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Chocolate Marshmallow Mousse

April 7, 2016 by amy 2 Comments

We hope that you enjoyed Pennywise Kids’ first video last week! We’re back with another and even more excited about this one.

Chocolate.

Marshmallow.

Mousse.

Need I say more? This mousse tastes very similar to Jason’s Deli’s chocolate mousse that you find on the salad bar. One of my favorite parts of going there.

It’s easy to make so the kids can help. And I love how light and fluffy it is. A great summer treat!

Chocolate Marshmallow Mousse

2016-04-07 11:11:03

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Ingredients

7 oz Milk Chocolate Bar (We used several smaller ones)
1 and 1/2 miniature marshmallows
1/3 c milk
1 c whipping cream (chilled)

Instructions

Place chocolate, marshmallows and milk into a large bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
Stir until melted. It's alright if the marshmallows aren't all melted. Set aside to cool to room temp.
Beat the whipping cream until stiff. Carefully fold into chocolate mixture until combined. It will lighten up.
Pour into serving dishes and chill for 1-2 hours. Serve and enjoy!

Adapted from Four Ingredient Cookbook

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3 Ingredient White Chocolate PB Fudge

March 24, 2016 by amy Leave a Comment

I posted this recipe years ago, but decided to make a little video about the process while making it the other day. You can find the full recipe for 3 Ingredient White Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge here.

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Salted Caramel Apple Spice Cupcakes- Cook for the Cure

October 6, 2015 by amy 2 Comments

I’m not sure that this cupcake even needs a post. We could just go with that picture and be done. But there is so much to talk about including Cook for the Cure!

These are insane. These are what I call, fall in your mouth. What is it about fall that is so amazing? Could it be the colors? The cooler weather? No, I think it’s the FLAVORS. Yummy goodness that gives us that warm, cozy, nostalgic feeling.

These cupcakes will give you all of that.

It all starts with what may seem like a way to fill your home with the smell of apple spice, but this is actually the beginning of your Apple Spice Cupcake batter.

I had never made batter this way before, so it was new to me. But I welcomed the warm, fall smells and spent an embarrassingly long amount of time hovered over the pot.

The mixture contains grated apples (the start of the show!) along with so many of our favorite fall spices including nutmeg, cinnamon, and ground cloves.

I said it before, but I really feel like these taste like fall in your mouth. I told my husband that a couple of times and when he finally tried them, he gleefully stated, “These taste like fall in your mouth!”. Maybe not gleefully. He doesn’t exactly get gleeful, but they were quite tasty and maybe he couldn’t contain his excitement? I didn’t bake 10,000 cupcakes, but I did make so many that I had to give some away!

Now, what really makes them pop is the Salted Caramel Buttercream that you put on top!

Oh. my. goodness. Can I get an amen?

This buttercream literally starts by making salted caramel. (Of which I burned the first time, so beware)

You add in all the regular goodness of buttercream like, oh I don’t know, butter. And powdered sugar and you have the sweetness to bring out the spice in the cupcakes. SO GOOD.

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes.

You will NEED to find the recipe below!

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I want to talk to you about an AWESOME opportunity with Cook for the Cure to support Breast Cancer Awareness brought to us by hhgregg and KitchenAid! The cupcakes above are apart of the 10,000 Cupcakes: One Great Cause campaign to bring awareness about breast cancer this month.

I am already a fan of KitchenAid and to know that they are supporting such a fantastic cause makes me love them even more.

KitchenAid will donate $1 to the Susan G Komen Foundation for every person who takes pictures of their cupcakes and uses the hashtags #10000cupcakes & #donate, and tagging @KitchenAidUSA and @KitchenAid. How awesome is that?!

So, the question is how can YOU get involved? Here are some ways:

Participate in 10,000 Cupcakes! Bake your own cupcakes and share an original picture of YOUR creation on your Twitter and Instagram channels using the hashtags: #10000cupcakes & #donate and tagging @KitchenAidUSA. KitchenAid will donate $1 to support the fight against breast cancer.
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Check out hhgregg and how they are a part of the Cook for the Cure campaign!
You can get KitchenAid small appliances over at hhgregg and believe me, with a KitchenAid you won’t be disappointed! You can even get a PINK KitchenAid Stand Mixer!

