I've been making desserts as long as I can remember but never a lot of Rice Krispy treats. Until recently that is! Like a lot of older desserts, Rice Krispy treat recipes are receiving some updates. There's even a blog, devoted to nothing but Rice Krispy treats.
When Tim told me the coworker who's birthday they were celebrating with treat day liked Red Hots, I wasn't sure I was going to find a recipe including the little hot candies. I should have known better, you can find a recipe for almost anything with just a google search!
Rice Krispy treats are quick and easy to make and almost everyone likes them. It's fun trying different flavors for a this classic treat. The toughest thing about this recipe is smashing the red hots. I ended up using my meat mallet out on the front porch, in a baggie of course.
Red Hots Rice Krispy Treats
Recipe Courtesy of Mallow and Co
4 Tbsp butter
6 cups marshmallows
1/2-3/4 cup crushed red hot candies (really smash them down to a powder)
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 cups rice krispies
red food coloring (optional, I didn't use this)
4 oz (2 squares) Vanilla Almond Bark (I didn't do this step)
Pour the rice krispies in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Melt
the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Once it's melted add in the
marshmallows. Stir until they are mostly all melted (this will take a
few minutes--low and slow is key for perfect texture) then stir in the
vanilla, crushed red hots, and a few drops of red food coloring.
Once fully melted, take them off
heat and pour over the rice krispy mixture. Stir lightly to combine,
then dump into a greased 9x9 pan (I made mine in 9 x13 pan). Allow to cool 5 minutes, then press
into pan with greased hands. While they finish cooling,
melt the almond bark in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring
in between each one until fully melted. Drizzle the bark over the
treats. Enjoy!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Grilled Romaine
There's almost always a package of romaine lettuce in my refrigerator. We enjoy the flavor and it seems to keep well. Now that summer is here, I wanted to grilling the romaine. Pretty confident you just brush them with olive oil, sprinkle on some salt and pepper before grilling them, I wasn't sure I needed a recipe. However, I wasn't sure how long to leave them on the grill. I ran across this recipe and was intrigued by the use of the red wine vinegar granita.
If you haven't tried grilling romaine, try it soon! We love it! The combination of the char and red wine vinegar granita give the lettuce a nice smoky tang!
Grilled Romaine
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
If you haven't tried grilling romaine, try it soon! We love it! The combination of the char and red wine vinegar granita give the lettuce a nice smoky tang!
Grilled Romaine
Recipe Courtesy of Alton Brown
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
2 hearts of romaine, rinsed and patted dry
1 tablespoon olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup finely grated Parmesan
Vegetable spray, for pan
Directions
Place vinegar in shallow pan and place in the freezer. Allow the vinegar to freeze, approximately 2 hours. Once frozen, scrape with a fork to create a shaved ice texture. Return the vinegar to the freezer until ready to use.
Cut each heart of romaine in half lengthwise so that the root keeps each piece together. Lightly brush the cut side of the romaine pieces with olive oil. Season with the pepper. Place the cheese in a shallow pan large enough to lay the romaine in and press the cheese firmly onto the cut side of the romaine until it adheres.
Spray a nonstick griddle or saute pan with vegetable spray and preheat over medium-high heat. Place the romaine in the pan and cook until the cheese turns golden, approximately 1 to 2 minutes Place the romaine, cheese side up onto plates and sprinkle with the vinegar ice. Serve immediately.
2 hearts of romaine, rinsed and patted dry
1 tablespoon olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup finely grated Parmesan
Vegetable spray, for pan
Directions
Place vinegar in shallow pan and place in the freezer. Allow the vinegar to freeze, approximately 2 hours. Once frozen, scrape with a fork to create a shaved ice texture. Return the vinegar to the freezer until ready to use.
Cut each heart of romaine in half lengthwise so that the root keeps each piece together. Lightly brush the cut side of the romaine pieces with olive oil. Season with the pepper. Place the cheese in a shallow pan large enough to lay the romaine in and press the cheese firmly onto the cut side of the romaine until it adheres.
Spray a nonstick griddle or saute pan with vegetable spray and preheat over medium-high heat. Place the romaine in the pan and cook until the cheese turns golden, approximately 1 to 2 minutes Place the romaine, cheese side up onto plates and sprinkle with the vinegar ice. Serve immediately.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Butterfinger Cake
Do you try new recipes before you serve them to company or take them to an event? Normally I do! There's nothing worse than making a dish for a dinner party and having it be a flop. We were having friends over for dessert and I was debating whether or not to make a tried and true dessert recipe or try a new one. Browsing the dessert recipes, I'd pinned on Pinterest I saw this Butterfinger Cake. Looks easy enough and doesn't use too many ingredients, I decided to give it a try. Oh my gosh, what a great choice, simple to put together and so good! This may become my new go to for dessert. I am going to try it next time with a chocolate cake and Heath bars!!!
