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Snickers Apple Tart
By Niecer
I never thought to pair together snickers chocolate bars and apples
- 1 pie crust, pre-made
- 2 large granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
- 2 Snickers bars, chopped
- 1/4 cup unsalted, dry roasted peanuts
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/3 cup caramel sauce
Pecan Pie Cake
By Niecer
It's best to make the filling the night before, because you want this to chill really well
- 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)
- Pecan Pie Cake
- 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
Apple Yogurt Cake with Cinnamon Streak
By Niecer
A moist cake with a crumb that's almost creamy, swirled with cinnamon, and juicy with small bites of apple
- 1 1/2 cups whole-milk yogurt, well-stirred
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 small tart apples, such as Granny Smith, about 1 1/2 pounds
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pinch freshly ground nutmeg
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Pop's Ugly Apple Cake
By Niecer
Grandma's recipe - ALWAYS moist and delcious
- Optional topping:
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 2 C plus 2 TBS flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/3 C oil (I use 1/2 C melted butter in the total amount of 1 1/3 C instead of ALL oil)
- 2 eggs, plus one egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups peeled, chopped apples (I used granny smith and braeburn combined, chopped in various sizes)
- 1/2 c chopped walnuts
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C flour
- 1/4 C butter
- 1/2 C chopped nuts
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- OR glaze with powdered sugar or cream cheese glaze: equal parts cream cheese and butter, softened, whipped with powdered sugar to taste and thinned with a tsp vanilla and a splash of milk as needed for spreadability
Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake
By Niecer
I added a cream cheese ribbon of filling to the original recipe for this cake
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (I used Betty Crocker's Choc. Fudge 15.25 oz.)
- 1 box fudge brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines Decadent Brownies 17.6 oz.)
- 4 eggs, plus one extra yolk
- 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 Cup milk
- 1/4 C melted butter
- 1 cup oil
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 C sugar
- 2 TBS soft butter
- 1 egg
- 1 TBS corn starch
- 1/2 C DARK chocolate chips
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 C DARK chocolate chips
Stovetop Avocado Mac and Cheese
By Niecer
This avocado macaroni and cheese is so easy to make
- 10 ounces dry elbow macaroni
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 avocados, peeled and pitted
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh avocado chunks, for garnish, if desired
Upside-Down Caramel Latte Bake
By Niecer
2 In 2-quart saucepan, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the maple syrup and espr...
- Caramel Base
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 10 slices (1/2 inch thick) French bread
- Caramel Layer
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 10 slices (1/2 inch thick) French bread
- Custard
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Whipped Topping
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Ho Ho Bar's with homemade Chocolate Ganach
By Niecer
Sinfully good...........better than ho-ho or ding dong you can buy in any store
- BROWNIE LAYER
- 2 sticks BUTTER, melted
- 4 eggs
- 2 C sugar
- 1 C flour
- 1/2 C Herhsey's DARK Cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 st FROSTING LAYER
- 2 1/2 TBS flour
- 1/2 C half and half, whole milk or cream (personal preference)
- 1/3 to 1/2 C White Chocolate Chips (personal preference for sweetness)
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- GANACHE
- 16 oz DARK chocolate chips
- 1 C Heavy Cream
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
By Niecer
We loved how they tasted both fresh and sweet, had the right amount of chewiness, and we couldn’t help going back...
- Ingredients:
- 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
- 1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cups powdered sugar
HEALTY Deep-Dish Cookie Pie
By Niecer
Blend everything (except the chips) very well in a food processor
- 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained)
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 T canola oil
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (You can sub evaporated cane juice or white sugar.)
- 1 cup chocolate chips