Deep Fried Strawberries. I know what you may be thinking. It’s a little out of the ordinary BUT if you give this a try, I think you just might be pleasantly surprised. Strawberries are everywhere right now and I’m always looking for ways to use them. We’ve already shared a trio of beverage ideas using strawberries: STRAWBERRY MARGARITA GRANITA , STRAWBERRY AGUA FRESCA , and a NUTELLA STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE. When my friend mentioned to me that she had DEEP FRIED STRAWBERRIES for dessert while dining out the other night I knew immediately I HAD to make them and I’m so happy I did.
I went with a more savory batter to compliment the sweet, sweet strawberries and was super pleased with the results. If you wanted to try a tempura batter I imagine that would be equally tasty, too. We dipped ours in NUTELLA and the kids enjoyed theirs with a small bit of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. I also left the stems on making it easier to hold onto while battering. What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Want more of your favorite red fruit? Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat! Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries….how have I not made these before?! I’m serious. They are amazing! Making up the filling was a breeze too. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Yield: 10 - 12 strawberries (depending on size) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large strawberries 8 ounce block cream cheese – softened 3 – 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or use almond, lemon, etc. ) Graham cracker crumbs Source: Inspired by pictures seen on Pinterest Directions: Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry.
Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer or by hand. You could also drizzle or dip strawberries in chocolate if desired. Enjoy!!! Puppy Chow. I LOVE LOVE LOVE when some of the most yummiest treats are also the most easiest to make. Ten years ago my friend Nancy gave each woman in our small group a beautifully packaged container of Puppy Chow aka Muddy Buddies. This was the first time I had ever had this “crazy good” treat. From the first bite I was hooked but also intrigued by what it was made of. When she told me how she made it I couldn’t believe it because it was such an easy recipe yet the combination of all the ingredients produced such a wonderful taste.
I will warn you though, it is very addicting. Batches of this stuff have been known to disappear within minutes in our home. **DISCLAIMER** Although this recipe is called “Puppy Chow” it’s not for doggie consumption – since chocolate is poisonous for dogs. Puppy Chow Recipe – Muddy Buddies Author: Savory Sweet Life Recipe type: Appetizer Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 9 cups Place cereal in a large bowl and set aside.
Nutella Semifreddo. In a word, semifreddo. On first blush, an odd sounding name for a dessert, but try it once and the word will forever after provoke blissful eye rolls. Semifreddo means "half-cold" in Italian, and tastes like the richest, smoothest icecream you could ever imagine. I've made some pretty tasty homemade icecream, but I'm never entirely happy with the texture. It's either too soft, well on it's way to melting when I scoop it into the bowls, or, if I try to firm it up in the freezer after it's done in the icecream maker, it can be rock hard. Semifreddo is the perfect texture, firm without being hard, and silky smooth as it melts in your mouth.
Even better, it maintains this perfect texture even if you make it ahead of time and need to keep it in the freezer for several days. Semifreddo is simple in that there are very few ingredients involved, but tricky in that you need to be doing two or sometimes three things nearly simultaneously. Eight egg yolks, heavy cream, Nutella, and sugar/water. Nutella Ice Cream. This is, by far, the best ice cream I’ve made. And it’s among the easiest — just a couple of ingredients, very little effort, and the best, chocolate-y, most decadent result. If you’re not familiar with nutella, check in the grocery store where you find the peanut butter — you’ll probably find it. And when you do, take the jar, bring it home (pay for it first), spread a tablespoon or two on a piece of bread, and taste.
Swoon. Repeat. Then make this ice cream. Nutella is, quite frankly, one of the best culinary creations out there — a mixture of chocolate and hazelnuts that almost defies words. It was the inspiration behind my flourless chocolate hazelnut cake, and now this. Nutella Ice Cream INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup nutella 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 cup milk 1 tbsp vodka DIRECTIONS Beat together the nutella, sugar, heavy cream, milk and vodka until blended evenly. Makes about 2 cups. Nutella Creme Brulee' It’s that time again! I know I can hardly contain myself. I think about this Challenge ALL month. I’ve had a million different ideas floating through my head trying to decide what to make.
And, believe it or NOT, I didn’t decide until late Wednesday night what to do! Are you ready? I know I am! This is our 3rd installment of the Nutella Challenge! I’m going to be honest, Tiramisu is my all time favorite dessert. The hardest part about this recipe was trying not to burn myself taking the ramekins out of the water bath. All you need to remember is that it needs to jiggle (I always think of jello when I say that LOL) only slightly in the middle and be solid on the edges. I’m telling you, if I can do it, so can you! Baci! Nutella Creme Brulee’What you’ll need: 4 cups heavy whipping cream 1 vanilla bean 6 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar (plus additional for dusting) 4 tablespoons Nutella – melted Fresh Berries – Optional for Garnish What to do:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Buon Appetito! Nutella Filled Sugar Donuts. 2K+ What would you say if I told you that I don’t really eat donuts for breakfast? Or, honestly, any sweets? I’m more of a savory kind of girl when it comes to breakfast. All that sugar first thing in the morning? No, thank you. Then I saw these donuts. And I died. Then I promptly whipped up the dough (easy!) It was totally worth the loss of sleep. Totally, absolutely, completely worth it. I may not eat donuts for breakfast, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t eat them as sweet afternoon treats and I certainly know a good donut when I taste one. The original recipe called for filling them with pastry cream, but that sounded a little too boring for me.
