Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Ingredients:
1 package of vanilla instant pudding (1/10oz pkg)
1 can (12 fl oz) of Evaporated Milk
1 can (15 oz) of pumpkin
1 tsp of pumpkin pie seasoning
Whip Cream

Instructions:
1. Mix the vanilla pudding mix and the evaporated milk (mix as long as the pudding packaging says)
2. Refrigerate for 5 minutes
3. Add the pumpkin and the seasoning and stir well
4. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes
5. Optional: Serve with whip cream on top

This came from the website verybestbaking.com

Mexican Inspired Dessert Quesadilla (Kristi Original)

This is Mexican Inspired because it has chocolate, cinnamon, spice and honey. I've had combos like this in Mexico and in Mexican restaurants. It reminds me of Mexican hot chocolate. 

Ingredients:

2 Tortillas

Butter

Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips or Dark Chocolate

Marshmallows

Dash of Salt

Dash of Chili Powder

Dash of Cinnamon

Dried Cranberries

Raw Honey Drizzled inside or on top at the end

Cashews (Optional)

Take a tortilla and top it with whatever dessert items you like (mine are listed above). Top with a second tortilla. Warm a pan to a medium heat and melt butter in it. Put the tortilla in the pan and cook it until it is golden brown on one side. Flip it and cook it until it is a golden brown. The marshmallows and chocolate should melt sealing the tortillas together. Cut it up into triangles and enjoy your dessert. Yum and Fun! 

Dessert Quesadilla (Kristi Original)

Me and my boys had a lot of fun making this dessert. It really was an 'experiment in the kitchen moment'. We took tortillas, loaded them full of whatever we wanted and fried them in butter. Yum! I choose more traditional toppings where my boys got silly filling them with cereal like 'Lucky Charms' and jelly. Here's what I did...

Ingredients:

Tortillas 
Butter
Peanut Butter
Chocolate
Marshmallows 
Graham Cracker Crumbs

Take a tortilla and top it with whatever dessert items you like (mine are listed above). Top with a second tortilla. Warm a pan to a medium heat and melt butter in it. Put the tortilla in the pan and cook it until it is golden brown on one side. Flip it and cook it until it is a golden brown. The marshmallows and chocolate should melt sealing the tortillas together. Cut it up into triangles and enjoy your dessert. Yum and Fun! 

Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies

Ingredients
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
Strips of Bacon Cooked Crispy
Optional: Top each cookie with a Hersey Kiss as soon as the cookies come out of the oven.

Instructions
Mix all of the ingredients, except the bacon. Crush the bacon and add it to the cookie mix. Add as much as you would like. I did several pieces of bacon. Put the cookies onto a greased cookie sheet. Smash them with a fork.
Bake 375 Degrees for 10-12 Minutes.

Note: The cookies will acquire a stronger bacon flavor the day after you make them.

9 Carbs per cookie, if you make 17 cookies with this recipe.

1 Cup Peanut Butter = 50 Carbs
1/2 Cup Sugar = 96 Carbs
Total Carbs = 146
Total Carbs/# Cookies = Each Cookie Total

146 Carbs/17 Cookies = 8.6 Carbs Per Cookie

Low Fat Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients
3 oz Fat-Free Cream Cheese
1/3 Cup Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Confectioners Sugar (Powdered Sugar)
1/4 Cup Fat Free Milk
1 Carton (8oz) Fat Free Whip Cream Thawed
1 Chocolate Crumb Crust

Instructions

• Beat the cream cheese until fluffy
• Mix in the peanut butter and sugar
• Add in the milk
• Fold in the whip topping
• Put the mixture in the pie crust. 
• Refrigerate Overnight

Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

1 Package (3oz) Cream Cheese Softened

1/3 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Cup Confectioners Sugar (Powdered Sugar)

1/4 Cup Milk

1 Carton Whip Cream Topping Thawed (8oz)

1 Chocolate Crumb Crust (9 Inches)

1/4 Cup Chopped Nuts

Instructions

• Beat the Cream Cheese and add in the Peanut Butter and Sugar.
• Add Milk and Mix
• Fold in the Whip Cream.
• Put the Mix in the pie crust in the refrigerator over night. 
• Garnish with the nuts, sprinkle on top.

