Quick and Easy Dessert!

Scotcharoos 

If you need a quick recipe with few ingredients, this one is perfect.

Ingredients:

6 cups of Rice Krispies
1 C light karo syrup
1 C sugar
1 C peanut butter
6 oz. butterscotch chips
6 oz. chocolate chips

1. Pour Rice Krispies into a bowl and put to the side.

2. Mix your Karo syrup and sugar in a pan and bring it barely to a boil.

3. Add the peanut butter and mix.

4. Pour the mix over the Rice Krispies and stir.

5. In a greased pan, pour the Rice Krispies into it and press down. 

6. Mix the chocolate chips in a bowl and microwave it at 30 second intervals, stirring in-between, until melted.

7. Pour and smear it over the Rice Krispies.

8. Let it sit so the chocolate can set.

These are one of my favorite quick desserts. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Recipe from: http://crazylittleprojects.com/2012/08/scotcharoos-recipe.html

Starbucks at Home!

Caramel Frappachino 

If you're like me and love Starbucks Frappachinos this recipe is perfect for you. It's so easy and quick! 

Ingredients: 

2 cups of ice (or more depending on how thick you like it)

1 cup of strong brewed coffee.

1 cup of low fat milk 

1/3 cup of caramel sauce 
3 tablespoons of sugar
Directions: 
After you get all your ingredients together it is pretty simple. Mix everything in a blender. The coffee should be cooled before adding. Blend in high until it's smooth. Then add whip cream or cool whip and enjoy. 
This is the perfect recipe because it's easy, fast,  and you should have almost all the ingredients at home already. Enjoy! 


Recipe from: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/235850/starbucks-caramel-frappuccino-copycat-recipe/

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter softened 
• 1/2 of shortening
• 1 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups of real milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375
2. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, sugar,butter, and an egg.
3. Add flour, baking soda,and salt, mix well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips
5. Put 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light golden brwon. 
7. Let them cool. 

Hope you enjoy as much as I do! 

Cake Pops

Cake Pops

So, Saturday I attempted to make cake pops. I knew it was going to be a challenge but I thought I could do it. Well, I was wrong. I made one mistake, I did not let the cake cool long enough so my cake pops kept crumbling. Keep this in mind when you try out this recipe. Besides that problem, it was an overall simple process! Even though they did not turn out looking good, they still tasted yummy! Happy Cooking! 

Ingredients: 

18.25-oz  box cake mix

9-by-13-in cake pan

Two baking sheets

Wax paper

Large mixing bowl

16-oz container ready-made frosting

Large metal spoon

Plastic wrap

48 oz candy coating

Deep, microwave-safe plastic bowl

48 lollipop sticks

Styrofoam block

 Directions:

Bake the cake as directed on the box and let it cool completely. 

Crumble the cooled cake into the large bowl. You should not see any big pieces of cake.

Add three-quarters of the container of frosting to the bowl. Mix it into the crumbled cake, using the back of the large metal spoon. Don't use the whole container of frosting because the cake pops will be too moist.

The mixture should be moist enough to roll into 1 1/2-in (4-cm) balls and still hold a round shape. After rolling the cake balls by hand, place them on the baking sheets and let them rest for about 20 minutes before chilling.

Let the cake balls chill in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Don't let them get frozen. 

Place the candy coating in the deep microwave-safe bowl and melt for 30 seconds at a time. 

Now you’re ready to dip. Take a few cake balls out of the freezer to work with and let the rest stay chilled in the refrigerator. 

One at a time, dip about 1/2 in (12 mm) of the tip of a lollipop stick into the melted candy coating, and then insert the lollipop stick straight into a cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through.

Holding the lollipop stick with cake ball on it, dip the whole cake ball into the melted candy coating until it is covered.

When you remove the cake pop from the candy coating, some excess coating may start to drip. Hold the cake pop in one hand and use the other to gently tap the first wrist.  The coating will slowly slide down the surface of the cake ball until it reaches the lollipop stick.

Stick each one in the styrofoam block as you go and enjoy! 

Fail.

Recipe from: http://www.bakerella.com/basic-cake-pops-recipe/

Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oreo fans, these cookies are a must! They are seriously amazing! The Oreo's mixed in are perfect. They do take a bit of time to make but it is all worth it. 

Ingredients:

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 11 Oreos crushed
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp Vanilla

 
 Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Cream butter and sugars until well combined. Add egg and vanilla until mixed well. Add in flour, baking soda and salt. Mix all together until combined well. Stir in crushed Oreos and chocolate chips until just combined.

 Make into 1 inch balls. Bake for 10 minutes on prepared baking sheets. Let cool for 5 minutes. Enjoy!

This was only one pan out of the two I made. So good! 

Original Recipe: http://loveeverybyte.tumblr.com/post/18947364923/oreo-chocolate-chip-cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

 Red Velvet Cookies from Betty Crocker 

                                                                                        

Ingredients

1

box Betty Crocker SuperMoist devil’s food cake mix

1/2

cup butter, softened

2

eggs, beaten

1

bottle (1 oz) red food color

Directions

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• 2. Mix all the ingredients, the batter will be very thick. Drop the dough about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.  
   
  
• 3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes and then let them cool. Enjoy! 

These cookies were delicious! If you have more a sweet tooth, add icing, that would make these cookies perfect. This is a great recipe for a quick snack! Enjoy. 

Yum!

Original Recipe: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cake-mix-red-velvet-cookies/33c7b106-0077-4cb7-adf3-24818490d1ef

Brownie Cookies

These brownie cookies were a big hit with my family. I saw them on Pinterest and knew I had to make them. They were very simple to make. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! I will definitely be making them again. 

Ingredients:                                                         1 box of brownie mix

•  4 oz of cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1/3 cup flour (The original recipe called for less, but it turned out better with this amount.)   
•  Parchment Paper 
•   1 cup Chocolate Chips

Directions:
                      1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a mixer till it becomes soft. ( It's ok if it turns out "gooey", that's how it turned out for me.)
                       2. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
                       3. Drop the mixture onto the sheet by the teaspoonful.
                       4. Preheat oven to 350.
                       5. Bake cookies at 350 for 12 minutes. 

 Enjoy!







Original Recipe: http://lmld.org/2012/07/10/15-ways-to-jazz-up-boxed-brownies/

Welcome to my Blog!

Hello fellow food lovers,
         

Welcome to my first blog! Basically, once a week (hopefully) I'll be trying out a new dessert and posting it here. I love desserts so count on a lot of dessert recipes. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has recipes for me to try. Hope you all enjoy my blog! 

-Karlie