Butterfinger Cake
Recipe Courtesy of Plain Chicken
1 box yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to make the cake
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar Smucker's caramel ice cream topping
1 (8oz) tub Cool-Whip 4 regular sized Butterfinger candy bars, crushed
Bake cake according to direction on the package.
While cake is baking, mix milk and caramel topping until well blended. When the cake is done and while it's still hot, poke holes in it with a fork. Pour milk mixture over the cake. Allow cake to cool completely. If you don't want it quite as sweet, add half the can and half of the jar. Sprinkle two candy bars over cake. Spread (refrigerator temp) Cool Whip over the top, then sprinkle the remaining candy bars on top. Chill.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!!!
Butterfinger Cake
Recipe Courtesy of Plain Chicken
1 box yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to make the cake
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar Smucker's caramel ice cream topping
1 (8oz) tub Cool-Whip 4 regular sized Butterfinger candy bars, crushed
Bake cake according to direction on the package.
While cake is baking, mix milk and caramel topping until well blended. When the cake is done and while it's still hot, poke holes in it with a fork. Pour milk mixture over the cake. Allow cake to cool completely. If you don't want it quite as sweet, add half the can and half of the jar. Sprinkle two candy bars over cake. Spread (refrigerator temp) Cool Whip over the top, then sprinkle the remaining candy bars on top. Chill.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!!!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats - Secret Recipe Club
Can you believe it's the second week of June? Crazy! The second week of June means two things Secret Recipe Club and here in Omaha, the College World Series. This month my assigned SRC blog is No Reason Needed. I am not sure whether my favorite part of SRC is browsing my assigned blog or finding out who had my blog and what recipe they chose. Either way, SRC is fun. You can find out more about SRC here.
It's always hard to decide which recipe to choose but when I saw the recipe for Cake Batter Rice Krispie treats, the decision was easy!! I love cake batter! I know it's risky because of the raw eggs. I've been eating it for years and have never gotten sick, so it's a risk I am willing to take. Over the past few years the blogsphere has been filled with cake batter recipes. I've made a couple of them Cake Batter Muddy Buddies and Cake Batter Ice Cream.
I've always thought Rice Krispie treats were just okay, almost too sweet for my taste. Although it may sound strange, the addition of cake batter seems to tone down that sweetness. I will never make the original Rice Krispie treats again. Maybe it's that cake batter obsession but it's Cake Batter Rice Krispie treats for me from now on!
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
It's always hard to decide which recipe to choose but when I saw the recipe for Cake Batter Rice Krispie treats, the decision was easy!! I love cake batter! I know it's risky because of the raw eggs. I've been eating it for years and have never gotten sick, so it's a risk I am willing to take. Over the past few years the blogsphere has been filled with cake batter recipes. I've made a couple of them Cake Batter Muddy Buddies and Cake Batter Ice Cream.
I've always thought Rice Krispie treats were just okay, almost too sweet for my taste. Although it may sound strange, the addition of cake batter seems to tone down that sweetness. I will never make the original Rice Krispie treats again. Maybe it's that cake batter obsession but it's Cake Batter Rice Krispie treats for me from now on!
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. butter
1 (10 oz) bag marshmallows
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup yellow cake mix (I used 3/4 cup cake mix)
6 cups rice krispies cereal
assorted sprinkles
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until the begin to melt and mix in vanilla. Add in cake mix one spoonful at a time and stir until combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray (I like an 8x8 or 9x9 to make them thicker - I used a 9x13 pan) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting.
3 Tbsp. butter
1 (10 oz) bag marshmallows
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup yellow cake mix (I used 3/4 cup cake mix)
6 cups rice krispies cereal
assorted sprinkles
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until the begin to melt and mix in vanilla. Add in cake mix one spoonful at a time and stir until combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray (I like an 8x8 or 9x9 to make them thicker - I used a 9x13 pan) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Five Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Five ingredients? This recipe caught my eye immediately! I love a good cookie but don't bake drop cookies very often because they take so much more time than bar cookies. These are a creation of Emily's, she at Sugar Plum. If you don't follow her blog, you should. She has the best recipes and they're all her own.
These cookies are quick and easy to make. Emily suggest grinding the coconut in the food processor until it's fine. My coconut seemed to just whirl and whirl around, never seeming to become fine. No worries, it still worked great in the recipe. Five Ingredient cookies are delicious and crispy. I will be making these again! Next time I may try nutella or biscoff spread instead of peanut butter!!
