Thursday, August 27, 2009

Apple Crisp

4 c. sliced pared apples
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/3 c. flour
2/3 c. brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. melted butter

Place apples in greased 8x8 pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and oats. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Pinoche Spread

2 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 c. butter
1 large bottle marshmallow cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 bag chopped pecans

Combine first 4 ingredients and cook med/high heat stirring to soft-ball stage. Remove and add 1 tsp vanilla and marshmallow cream and pecans. Let set in buttered pan overnight. Serve spread on Ritz crackers.

Chocolate Melt-Aways

1 large symphony chocolate with toffee bar
3/4 large tub of cool whip
1 Tbsp water
1 box Nilla wafers

Melt chocolate with water gradually (do not scorch). Fold into cool whip and drop by spoonfulls into crushed cookies and roll. Chill completely.

Lemon Lovely's

1 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 c. powdered sugar
1 package cream cheese
1 tub cool whip
2 large cans lemon pie filling or boxes prepared according to package directions and cooked.

Pat flour, butter and nuts into 9x13 pan. Bake 10 minutes at 375 and cool completely. Mix sugar, cream cheese and then fold into half cool whip. Spread over cooled first layer. Pour pie filling over second layer. Spread remaining cool whip over the rest and sprinkle with a few chopped nuts. Refrigerate until ready t serve.

Jeri's Rice Crispies

12 c. rice crispies
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 stick butter

Melt together marshmallows and butter. Stir in rice crispies and pour into buttered 9x13 pan. Can top with melted chocolate.

Sister Cox Fudge

4 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 can evaporated milk
1 large bottle marshmallow cream
1 package chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Boil sugar, butter and milk for 7-9 minutes (medium ball stage - 8 minutes in summer and 10 in winter). Add remaining ingredients and pour into a buttered pan or drop by spoons full on wax paper.

Easy Brownies

1/2 c. butter
3 eggs
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

Mix ingredients in the order given. Spread into sprayed 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.