Unbelievable Peanut Butter Cookies

If I am going to make peanut butter cookies, this is the only recipe I will make. They are very peanut buttery and are simple to make. The hardest part is actually forming the cookies, but if you have a cookie scoop it's no big deal.

A vegan option would be to use flax seed instead of the egg. I have not tried it personally.

Ingredients
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
Optional: Chocolate Chips
Optional: Top each cookie with a Hersey Kiss as soon as the cookies come out of the oven.

Instructions
Mix all of the above ingredients. Drop off a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake 375 Degrees for 10-12 Minutes.

9 Carbs per cookie, if you make 17 cookies with this recipe.

1 Cup Peanut Butter = 50 Carbs
1/2 Cup Sugar = 96 Carbs
Total Carbs = 146
Total Carbs/# Cookies = Each Cookie Total

146 Carbs/17 Cookies = 8.6 Carbs Per Cookie

Chocolate Cherry Bars

Base
1 Package of Devils Food Cake Mix
21 oz Can of Cherry Fruit Filling
1 tsp Almond Extract
2 Eggs Beaten

Frosting
1 Cup Sugar
5 Tbsp Margarine
1/3 Cup Milk
1 Cup (6oz) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Base

• Preheat Oven 350 Degrees
• Grease and Flour 15 x 10 Jelly Roll or 9 x 13 Pan.
• Combine the first 4 ingredients and stir by hand until mixed well.
• Pour into the pan and bake it until the tooth pick comes out clean. (The cherry may make it hard to tell)
• Jelly Pan 20-30 Min
• 9 x 13 25-30 Min

Frosting

• Combine in a pan Sugar, Margarine and Milk
• Bring them to a boil while stirring
• Once it is boiling stir it constantly for 1 minute
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips until it is smooth.
• Pour the frosting over the warm bars

Serving Size: 3 Dozen

Better Than Sex Cake

I don't normally like cake, I know I'm not normal. But this cake is AMAZING!!! Plus it is easy to make for a non baker. Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 Package of German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 Jar Caramel, Butterscotch or Fudge Ice Cream Topping
1 (8-12oz) Cool Whip
3 Heath Bars Crushed (Bag of Heath Bar Pieces)

Bake cake as directed on the package (9 x 13 pan). When the cake is still hot, poke holes in it with the handle of a wooden spoon (make the holes about an inch apart). Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake. Let it cool (you can add the sweetened condensed milk after it cools too). Pour ice cream topping over the cake. Top it with cool whip and cover it with the heath bar pieces.

Optional: This makes the cake very rich. After baking for 10 minutes, sprinkle it with 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips.

Easy Baklava

We have brought this treat to family events and it is a huge hit. Enjoy!

I don't typically bake, since it requires actual measurements. :) My husband has made this recipe on many occasions. He says it is easy to make, so I am tagging it as easy. :) 

50 Minutes to Make

20 Minutes to Prep and 30 Minutes to Cook

Makes 40 Pieces

Ingredients

1 Box Phyllo Dough, thawed

1 Cup Butter, Melted

Syrup

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Water

1 tsp Lemon Juice

Filling

1 Cup Finely Chopped Walnuts

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Place the syrup ingredients in a pan and bring it to a boil. (sugar, water, lemon)
2. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
3. Cool the syrup.
4. Lay out the phyllo dough, cut in half and trim it to fit in a 9 x 13 pan.
5. Place half of the dough in the pan.
6. Combine the filling ingredients and spread over the phyllo dough.
7. Cover with the 2nd half of the phyllo dough.
8. Use a serrated knife to cut the phyllo dough into triangles.
9. Drizzel evenly with melted butter.
10. Bake at 350 Degrees for approximately 30 minutes, until golden brown.
11. Remove from the oven & pour the cooled syrup over the hot baklava.

