My parents' wonderful neighbor, Jennifer, made this delicious spinach dip on Christmas Eve. It was so cheesy and delicious! I will definitely make this soon, maybe for Superbowl!?! Merry Christmas!
Ingredients:
1 - 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup swiss cheese, grated
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 - 8 oz package frozen spinach, chopped, thawed and drained really well
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine all cheeses and reserve 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture. Then mix in all ingredients.
3. Spoon the mixture into a lightly greased 8x8 baking dish.
4. Top with the remaining cheese and bake for 25-30 mins or until warm and bubbly. Let cool about 10 mins before serving. Serve with crackers, bread, or pita.
Enjoy!
I made this cake for our early Christmas dinner. It is extremely moist and delicious! The recipe can make 1 large Bundt cake or 2 small ones (I did 2 small).
Ingredients:
For the Cake:
1 1/2 cup softened butter (3 sticks)
2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup whole milk
1 cup chopped pecans, plus a little extra for topping
For the Glaze:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Directions:
For the cake:
1) Preheat the oven to 325 and spray and flour a bundt pan. This will fill one 12 inch bundt pan or 2 smaller bundt pans.
2) Beat butter and sugars together until fluffy. Then add eggs, one at a time until well combined.
3) In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to batter, starting and ending with the flour.
(Buddy is helping)
4) Stir in the pecans and spoon batter into the pan. If you are using 1 large bundt pan, bake for about 80-85 mins, or until a toothpick comes out clean. If you are using 2 smaller bundt pans, bake 40-50 mins, until a toothpick comes out clean.
5) Let the cake cool about 10 mins, then remove from pan. Let the cake cool completely before glazing.
For the glaze:
1) Heat the butter and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add cream, vanilla, and salt. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Let cool until thickened, then use glaze immediately. Top the cake with chopped pecans.
Enjoy!!
~ Amanda
These are one of the easiest and yummiest desserts to make. They are great to take to a party (which is what I am doing. Our Family Christmas party is tomorrow), or to wrap up in little treat bags as gifts. You can change them up by using different flavored Oreos or using different chocolate to dip them in (like white or dark). You can also make them a lot prettier than mine by drizzling white chocolate over them or adding some festive sprinkles. You will need a food processor for best results. This makes about 30-40 truffles, depending on how big you make them.
Ingredients
1 package of Oreos
1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened
4 oz. milk chocolate chips
4 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1) Place Oreos in a food processor and turn on High until they are fine crumbs.
2) Transfer crumbs to a mixing bowl and tear pieces off of the cream cheese and drop them in the bowl. With your hands, knead together the crumbs and cream cheese until you have a soft dough-like texture and you do not see any white from the cream cheese.
3) Roll the mixture into small balls, a little smaller than a golf ball. Place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and put them in the freezer for about 10 mins to set.
4) Place both kinds of chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl and microwave for about 2 mins and stir until smooth and melted. (add time in 20 second increments if it is not melted)
5) Dip Oreo balls in the chocolate and place back on the wax paper. There is no clean way to do this, you will get messy. I mainly just use my fingers, but a toothpick can come in handy too. If you are going to add any sprinkles or decorations, you would add it now while the chocolate is melted. Allow the Truffles to set in the fridge for at least 30 mins before serving.
My dogs are always great helpers! :)
Enjoy!