Now for the recipe for my Salted Caramel Apple Spice Cupcakes!

Apple Spice Cupcakes

2015-10-06 09:13:35

Yields 24

Fall in your mouth, these cupcakes will make you all warm and fuzzy inside.

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Ingredients

2 Green Apples, skin on, grated
2 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 c. butter
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 ground cloves
3 and 1/2 c.. flour
2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with liners.
Place the grated apples, sugar, water, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a large sauce pot and bring to a boil. Cool. (I let mine cool for at least 30 minutes)
Add flour and baking soda. (batter will be sorta chunky)
Bake until middle bounces back. (About 15 minutes depending on your oven)

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Salted Caramel Buttercream

2015-10-06 09:24:58

Yields 24

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Ingredients

1/4 sugar
2 tbsp water
1/4 c. heavy cream (+ additional if needed)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 and 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 tsp salt
1 c. powdered sugar (+ additional if needed)

Instructions

Stir together sugar and water in a small sauce pot and bring to a boil. Keep cooking, without stirring, until mixture begins to turn dark amber. About 6 minutes. (This will happen fast once it begins to turn. DO NOT let it become dark brown)
Remove from heat and SLOWLY add in the vanilla and cream. Stir constantly while you do this. Once smooth, set aside to let cool.
Combine the butter and salt in stand mixer bowl and beat until fluffy. Reduce speed and add powdered sugar.
Scrape down the side of the bowl and then add the caramel. Beat all until completely incorporated.
(You may need to add more powdered sugar to make the buttercream thicker. I added approximately another cup and 1/2. You may also add a tablespoon more heavy cream to smooth it out. This was trial and error for me with the frosting. Make it to your liking.)

Notes

When serving, you may drizzle each cupcake with caramel sauce to make them pretty! 🙂

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Filed Under: Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Sponsored Tagged With: Apple Spice, breast cancer awareness, cook for the cure, cupcake, Cupcakes, salted caramel

Birthday Cake Crispy Treats

August 13, 2015 by amy Leave a Comment

Long time now see, eh? Only since February. That’s not too long is it? Nah. We’re all busy folks.

How have you been? That’s good to hear.

I’ve been doing well. Just a teensie bit busy, but good. I have been thinking about you and how I have left you hanging for months without a recipe. Then today, I whipped up something that I thought was worth sharing.

And here we are!

These, ladies and gentlemen, are Birthday Cake Crispy Treats. Made with all the same ingredients regular crispy treats are, except cake mix is added.

And sprinkles.

They are incredibly simple, uber tasty, and contain enough sugar to send you to the moon.

My 4 year old helped me in the kitchen to make these today. She is a great spoon-licker! And I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I am too.

Birthday Cake Crispy Treats

2015-08-13 12:34:09

Birthday Cake flavored Crispy Treats!

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Ingredients

4 tbsp Butter
1 Bag (10 oz) Mini Marshmallows
1/2 c. Dry Yellow Cake Mix
5 c. Crispy Rice Cereal
1 Container Sprinkles

Instructions

In a large sauce pan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows.
When the marshmallows begin to melt, remove from heat and add dry cake mix.
Stir in cereal until its coated well with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles. (Don't over-stir or the sprinkles colors will bleed)
Press the mixture into a greased baking dish. Top with the other half of the sprinkles.
Wait at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

Notes

Before you stir the cereal together with the marshmallow mixture, you might spray the spoon with cooking spray to avoid sticking.

Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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Valentine’s Day Granola Cookies

February 12, 2015 by amy Leave a Comment

I’m a pretty big fan of granola. Are you?

I bet you didn’t know that nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day more than granola.

It’s true.

When you make these Valentine’s Day Granola Cookies, it’s like a big old gigantic bear hug of Valentine’s Day goodness. For one because you can make them into cute and adorable little hearts. And for two because you’ll make them healthier for your favorite Valentine.

These tasty cookies are made using better for you ingredients, so you can feel good about making these for your Valentine.