Monkey Bread (Made by my sister for my son's birth)

My sister made this recipe for my family when I had my son. It was loved by the whole family.

Ingredients
Refrigerated Biscuits - 4 Tubes
White Sugar - 1 Cup
Brown Sugar - 1 Cup
Cinnamon - 1 Tbsp
Margarine - 1 Stick

Remove the biscuits from the tube and cut into half or quarters. In a bowl or bag, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Dip the cut biscuits in the mixture and put in a greased bundt pan or 9x13 pan. In another dish, mix the melted margarine and brown sugar together and pour over the top of the biscuites. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until brown, flip onto a plate, remove bundt/pan and serve.

Banana Bread/Muffins (Made by my sister for my son's birth)

My sister made this banana bread for my family when I had my son. It was very good. Yum!

Ingredients
Butter - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Eggs - 2
Flour - 2 Cups
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Salt (Optional) - 1/2 tsp
Bananas - 4 Medium Sized
Vanilla - 1 tsp
Walnut Chunks (Optional) - 1 Cup

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Add flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, walnuts, and mashed bananas and mix well. Bake in a greased pan at 350 degrees (if using a dark pan, 325 degrees) for 60 minutes. If making muffins, pour into a greased muffin tin and fill 2/3 full. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Makes 1-1/2 dz or more muffins. Check with a toothpick to see if done.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Brownies - Kristi Original

1 Brownie Mix (I used Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix)
Peanut Butter
Hot Fudge (I used half a jar)
Crock Pot
Non Stick Spray
(Optional: Vanilla Ice Cream)

1. Mix up the brownie mix according to the instructions on the package
2. Spray the crock pot with non stick spray
3. Poor the brownie mix into the crock pot
4. Put globs of peanut butter into 5 or 6 locations in the brownie mix. Use a knife to swirl the peanut butter
5. Put globs of hot fudge into 5 or 6 locations in the brownie mix. Use a knife to swirl the hot fudge.
6. Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours or until the brownies look done. Serve hot plain or with vanilla ice cream

Puppy Chow

1 Cup Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Pkg Chocolate Chips
1 Box Crispix or Whatever (Regular Size)
3 Cups of Powdered Sugar or 1/2 a Bag

Melt the first 3 ingrediants in the microwave or on the stove. Shake all the ingrediants together in a bag.

Tiramisu Brownie Squares - Pampered Chef

1 Package (19-21 Ounces) Brownie Mix (Plus ingredients to make cake-like brownies)
1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Instant Coffee Granules
1 Container (12 oz) Frozen Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
2 packages(3.4 oz each) Cheesecake instant pudding and pie filling
20 chocolate creme-filled sandwich cookies, (Oreos), coarsely chopped (2 cups)
2 Tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate morsels, grated
1/4 teaspoon Pantry Korintje Cinnamon (Pampered Chef - You could try cinnamon)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare brownie miex according to package directions for cake-like brownies.

When the brownies are cooled make the following to top the brownies with:

Combine milk and instnat coffee granules; stir until dissolved. Add half of the whipped topping and all of the pudding mix; whisk until smooth. Coarsely chop cookies (I use the Pampered Chef chopper) and fold into the pudding mixture. Spread filling evenly over brownies.

You can top the pudding mixture with the remaining whip cream in diagonal lines for decoration or just top all of the brownies. Grate chocolate morsels over whipped topping. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.

Easy Pecan Pie

1 - 9" Unbaked Pie Shell
2/3 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Butter Melted
3 Eggs
1 - 12 oz Jar Smucker's Carmel Topping
1-1/2 Cups Pecan Halves

In a bowl beat eggs slightly with fork. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Stir in carmel topping and add butter. Mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour into pie shell. Back at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool before serving. Store chilled.