Monday, September 15, 2014

Caramel Krispie Bars

These are my all-time favorite marshmallow krispie bars!


Caramel Krispie Bars


2 (8 oz.) bags Kraft Jet-Puffed Caramel & Vanilla Swirled Marshmallows
1 stick of butter (8 Tablespoons)
8 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal

1.)  Butter the inside of one 13x9x2-inch cake pan, then set the pan aside.

2.)  In a large stock-pot, melt the butter over very low heat.  (Whenever I make rice krispie bars, I use an 8-quart Teflon coated stock-pot.)

3.)  After the butter's melted in the pot, add the marshmallows, and stir until the marshmallows have completely melted.

4.)  Remove pot from the heat, add the cereal, and stir until the cereal is evenly coated with the marshmallow mixture.

5.)  Press the marshmallow/cereal mixture into the buttered pan.

6.)  Let bars sit for 2-3 hours, before cutting them.

7.)  Yields: 24 bars

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Strawberry Lemonade πŸ“ πŸ‹

This is a great tasting strawberry lemonade!  For this recipe, I used my own strawberries, which I picked, sweetened with sugar, and then froze them to use later.



Strawberry Lemonade πŸ“ πŸ‹

1 (12-oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate

4 -1/2 cups of water

1 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen sweetened strawberries, partially thawed


1.)  In a large pitcher mix together, the lemonade concentrate and the water.

2.)  Stir in the strawberries, then pour the mixture into a blender, and purΓ©e until mixture is liquefied.

3.)  Strain the lemonade twice, to remove excess seeds from the strawberries.

4.)  Rinse the pitcher, so there aren't any seeds from the strawberries in it, then pour the strained strawberry lemonade back into the pitcher.

5.)  To serve, pour strawberry lemonade in glasses filled with ice.

6.)  Yields: 56 ounces of delicious strawberry flavored lemonade!

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Kool-Aid Strawberry Lemonade

Here's a great tasting strawberry lemonade, which I've made using 2 packets of unsweetened Kool-Aid Lemonade, and with freshly picked strawberries. Who'd a thought you could make a yummy strawberry lemonade with Kool-Aid. Well you can, and it's quite refreshing!



Kool-Aid Strawberry Lemonade

2 (0.23 oz.) packets of Unsweetened Kool-Aid Lemonade

1-1/2 cups sugar

4 cups fresh, sliced, strawberries

3 cups of water, divided

ice cubes, or crushed ice

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1.)  Mix together in a blender, the sugar, strawberries, and 2 cups of water.


2.)  Pour the strawberry mixture into a 2-quart pitcher, along with the remaining cup of water, and add the 2 packets of lemonade.  Stir mixture with a spoon.  (This lemonade has a consistency of being syrupy.)


3.)  Strain the lemonade twice, to remove excess seeds from the strawberries.

4.)  Rinse the pitcher, so there aren't any seeds from the strawberries in it, then pour the strained strawberry-lemonade back into the pitcher.


5.)  To serve, pour strawberry-lemonade in glasses filled with ice.


6.)  Yields: 56 ounces of delicious strawberry flavored lemonade!

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Berry Bread

This actually is a dessert which my family enjoys on those hot Summer days.  Just mix together, the already thawed, sweetened strawberries, with the cream, and served over torn pieces of white bread.



Berry Bread

3-1/2 lbs. frozen, sliced, sweetened strawberries, thawed

1/2 pint heavy whipping cream

white bread, homemade or store bought, torn into small pieces


1.)  In a large bowl, add the 3-1/2 lbs. of (thawed) sweetened sliced strawberries.


2.)  Stir in the heavy cream, until the strawberries and cream are blended together.


3.)  Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or 1-2 hours.


4.) In a serving bowls, add torn pieces of homemade, or store bought white bread.


5.)  Pour desired amounts of the berry mixture, over each bowl of already torn pieces of bread.


6.) Note: If using your own frozen strawberries, you may need to add a bit more granulated sugar, but add according to taste.  Do this before adding the cream.  The amount of strawberries and cream added; depends upon you.

More photos of the ingredients I used when making Berry Bread.  This really is a delicious desert to enjoy anytime throughout the year.



















Monday, May 26, 2014

Cherry Rhubarb Crisp

A delicious rhubarb dessert to enjoy! 












Cherry Rhubarb Crisp

1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces
4 cups fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup chopped pecans
vanilla ice cream
Reddi Wip (or) Cool Whip Whipped Topping

1.)  To make the crust: In a bowl mix together, the oatmeal, brown sugar, flour, and salt.

2.)  Cut in the pieces of butter, with either a fork or pastry blender, until mixture becomes crumbly (like a streusel topping).

3.)  Press half of the crumb mixture into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.  (I probably added 2/3's of the crumb mixture.)

4.)  To make the filling: In a large saucepan (I used a 3-quart saucepan), add the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and water.  Stir until blended, then bring to a boil over medium-high heat; stirring continuously, and until the mixture thickens.  The mixture should thicken within 3 minutes.  (At least mine did.)

5.)  Once the mixture has thickened, thoroughly stir in the extracts and pie filling.

6.)  Now spread the rhubarb over the crust, then spoon the cooked pie filling on top, and sprinkle on the remaining crumb mixture.

7.)  Lastly, top the crumb mixture with the chopped pecans.

8.)  Bake in a 350ΒΊF oven for 45-55 minutes.  (I baked mine for 55 minutes.)

9.)  Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.  (Refrigerate any leftovers.) Enjoy refrigerated leftovers with either Reddi Wip, or Cool Whip Whipped Topping.

10.)  Yields: 7 to 8 Servings.






























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