Five Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Recipe Courtesy of Sugar Plum
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup egg whites or 1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups finely ground unsweetened flaked coconut
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together peanut butter, sugar, and egg and until well combined - about 1-2 minutes. Beat in baking soda until combined. Beat in coconut until combined.
Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Place on baking sheets, spacing about 3/4-inch apart. Flatten balls making a criss-cross with a fork. Sprinkle with a little sugar, if desired. Bake 12 minutes or until cookies are golden around the edges, and crisp. Cool 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Makes about 1 dozen cookies depending how big you make them.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
These cookies are quick and easy to make. Emily suggest grinding the coconut in the food processor until it's fine. My coconut seemed to just whirl and whirl around, never seeming to become fine. No worries, it still worked great in the recipe. Five Ingredient cookies are delicious and crispy. I will be making these again! Next time I may try nutella or biscoff spread instead of peanut butter!!
Five Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Recipe Courtesy of Sugar Plum
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup egg whites or 1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups finely ground unsweetened flaked coconut
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together peanut butter, sugar, and egg and until well combined - about 1-2 minutes. Beat in baking soda until combined. Beat in coconut until combined.
Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Place on baking sheets, spacing about 3/4-inch apart. Flatten balls making a criss-cross with a fork. Sprinkle with a little sugar, if desired. Bake 12 minutes or until cookies are golden around the edges, and crisp. Cool 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Makes about 1 dozen cookies depending how big you make them.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Peaches and Dream Pie
Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend with friends and family!
I know it's not quite peach season but the first official weekend of summer has me thinking peaches! This is a recipe I made almost a year ago. Last summer produced some the best peaches I'd experienced in years. I believe I read somewhere the hot summer produced a sweeter fruit?
Pie crust and I just don't get along. So I must confess, the crust for this was a boxed pie crust. Isn't the color of these peaches just beautiful? In reading the reviews of this pie, it received more nays than yeahs. It's much different than what we all expect when we think of pie. At our house, it was a yeah. It reminded us of a custard pie.
Peaches and Dream Pie
Recipe Courtesy of Baked Explorations
Ingredients
1 ball Classic Pie Dough
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour,sugar and salt together. In a measuring cup,stir 3/4 cup water with several ice cubes until it is very cold Cut the cold butter into cubes and toss them in the flour mixture to coat. Put the mixture in the bowl of a food processor and pulse in short bursts until the butter pieces are the size of hazelnuts. Pulsing in 4 second bursts, slowly drizzle the ice water into the food processor through the feed tube. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, stop adding water. Remove the dough from the food processor and divide it in half. Flatten each piece into a disk and wrap each disk first in parchment paper and then in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 1 hour. (The dough can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3months. Thaw it in the refrigerator before proceeding with your recipe).
For the Peaches and Dream Filling
10 canned peach halves, or about 2 1/2 cups fresh diced,peeled peaches
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
For the Pie Topping
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter,cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Make the Crust
Dust a work surface with a sprinkling of flour. Roll the dough ball out into a 12 inch round. Transfer the dough to a pie dish and carefully work it into place, folding any overhang under and crimping the edge as you go. Cover the crust in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Make the Peaches and Dream Filling Arrange the peach halves cut side up on the bottom of the pie shell or spread the diced fresh peaches in the pie shell. In a medium bowl,whisk together the eggs, sour cream, and honey until they just come together. Sprinkle the mixture with the salt, brown sugar, and flour, and whisk until just combined. Pour the mixture over the peaches. Make the Pie Topping Place the sugar, flour, and butter in a bowl. Use your hand to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mix looks like coarse sand. Assemble the pie. Sprinkle the pie topping across the filling, and bake for 45 minutes, or until the filling is bubbly (place a sheet pan on the oven rack directly below the pie to catch any filling that bubbles over ). Let the pie cool overnight before serving.
BAKED NOTES:
At least 90 percent of the peaches and cream recipes that crossed Matt and Renato's path specified the use of canned peaches. Perhaps they were written in an era when fresh peaches were difficult to locate, or perhaps the sugar content of a canned peach was an added plus, but they tested fresh peaches in place of their canned counterparts in several recipes without any problems.
I am linking this to On the Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!!!
I know it's not quite peach season but the first official weekend of summer has me thinking peaches! This is a recipe I made almost a year ago. Last summer produced some the best peaches I'd experienced in years. I believe I read somewhere the hot summer produced a sweeter fruit?
Pie crust and I just don't get along. So I must confess, the crust for this was a boxed pie crust. Isn't the color of these peaches just beautiful? In reading the reviews of this pie, it received more nays than yeahs. It's much different than what we all expect when we think of pie. At our house, it was a yeah. It reminded us of a custard pie.
