Malt Turtle Bites

Hello Everyone!  Today's recipe is super easy.  I made these for my youth group and they were gone within 5 minutes!!!  This is a very quick recipe as well.  It is a good one to do with kids.

Malt Turtle Bites

1 twelve oz. bag of rolos

56 pretzels

56 whoppers

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil

 Place one pretzel for each malt turtle desired on prepared sheet. Top each pretzel with one unwrapped rolo.

 Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until caramel piece begins to soften, but not melt. Remove from oven; top with whoppers. Cool completely.  Enjoy!

As I said before, these were a hit!  I hope you all enjoy them.

Bacon Onion Deviled Eggs

Hi Everyone!  My family and I have 15 chickens.  14 of them are hens.  Thus, the egg recipe.  We have eggs coming out of our ears.  There are 3 dozen in our fridge and another 4 dozen on our counter top.  The reason it is ok to have fresh eggs out on our counter top is because of the protective coating that is on the egg when the hen lays it.  This protective layer is washed off of commercial eggs.  Our eggs can sit out for weeks and stay fresh.  I enjoy deviled eggs greatly.  When I make them, I always change the recipe.  Today, they are completely different from the traditional deviled eggs.

Bacon Onion Deviled Eggs

5 hard boiled eggs

2 T. mayonnaise

1 teaspoon mustard

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon onion powder

2 teaspoons bacon bits

Directions

Halve the hard boiled eggs and remove the yolks.  Combine the yolks with the rest of the ingredients.  After all the ingredients are smooth, put back into the cooked whites.  Enjoy!

Yum!!!  My mouth is watering.  I hope you all enjoy these! 

Austrian Apple Twists

Hello everyone! I hope everyone has been staying warm this winter! This recipe is for these delicious apple twists that I made. I was flipping through my Taste of Home cookbook, trying to find a good recipe, and when I came across these, I had to make them. I brought them to youth group for a snack, and there were no leftovers! The dough does have to be refrigerated overnight, but other than that, the recipe is not extremely complicated. I hope you guys enjoy it! Happy Eating! :) 

                                   Austrian Apple Twists

                       Dough:
                                 1 Tablespoon active dry yeast
                                 3 cups all-purpose flour
                                 1 cup butter, softened
                                 3 egg yolks
                                 3/4 cup buttermilk
                                 1/3 cup melted butter
                        Filling:
                                  3/4 cup sugar
                                  3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
                                  2 medium apples
                                  1 tsp. cinnamon    
                         Icing:
                                  1 cup powdered sugar
                                  5-6 tsp. milk
                                  1/4 tsp. vanilla
                                           
Preheat oven to 350*.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix the yeast and the flour. Add the butter and mix thoroughly. Add the egg yolks, buttermilk, and melted butter. Shape into four balls and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out each ball into a circle. Cut each circle into about 14 wedges. Combine the sugar, pecans, apples, and cinnamon and sprinkle onto each slice. Roll up from the wide end and place point side down on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 17 minutes, or until browned lightly. Remove from the cookie sheet immediately and place on wire racks to cool. Meanwhile, make the icing.
In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Stir until well combined and smooth.
Drizzle the icing over the cooled twists and enjoy! :)

Blackberry Cobbler

Hello everyone!  Today's recipe was really yummy.  My family and I finished this within two days!  My grandpa picked the berries this summer, and gave my family some.  We froze them, and I used them for the cobbler.  I used them when they were still frozen, and had quite a bit of excess juice.  It may need a little extra cooking time to evaporate the juice.

Blackberry Cobbler

4 cups blackberries

1 cup granulated sugar

Topping:

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 stick cold butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*.

Mix together blackberries and granulated sugar.  Pour into 9x13 pan.

In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Add oats and pecans; mix well.  Sprinkle evenly over blackberry mixture.

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until topping is golden brown.  Enjoy!

Yum!  My moth started watering while I was typing this out!  I hope you all like this as much as my family and I did!

Hot Cocoa Mix

Hello everyone!  Are you all keeping warm?  If not, let me help!  Today's recipe is a delicious homemade hot cocoa mix.  We keep this in a jar by our "Hot Cocoa Bar" that my mom puts up in the wintertime.  That way, everything is ready for warming up when we come in from the cold!

Hot Cocoa Mix

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups powdered milk

3/4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup granulated vanilla sugar*

1/2 tsp. popcorn salt

Directions

Combine all ingredients until it all looks the same.  When ready to make hot cocoa, add 2-3 rounded tablespoons of mix to a mug of hot water.  Enjoy!

This was a really great hot cocoa mix.  I like because it has a darker chocolate flavor.  It is perfect!!!

If you want to make your own Hot Chocolate Bar, you could offer some jars of the fun mix ins that we have:

·       French vanilla, peppermint, or regular marshmallows

·       Peanut butter, Andes mint, and regular chocolate chips

·       Cinnamon imperials (Red Hots)

·       Individual French Vanilla or Hazelnut coffee creamers

·       Candy Canes

·       Whipped cream (ready in the fridge of course!)

·       Chocolate sprinkles

·       Believe me, this Hot Chocolate Bar is as fun as it sounds!

*You can make vanilla sugar very easily by following this recipe.  The vanilla makes ALL the difference!

Vanilla Sugar

Easy Caramel Sauce

Hello everyone! I don't know about where you live, but it has been extremely cold where me and Koko live! I have never seen temps this low before in my area! Today's recipe is a very easy, yet super yummy caramel sauce. If you have seen alot of my other posts where I've talked about making caramel sauce, I always went through a complicated process to get it. I have figured out a very easy way to make it now, without all the bubbling and overflowing! This is the perfect addition to hot cocoa too. That is how I've been using it lately. In fact, Koko and I just recently enjoyed a cup of caramel hot cocoa together, and it tasted so yummy that I had to post the recipe. Enjoy! :) 

                             Easy Caramel Sauce

                     1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

                     1 cup brown sugar

                     2/3 cup heavy whipping cream

In a small saucepan, melt the butter, then add the brown sugar and mix until smooth. Add in the heavy whipping cream and continue to whisk until it is well combined and there are no more white streaks. 

You can store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It will also seem thin when it is still hot, but it thickens when you cool it. Oh, so yummy! 

Double Doozies

All right everyone!  Today, I am just melding to recipes that are already on here!  Last week, I posted butter cream frosting.  Closer to the beginning of this blog, I posted chocolate chip cookies.  Today's recipe is....Double Doozies!  These were made for my youth pastor's son's birthday party.  He was turning ten, and requested double doozies.  All the kids that went to his party kept saying how yummy these were!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Now for the frosting!

Buttercream Frosting

These were so delicious!  Oh, make sure to share with a friend!  Eating a whole one is difficult.  They are very rich!