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Ice Cream Sandwich Bites
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Staying with the small bite desserts, how about cookies and ice cream and just a bite or two? Well then, today’s treat is:
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How does chocolate and cherry chip sound? Or chocolate dipped? Better yet, Peanut Butter and Jelly? Want more? Read on….
First – how about the Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice cream sandwich bites?
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What you need:
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup crunchy peanut butter
1 ¾ cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Grape Jelly
Vanilla Ice cream
How to Do it:
Put the white sugar and the butter in a food processor with a blade and process until smooth.
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Add the brown sugar and the egg. Run through again.
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Add the dry ingredients and process until a ball forms.
Add the peanut butter (I use natural and it separates, so there is more oil in it than the regular brands). Process until a smooth dough forms.
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Place dough in small balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet – about 1 inch each in size.
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Press down with a fork.
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Bake at 325 degrees for about 8-10 minutes – until the edges begin to brown slightly. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Makes about 24 cookies
On ½ of the cookies (about 12), spread about 1 Tablespoon of grape jelly. Place the cookies in the freezer for about an hour so the jelly sets.
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Remove from the freezer and top the jelly with about 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of vanilla ice cream [9]
and another cookie. You now have a PBJ ice cream sandwich bite.
Repeat with the remaining cookies.
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Makes about 12 ice cream sandwich bites!
And how about some super easy chocolate chip bites?
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Start with refrigerator dough to make the cookies –
What you need:
1 package of chocolate chip cookie dough
Ice cream (I used cherry and vanilla)
Semisweet chocolate chips to dip (Optional)
How to Do it:
Open the package of cookie dough and make little dough balls using half of each “cookie”. So instead of one large cookie, you will have two small cookies. The dough balls should be about 1 inch.
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Press each ball gently in the center and bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes, until the edges begin to brown lightly.
Remove from heat and allow to cool completely!
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Place 1 ½ to 2 Tablespoons of softened ice cream on half of the cookies (about 12). Top with a second cookie and place in the freezer to set.
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If you want to have chocolate dipped sandwiches, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, watching carefully so they don’t burn. Make sure the ice cream has refrozen before you start. Dip each cookie half way into the chocolate and place on wax paper. Return to the freezer for the ice cream to set.
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Small bites are popular these days and for one who is always trying to diet, small desserts are great. I get a bite and then I move on (most of the time). This week we’ll share some small bite desserts that taste great, are easy to make and everyone will love!
Today’s treat:
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What you need for 4 2” parfait cups (cups are dessert wine glasses or large shot glasses)
Strawberries and cream:
3 medium strawberries
1 teaspoon sugar
12 Tablespoons whipping cream (aerosol works great)
Coconut Banana:
1 large banana
8 Tablespoons shredded coconut
4 Tablespoons whipped cream
2 teaspoons shredded coconut, toasted
S’Mores:
2 graham crackers, crushed
8 Tablespoons marshmallow cream
Chocolate syrup
How to Do it:
Strawberries and Cream:
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Cut the berries into small chunks and sprinkle with sugar. Allow to sit for about 15 minutes.
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Layer the berries with the whipping cream in each glass. Top with whipped cream and a berry slice to garnish.
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Coconut Banana:
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Starting with a small amount of whipped cream, layer the bananas, coconut and cream until the glass is filled.
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Top with
another small amount of whipped cream and the toasted coconut.
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Note: to toast the coconut, put it in a hot, dry pan. Shake the pan over medium high heat until ti begins to brown. Remove from the heat immediately.
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S’Mores:
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Place about 1 teaspoon of crushed graham cracker in the bottom of the glass.
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Top with 1 teaspoon of marshmallow cream (this is the hard part because it’s really sticky!!).
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Squirt a small amount of chocolate and continue to layer. You can also add a few tiny chocolate chips!
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Keep layering until the cup is full. Top with cream and a tiny sprinkle of graham cracker.
Spring has sprung and the fresh veggies are starting to show up in the market – Sounds good, doesn’t it?
But here it is, Sunday afternoon and you hear –
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Did you know that March 25 is Waffle Day? It all started in Sweden as Våffeldagen. It historically marks the beginning of Spring and is celebrated by eating a lot of waffles! So in honor of waffle day – here are a few to tickle your taste buds!
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Keep reading – you’ll find recipes for super easy chicken and waffles, Banana and chocolate stuffed waffles, savory potato and ham waffles and blueberry waffles with blueberry sauce!
Pour the buttermilk over the chicken and allow to sit for 1 -2 hours.
Mix the dry ingredients together and dredge the chicken. [49]
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Spray a baking dish with cooking spray, then lay out the chicken pieces in a single layer. Spray the top of the chicken liberally.
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Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 to 30 minutes; until the coating is browned and the chicken is cooked though.
Then make the gravy –
Ingredients for the Chicken and Waffles Gravy
2 Tablespoons of butter
3 Tablespoons of flour
1 Tablespoon chicken boullion
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
½ cup water
½ cup milk
Making the Chicken and Waffles Gravy
Brown the flour in the butter, then add the other dry ingredients. Whisk in the water until the mixture is smooth and thick. Whisk in the milk adding more if you prefer thinner gravy.
Serve the waffles with the chicken and the gravy –
Makes about 4 servings.
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Well, there’s dinner – how about some dessert, like
And what’s for dessert? How about banana and chocolate stuffed waffles?
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Ingredients for the banana and chocolate stuffed waffles –
2 cups of unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¾ cup low fat buttermilk
¼ cup canola oil
5-6 large bananas.
Chocolate Syrup
Whipped cream (homemade or aerosol)
Making the stuffed waffles –
Mix the dry ingredients well. Form a well in the middle and add the wet ingredients (milk, eggs, oil) and mix well. You will have a thick batter.
Cut the bananas into thin slices. [58]
Spoon a full ladle of batter onto a hot waffle iron. Place banana slices onto the top of the batter and then close the lid. [59]
Cook until both sides are brown and crisp. Remove from iron to a hot plate lined with a paper towel (paper towels will absorb condensation keeping the waffles from getting soggy).
Continue cooking until all the batter is used.
Place more banana slices on the top of the cooked waffle. I used a Belgian waffle maker that makes huge waffles, so I cut one in half.
Using chocolate syrup, put lines of chocolate over the bananas. Next, add the whipped cream. I like a more watery whipped cream, so I used heavy cream with a little sugar and whipped it in my blender. You can also use aerosol, which is even easier! Sprinkle with more cinnamon.
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Put another waffle on top and add more chocolate, whipped cream and cinnamon. Serve hot!
Here is a recipe for basic buttermilk waffles – you can use them in many ways, both savory and sweet –
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What you need:
2 cups of unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¾ cup low fat buttermilk
¼ cup canola oil
How to Do it:
Mix the dry ingredients well. Form a well in the middle and add the wet ingredients (milk, eggs, oil) and mix well. You will have a thick batter.
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Spoon a full ladle of batter onto a hot waffle iron.
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Close the lid and cook until both sides are brown and crisp. Remove from iron to a hot plate lined with a paper towel (paper towels will absorb condensation keeping the waffles from getting soggy).
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Continue cooking until all the batter is used.
Serve hot with any toppings you like on waffles!
Makes 5-6 large, Belgian waffles or 8-10 small, regular waffles.
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