Ahh, Thanksgiving, one of the tastiest times of the year. We all know there are tons of traditional foods associated with Thanksgiving, from the turkey to the green bean casserole, and most of us have a favorite. Pumpkin pie is both Alex and Sophia’s favorite and with the ginger snap crust and creamy filling, this is our best recipe ever!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie – Crust:
2 cups ginger cookie crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/8 tsp salt
5 Tbsp Butter, melted
We use a food processor or a hand chopper to convert the cookies to crumbs. We do the same with the walnuts. Melt the butter in the microwave. Mix the crumbs, walnuts, salt and butter in a deep, pie pan. Then press the crust in the pan and up the sides. Bake the crust for 8 to 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Then take out to cool so you can pour in the filling.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie – Filling:
6 oz. Cream cheese, softened
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs and 1 egg yolk
3/4 cup whole milk or half & half
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 dash ground cloves
1/4 salt
Beat the cream cheese until fluffy and then add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and egg yolk 1 at a time and then add the rest of the ingredients and beat until well blended. Pour filling into the crust.
We like to serve it with whip cream. You can make your own, used cool whip or the stuff in a can…whatever you serve it with, this pie is seriously delicious. We hope you think so too!
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For this week we share our interpretation of those traditional peanut butter kiss cookies–with a spooky twist of course! These treats are as cute as they are tasty, plus Alex and Soph had lots-o-fun making (and eating) ‘em.
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies:
1 bag of chocolate kisses, unwrapped
1 bag of pretzel sticks
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat butter and peanut butter and then add in both types of sugars and beat until fluffy. Add the egg milk and vanilla; beat well, stir together flour, baking soda and salt and then gradually beat into the mixture.
Shape the dough into balls about 1-inch in size. Roll the balls in sugar and then place on a baking pan. Bake the cookies 8 to 10 minute (until lightly browned).
Right after removing from oven, push the kisses into the ‘front’ edges of each cookie (they are the spider’s head). Then break a bunch of pretzel sticks in half and stick 6 to 8 into ‘legs’ into the sides of he cookies. There you have it, adorable Peanut Butter Spider Cookies, ready to be munched with an ice cold glass of milk–Ahhh!
Have fun with these and let us know what you think with a comment…Thank You!
Happy Halloween! And, welcome to the first of our four Halloween episodes. Halloween is our favorite holiday (well, mine anyway), and we had tons of fun filming each show to share some of our scariest recipes with you.
The Marshmallow bats were invented because my kids are more than fond of chocolate covered marshmallows. This recipe is fun and spook-alicious!
The Forked-Eyeball recipe is not ours, we found it in Disney Family Fun Magazine’s October 2009 issue. We thought we test it out and share. Our thoughts:
-Delicious!
-Doesn’t look as good as the magazine, BUT, it was our first time.
-Fun and easy to make.
-Overall—> we say try it!
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NOTE: For tips on melting chocolate so it’s easier to work with, check out this recipe from The Global Gourmet.
Both of my kids love berries. And, since Alex prefers fruit to veggies, I serve an assortment regularly, with strawberries being our quick and easy favorite.
This delicious dessert or snack is a great way to serve up a variety berries and it’s especially tasty when it’s berry-picking season.
Ahh, Thanksgiving, one of the tastiest times of the year. We all know there are tons of traditional foods associated with Thanksgiving, from the turkey to the green bean casserole, and most of us have a favorite. Pumpkin pie is both Alex and Sophia’s favorite and with the ginger snap crust and creamy filling, this is our best recipe ever!
For this week we share our interpretation of those traditional peanut butter kiss cookies–with a spooky twist of course! These treats are as cute as they are tasty, plus Alex and Soph had lots-o-fun making (and eating) ‘em.
Happy Halloween! And, welcome to the first of our four Halloween episodes. Halloween is our favorite holiday (well, mine anyway), and we had tons of fun filming each show to share some of our scariest recipes with you.