I recently read a research study that showed that corn oil is better at lowering cholesterol than extra virgin olive oil! You learn something new every day!

I like to use Mazola® Corn Oil because it has a neutral flavor and lets the other flavors in my cooking and baking stand out. Mazola® Corn Oil made a great addition to the granola cookies that I made. I’ve also used to it to make breaded chicken and stir-fry.

I have a special tip for you. Happy Valentine’s Day from me. I love you. Yes, I do! I can’t take all the credit for it. I saw this on Rachael Ray recently and thought it was genius so I had to share.

Sticky stuff like honey is so hard to measure out and then get out of the measuring cup. You lose some as you pour it out because it sticks. I never feel like I get all the honey out. Here’s a tip:

Put plastic wrap into your measuring cup
Fill with desired honey (or sticky substance like corn syrup)
Bunch at the top.
Snip off a small hole and squeeze out every last drop.
Throw away plastic wrap and have a CLEAN measuring cup with no honey lost in the process!

Genius, right? LIFE-changing!

The Mazola® Corn Oil does a great job holding all my wet ingredients together. The egg whites and honey kinda want to go off and do their own gloppy goo mess, but the oil man. It keeps the harmony.

I will not lie to you, Valentine. I did eat from this very spoon.

Here is yet another genius idea. I KNOW! I really, really love you.

Put a cookie cutter on parchment paper (that’s on a cookie sheet). Spray it with a taddy bit of cooking spray to keep from sticking. Then spoon in your granola and pat down. Remove your cookie cutter and you have your heart-shaped cookie.

I was so happy with how they turned out. I was going for a cookie-like texture and not a granola bar and this was exactly what I got!

I’ll be making these often. I love how versatile they are. You can add in raisins or nuts or whatever you’d like. I added a few chocolate chips to these and red sprinkles on top to be festive. You can certainly leave them out to keep them better for you.

Check out more research facts about the benefits of Corn Oil and be sure to check out Mazola®, too!

Valentine's Day Granola Cookies

2015-01-26 12:55:03

Yields 15

Skip the chocolate and try these better for you granola cookies instead!

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Ingredients

2 and 1/2 c old fashioned oats
1 c crisp rice cereal
1/2 Mazola® Corn Oil
1/4 pure honey
2 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 c chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix together oats, cereal, and chocolate chips.
Wisk together oil, honey, egg whites, and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Place greased cookie cutter on parchment paper and scoop in granola. Flatten and remove. Repeat until all granola is used.
Bake 15 minutes or until sides begin to brown.

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Valentine Pies

January 26, 2015 by amy 1 Comment

I love Valentine’s Day. Not because we get all romantic and stuff, but because it’s such an easy holiday to decorate for.

Throw up some things that are red, pink, or white and you have got yourself some Valentine’s spirit. Not to mention that hearts are everywhere. All the dollar stores are brimming over with decor and treats galore. And the love things makes it pretty cool too. 😉

Our anniversary is just 2 weeks after Valentine’s Day so we never get too mushy on the 14th. But I love helping my daughters get their little Valentine cards and treats ready for school that day.

Ah, yes. The days when you could use cheesy lines and call everyone your Valentine!

I made up these little heart Valentine Pies the other day and I must say they were a hit. I’m sure these have been done before, but I have never made them before now. SO simple.

I think they would make a great treat for my daughter to take to school on Valentine’s Day!

I used store bought pie crusts. You know me! I rolled them out and used a $.50 cookie cutter to cut out little hearts. I will use a bigger cookie cutter next time as these were just a taddy bit too small.

I dropped about a teaspoon of canned cherry pie filling into the middle of the heart and topped it with another pie crust heart.

I used a fork to crimp all of the edges. Helps to keep it from coming apart while it’s cooking.

Lastly, I cut a X in the middle to keep it from puffing up in the oven.

Make these extra tasty by dropping a dollop of whipped cream on top when they are warm! Use any pie filling you’d like or make your own.

Easy as pie!

Valentine Pies

2015-01-23 12:12:12

Give your Valentine more than a card. Give them a PIE!

