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Easter Key Lime Pie

Easter Key Lime Pie

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Easter Key Lime Pie

Easter Key Lime Pie

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review

Ingredients

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1 package of Golden Oreos sandwich cookies

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

3 tablespoon sugar

1 can (14 ounces) can sweetened condensed milk

½ cup key lime juice, freshly squeezed

4 large egg yolks

1 ½ cups heavy cream, chilled

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 package speckled jelly beans

2 cups, sweetened coconut

1 Small chocolate bunny

Green food coloring


Instructions

Make The Key Lime Pie Crust:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Use a food processor to crush the Golden Oreos cookies finely.

Place the crushed cookie crumbs and melted butter in a large bowl. Stir till all combined with a fork.

Pour the crust mixture in the bottom of a 9” pie plate. Using a fork press down to line the pie plate and sides.

Place the cookie crust pie plate on a baking sheet. This make it easier to take out of the oven.

Bake the cookie crust at 350°F for 7 minutes. Allow the crust to cool before putting in the key lime pie filling.

Make The Key Lime Filling:

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

In a medium bowl add the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and key lime juice. Whisk together till the mixture is well combined. Pour the filling into the cooled cookie crust.

Place the pie on the cooled baking sheet.

Bake the key lime pie for 15 to 17 minutes or until the center is set. It will wiggle when the pie pan is nudged.

Make The Whipped Cream:

While the pie is baking you can make the whipped cream.

Use an electric mixer with the whisk attachment. Add the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Place the speed to medium and whisk till it forms soft peaks, about 3 minutes. Be careful to not over whip it or it will become grainy and separated. Place the whip cream into a tupperware container to keep cold till it is time to decorate the pie.

Make The Coconut Green Grass:

Add 4 drops of green food coloring and sweetened coconut into a gallon size Ziploc bag. Close the bag and shake it till the food coloring is mixed onto the coconut. If desired you can add more food coloring till you get the desired green you want for the grass.

Decorating The Key Lime Pie:

Place the coconut grass around the pie.

Fit a decorating bag with a Wilton 1M tip and fill with the cooled whipped cream. If you don’t have a pastry bag you can use a Ziploc bag and just cut off the tip. Slowly apply pressure while piping out the whip cream and make swirls around the pie.

Add a jelly bean into each whip cream swirl.

Place coconut grass in the center of the pie and add the chocolate bunny to make it look like it is coming out of the ground. Scattered coconut grass around the mound.

Serve and enjoy!


Notes

This pie is wonderful with fresh or bottled Key lime juice.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 8
  • Calories: 732
  • Sugar: 74.7g
  • Sodium: 215mg
  • Fat: 37.3g
  • Saturated Fat: 25.6g
  • Carbohydrates: 97g
  • Fiber: 2.6g
  • Protein: 6.4g
  • Cholesterol: 179mg
White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

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White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 25 min
  • Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

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3 (8 ounce packages) cream cheese, room temperature

¾ cup powdered sugar

6 tablespoons light brown sugar

2 ½ cup white chocolate chips, melted

Sweetened coconut flakes (14 ounce package)

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 small carrot

Christmas M&M’s

Semi sweet chocolate chips

Mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Pretzel sticks

Ribbon for scarf


Instructions

Make The Snowman Cheeseballs:

In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, brown sugar, powdered sugar. Beat until the mixture is creamy and smooth about 2 minutes.

In a medium microwave bowl melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil in 20 second intervals, stirring after each. Keep going until the white chocolate is melted and smooth.

Using a rubber spatula combine the melted white chocolate to the cream cheese mixture. Continue to beat until the cream cheese mixture is well combined.

Wrap plastic wrap on the bowl and place in the freezer for 2 hours. The cream cheese mixture will be firm and chilled.

Take out the cream cheese mixture and using your hands roll the cream cheese into 3 balls.

