imageI first saw this chocolate cake when my friend Pam posted it on her Facebook page! A slow cooker chocolate cake? I don’t use my slow cooker for baking, but when I saw how scrumptious this cake looked and the smile on her kids faces when they were about to eat it, I knew I wanted to make that recipe…NOW!  Pam’s husband, Steve, was the one who made the cake.  I loved it when Pam said  “chocolate cake in the slow cooker that her husband made and the kids love!”  Yup! I’m in! Steve was kind enough to share the recipe and I loved just how easy it is!  When you try this recipe be sure to thank Pam and Steve,  as you will enjoy this as much as we have!

INGREDIENTS
1 box of chocolate cake mix (and ingredients needed to make the cake)
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix (and ingredients to make the pudding)
1 cup of chocolate chips
Ice cream for serving (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Mix the cake per box directions and pour into your slow cooker.
Mix the pudding per the box instructions and pour onto the  cake in the slow cooker.
Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the pudding mix. Cook in the slow cooker on high for 2 1/2 hours. Serve warm with ice cream.

Enjoy!

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I don’t have the patience to be a baker, so when I come across a recipe as easy as this I am a very happy girl! Not only is this super easy but they are really good and they look fabulous!! This is a great cookie to give as a gift to all of your family and friends!

INGREDIENTS
Keebler grasshopper cookies
1 package Ghiardelli melting white chocolate wafers
Candy canes, crushed

DIRECTIONS
Melt the white chocolate wafers according to package directions and taking one cookie at a time dip the cookie into the white chocolate covering the cookie completely, but letting the excess drip off.  Place the covered cookies on parchment paper or non-stick foil. Sprinkle the covered cookies with crushed candy canes and let the chocolate set for 15 minutes or until firm.
Do this for each cookie. Store In an airtight container.

Enjoy!

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This recipe is a semi-homemade recipe using already made pie crust as the bottom of the cookie. I liked that as it made the recipe very easy to follow. These do taste like a mini pecan pie with a drizzle of chocolate! I had three teenagers in the house the day I made them and needless to say there were gone very quickly! Depending on what pie crust you use will depend on how many cookies you get. I used one Pillsbury pie crust (the package has two, so you could easily double the recipe).

INGREDIENTS
1 prepared single pie crust
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
2 eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk chocolate chips for decorating

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large non-stick pan combine butter, pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and eggs. Cook on the stove top over medium low heat just until thickened about the same consistency of pudding. Remove from heat and set aside.  Unroll your dough and using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut out circles. Gently fold the edges of the dough up, about 1/4 of an inch making a well in the center.  Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pecan mixture into each circle.  Place the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. Do this for each cookie. Bake for 8 minutes or until the filling is just set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.  Place chocolate chips in a Ziploc bag and microwave for 15 seconds or until mostly melted. Snip off the tip of the and drizzle chocolate over the cookies. Cool until set.

Enjoy!

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This recipe comes from www.spendwithpennies.com

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This recipe comes from the New York Times and I am thrilled to have found it! These little bites are so tasty! These would be perfect after your holiday dinner or great as a gift to your neighbor, teachers, family and friends! The recipe calls for bourbon, but I used orange juice! These have become a quick favorite of my “taste tester” Dad! I know what he will be having at the holiday!

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and finely chopped
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup bourbon or orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
7 ounces dark chocolate

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl stir together pecans, graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt until well combined. Add maple syrup, bourbon/oj and vanilla stirring until well incorporated.  Form mixture into walnut sized balls and place on a cookie sheet to freeze for two hours. After the two hours, in the top of a double boiler or in a medium stainless steel bowl set over a pot of gently boiling water, melt chocolate. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip frozen balls into the melted chocolate and place onto the prepared baking sheet.  Let sit for 15 minutes or until firm.

Enjoy!

 

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imageThis is a Taste of Home recipe that I recently reviewed. We really enjoyed this recipe.  It would be great with a cup of coffee in the morning or as a dessert in the evening with a scoop of ice cream! This apple cake is sweet, but not over the top sweet. The added cinnamon sugar on the top makes a wonderful crust! Such a simple tasty recipe, go ahead and give it a try!!

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

TOPPING
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a bowl combine sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add eggs and vanilla mixing well. Stir in the apples and walnuts.  Spread into a 9 inch pie plate and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Best served warm.

Enjoy!

 

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