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Pistachio Shortbread Dessert
I have been dying to to make a Pistachio dessert for forever! I love Pistachio pudding, but sadly my children do not, so I waited for Easter and invited my mom and dad over,they both really loved it. Surprisingly it was VERY rich, you could only eat one piece. This was easy to make and dang it was tasty, I almost went the cheater route and used Shortbread Cookies; but I was feeling cheap,and I knew I could whip up Shortbread in 10minutes! Yes, it's that easy! So next time you need a crust for something, consider making and using a Shortbread Crust. I hope you enjoy it.
Happy Baking, Natalie
Ingredients:
Adapted from Lil Luna
-1 cup softened butter
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 tsp baking powder
-2 cups Pamela's Bread Flour
-2 (3.4 oz) boxes Jello Instant Pistachio Pudding
-2 3/4 cups milk
-1 (8oz) package cream cheese softened
-1 cup powdered sugar
-2 small cartons of Cool whip
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, spray a 9x13 inch glass pan with Pam. Bake for 20-22minutes or until a light golden on top.
-To make the Shortbread
-First add the butter and sugar and mix together, cream well.
-Then add baking powder and flour, then mix well.
-Now press as evenly as possible into the pan, and bake, then cool before adding cold ingredients on top.
Creamy layer:
-First beat your cream cheese and sugar together until smooth, then add in 2 cups(that is one small container) of Cool Whip and mix in.
-Spread onto the cooled crust.
-Next make your pudding and pour onto the cream cheese layer.
-Lastly, when the pudding has set, spread the last container of cool whip on top, let it set for at least 2 hours together.
-Enjoy!
One of my very favorite things are, Snyder's Gluten Free Pretzels! Oh my gosh they are awesome,and now they have flavors too! You can buy them in 4 packs for a great price on Amazon.com
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Homemade Twix Bars
Oh my gosh who doesn't love a Twix Bar? Well, I can honestly say, that every Halloween I would buy the giant bags of candy from Costco with the Twix in the bag, and single handily eat all of the Twix(these were the bite size)! However within a two week period those babies would VANISH, and I never felt bad!!! Sadly, this year there would be no more Twix, until I found on Pinterest others loved them too. Soooo, I decided it was time to make some homemade Twix and enjoy them once again! Oh baby, they were SO STINKING GOOD, I missed them!! They were so good I couldn't keep my kids, and husband away from them either. The best part is, these are easy to make, and freeze like a dream! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did, Natalie
Crust-
Ingredients:
-2 cubes softened butter(1 cup or 8oz)
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 cups Pamela's Bread
-2 tsp baking powder
Beat the
butter and sugar until they are creamed, then add the baking powder and
flour, mix just until combined. Take the batter and pat it down into
the prepared pan, when it is cooked it will have a golden color. Cool completely.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray the bottom of a 9x13 pan,and then line it with parchment paper and have it go up over the sides for easy removal of the shortbread crust. Bake for 23-26min until it is golden brown, you want it a little crispy.
Caramel Layer-
-60 Kraft Caramels(unwrapped)my husband likes a lot of caramel
-6 TBS Heavy cream
Put all of the caramels into a medium pot and turn it on medium low heat, stir as they melt and add in the cream. Continue stirring until it is all smooth and creamy, about 15-20 min then pour it on to the short bread crust and smooth out. Let them cool for 30-45 min in the fridge.
Chocolate Layer-
-1 bag (12 oz) semi-sweet Gluten Free chocolate chips
-1 tsp Crisco
Use a microwave safe bowl , pour the chocolate chips into the bowl and heat in 30 second intervals, make sure and stir in between each time. The Crisco is to help thin the chocolate and make it more spreadable, nasty sounding but necessary! When it is all smooth pour onto the CARAMEL, and smooth it and make it as even as possible. When this is done put into the fridge or freezer to chill and set.
Make sure and cute with a serrated knife, also let them warm up a bit or they will all crack like my bars below! Not really pretty, but they taste good all the same.
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Strawberry Shortbread Dessert..
I was walking into the grocery store the other day, they had a display of fresh strawberries, right underneath a blower. Oh my gosh the smell of the strawberries was Amazing, I had to stop and buy some; then once I had them I knew, I had to make something fresh,and delicious! I couldn't wait until I had a spare minute, I love strawberries, and the mandarin oranges were just a bonus! Natalie
Ingredients:
-1 cup softened butter
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 cups Pamela's Bread flour
-2 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray a 9x13 pan. Bake for 15 min.
Beat the butter and sugar until they are creamed, then add the baking powder and flour, mix just until combined. Take the batter and pat it down into the prepared pan, when it is cooked it will be light in color, with a slight golden color on the edges. Cool completely.
Cream Filling:
- 2 packages cream cheese softened (8oz each)
- 5 TBS whipping cream
- tsp real vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 cans mandarin oranges
Mix together in a large box or mixer cream cheese and whipped cream, until smooth, then add vanilla, and powdered sugar until combined. When they are all mixed smooth them onto prepared shortbread, and decorate with strawberries and mandarin oranges, slice and enjoy. This is pretty rich, it should serve 20.
