Chocolate Covered Cherry Magic Bars

Chocolate Covered Cherry Magic Bars

 

I found the recipes here

• 1 cup all purposed flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 stick butter (8 TBSPS)
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 10 oz jar of maraschino cherries drained (keep liquid) and cut in quarters
•  Rest of the bag of semi sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 by 13 inch 

baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, mix together 

the flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder.

 Melt together the butter and the chocolate chips 

n the microwave on 30 second intervals,

 stirring in between, until smooth.

Mix the melted chocolate/butter, eggs, and vanilla into the 

dry ingredients until fully combined.

 Press into the bottom 

of the baking dish. I found the easiest
way to do it is to use a piece 

of parchment paper to press it in the pan evenly

 Top the brownie mixture with the cherries, chocolate chips,

 and then the sweetened condensed milk. I cut the cherries into quarters

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 I added some of the reserved cherry juice

into the sweetened condensed milk

Bake for 28 to 30 minutes until the edges are golden brown. 

 Allow to set up overnight before cutting and serving.

Candy Cane Marshmallows

I decided to try my hand at these 

 idea from here

All you need is

Regular size marshmallows

Dipping chocolate - I used almond bark

mini candy canes (I got a box of 30 for $1 at the Dollar Tree)

Crushed peppermints bits ( I found already smashed ones at Walmart)

or you can crush your own

Melt chocolate in a double boiler

Dip the marshmallow in chocolate 

Dip in the peppermint chips

place on parchment paper 

Insert mini candy cane

Yes they are that easy! 

They can be used in hot chocolate

or just eat by themselves

Thanksgiving Stuffing

 

My sister makes this every year

and I swear it gets better and better every year

1 lb of chourico (Portuguese Sausage (can sub Chorizo – Mexican sausage)

2 Bags Pepperidge Farms herb bread cubes

3 C onions

2 C Low salt chicken or turkey broth 

1 egg

Cut sausage into big chunks

Cook the sausage in broth

Remove the sausage pieces from the broth

Keep the liquid- remove the skins and chop into pieces

  Mix according to the pkg directions

and stuff the bird

This year we tried

something different  with the leftover stuffing

we put it into a bundt pan - it worked out well

Pumpkin Pie

For as long as I can remember 

I have used the 

Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie recipe 

found here

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs

1 can (15 oz.)  Pumpkin

1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evaporated Milk

1 pie crust

MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, 

ginger and cloves in small bowl. 

Beat eggs in large bowl. 

Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture.

 

 Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

 

POUR into empty pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. 

Reduce temperature to 350° F; 

bake for 40 to 50 minutes 

or until knife inserted near center 

comes out clean. 

Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. 

Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Top with whipped cream before serving.

Krispy Turkeys

These were pretty easy to make

You can either make or buy rice krispy treats

 and cut into squares

I then dipped one side into almond bark

While still wet

I put eyes and a candy corn

 with the top color cut off the corn

I then dipped the

candy corn in the chocolate 

and inserted into the top

Easy Peasy

Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin Casserole

The spaghetti squash when cooked like this

reminds me of hashbrowns

I got the recipe from here

but i adapted it

 1 (16oz) pkg bulk sausage browned

1 medium spaghetti squash
1 small red onion, very thinly chopped
3/4 cup ranch dip or sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese

Cut the spaghetti squash in half and remove the seeds. 

Place in a covered dish with a ¼ inch of water and microwave for 10 -12 minutes.

 Using a fork, scrape the insides of the squash and transfer to a small bowl.

Mix the squash, sausage, onions, onions, sour cream and half the cheese together and mix well. Transfer the mixture to a buttered baking dish and top with remaining cheese.
Place into a 375º for 20-25 minutes. Put on broil in the last minute until golden brown on top.

 

Pumpkin Granola

Pumpkin Granola

I adapted this from here

3 cups  oats
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ cup  oil
⅓ cup maple syrup
 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
½ cup pumpkin butter
½ cup mini chips 
 add ins : mini chips, dried fruit - cranberries- raisins-pumpkin seeds etc

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves Stir well to combine.
3. In a saucepan combine the oil, maple syrup, brown sugar,vanilla, and pumpkin butter. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce the heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes until the liquid has thickened.
4. Pour the syrup over the oat mixture, stir to coat everything and pour the granola onto the baking sheet in an even layer.
5. Bake, undisturbed for 30-35 minutes on the middle rack of the oven.
6. At the end of the cook time transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool undisturbed. The granola will turn crispy as it cools.
7. Once cooled use your hands to break the granola into large clusters then stir in the mini chips and dried fruits
8. . Store in an airtight container for up to a week.