Chocolate and Berry Cookie Pie
This is super yummy and perfect any time of the year! No one is going to turn this down! It is also a really frugal dessert! You can use yogurt of just aobut any brand, Strawberry will work in place of Raspberry in a pinch and you can even use greek yogurt. I made this with yogurt I got for just .30 cents a container, Cookie mix that I got for .50 cents and a single serve fudge packet that I got for just .25 cents.
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker double chocolate chip cookie mix
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
- 4 containers (4 oz each) Yoplait Whips raspberry mist yogurt or Favorite Raspberry Yogurt Oikos Greek is yummy too!
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
- 2 tablespoons hot fudge toppíng
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms.
- On greased cookie sheet, drop dough by tablespoonfuls to make 6 cookies. Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes, remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
- Meanwhile, press remaining dough in bottom and 1 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In medíum bowl, fold 1/2 cup raspberríes ínto yogurt; spread evenly over crust. Crumble cookíes; sprínkle over yogurt míxture. Carefully spread whípped cream evenly over cookíe crumbs. Freeze 4 to 5 hours or untíl fírm. Remove sídes of pan.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon fudge topping over dessert. Top with blueberries and remaining raspberries. Drizzle wíth remaining fudge topping. Store in freezer.
S’Mores Bites
I love these for a fun little treat. I have little kids so a roaring open fire is not going to have a good outcome!
All you need for these is marshmallow fluff , graham crackers and chocolate. The sprinkles are optional.
Here is what you do:
- With a knife, spread a thick layer of fluff.
- Then place another graham on top.
- Place your finished little fluff crackers on a cookie sheet
- Place the sheet of fluff crackers in the fridge for about 5-7 minutes
- Melt your chocolate
- One by one place your chilled fluff and crackers into the chocolate and set on a cookie sheet to dry/harden
- Serve when chocolate is hardened.
This is a super yummy treat!
Fun Frugal Microwave Popcorn
I love popcorn. My kids love popcorn. However microwave popcorn as you buy it in the store is expensive, fattening and full of horrible things that I can not begin to pronounce. Then I found a great way to make it for just pennies!
Here is how!
- 1/3 cup popping corn
- 1 brown paper bag
- tape
- butter (optional)
- salt (optional)
Open your bag. Dump in the 1/3 cup of un-popped popping corn. Fold bag over twice, then put about one inch of tape in the middle. Place in the microwave, lay flat and cook on high until you have about 6-5 seconds between pops (you have to play with it a bit because microwaves vary).
Remove and add butter and salt if you desire!
Homemade Enchilada Sauce
My family loves Mexican food. We recently experimented with homemade enchilada sauce and got amazing results. It was full of flavor, not overly salty and was awesome because we were able to can the extras for later use! It was also great because I made about 2 1/2 cups of it for just about .75 cents!
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup chili powder
2 cups chicken stock (homemade works great here too)
10 ounces tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt (slightly more to taste)
How to Make:
- In a medium saucepan heat oil, add flour, smoothing and stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- Add chili powder and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add stock, tomato paste, oregano, and cumin. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes.
- The sauce will thicken and smooth out. Adjust the seasonings. Serve atop your favorite enchiladas.
Easy Microwave Caramel Chews
If you are anything like me, you love to have a fun, tasty, “go to” treat that you like to make. If you like caramel these definitely need to go on your “to make” list. Give them a try. They are not to dissappoint. Only takes 15 minutes in the microwave, a little bit of cooling down and then you have made your very own delicious caramel treats. Enjoy!
Microwave Caramel
1 cup Margarine
1 cup White Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Light Karo Syrup
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
Directions:
In a large microwave safe bowl melt the margarine for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Put back into the microwave and cook on high for 5 minutes. Take the bowl from the microwave and stir well. Continue cooking on high for an additional 5 minutes, remove and stir. Cook for 3 more minutes ( for a total of 13 mins.) Remove from the microwave, stir and pour into a 9 x 13 pan to set. Once caramel has set wrap in wax paper and store in an air tight container.