Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies

1 pkg brownie mix (13x9in pan size)
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3 C sugar
1 egg
1/4 C peanut butter
1/2 t vanilla
1 1/2 C cool whip, thawed
20 marachino cherries

Heat oven to 350. Prepare brownie batter as directed on package. Spoon into 20 paper lined muffin cups.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, peanut butter and vanilla with mixer until blended. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoon into center of batter in each cup, pressing lightly into batter. Bake 30 min or until centers are set. Cool.

Top with cool whip & cherries.

Super Stuffed Potatoes

4 small baking potatoes
1 lb ground beef
4 oz Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
1 small tomato, cut up
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 C sour cream

Bake potatoes. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet, drain. Add cheese, tomatoes & onions; cook until cheese is melted.

Split potatoes, mash insides with fork. Top with meat mixture and sour cream.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Sonic Knock-off Strawberry Limeade

1 bottle Sprite or 7 up
1 can of frozen limeade concentrate
1 reg size tub of frozen sliced strawberries

Mostly thaw the strawberries, so they aren't solid, but still icy and cold. Pour strawberries, can of limeade concentrate into a jug, and pour the Sprite over. Stir. Serve over ice.

Lemonade Cheesecake Pie

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 C thawed frozen lemonade concentrate
1 tub (8oz) cool whip, thawed, divided
1 graham wafer pie crust
1 1/2 C sliced fresh strawberries
2 T sugar

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually add concentrate, beating well. Whisk in 2 C cool whip; spoon into crust.

Refrig. 4 hrs or until firm. Meanwhile toss berries with sugar. Refrig until ready to use.

Pipe or spoon remaining cool whip around edge of pie jsut before serving. Top with berries.

Layered Strawberry Cheesecake Bowl

3 C sliced fresh strawberries
3 T sugar
2 pkg (8oz) Cream cheese, or Neufchatel cheese, softened
1 1/2 C cold milk
1 pkg (3.4oz) vanilla instant pudding
2 C thawed cool whip topping, divided
2 C frozen pound cake cubes (1 in)
1 sq Semi Sweet chocolate

Combine berries and sugar. Refrig. until ready to use. Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk.

Add pudding mix; mix well.

Blend in 1 1/2 C Cool Whip. Spoon half of this mixture into 2.5qt bowl (trifle bowl).

Top with cake, then berries and then remaining cheese mixture. Refrig. 4 hrs.

Melt chocolate; drizzle over dessert. Mound remaining Cool Whip in center on top.