Dessert Favorites ~ Show us your life

I am so excited! It's another week at Show us your life, hosted by Kelly. And this week she doing your favorite dessert! OH MY! Which one do I share? I'm having a hard time picking which one! But I am way excited, because last week, I found some awesome recipes and found a new family favorite! So go over and check out all the good recipes! And I will add, the recipe Kellly shared, is a favorite of ours! It's those yummy lil cake balls that I love to add to my holiday gift baskets! I do them with all sorts of combinations! You know the ones! :)

Well I couldn't share just one....... I tried and tried to pick one, but it didn't work. So here I am with a few of my favorites!

Peanut Brittle

1 c. peanuts
1 c. sugar
½ c. white corn syrup
1 tsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

Stir peanuts, sugar, & syrup together. Microwave 8 minutes, after 4 minutes, stir and put back in. At the end, take out & stir in butter & vanilla. Microwave again for 1 minute. Remove and stir in baking soda. Pour out on to a buttered cookie sheet. Let cool, break up, and store in an air tight container.

I love this peanut brittle recipe! It is so awesome! And reminds me of my Grandmother, who would make it the old fashion way! But this is much simpler and you still get the same taste.


And to my next choice.....

This is such a wonderful dessert. It makes the perfect bring along to any Church dinner, a picnic, or any other get together! It is so easy too!

Brownie Delight

1 box of family size brownie mix (9 x 13 pan size package)
1 jar of caramel ice cream topping or 1/2 tub of marzetti caramel dip
1/2 - 1 cup chopped pecans
1 large box of chocolate instant pudding
1 tub of cool whip

Mix and bake brownies according to directions on the package. Let cool slightly. Spread caramel on top of the brownies. Sprinkle with nuts. Mix pudding with only half the milk it calls for. Spread this on top of the nuts. Spread cool whip on top of the pudding. Top off with grated chocolate candy bar curls.

Here's the link to one of my favorite recipes that I shared with yall before. It's Patty's Pecan Pie Bars. They are beyond awesome!

Hope yall enjoy!

Hugs and Blessings,

Crock Pot Candy

Crock Pot Candy

1 lb jar lightly salted peanuts

1 lb jar unsalted dry roasted peanuts

1 12oz bag of semi sweet chocolate chips

1 12oz bag of vanilla chips

1 lb chocolate almond bark

1 12oz bag of Heath toffee chips

Spray your crock pot with non stick cooking spray. Pour everything into the crockpot. Cook on low for 2 hours. Go on about your day or sit and enjoy a new cookbook. (everyone will think you have been working really hard, while the crock pot was doing its work.) Stir until smooth and well blended. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper until cool.

Hugs and Blessings,

How Exciting!!

I'm so excited. I received my free copy of Gooseberry Patch's new cookbook, Christmas Kitchen in the mail. I have 2 recipes published in this cookbook. If they publish one of your recipes you get a free copy of the cookbook. Click on the picture above and you will be taken to the Goose Berry Patch site!

I tell you this is one of their best cookbooks ever! In recent years, a few freinds have said that the quality of some of the recipes haven't been as good. But this is one awesome cookbook! It is full of wonderful recipes. I do not think any one could ever be disappointed in this cookbook!!! I entered both recipes, without ever thinking they would be picked for a Christmas book! This is even better, as Christmas is my favorite time of the year!!!

And something so exciting to me, in the summary about the cookbook, one of my recipes is listed!!! WOW! Sure makes me proud. *big smiles*

Here's one of my recipes in this cookbook ~

White Chocolate Popcorn

5 to 6 pkgs, butter flavored microwave popcorn, popped

24 oz pkg of white melthing chocolate or almond bark, chopped

6 (1.4 oz) of Nestles white chocolate crunch candy bars, chopped

Pour popcorn into a large bowl, removing any unpopped kernels. Combine chocolates in a large heavy saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until melted and smooth. Pour over popcorn and mix well. Spread out on wax paper to cool. Package in small bags for gift giving. You can also sprinkle while chocolate is still warm, as soon as you spread out on the wax paper, with color sprinkles to make it festive for each holiday or special occassion.

Hugs and Blessings,

CHRISTmas Lights

What a beautiful Christmas Light Display! I love Christmas lights so very much!! The twinkle and glow brighten the way, and when you see anything that shows the real meaning of CHRISTmas, Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior, you can't help but love it more! One of my all time favorite parts of CHRISTmas is going to look at the lights. This past weekend, we went to a lighted CHRISTmas parade, then we visited a small drive through park all decked with lights (where this pic was taken), and we also visited a walk through lighted CHRISTmas park! It's been a favorite memory of mine all my life. I have loved it since I was a little one. And it's always been a favorite time with our lil Blessing! She loves the lights as much as we do. And she knows the real reason, Jesus was born! She loves Jesus so much! We love this time of the year so much. We have been watching CHRISTmas movies and sitting by the fireplace. It's time for me to start my baking? I love to bake and make homemade gifts.

Here's a recipe that is great at the Holiday time!

Grandmother's Twice Cooked Divinity ~

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup (divided into 1/3 & 2/3 amounts)
1/3 cup water
few grains of salt
2 egg whites
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional

Stir until sugar, water and salt until dissolved. Boil to a soft ball stage. Beat in 2 egg whites till stiff, but not dry. Gradualy pour 1/3 of syrup over egg white and beat together. Cook the remaining syrup to a light crackle stage. Beat into mixture until it shapes. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper.