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Chocolate Filled Strawberries ~ Quick Tip

05/21/2013 2:01 pm · 0 comments

by Sarah A Thrifty Mom

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A few weeks ago I shared a quick and easy treat, Chocolate Filled Strawberries.  They are quick and easy to make but can get a little tricky if you are making a bunch at a time.  They will fall over and the warm chocolate will run out of them.  But I have found a quick solution. When you make chocolate filled strawberries, set them in a mini muffin tin. This will keep the chocolate in place till it hardens.

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Here are a few suggestions to use strawberries in besides the good ‘ole jam.

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Graduation Cap Pops ~ Graduation Treats, Simple DIY treat ideas

05/14/2013 12:00 pm · 0 comments

by Sarah A Thrifty Mom

graduation pops It is that time of year again… Graduation time!  Lots of parties and memories to be made!  If you are looking for a festive fun little treat to bring the party, take a peek at these Graduation Hat Pops. They are quick and easy and lets face it CUTE as can be.  Plus you can make them in lots of colors to make them fit your school colors.

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To make these you will need:

  • Mini M&Ms
  • Mini Reeses (come in a bag in the candy bar section of the store)
  • Mini Hershey’s plain chocolate bars (came in an 8 pack in the candy section)
  • Air Head Extremes
  • Sucker sticks

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Start by  unwrapping you mini chocolate bars and cutting them into 2 squares.  You will have one skinny piece left over save that to melt for putting them together.  You do not need them all so if you need a chocolate fix go ahead and eat one :)

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 Take the skinny piece of chocolate left over and melt it so you can use it as “glue” to put your caps together.  I put mine in a glass bowl for 3o seconds, they do not look melted but once you touch it, it is soft and melted.  Gently twist the sticking into the wide end of the reeses mini.  Then dip the skinny end in chocolate and “glue” it to the bottom of the square piece of chocolate.  You will want to make sure you stick it to the side with words, so the smooth side will be the top of your cap.

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If you are in a hurry put them in the freezer to harden the chocolate, I just let them set a few hours then came back to finish after the chocolate had set.

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Use scissors to cut the air heads into thin sections, attach them with melted chocolate to the top of the cap.  Top it off with a mini M&M.  I made a stand to hold mine out of scrapbook paper and a styrofoam block.

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Mixed Berry Crumble ~ Dessert For One

04/18/2013 12:00 pm · 2 comments

by mcktiffany

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Mixed Berry Crumble ~ Dessert For One by Tiffany

There are times in our life when we need dessert for one. Usually, and I’m being totally transparent here, I grab a bag of milk chocolate chips, run up to my closet and lock the door behind me. ;) I’m very careful not to make the bag crinkle too, or I’ll five lil’ monkeys banging on my door asking me, “Whatcha eating?! Whatever it is, CAN WE HAVE SOME?!!!” What can I say, other than I may have a tad bit of an addiction to good chocolate. Hey, dessert and a moment alone = PARADISE! lol Well, this recipe isn’t chocolate, but it sure is tasty if I may say so myself. Scoop some nilla ice cream on top and you have yourself a little ramekin of berry crumble heaven.

*NOTES*

I tested this recipe in the microwave for those of you who use it. I don’t use the microwave to cook or bake in, so this was a total NEW experiment for me. All in the name of foodie science! ;) Follow the directions below, instead of baking in the oven, put in the microwave for 4-5 minutes.  Check it after 4 minutes. Use your judgment if you think it needs an additional minute.

I don’t recommend this method using a small ramekin as the directions state below for the oven. Here’s why, I learned the hard way… It looked like a berry blob exploded in the ramakin, most of the crumble sunk to the bottom and a lot of the juices ran over the cup too. I do however recomend using a slightly larger microwave safe bowl instead of a small ramekin, if using the microwave method, so the juices don’t over flow. Add an additional 1/4 cup of berries for the microwave method. (No need to worry about adjusting the other ingredients.) Plop a scoop of ice cream on top and call it a night. ;)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mixed frozen berries
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter, room temp.
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. In a small bowl toss frozen berries and cornstarch together. Place berries into a ramekin.
  3. In the same small bowl, combine butter, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon with a fork until you get pea sized crumbs.
  4. Pack crumble on top of frozen berries. Place ramekin on a piece of heavy duty foil and bake in your preheated 400 degree F. oven for 20 minutes. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

 

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Lazy Chocolate Covered Strawberries ~ Who said the chocolate had to be on the outside?

04/15/2013 5:00 pm · 0 comments

by Sarah A Thrifty Mom

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Strawberries are in season right now so we have been eating them at just about every meal.  The kids asked if we could make chocolate covered strawberries for dessert and I kept putting it off.   It was late, I was tired and dipping a bunch of strawberries was the last thing I wanted to do.  So I washed up a bunch cut the tops off,  then took out the core with a veggie peeler …. and tossed a few mini chocolate chips in the middle.  Put them on a plate and said “There you go”.  Well of course my kids looked at me like I was nuts.