Peaches and Dream Pie
Recipe Courtesy of Baked Explorations
Ingredients
1 ball Classic Pie Dough
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour,sugar and salt together. In a measuring cup,stir 3/4 cup water with several ice cubes until it is very cold Cut the cold butter into cubes and toss them in the flour mixture to coat. Put the mixture in the bowl of a food processor and pulse in short bursts until the butter pieces are the size of hazelnuts. Pulsing in 4 second bursts, slowly drizzle the ice water into the food processor through the feed tube. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, stop adding water. Remove the dough from the food processor and divide it in half. Flatten each piece into a disk and wrap each disk first in parchment paper and then in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 1 hour. (The dough can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3months. Thaw it in the refrigerator before proceeding with your recipe).
For the Peaches and Dream Filling
10 canned peach halves, or about 2 1/2 cups fresh diced,peeled peaches
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
For the Pie Topping
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter,cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Make the Crust
Dust a work surface with a sprinkling of flour. Roll the dough ball out into a 12 inch round. Transfer the dough to a pie dish and carefully work it into place, folding any overhang under and crimping the edge as you go. Cover the crust in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Make the Peaches and Dream Filling Arrange the peach halves cut side up on the bottom of the pie shell or spread the diced fresh peaches in the pie shell. In a medium bowl,whisk together the eggs, sour cream, and honey until they just come together. Sprinkle the mixture with the salt, brown sugar, and flour, and whisk until just combined. Pour the mixture over the peaches. Make the Pie Topping Place the sugar, flour, and butter in a bowl. Use your hand to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mix looks like coarse sand. Assemble the pie. Sprinkle the pie topping across the filling, and bake for 45 minutes, or until the filling is bubbly (place a sheet pan on the oven rack directly below the pie to catch any filling that bubbles over ). Let the pie cool overnight before serving.
BAKED NOTES:
At least 90 percent of the peaches and cream recipes that crossed Matt and Renato's path specified the use of canned peaches. Perhaps they were written in an era when fresh peaches were difficult to locate, or perhaps the sugar content of a canned peach was an added plus, but they tested fresh peaches in place of their canned counterparts in several recipes without any problems.
I am linking this to On the Menu Monday and Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday!!!
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Super Smoked Sweet and Spicy Wings
A few weeks ago I shared this recipe for Smoked Mac and Cheese, prepared in Tim's smoker. We are loving this smoker, you can make just about anything in it. The flavors in these wings are a nice combination of smoky, sweet and spicy. You can adjust the sweet and spice to your own taste.
Super Smoked Sweet and Spicy Wings
Recipe Courtesy of John McLemore
2 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
5 pounds chicken wings, rinsed and dried
1 cup honey
1/2 cup hot barbecue sauce
3 tablespoons apple juice
Suggested wood for smoking Apple wood chips 1. In a small bowl, mix together the black pepper, onion powder, chili powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt. Place the chicken wings in a large Ziploc bag. Pour in the dry rub and shake to coat the wings well. Marinate for at least 30 minutes (at room temperature) or as long as 24 hours (in the refrigerator). 2. Preheat smoker to 225˚F. Place the wings on the top rack of the smoker and cook for 20 minutes. Turn wings and cook for another 25 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165˚F. 3. While the wings are cooking, mix the honey, barbecue sauce, and apple juice together in a small saucepan.Cook over medium heat until warmed through. Remove the wings from the smoker and place in a disposable aluminum foil pan. Pour the warm sauce over the wings and toss to coat evenly. Return to smoker on second rack and cook for another 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the smoker and serve immediately.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday, Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday and Foodie Friday.
Super Smoked Sweet and Spicy Wings
Recipe Courtesy of John McLemore
2 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
5 pounds chicken wings, rinsed and dried
1 cup honey
1/2 cup hot barbecue sauce
3 tablespoons apple juice
Suggested wood for smoking Apple wood chips 1. In a small bowl, mix together the black pepper, onion powder, chili powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt. Place the chicken wings in a large Ziploc bag. Pour in the dry rub and shake to coat the wings well. Marinate for at least 30 minutes (at room temperature) or as long as 24 hours (in the refrigerator). 2. Preheat smoker to 225˚F. Place the wings on the top rack of the smoker and cook for 20 minutes. Turn wings and cook for another 25 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165˚F. 3. While the wings are cooking, mix the honey, barbecue sauce, and apple juice together in a small saucepan.Cook over medium heat until warmed through. Remove the wings from the smoker and place in a disposable aluminum foil pan. Pour the warm sauce over the wings and toss to coat evenly. Return to smoker on second rack and cook for another 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the smoker and serve immediately.
I am linking this to On The Menu Monday, Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday and Foodie Friday.
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