Mouth-Watering Desserts
• Chocolate Turtle Cheese Cake
Serves: 8
1 package caramel (about a 7 ox. pkg.)
1/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans, divided
1 (9-inch) chocolate crust piecrust
2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1-1/4 cups milk
1 pkg. chocolate pudding mix, instant
1/2 cup fudge topping
Place the caramels and evaporated milk in a heavy saucepan and heat over medium high heat. Stir constantly and cook about 5 minutes until mixture is smooth. Stir in the pecans and pour into piecrust.
Combine the cream cheese, sour cream and milk in a blender and process until smooth. Add the pudding mix and mix for about 30 seconds.
Pour pudding mixture over caramel layer and cover evenly. Chill about 15 minutes. Drizzle fudge topping over the top layer and top with remaining pecans if desired. Chill for 10 minutes and serve.
• Apple Streusel
Serves: 6
2 medium tart baking apples
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 sheet refrigerated pie crust (1/2 box)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees, meanwhile, peel, core and chop apples into 1/4-inch pieces. In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Toss gently and set aside.
Open and unroll pie crust, roll out completely onto your work surface. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and using a 4-inch wide cup or bowl, cut circles in the pie crust and press the rounds into individual muffin cups. Reserve your cut off scrapes.
Divide the apple mixture into the prepared pie curst in the muffin tins and cut strips and place on top of the apple mixture in each cup. Fill the remaining cups up with a bit of water and bake about 18 minutes or until golden.
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Earthly Eating Recipe
Onion Pie
Serves: 6
1 cup baking mix such as Bisquick or the like
1/3 cup milk
Cooking spray
1 tbs. butter
2 cups chopped onion
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 large egg
1/2 cup additional milk
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash of hot sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, meanwhile combine baking mix and 1/3 cup milk. Lightly coat hands with cooking spray and press dough into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray as well.
Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over high heat and add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Spoon onion into the prepared crust. Place cream cheesed and egg into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer unto smooth. Add remaining milk, salt and hot sauce. Pour cream cheese mixture over onion and bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minute before serving.
Happy Eating!
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