Spooky Brownies

Someone posted this on Facebook and I had to share it here!  So CUTE!  I love Halloween!!!

From "The Wisdom of Witches"


Spooky Brownies
Brownies 
Just use any fun brownie recipe :)  They used:
1 box (1 lb 2.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box


Decorations
-1 1/4 cups creamy white frosting (from 16 oz container) 
-Green, pink and blue neon gel food color 
-16 large marshmallows 
-Miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits 
-Black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube) 
-1 roll fruit roll ups (any red variety) 
-Gummy worms candies 

1. Make brownies as directed on box/whatever recipe you're using. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows, making 16 brownies.

2. Divide frosting among 3 small microwavable bowls. Heat frosting as needed: microwave 1 bowl uncovered on High about 10 seconds until frosting can be stirred smooth. If frosting becomes too firm while decorating, microwave on High an additional 5 seconds; stir.

3. Decorate as directed below, using 5 or 6 brownies for each bowl of frosting.

-Franken-Brownies: Add 3 drops green food color to frosting in 1 bowl; mix well. Top each of 6 brownies with 1 large marshmallow. Spoon 1 tablespoon green frosting over each marshmallow to coat. Decorate with green baking bits for eyes and ears. Use black gel for mouths and centers of eyes. Cut fruit snack to use for hair.

-Boo-Brownies: Top each of 5 brownies with 1 large marshmallow. Spoon 1 tablespoon white frosting over each marshmallow to coat. Use black gel for eyes and mouths.

-Spider Brownies: Add 2 drops pink food color and 1 drop blue food color to frosting in 1 bowl; mix well. Top each of 5 brownies with 1 large marshmallow. Tuck gummy worms candies under each marshmallow for legs. Spoon 1 tablespoon purple frosting over each marshmallow to coat. Use orange baking bits for eyes. Use black gel for mouths, centers of eyes and eyebrows

Homemade Apple Fritters

As long as I have known him, Brock has loved Apple Fritters!  They are one of his very favorite treats of all time!  So for Father's Day, I decided to try making him home made ones!  Aaaand, they were DELICIOUS!

Here's the recipe I used (I got it from seeminglygreek.com, but as always, added my own twist and adapted it to how I like it):

Homemade Apple Fritters Recipe:
1 heaping cup All purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
dash salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 T. butter, melted
1 egg
1/3 cup milk + plus more if needed
1 apple, chopped into peanut size pieces (I used Gala, but just use your favorite kind)

oil for frying
powdered sugar for dusting (mix powdered sugar with melted butter if you want to make a glaze)

Mix dry ingredients together, then slowly add the wet ingredients, minus the apples.  When the batter is kind of a cake-mix texture, fold in the apples.  Heat up the oil in a frying pan, medium heat or lower, and deep enough to cover a little more than half of a scoop of batter.

Using an ice cream scoop, carefully place about 4 scoops of batter into the oil at a time and let them brown.  You can make them as big or small as you want, but a heaping ice cream scoop worked great for me.  Use tongs to grab the sides and flip them over when they are ready.  We dusted them with powdered sugar and ate them while they were still warm.  SO delicious!!!

This is the picture from the recipe blog I used; mine didn't look quite that good (first time around- I'm sure next time they will look much better!  Ha ha)

Try it!  Not super healthy, but very delicious :)  Enjoy!

Caramel Brownies

These are the most deliciously moist, perfectly flavorful brownies you will ever eat!  Made from scratch, and SO easy!!!!

I got the recipe from allrecipes.com, but, instead of frosting, I decided to try caramel.  And it was perfect :)

Caramel Brownies


- 1/2 cup butter/margarine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Caramel flavored Ice Cream topping

In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter.  Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.  Then beat in cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder.  Spread batter into greased 8 inch square pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Do not overcook.

Immediately after removing brownies from the oven, generously drizzle the caramel topping all over them.  It will seep into the wholes and, when it cools, give you the most delicious dessert ever!

Pretty sure I ate the whole pan by myself in like 2 days.  Awesome :)    

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

So easy.  So cheap.  So delicious.  Not too fatty?  WHAT?!  Let me share :-)

1 box Spice Cake Mix
1 can Pumpkin
However many milk chocolate chips you want.

Mix, cook.  That's IT!  I do 350 degrees for about 18 - 20 minutes.

Also, if you're feeling Harry Potter-y, bake them in a cup cake dish and top them with cream cheese frosting for "Pumpkin Pasties!"  DELICIOUS!  Weight Watchers recommended.  Try it.  I promise you'll love it!

Chocolate - Banana... Supreme!

So, here's the story.  We had family come up for a big barbecue, and I was in charge of dessert.  So, I decided to make pie!  One Banana Cream Pie, which I already provided the recipe for, and then I thought I'd try a Chocolate Silk Pie!  The Banana Cream turned out great, as always.  Perfectly delicious.  And, well, let me give you the recipe I used for the Chocolate Silk...  Use with caution!

 Chocolate Silk Pie


Chocolate Cookie Crust
12 oz can Evaporated Milk
2 egg yolks
12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
Whipped Cream

Whisk together evaporated milk and egg yolks in medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very hot and thickens slightly; do not boil. Remove from heat; stir in morsels until completely melted and mixture is smooth.

Pour into crust; refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Top with whipped cream before serving.



So, anyway, it didn't ever thicken as I was stirring it.  But I melted the chocolate chips in it, poured it in the crust, and refrigerated it.  About 2 1/2 hours later I took it out.  To me, it looked like the edges were starting to firm up a bit, but the rest was totally liquid!  But it was time to eat pie.  So I tried just mixing a bunch of whipped cream in it to try and firm it up a bit...  But it was still totally runny.  So, we turned it into chocolate soup!

That white stuff in the bowl is additional whipped cream ;-)  Haha.  I honestly think that if we had just let it sit in the fridge a few hours longer it would have been great.  So, if you wanna try it please do!  And leave comments letting me know how it turned out!  But let me tell you something.  If ever there was a delicious chocolate soup, it was that one!  And then we had the brilliant idea of just using it as a topping for the banana cream pie!

I didn't get the picture til it was already partially eaten.  But, you could totally make it look all elegant and fancy.  And it was SO delicious!  So we all decided that we just created a new recipe!  Chocolate Banana Supreme!  (Instead of cream...  get it?  Sorta?).  Many great things are invented by accident, right?  Anyway, so try to make the chocolate pie, if you dare.  Or, you now have a great recipe for Chocolate Pie Topping!  Enjoy!!! :-)

            

Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie has always been my favorite.  It is so wonderful.  So I was looking through a cook book for quick n' easy recipes and stumbled upon this one, and jumped for joy!  Take a look:

I made that!  :-)  Woot!  It seriously took like, ten minutes, too.  So easy!  Let me share with you!


BANANA CREAM PIE

1 c. milk
3.4 oz pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 t. vanilla extract
8 oz container whipped topping
9 inch pie crust
4 bananas, sliced

Combine milk and pudding mix in a large bowl, mix slowly for about 2 minutes so the pudding sets a bit.  Blend in vanilla.  Add 3 cups whipped topping.  Spread one cup of pudding mixture in pie crust; layer with sliced bananas.  Repeat layering with another cup of pudding and remaining bananas, ending with remaining pudding.  Top with remaining whipped topping (I actually just used the spray kind for the top part so I could make it decorative!)  Chill before serving.

Everybody, enjoy!!