Tasted right, too. Nutella Filled Sugar Donuts Ingredients 1 package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 2/3 cups milk, at room temperature 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons kosher salt 3 eggs 7 tablespoons butter, at room temperature, cut into 7 pieces Canola oil, for frying Nutella, for filling Instructions recipe from flour. Apple Cider Doughnut Holes. September 29, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under apple, doughnut Hubby and I went apple picking with friends over the weekend, and we picked a TON of Honeycrisp, Cortland, and Empire apples – even after making a batch of apple maple butter, it looks like I barely made a dent in our bounty! We had a great time picking and going out for lunch, and then afterward, we all headed over to our friend’s house so that the girls could bake and the guys could play video games – the perfect Saturday afternoon, in my opinion!
So, bake we did. We made pie crust, apple pies, apple crisp, and then we decided to get a little adventurous and make these doughnut holes. I had brought along my little fryer, so we made got to work making the dough…and before we knew it, we had over a hundred doughnut holes! Not only does each one taste like you’re taking a bite of autumn, but unlike a lot of other fried foods, they keep pretty well stored in an airtight container for several days. For the topping: Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce. The other day my friend sent me a text and asked, “I want to try making doughnuts and want to make churros but they look difficult. Are they tricky to get right?!” I replied, “Nope! In fact, churros are the easiest doughnuts of all to make. There are only basic three steps!” She was so surprised that it only took me about twenty minutes to prepare a fresh batch of these delicious crispy doughnuts.
For the doughnuts, I have a recipe that I’ve been using for years, and it never fails me. It really is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce 2 cups plain flour 1 tablespoon baking powder pinch of salt 500ml of boiling water 2 tablespoons of olive oil vegetable oil, to fry cinnamon sugar, to dust (just combine caster sugar with ground cinnamon) Chocolate Dipping Sauce 150g milk chocolate, chopped 100g dark chocolate, chopped 300ml of cream For the sauce: 1. For the doughnuts, it’s easy as 1, 2, 3: 1. 2. 3. Serve warm with the sauce. [Print recipe] Hot Chocolate on a Stick. As with most of us, each year I need to come up with some sort of treat or gift to give to friends, teachers and co-workers.
This year I am beyond excited about what we’ve put together…Hot Chocolate on a Stick! They are adorable and the perfect cozy, winter treat! Because I loved the homemade marshmallows so much last December, I wanted to do something that incorporated them again somehow. Hot Chocolate on a Stick is such a fun idea and I get to use homemade marshmallows! Full confession – this is not my brilliant idea. The recipe is originally from the King Arthur Flour website, and another food blogger whipped them up last year and wrote about it. And, since I’m in confession mode, my sister-in-law Cora is the one who found the links to begin with! I followed the marshmallow recipe that I used last year, and used the King Arthur recipe almost directly, with a few small tweaks. Hot Chocolate Blocks From King Arthur Flour You can fit about 6 sticks in one bag comfortably. Homemade Pop Tarts. I never had a Pop-Tart until college.
I realize that for some people this may cause a shocked reaction on par with my husband’s the time I told him I’ve never watched Goonies before (or Jacob’s, upon discovering the internet). Obviously I grew up under a rock, right? Thus, given my proximity to concrete-like materials you’d think I have been better prepared for the texture of the one I purchased from the vending machine in the basement of my freshman dorm (not at 4 a.m. or anything, either, nope, not this angel!). But I was not. It was like particle board, but even particle board has a fresher aroma. I understand that if I had toasted it, my experience might have been better. I can’t believe I waited so long to make these. Most recipes I have come across use a pie dough for the pastry but I was really stuck on getting a crust that was a little more sturdy — one with an egg.
One year ago: Black Bread Homemade Pop Tarts Adapted from King Arthur Flour. Cheese Crackers. I love cheese crackers. I try to put the blame on my children as the reason I buy them, but the simple truth is, I buy them for me and the kiddos get the benefit from it. Whether it’s Cheese Nips, Cheez-It’s, Better Cheddars or Goldfish, I like them all. So, when I saw a recipe in the 4 Ingredients Cookbook for cheese crackers, I decided to try it myself. Oh. Like I mentioned, there are only four ingredients.
Once you have your dough (see below for recipe), shape the dough into a cylinder about 1″ in diameter and wrap in wax paper. This recipe doesn’t make a large quantity but it can easily be doubled or even tripled to make bigger quantities. Cheese Crackers Cheese Crackers so easy you can make them at home. Author: Crystal @ SimplyBeingMommy.com Recipe type: Snack Ingredients 4 Tablespoons Butter (1/2 stick), softened1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese⅓ Cup All-Purpose Flour¼ Teaspoon Chili Powder Instructions With an electric mixer, cream butter until soft. Notes It's easy to share!
Cookies, Brownies, and Bars. Pie/Cobbler. Cake/Cupcakes.