I then said, “Who said the chocolate had to be on the outside, lets face it this is SO much easier”.  The kids laughed and filled their tummies with strawberries and chocolate.

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 Less mess, less fuss, and way less time but taste just as good.  These are a winner in my book :) Plus they are perfect for when you just want one as a quick treat. My kids made them the next day as an after school snack, plus we used it as a counting tool to help my preschooler practice counting,  we counted out how many chips we could fit into each strawberry. easy chocolate covered strawberries

Don’t forget to read this post on HOW TO FREEZE STRAWBERRIES ~ 5 EASY STEPS

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No Bake Chocolate Eclair Cake Recipe

04/14/2013 3:00 pm · 2 comments

by Sarah A Thrifty Mom

Chocolate Eclair Cake RecipeEclair Cake  a no bake dessert with only 5 ingredients. Easy peasy.

Ingredients:

  • 1 (14.4 oz.) box graham crackers
  • 2 (3.5 oz) small boxes or 1 large box vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 4 cups milk (only 3 cups if you use 1 large box of pudding mix)
  • 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping; thawed
  • 1 (16 oz) can chocolate cake frosting

Directions:
1. Prepare pudding mix with milk as directed on the pudding box. Mix in the whip topping gently so you don’t soften the whip topping to much.

2. In 11×13 baking dish layer the bottom of the dish with graham crackers.
3. Spoon pudding/topping mix over layer of graham crackers.

4. Repeat layering of graham crackers and pudding until you use up the pudding.
5. End with a layer of graham crackers on top.

6. Melt the chocolate icing on the stove top (I rig up a double boiler for this so I know I won’t burn anything). You can also melt it for 1 minute on half power in the microwave but only do it 15 seconds at a time so you can stir it in between.

7. Pour melted chocolate over top layer of graham crackers.
8. Refrigerate overnight (about 12 hours should do) for best taste (my boys and I only waited 6 on the most recent one I made) Its just that good.

I usually cut this into large squares to serve but when the guys get to it first it just ends up being spooned out. Not as pretty that way but it still tastes the same. Yum yum! Enjoy!

Thanks to Mama Bee Does for sharing this easy but oh so tasty recipe for Eclair Cake, best part is… NO BAKING!

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Milano Cookie Cake ~ Copycat Recipe

04/10/2013 12:00 pm · 0 comments

by mcktiffany

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Milano Cookie Cake by Tiffany

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I was flipping through one of my magazines. You’ve probably seen the advertisement too! Pepperidge Farms, has now come out with a Milano Cookie Cake. According to the ad, it’s available in the freezer section of your local super market. Now, I will most likely never buy one of these cakes, but I certainly liked the idea. I thought, “This has got to be one of the easiest cakes to replicate. I could totally make this.” Using boxed cake mixes, Milano cookies and homemade rich chocolate butter cream frosting, this baby was put together in two shakes of a lambs tail. And isn’t that what us busy moms like?!

Disclaimer… When I post recipes that are “copycat” recipes this doesn’t always mean they taste exactly like the original. After all, I’m just a momma who likes to share recipes. :)  I try and come very very close. However, with this, I have no stinkin’ idea what a Milano Cookie Cake tastes like and most likely never will. I just looked at the picture to replicate it. Whew! I feel so much better now. Oh, but I did add the extra cookie crumbles to the sides of my cake, because I really like cookies - and thought it needed it. Pepperidge Farms didn’t give you extra cookies on there’s, like I did. Just sayin’. ;)

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (15.25 oz.) each yellow cake mix
  • 1 package (6 oz.) Milano milk chocolate cookies, coarsely chopped
  • 1 recipe for rich chocolate butter cream frosting – below

Recipe For Rich Chocolate Butter cream

  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup salted butter, room temp.
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Directions

  1. Bake cakes per package directions in two 9x9x2 square cake pans.
  2. Meanwhile, let’s make Rich Chocolate Butter cream Frosting by melting 1 cup semisweet chips over medium high heat in a double boiler. Once chips have melted, remove top part of boiler from water and heat; set aside.
  3. In a standing mixer combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and  buttermilk. Beat until smooth. Turn mixer setting to slow, slowly pour in melted chocolate. Once you’ve added all the melted chocolate, beat it again until smooth. If needed, add a bit more buttermilk. Your frosting should be somewhat thick, but it should easily spread when frosting your cake.
  4. Remove cakes from oven, let cool completely.  Frost the entire bottom layer of cake, making sure to put a generous thick layer of frosting in the middle. Place the second layer on top and frost it with the remainder frosting.
  5. Coarsely chop approx. 5 Milano cookies and sprinkle them on top of the cake. Finely chop the remainder cookies and gently press them into the sides of the cake. Serve.
  6. Cover any leftovers and store at room temp.

 

 

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