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White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cheesecake
By bsmyth10
Before preparing the cheesecake, the peppermint bark needs to be made
- Crust:
- 2 C chocolate cookie crumbs
- 3 Tbs melted butter
- Filling Ingredients:
- 3 8oz blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1 C sugar
- 4 oz white chocolate, melted
- 1 1/2 tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp peppermint extrac
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 batch peppermint bark, made thin or roughly 1 1/2C chunks
- Mousse Ingredients:
- 1/2 C cool whip, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 oz white chocolate, melted
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Plus chocolate shavings, peppermint pieces and whipped cream for topping
Croissant French Toast
By bsmyth10
by Eleanor Moscatel: Sixth Arrondissement, Paris
- 2/3 cup half and half or milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 1-day-old croissants, halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Maple syrup
Paleo Thin Mint Cookies
By bsmyth10
Girl Scout Cookie lovers! Fret no more
- Cookies:
- 3 cups Sifted Fine Almond Meal (like Bob’s Red Mill)
- 4 Tbl 100% Natural Unsweetened Cocoa (I prefer Ghirardelli)
- 1/8 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 2 Tbl Liquid Coconut Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mint Extract
- 1 Egg
- Frosting:
- 2 cups Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Full-Fat Coconut Milk
- 1/2 tsp Mint Extract
Graham Bars
By bsmyth10
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 C whole wheat flour
- 1/3 C coconut flour
- 1/2 C bread flour
- 1/2 C rolled oats
- 1 C dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 7 Tbs butter
- 1/3 C maple syrup
- 5 Tbs almond milk
- 2 Tbs vanilla extract
Peppermint Mocha Waffles
By bsmyth10
Instructions 1. Turn on waffle-maker
- 2 flax eggs (2 T ground flaxseed mixed with 6 T water)
- 2 cups GF oat flour (ground oats)
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 2 T baking powder
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups strong coffee
- 1/4 cup apple sauce
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Black Bean Soup with Roasted Poblano Chiles
By bsmyth10
Preheat broiler. Broil poblano chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet, turning occasionally, until blackened, 8–10 m...
- 2 poblano chiles
- 2 Tbsp raw shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1 large dried pasilla or ancho chile, stemmed, seeds removed
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
- 1 14.5-oz. can fire-roasted or plain diced tomatoes
- 4 C low-sodium chicken broth
- Kosher salt
- 2 14.5-oz. cans black beans, drained
- 1/2 C crumbled queso fresco or feta
- Lime wedges (for serving)
Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars
By bsmyth10
Preheat oven to 350F. For the Cinnamon sugar: Mix in a bowl until cinnamon is fully incorporated into sugar
- Cinnamon Sugar:
- Yield: 16 bars
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 C sugar
- Cookie Base:
- 1/2 C butter, room temp
- 3/4 C sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/3 C flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg(optional)
- Cheesecake Layer:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, room temp
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp flour
Brownie Bark
By bsmyth10
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar plus 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of Hershey’s Dark cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 tablespoons of nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour — make sure to aerate and stir before measuring.
- 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips plus a couple of tablespoons extra
Baked Croissant Cinnamon French Toast
By bsmyth10
Grease a small baking pan with butter (I just used a small loaf pan)
- 3 large croissants, a few days stale
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- cinnamon to taste (I used almost a full teaspoon)
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
Gingerbread Frappe
By bsmyth10
In a blender add all ingredients, except for whip cream
- 1 1/2 cups coffee, partially frozen
- 1/2 cup non-fat milk
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ginger, ground
- 1 dash cloves ground
- 1/4 . tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. molasses
- 1/2 tsp. stevia or sugar to taste
- 1/8 tsp. xanthan gum (optional)
- 2 tbsp. whip cream, fat free