Healthy & Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

These are some of the best oatmeal cookies I have ever had. And I'm not a big oatmeal cookie eater. We always have them around Christmas time but I never eat them. But these I might make and start as a tradition in my home for the holidays. :)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice

1/4 cup almond meal

1/2 cup almonds finely chopped (or whatever nut you prefer)

1 cup raisins(you can do other dried fruit too)

3 bananas mashed

1/4 canola oil

1tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Combine rolled oats, coconut, almonds, and almond meal in a large bowl. Add in cinnamon and allspice. Add in fruit and mix until evenly distributed.

In another bowl mix the bananas, canola oil and vanilla. Pour into dry mix bowl and mix thoroughly.

Drop onto cookie sheet in tablespoons and press it down with the back of the spoon.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until they start to brown on the edges.

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No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake

This so easy and tastes so yummy. You can drizzle chocolate on the top but I left it off to give it a lighter summery feel. :)

Ingredients:

3lbs fresh strawberries, sliced

2-8oz tubs of whipped topping

1 box of graham crackers

1/4 cup chocolate chips

Spread a small amount of the whipped topping onto the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Put a layer of graham crackers on top of the whipped topping. Add another layer of whipped topping and put a layer of strawberries. Repeat this 3 more times until there are 4 layers of graham crackers. The layer last on top will be strawberries.

if you want to use the chocolate chips put them in a plastic bag and melt them in the microwave at 10 second intervals. Cut the corner of the bag and drizzle over top the cake.

Refrigerate covered for at least 4 hours or until the crackers have softened completely.

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No Bake Peanut Butter Bars!

These are so delicious and they don't require any baking! perfect!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter melted

2 cups graham cracker crumbs(store bought are easier because you need them fine)

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 cup and 4 tbsp peanut butter

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

In a medium bowl mix together the butter, graham cracker crumbs, confectioner's sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter until well blended. Press it evenly into a 9x13 ungreased pan. In a bowl melt the rest of the peanut butter and the chocolate chips, stir until smooth. Spread over the peanut butter mixture. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

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Strawberry Chocolate Triffle Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pack of chocolate cake mix

1 quart fresh strawberries

15oz strawberry glaze

2- 12oz frozen whipped topping

1 cup chocolate frosting

shaved chocolate

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Save 5 strawberries for garnishing and slice the rest of the strawberries. Cut the cake into 1-inch pieces. Place half of the cubes in a 6-qt. glass punch bowl. Top with half of the sliced strawberries and drizzle with half of the strawberry glaze. Spread with 3-1/2 cups whipped topping. Heat the chocolate frosting in the microwave for 20-30 seconds until pourable. Drizzle half of it onto the whipped topping. Repeat layers of cake,  strawberries, glaze, whipped topping and frosting. Cover with remaining whipped topping.Cover and refrigerate until serving. Garnish with shaved chocolate and reserved strawberries.

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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe

Ingredients:

Package of premade chocolate chip cookie dough

box of brownie mix

package of regular size Reese's peanut butter cup

You can use either a 9x13 pan, a cupcake pan or a square brownie pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

If your using the 9x13 pan fill the bottom with the pan with about an inch thick of cookie dough and put the pb cups 3 x4 in the pan. Then pour the brownie mix over top.

If  you are using the cupcake or brownie pan put about 1/2 inch thick of cookie dough and put a pb cup in each pocket. Then pour the brownie mix to the top of the cups.

Bake for 18 minutes. The 9x13 pan probably will need a few more minutes.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwiches

These are so easy to make and they taste so yummy. They are a great way to snazzy up those boring pretzels in kids lunches for school or for parties.

Ingredients:

Pretzels

Peanut Butter

Almond Bark( regular chocolate one)

Take peanut butter and spread it on a pretzel. Put another one on top to make a sandwich. Make as many of these as you want. Then put the almond bark in a microwaveable bowl and melt it, stirring until there are no chunks. Take the sandwiches and dip them into the chocolate. 

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How to Make Red, White, & Blue Fruit Kabobs

These fruit kabobs are such a pretty food to make for the 4th of July. You could have the kids make them to let them feel involved in the cooking process for a party. 

Ingredients:

mini star marshmallows

raspberries

blueberries

strawberries- cut in halves or quartered

wooden skewers

Take the ingredients and layer them onto each skewer. I would start each of them with at least 1 blueberry the other fruits slide of the skewers otherwise. I also wouldn't start with a marshmallow because when you slide it down the skewer it rips apart if there isnt any berry juice to help slide it along.

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Red, White, & Blue Cake Recipe

You don't have to make this cake red, white, and blue. I made it those colors for Independence Day :)

Ingredients: (need 2 separate mixes in 2 bowls)

1 cup sugar x 2

1/2 cup butter x 2

2 eggs x 2

2 tsp vanilla x 2

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour x 2

1 3/4 tsp baking powder x 2

1/2 cup milk x 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2- 9" round cake pans

In 2 medium mixing bowls, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. 

In separate bowls combine the baking powder and flour, then add to the cream mixture, and mix well.

Add the milk and stir until mixture is smooth. Add food coloring to the bowls for whatever colors you would like the cake to be.

Pour into the pans and bake for 30-40 minutes.

Ice the cake with vanilla frosting and add sprinkles for a little more festive color.

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