No Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream. 

Ingredients: 
2 cups heavy whipping cream 
1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk 
10 Mint Oreos (or regular), crushed
1/2-1 tsp peppermint extract 
5 drops green food coloring 
1/2 cup chopped Andes Mints 

Step 1) Using a whisk, whip heavy cream on high until stiff peaks form. Do not over mix or you will end up with some very fluffy butter. 

Step 2) Add in condensed milk. Mix well. 

Step 3) Add in peppermint extract and food coloring 

Step 4) Fold in crushed Oreos 

Step 5) Pour mixture into a bread pan 

Step 6) Crush Oreos and mints on top (optional) 

Step 7) Freeze overnight. If you can wait that long :)  

Step 8) Enjoy! 

No Churn Cookies N Cream Ice Cream

If you follow me on Instagram you know I love whipping up homemade ice cream. Here is a fool proof recipe that doesn't require an ice cream maker. 

Ingredients: 
2 cups heavy cream 
1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk 
10 Oreos, crushed
1 box Cookies N Cream pudding mix 

Step 1) Using a whisk, whip heavy cream on high until stiff peaks form. Do not over mix or you will end up with some very fluffy butter. 

Step 2) Add in condensed milk. Mix well. 

Step 3) Add pudding mix 

Step 4) Fold in crushed Oreos 

Step 5) Pour mixture into a bread pan 

Step 6) Add Oreos on top (optional) 

Step 7) Freeze overnight. If you can wait that long :)  

Valentine's Day Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries are a Valentine's Day tradition at our house.

Here is the recipe for you to enjoy:   

Step 1) Wash strawberries. They must be completely dry before they can be dipped

Step 2) In a microwave safe bowl add 1 cup of while chocolate chips

Step 3) Pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over the chips

Step 4) Microwave in 20 or 30 second intervals, stirring each time

Step 5) Stop heating when most, but not all, of the chips are melted. Stir until chocolate is smooth and chips are completely melted. BE CAREFUL not to overcook.

Step 6) Hold a strawberry by the green stem and dip in chocolate, let extra chocolate run off

Step 7) Hold the strawberry until no chocolate runs off

Step 8) Place on parchment paper or a waxed paper lined pan

Step 9) Once the strawberries have dried I melt white chocolate chips using the same technique then pour them into a sqeeze bottle. Squeeze the chocolate over the strawberries. This is optional but I think it makes the strawberries taste and look even more delicious.

Step 10) Cool in the fridge then enjoy!

 

 

Easter Chick Cadbury Egg Cupcakes

Wondering what to do with all those leftover Cadbury Eggs from Easter? Why not make made these amazing Cadbury Egg Cupcakes. The beauty of these cupcakes is you can use regular size eggs for normal size cupcakes or mini eggs for mini cupcakes. 

Two big and two mini chick cupcakes (one cut in half)

The key to either size is FREEZING the eggs first so they don't bust and make a big mess. Trust me, it isn't fun to clean up after that mess. 

For the Cupcakes: 

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 package Jell-O instant pudding in Chocolate Fudge (3.9 oz)
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 24 Cadbury Eggs 

1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2) Mix all the cake ingredients together. I don't bother with mixing the dry and wet ingredients separately, just toss it all in the bowl and mix.

Mixed ingredients  

3) Fill cupcake liners 1/4-1/3 full and place a Cadbury Egg (thick side first) down inside the batter. 

Eggs in the cupcake mix 

4) Top eggs with another 1/2-1 teaspoon of batter. Do not over fill.
5) Bake for 18-20 minutes. Do not over cook or the eggs will melt and burst. You can test to see if the cupcake is done by inserting a toothpick on the side of the cupcake, instead of in the middle 

My icing is hit or miss so for these cupcakes I bought icing. If you feel like Betty Crocker and want to make your own, go for it! 

For the Chicks: 

1) Spread yellow icing on the top of the cupcake pretty think and smooth the top. I used Pilsbury Funfetti Yellow Vanilla icing. 

2) Turn cupcake upside down and press into a shallow bowl of yellow sugar 

3) Place two mini chocolate chips in for the eyes. 

4) Using a very thin tip, pipe orange icing for the beak and little feet. 

5) With the leftover yellow icing pipe wings on the sides. 

6) Enjoy! 

Easter Chick Cadbury Egg Cupcakes

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Superbowl Snacks

For the last few years D and I have gone to our friends annual Superbowl party. Since they recently moved to Houston we were left with out Superbowl plans for the first time in a long time.

A few days before Sunday D decided we would have a few people over for game time. I started planning yummy treats right away to go along with Derek's queso dip and famous meatballs. Here is what I came up with.

Strawberry Angel Food Cake Kabobs: I wasn't sure about this little treat at first but by the end of the night there wasn't a single kabob left! I bought a mix for Angle Food Cake that was super easy to make, just add water! My kind of cake mix.

Step 1) Cut the angel food cake into cubes.
Step 2) Cut the tops off the strawberries
Step 3) Alternate putting a strawberry and angle food cube into skewers
Step 4) Melt white chocolate chips using this method
Step 5) Drizzle chocolate onto kaboobs then place in fridge to chill until game time
Step 6) Enjoy!  

Seven Layer Dip: Notice the green onions are only on half? My husband does not have a love for onions like I do.

Ingredients-Layer one on top of each other in this order. 
1) Cream Cheese-Mix one block of softened cream cheese with one packet of taco seasoning.
2) Refried Beans
3) Salsa
4) Sour Cream
5) Lettuce
6) Cheese
7) Green Onions (optional)

Chill until game time. Boom, best appetizer ever.

Football Strawberries: A twist on my usual strawberry making technique shown here. After the chocolate cooled, I melted white chocolate the same way and squeezed on football laces using my decorating squeeze bottles.

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