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 Peach Cobbler

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Crock Pot Peach Cobbler

3/4 c baking mix (you can use bisquick, I use Pioneer Baking Mix)

1/2 c. packed brown sugar

1/3 c. sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 can (15 oz) evaporated milk

1 (16 oz) back of frozen peaches, thawed and sliced

Spray crock pot with non stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together baking mix, sugars, and cinnamon. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Add in milk. Mix well. Pour peaches into crock pot and then pour baking mix mixture on top. Cook on low for 3 1/2 hours on or 2 hours on High. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Hugs and Blessings,

A simple day in our lives.....

We had a beautiful day here today. I am feeling a tad better, but sick of doing the minimum and Lil E seemed better. I do believe it was allergies for my sweetie pie. Thank God! It was really warm out, for here, this time of the year, but a beautiful day. It was super windy too. Even with the weather, we had some fun outside. We all love living in the country. Daddy was busy farming away today, and so the girls and I were out to have a lil fun. We love all the animals that are around us. The Pasture across from us, has some really beautiful horses. And today we were able to see the sweet foal! It's precious! And the girls loved seeing the baby horse, as Lil E says.

It was back to our regular friends! Buddy and Lucky (This is only Lil E's names for them, not their given names.) She loves loves to feed them carrots, and when they see her, they love to run up to get some loves! Buddy is always super gentle with her! He really is awesome! And she loves him too! He is in the process of being trained, and hopefully she can go on a lil ride soon.

She made her very own, hop scotch deal today, and was busy hopping along.

Back inside, lil K was busy getting us! She loves to roar and get ya! So she was getting Mommy and sissy too!

And she has her sweet lil stuffed puppy, that she loves so much! The girls were each given these cuddly lil stuffed animals, and they both love them. But Lil K is always hugging and loving it!

So I haven't been baking much, and Lil E has been wanting to bake, so I promised her I would! And she tells me, it will make you feel all better Mommy. So how can I resist? I can't! So it was time to go to the kitchen! Lil K was busy playing in the pantry, and Lil E and I were baking up a batch of cup cakes.

Guess what, Lil K learned about cake batter today! It's her daddy's favorite! So we left a little in the bowl so the girls and daddy could each have a sampling! And Boy howdy! Lil K was so mad, when it was all gone! I have never seen her get that upset! She threw herself on the floor for more and was having a big fit! So I know it must be a favorite of hers too!

And here's the recipes, we did get this out of the Taste of Home "Bake Sale" Special Edition. Well we did alter it a tiny bit, it calls for mini chocolate chips and vanilla frosting. Below is the way we did it.

Chocolate Chip Cup Cakes

1 box of yellow cake mix

1 pkg of instant vanilla pudding

4 eggs

1 cup water

1/2 cup oil

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix everything except the chocolate chips. Fold those in. Bake in 375 degrees, pre heated oven, for 18 - 22 minutes. Cool and ice with frosting of choice, and garnish with chocolate chips.

We used milk chocolate frosting, and as always milk chocolate chips. They are the most moist cupcakes! So now the wheels are turning for future combinations and flavors!

We all hope and wish each and everyone of you a wonderful day! God Bless you all!

Hugs and Blessings,

Apple Crunch ~ Slow Cooking Thursday

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Apple Crunch

8 medium apples, cored, peeled, sliced
1/4 sugar
1 - 2 tsp cinnamon
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) of butter, melted
2 cups granola

Combine ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or on hight for 2 1/2 - 4 hours.

Makes a great breakfast if you cook it over night. Or a wonderful dessert served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Hugs and Blessings,

Pecan Pie Bars

Oh my, these are the most simple to make and so very yummy! Such a simple autumn recipe. They are wonderful! Everyone that eats them loves them! Since they are such a hit, and I shared the recipe page I did, I thought I'd share the recipe too. Hope you enjoy them!

Patty's Pecan Pie Bars

1/4 c. butter, melted
2 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. all-purpose flour
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 - 3 cups chopped pecans
1/4 c. powdered sugar

Pour butter into a 9 x 13 cake pan. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. Stir in pecans. Spread over butter. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven, immediately dust with powder sugar. Cool before cutting into bars.

Hugs and Blessings,

Happy Monday~

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that you all have a great week ahead of you! Our weekend was nice. It was unuasally warm and so we did take advantage of that and worked outside, and played a lot too.

I thought I'd share this wonderful cake recipe with you all. It is from a Taste of Home Magazine and one of the best cakes! Oh it's so yummy! It is always a huge hit when I make it.


Banana Nut Cake

Cake:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

BUTTER PECAN FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
2 to 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Additional chopped pecans, optional



In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating just until combined. Fold in banana and pecans.
Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
In a small mixing bowl, cream butter. Beat in the milk, vanilla, salt and enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Stir in toasted pecans. Frost cake. Garnish with additional pecans if desired.


I am going to work on getting the scrapbook / craft room all back in order. It was a mess through the holidays, as I stored gifts in there, wrapping and shipping supplies and all! So I need to get with it, so I can get to scrapping again!

Blessings,