After all 3 balls are made dip the cream cheese balls into a medium size bowl of sweetened coconut. Each ball should then be covered in coconut.

Arrange the 3 coconut dipped balls on top of each other on a nice serving plate.

Decorate The Snowman:

To make the eyes use semi sweet chocolate chips.

The nose is a carrot. Take a small carrot and cut it into a small size carrot shaped nose and press into the snowman’s face.

The snowman’s smile is mini semi sweet chocolate chips.

Use a ribbon around the neck the make the scarf and tie it at the side.

Take 2 pretzel sticks and stick one on the left side and the other on the right side to make the arms.

Use Christmas M&M’s for buttons on his body.


Notes

Serve with graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or ginger snaps.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 30
  • Calories: 186
  • Sugar: 14.4g
  • Sodium: 88mg
  • Fat: 13.4g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.3g
  • Carbohydrates: 14.6g
  • Fiber: .2g
  • Protein: 2.4g
  • Cholesterol: 27mn
Reindeer Chow

Reindeer Chow

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Reindeer Chow

Reindeer Chow

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 2 min
  • Total Time: 12 min

Ingredients

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  • 6 cups Rice, Corn, or Wheat Chex cereal
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup dry brownie mix
  • 12 ounces (1 bag) Christmas M&M’s
  • 8 ounces (1 bag) Reese’s peanut butter bells, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups pretzel sticks

Instructions

Pour the cereal in a large bowl and set aside.

In a medium size microwavable bowl, combine the semisweet chocolate chips and peanut butter. Microwave for a minute then stir with a spatula. Keep microwaving every 30 seconds until the chocolate peanut better is melted and smooth.

Pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture over the cereal and gently stir using a spatula. Keep going till all the cereal is coated.

Next slowly add in the dry brownie mix. Keep tossing and gently turning the cereal until the cereal is coated with the brownie mix.

Take out a large piece of parchment paper and spread the cereal mixture in a singe layer.

Wait till the mixture is completely dry, about an hour or more.  Then poor the cereal mixture into a big bowl.

Then cut the Reese’s peanut butter bells into pieces and add it to the big bowl with the cereal mixture. Add the Christmas M&M’s and pretzel sticks. Stir till the mixture is combined and serve! 



Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 20
  • Calories: 604
  • Sugar: 19.5g
  • Sodium: 385mg
  • Fat: 38.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 57.3g
  • Fiber: 4.2g
  • Protein: 17.8g
  • Cholesterol: 6.8mg
3D Vegetable Christmas Tree

3D Vegetable Christmas Tree

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3D Vegetable Christmas Tree

3D Vegetable Christmas Tree

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 40 min
  • Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

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3 broccoli crown, cut into florets
1 small head of cauliflower, cut into florets
1 cup grape tomatoes
1 cup cherry tomatoes of different color
1 cup green olives
1 cup manzanilla spanish olives
1 cup kalamata olives


Instructions

For this recipe you will need a styrofoam cone and toothpicks.
There are many different sizes of styrofoam cones to pick from.
Choose the size you prefer. We uses a 9″ x 3″ cone size. You can
get them at craft stores.

Using a toothpick take one broccoli floret and pin it on the bottom
of the base. Repeat this till you have a ring of broccoli on the bottom
layer.

Then start a spiral from the bottom going up to the top of broccoli florets.
Repeat this pattern using the cauliflower, then the olives, and tomatoes.

Fill in any empty spots you see. The tree should should be full when you
are done.

Top the tree with a star! Serve with a dip of your choice.


Notes

For this recipe you will need a styrofoam cone and toothpicks. You can blanch the cauliflower and broccoli if desired to make the colors bright and crisp texture.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 20
  • Calories: 68
  • Sugar: 2.9g
  • Sodium: 481mg
  • Fat: 3.8g
  • Saturated Fat: .2g
  • Carbohydrates: 7.7g
  • Fiber: 2.3g
  • Protein: 1.9g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg