Chex Muddy Buddies

All you need is 15 minutes and you have a really fun treat that everyone enjoys!

What you need:

9 cups Chex cereal -- any kind (1 box is a little more that 9 cups)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powered sugar


Here is what you do:

1. Measure out cereal into a large bowl and set aside.

2. In a 1 quart microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave for 30 more seconds and stir again. Once the mixture is smooth, add vanilla and stir. Pour over the cereal and stir until coated evenly. Pour covered cereal into a 1 gallon ziplock bag.

3. Add powered sugar. Seal bag and shake until evenly coated. Spread onto waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.


**This is so fun! Check out the Chex.com for more Chex recipes.

**I usually add 1/2 cup powered sugar to the bottom of the bag and then add some Chex mix, 1/2 cup powered sugar, Chex mix, 1/2 cup powered sugar, Chex mix. Layering it in the bag helps to distribute the powered sugar more evenly.

Fudge

This is not my recipe. Someone shared it at the Ward Relief Society Christmas party and I LOVE it!

Here is what you need:

1 1/2 cups sugar
5 ounce can evaporated milk
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups mini marshmallows
11.5 ounce package milk chocolate morsels
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (OPTIONAL)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

tin foil
8 inch square baking pan


Here is what you do:

1. Line an 8 inch square baking pan with foil

2. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, batter, and salt in a medium, heavy duty saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat. Stir constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, for 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat.

3. Stir in marshmallows, morsels, nuts, and vanilla. Stir vigorously for 1 minute or intil marshmallows are completely melted. Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

4. Lift from pan and remove foil. Cut and enjoy!!


**This recipe is so good! I think it is the marshmallows! It makes about 49 pieces.

**One tip for thicker fudge: use a 9 x 5 loaf pan and refridgerate for 3 hours.

Cream Pie Filling

This recipe is really interesting. You wouldn't think it would be very good... but IT IS. I got this recipe from a friend awhile ago (thanks Clenece) and I haven't made Banana Cream Pie like I used to since. It really is delicious, you'll have to try it.

Cream Pie Filling

2/3 cup sugar

3T. Cornstarch

3 egg yokes, slightly beaten

1 1/2 cups water

1/2 t. salt

1 1/2 T. Flour

12 oz. canned evaporated milk

Blend all together. Microwave- 3 minutes- stir, 2 1/2 minutes- stir, 2 minutes- stir, 1 1/2 minutes- stir and 1 minute-stir. Then add; 1 T. butter and 1 1/2 t. vanilla.

*Now to make Banana Cream Pie- cover with plastic wrap and cool completely. Pour 1/2 filling into the bottom of your crust (I used a store bought graham cracker crust, but you can also make your own real pie crust) then cut up bananas in the center and top with the remaining filling.

** Now to make Chocolate Cream Pie- stir 3/4 cup chocolate chips into hot mixture. Cool completely and pour chocolate filling into your desired crust.

************TOP EITHER WITH WHIPPED CREAM*****************

Strawberry Shortcake

This is my moms recipe and I have grown up eating it. We never bought angel food cake, she always made this and I love it. You will have to try it...

"Shortcake" for Strawberry Shortcake

1/4 cup soft butter

3/4 cup sugar

*cream together, add

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

*beat for 1 minute, add

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup milk

Mix all together and divide into 9 cupcakes. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-17 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool. Divide the cup cake in half and layer cake, strawberries, whipped cream and then do the top layer the same way. I Love it, it is my all time FAVORITE.

Lemon Bars

Crust:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened

Filling:

4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (1 large lemon)

Topping:

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat crust ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press mixture evenly. Bake about 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in same large bowl, stir together filling ingredients except lemon juice. Stir in lemon juice. Pour mixture over warm crust.

3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.


***This recipe was so easy to make! And it turned out great! It does take awhile from start to finish (about 2-2.5 hours), but well worth it. I made the mistake of doing step 2 while the crust was cooking. You are supposed to complete step 2 while the crust is cooling.

***If you do not have a lemon, then one lemon juice lemon (you know the little yellow plastic lemon with lemon juice in it) does the trick. It is exactly the right amount of juice.

***Ok, so maybe you do not have to use the Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, but since the secret is out, it is a Betty Crocker recipe. It was so easy to make and I had almost all of the ingredients on hand. It made it so easy to put together. It was definitely a hit!

Cookie Salad

Cookie Salad

2 cups buttermilk

2 small packages instant vanilla pudding

12 oz cool whip

2 cans mandarin oranges, drained

20 oz can pineapple tidbits, drained

1/2 package shortbread cookies(the ones with the fudge strip), broken into pieces

Mix buttermilk with pudding. Add cool whip. Add fruit and cookies.

***I don't like to mix the cookies in until we are about to eat it, because then it gets mushy and mushy is just gross. So I actually like to just put the bowl of crushed cookies next to the salad so everyone can add them. It's really funny when it gets mistaken as potato salad... what a SURPRISE it is.

Orange Cream Fudge

If you like the orange creamsicle's

you will love this fudge!

3/4 cup butter

2-3 cups sugar

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Mix the following ingredients, and boil for 4 minutes

Stir constantly and remove from heat and add

1 10/12 oz bag of white chocolate chips

1 jar of marshmellow cream

Mix until smooth, remove 1 cup of mixture and set aside

Add 3 tablespoons (or one full bottle) and orange food coloring. Mix well.

Spray glass pan with non stick spray, and pour orange mixture into pan

Swirl the remaining white fudge mixture into the orange with a knife.

Brownies from scratch

mix:

3 sticks of butter (melted)

3c sugar

5 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

mix:

3c flour

1/2c cocoa

add together

Frosting:

milk

cocoa

powedered sugar

grease sheet cake/cookie sheet pan

cook 350 for 25 min, add frosting when brownies are warm