Cheesecake

1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz.), softened 1 can Eagle Brand milk (14 oz.) 1/3 c. lemon juice 1 graham cracker crust 1 can cherry pie filling In medium bowl beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.  Add Eagle Brand, blend thoroughly.  Stir in lemon juice and vanilla.  (huh.  no mention of vanilla in the [...]

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Cherry Cheese Stollen

Mix: 1  8 oz. block softened cream cheese 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. flour Separate one package crescent rolls and press short sides together in bottom of pan.  Spread filling in middle and put a few cherries on top.  Fold ends over to seal.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to [...]

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Rhubarb Surprise Pie

3 1/2 c. cut up rhubarb 1 small package strawberry Jell-O 1/2 c. flour 1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 c. melted butter Mix, place in 9 in pie crust and seal.  Cut slits in top crust.  Bake at 375 for 50 minutes – Every  time  a recipe has the word “surprise” in it, [...]

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Peanut Butter Pie

Crust: 1 1/4 c. crushed graham crackers 1 T. molasses 1/4 c. butter, softened 1 T. sugar Combine crackers, molasses, butter and sugar; mix well.  Press into greased 9 inch pie pan.  Bake ten minutes at 375 degrees.  Cool thoroughly. Filling: 1 1/4 c. evaporated milk 1/4 c. water 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 c. cornstarch [...]

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Chocolate Banana Pudding Pie

I am not a fan of the banana.  I cannot even think about eating a banana without gagging.  However, I love banana cream pie.  Bizarre.  I do eat around the actual pieces of banana though.  Even more bizarre.  This recipe was clipped from some form of magazine. 4 squares BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (or 4 oz [...]

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Kix Wraparound Snacks

1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. light corn syrup 1/2 c. peanut butter 3 c. Kix cereal about 20 miniature chocolate kisses, chocolate-or yogurt-covered raisins, gumdrops, or miniature marshmallows 1 to 2 T. multicolored candy sprinkles Heat sugar and corn syrup to boiling in a 3 quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently.  Remove from heat, [...]

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Chocolate Pound Cake

8 milk chocolate bars without nuts (1.55 oz each) 2 T. water 1/2 c. butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 c. chopped pecans, optional Confectioners sugar, optional In a saucepan, melt chocolate [...]

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Vanilla Wafer Dessert

1 lb vanilla wafers, crushed 2 cup whipping cream small can crushed pineapple 1 lb. marshmallows Mix and let stand several hours.  Graham crackers may be swapped for vanilla wafers and crushed peppermint candies for pineapple. – So midwestern!  So church supper!  Potluck-tastic!  It sounds odd and kinda creepy, but I bet it tastes good.

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The Sweet 100

I have about 75 people coming over to my house tomorrow for a bake-off of the meat variety, and my house is TRASHED.  I spent last night making kimchi and sausage soup, and researching bibimbap and plotting how to protect my guests from a hurricane while still keeping most of them outside.  I spent the [...]

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Cranberry Apple Crisp

1/3 – 1/2 c. sugar 3 T. Argo or Kingsford Cornstarch 1 tsp grated orange peel 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 5-6 cups cubed, peeled tart apples 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 1/2 c. KARO Light Con Syrup Topping: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or uncooked oats 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup [...]

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