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Caramel Coconut Pie
By jolofson
A friend knows of my love for coconut and made this pie for me! This is her mother-in-law's recipe
- 2 pie crusts
- Coconut Filling
- 20 oz sweetened coconut
- 1/4 c chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 8 oz cream cheese
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 12 oz jar of caramel topping
- 16 oz cool whip
Taco Soup (5 PointsPlus)
By jolofson
Brown meat and onion. Drain and add remaining ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or turkey
- 1 large diced onion
- 2 15 ounce cans chili beans
- 1 15 ounce can zesty beans (S&W chili beans in a zesty sauce)
- 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained
- 1 15 ounce can corn, undrained
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 4 1/2 ounce can chopped green chilies
- 1 1 1/4 ounce package taco seasoning
- 1 1 ounce envelope ranch dressing mix
Poppy Seed Bread
By jolofson
Makes 2 large or 4 small loaves of bread
- Glaze:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons butter flavored extract
- 1 1/8 cups vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon butter flavored extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sugar
Skor Cake
By jolofson
Bake cake according to package directions
- 1 oackage chocolate fudge or german chocolate cake mix
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
- 1 tub (12 ounce) cool whip topping
- 5-6 skor candy bars, refrigerated
Hot Wassail
By jolofson
Simmer all day to make your house smell good
- 1 gallon apple juice or cider
- 1 small can frozen lemonade
- 1 small can frozen orange juice
- water - a little less than called for each of the frozen cans
- vanilla
- cinnamon sticks
- whole cloves
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar
- orange and lemon slices
Cranberry Jello Salad
By jolofson
Grind cranberries and orange in a blender or food processor Dissolve jello in water
- 1 package cherry jello
- 1 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 cup ground cranberries
- 1/2 orange with rind, ground
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 small can crushed pineapple (drain juice)
- To taste: 1/4 cup chopped nuts, 1/2 to 1 stalk chopped celery, 1 chopped apple (with skin)
Homemade Fajita Seasoning
By jolofson
Mix all ingredients together
- 1 1 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
Cranberry Pretzel Salad
By jolofson
Both sweet and savory, this Cranberry Pretzel Salad offers the best of two worlds! Serve this up at your Thanksgivi...
- LAYER 1:
- 2 cups pretzels, crushed
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- LAYER 2:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) container Cool Whip
- 1/2 cup sugar
- LAYER 3:
- 1 large package black cherry Jello
- 2 cans whole cranberry sauce
- 2 cups boiling water
Homemade Samoas Cookies
By jolofson
Prep Time: 2 hours (includes chilling) Cook Time: 15 minutes
- For the cookies:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the coconut topping:
- 3 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 15 ounces store-bought or homemade soft caramels
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces dark chocolate (See Notes)
Cherry Sorbet (0 PointsPlus)
By jolofson
1/2 cup per serving
- 4 cups pitted sour or sweet cherries, fresh or frozen (not thawed, see Tips)
- 1 cup water
- 2-4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar or superfine sugar