Recipe: Pizza Dip
Make this SUPER EASY Pizza Dip for your next party or just as a part of dinner tonight. Here’s what you do.:
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 8 oz jar pizza sauce
- Optional: Add a pound of ground beef or turkey, or add sliced pepperoni
Directions:
- Take your cream cheese and Italian seasoning and mix together.
- Put into bottom of 8 by 8 casserole dish.
- Top with half of the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
- Pour pizza sauce on top of the cheese. Add meat if desired, then top with remaining cheese, sprinkle with more seasoning.
- Bake at 350′ for 30 minutes.
Recipe: Easy Mexican Vegan 7-Layer Party Dip
Get ready to party and make this delicious (and award winning!) Vegan Mexican 7-Layer Dip. It’s sure to be a hit!
Ingredients:
- 16 oz can of vegetarian refried beans
- 12 oz vegan sour cream (if not worried about the Vegan part, do regular)
- 3 Tbsp of taco seasoning
- 16 oz of guacamole (make it yourself or buy premade)
- 1 1/2 cups of chunky salsa of the spiciness of your choice
- 5 Tbsp of sliced black olives
- 8 oz of shredded lettuce
- 1 medium tomato, diced
Directions:
- Combine the sour cream and taco seasoning and stir until mixed well.
- In a 9 X 13″ dish, layer the following in this order:
- Refried beans
- Sour cream/taco seasoning mixture
- Guacamole
- Salsa
- Black olives
- Shredded lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Optional: Throw it in the oven at 300 degrees for 10 minutes or so to warm it up a little bit.
That’s it! Serve it with your choice of tortilla chips. Thanks to Clean Eating Veggie Girl for the recipe!
Recipe: Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge
Is anything better than creamy peppermint fudge topped with marshmallows, white chocolate, and candy canes?! NOPE!
Ingredients:
- 1 bag (12oz) white chocolate morsels
- 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips
- 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup of heavy cream
- 2 cups of granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 pkg (16oz) vanilla Candiquik, melted
- 3 cup Mini Peppermint Marshmallows
- 5 peppermint candy canes, broken
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, add white chocolate morsels, Andes baking chips and marshmallow creme, then set aside.
- Prepare a 13×9 baking dish by lining it with parchment paper, then set aside.
- In medium saucepan, heat butter, heavy cream, sugar and salt over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and continue stirring. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
- Pour over morsels and marshmallow creme, beating with a whisk until smooth and melted. (I highly suggest using an electric stand or handheld mixer- this fudge is thick)! Pour fudge into prepared baking dish.
- Melt vanilla candiquik according to package directions. then allow to cool slightly (about a couple minutes). Fold in the mini marshmallows and pour over top of fudge. Immediately sprinkle with the broken candy canes. Allow fudge to set for about 2-3 hours. Cut into bites and enjoy!
Thanks to Shugary Sweets for the yummy recipe!
Recipe: Santa Strawberries
Make these adorable Santa Strawberries along with these Grinch Kabobs for a more nutritious snack for the kids this year!
Ingredients:
- 1 dozen strawberries
- 1 cup whipped cream
- chocolate sprinkles
Directions:
- Slice the leafy end off each strawberry with a pairing knife so they stand up evenly. Then slice the tip off to make a little hat (isn’t it perfectly shaped for that?).
- With a spoon or icing tip, put 1-2 tsp of whipped cream on top of the strawberry base. Put on the hat and put a tiny tab of whipped cream at the very tip to look like the puff on the top of Santa’s hat.
- Put 2 chocolate sprinkles in the “face” to look like Santa’s eyes.
- Add 2 tiny tabs of whipped cream down the front of the strawberry base with a toothpick to look like buttons.
- If not eating immediately, cover and put in the fridge to keep from melting.
Thanks to Leanne bakes for the recipe!
Recipe: Peppermint Crunch Bites
Add a little something new to your holiday sweets plate this month. These are yummy all winter long!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 2-1/2 cups Captain Crunch Cereal
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 Hershey’s Candy Cane Candy Bar – broken into pieces
Directions:
- Measure cereal & marshmallows & set aside.
- Prepare candy bar & set aside.
- Mix white chocolate chips & shortening in a glass bowl.
- Microwave the mixture on high for 1-2 minutes – stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted.
- Add in cereal & marshmallows to the mixture. Stir to coat evenly.
- Scoop tablespoon size drops out & place on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle chopped peppermint candy bar on top.
- Refrigerate to firm up at least 1 hour before serving.
- Store in air tight container at room temperature.
Thank you to Kleinworth & Co. for the picture and recipe!