
- 1 cup diced fully cooked ham
- 1/4 cup chopped drained roasted red bell peppers (from 7-ounce jar)
- 2 medium green onions, chopped (2 tablespoons)
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/3 cup ranch dressing
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Snickers Cupcakes
By kayjayjohnson
To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350˚ F
- For the Cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- For the Caramel Sauce:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For the Filling:
- 12 fun-size Snickers bars, chopped
- For the Caramel Frosting:
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
- 8 fun-size Snickers bars, chopped
Margarita Dip
By kayjayjohnson
Beat cream cheese, margarita mix, orange juice and lime peel in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until s...
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened (I used reduced fat)
- 1/3 cup frozen (thawed) margarita drink mix (from 10-ounce can)
- 2 Tbsp orange juice
- 1 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 1/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream
- Whole strawberries
Cream Cheese Pie Crust
By kayjayjohnson
**This makes one crust, double the ingredients for a double crust
- 1-1/2 c. all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 stick cold butter
- 4 oz cold cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2-3 teaspoons ice water