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Mud Hen Crunch Bars

Mud Hen Crunch Bars

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Mud Hen Crunch Bars

Mud Hen Crunch Bars

  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 40 min
  • Total Time: 50 min

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

5 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup ripple potato chips, crushed

1 cup pretzel sticks, crushed

1 1/2 cup mini marshmallows

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup butterscotch baking chips

1 cup light brown sugar, packed


Instructions

Preheat the oven to 355ºF. Grease a 9 by 13 inch pan with Crisco.

For this recipe you will need 2 medium size bowl or use a mixing bowl. One for the bottom layer and the second bowl will be for the top layer.

In a medium size mixing bowl combine the butter and sugar. Beat it till it is creamed together.

Add 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks. Beat the mixture till the eggs well combined.

Add flour, baking powder, and salt.   Beat the mixture for another 2 minutes. Then spread the mixture in the greased pan. The dough will be sticky. Use a butter knife to smooth and level it out in the pan.

Put the crushed ripple potato chips, crushed pretzel sticks on the next layer. Use a fork to spread it even and push into the dough.

Then sprinkle on the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and mini marshmallows. Keep chips and marshmallows away from the edge of pan.

For the last layer you will need another medium size bowl. Beat 4 egg whites until stuff. Add the brown sugar. Then using a spatula to spread the brown sugar meringue mixture on top.

Bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares. Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.



Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 12-24
  • Calories: 342
  • Sugar: 24.3g
  • Sodium: 282mg
  • Fat: 17g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.3g
  • Carbohydrates: 43.2g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 4.8g
  • Cholesterol: 56mg
White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

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White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

White Chocolate Snowman Cheeseball

  • 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
Spaghetti With Chicken & Thai Peanut Sauce

Spaghetti With Chicken & Thai Peanut Sauce

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Spaghetti With Chicken & Thai Peanut Sauce

  • Author: Cherie | Taste And Review
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 24
  • Total Time: 39

Ingredients

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  • 5 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
  • Half a box of spaghetti noodles
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrot
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 cups of edamame beans
  • Half of poblano pepper
  • One red bell pepper
  • 5 green onions
  • 1 ounce of water chestnuts diced
  • 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup regular soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 5 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger, don’t use ginger powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Sriracha
  • Honey roasted peanuts (Garnish on top for presentation)
  • Sesame seeds (Garnish on top for presentation)
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro, rough chopped (Garnish on top for presentation)

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breasts into a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken meat is no longer pink (10 to 12 minutes). Place chicken on plate and allow it to cool for 5 minutes. Then shred it with two forks. While chicken is cooking make the sauce. In a medium size bowl whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, brown sugar, garlic, and Sriracha. Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions; rinse and drain. While noodles are cooking cut up the poblano pepper, red bell pepper, green onions, water chestnuts and set aside in a large mixing bowl. Then after noodles are drained add the noodles to the mixing bowl along with the shredded chicken and edamame beans. Stir well make sure sauce covers the noodles. Garnish with cilantro, peanuts and sesame seeds.

Notes

  • Taste for hotness and fix to your liking.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 6
  • Calories: 441
  • Sugar: 10
  • Sodium: 707
  • Fat: 24
  • Saturated Fat: 4
  • Unsaturated Fat: 17
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 25
  • Protein: 33
  • Cholesterol: 61