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Ingredients

2 refrigerated pie crust, brought to room temp
1 (20 oz) can pie filling, you won't need it all

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°.
With first pie crust, cut hearts out and place onto cookie sheet. Add about a teaspoon of pie filling to each heart.
Cut out hearts from 2nd pie crust. Top each pie filling heart with another heart. Crimp closed with fork.
Bake for 8-10 minutes watching to make sure edges don't burn.
Let cool!

Notes

You'll need a heart-shaped cookie cutter and a fork!

By Pennywise Cook

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Zucchini Brownies {3 Ingredients}

January 12, 2015 by amy 14 Comments

The weekend is over.

How do you like that reality? I don’t like it at all. Seems as though I find myself saying almost every single Sunday evening, that I don’t know where the weekend went. It’s gone in a vapor. Such is life I suppose.

So why not make some brownies to make life more enjoyable?

Warm, gooey, chocolatey brownies. Yes, I think that would make a great Sunday evening pick me up.

Oh, what’s that you say? You’re trying to eat healthier? I got you covered…

These brownies have a secret ingredient that I makes them healthy. Something that some like and some don’t.

And believe me, if you’re the person that doesn’t like this ingredient, it won’t matter.

I promise.

You see, these brownies are made with zucchini. Yep, that green, tender, cucumber look-alike stuff. You won’t be able to tell that it’s in them.

I’m not sure that anyone would ever request that big measuring cup of green goo to be placed into their brownies. If you don’t tell them, they won’t even know.

I did just that. I made these for my family. They gobbled them up with their normal brownie enthusiasm.

“Mmmmm I love brownies.”

“These are so good!”

Then after they’ve had their fill, I break the news out on them like a spider monkey.

“You just ate zucchini and you didn’t know it!”

{insert evil veggie sneaking laugh there}

So you see, you have just became a zucchini ninja. Turning dessert time in vegetable time.

With the quickness. There are only 3 ingredients in the brownies which makes them extra easy and extra quick.

A box of brownie mix. A cup of that green goo, which is just pureed zucchini. And a 3rd cup of milk (any kind you’d like).

Ninja. Yep.

Zucchini Brownies

2015-01-12 05:44:09

3 ingredients including a VEGGIE makes dessert time healthy and tasty!

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Ingredients

Box of brownie mix (18.3- 18.9 oz)
1 cup pureed zucchini
1/3 cup milk (of your choice)

Instructions

Preheat oven to degree listed on brownie mix.
Mix together mix, puree, and milk.
Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish.
Bake according to directions on brownie mix.

Notes

I used almond milk to cut calories in my brownies. Tasted great!
To puree your zucchini, cut it into chunks and throw it into a blender, food processor, or magic bullet thingy.

By Pennywise Cook

Adapted from Frugal Foodie Mom

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Cake Mix Donuts and NEW Simply Juice Drinks!

December 19, 2014 by amy 65 Comments

Breakfasts at our house usually go one of two ways. It’s either a quick and easy breakfast, or it’s a slow will it ever be done so we can eat kinda breakfast. We find that on weekdays where school is impending, it’s the former. It becomes a treat when we get to sit down together for a nice breakfast. We’re working on this, I promise. I don’t ever want life to get so busy that we miss out on each other’s company.

I’ve been known to make homemade donuts for breakfast. No complaints from the girls. Or the husband for that matter. These Baked Lemon Berry Donuts were amazing. I’ve also made a blueberry version of these that was so tasty.

The other day I wanted to make some homemade donuts for breakfast, but I didn’t have all of the ingredients. Of course, I consulted Pinterest and came across a recipe for CAKE MIX donuts. I thought to myself, does it really get any easier than that? Decision made. Donuts created. One of the easiest breakfasts ever.

I can feel better about these being made of cake because they aren’t fried like most donuts, right?

I can also feel better about them because they take about 5 minutes to make, right? Of course!

You know something that goes great with donuts?

Juice.

One of my favorite brands, Simply Beverages, has come out with a new premium line of juice drinks that are so incredibly tasty y’all. Our family has always been a fan of this brand. It is high quality!

This new line offers these flavors:

Tropical
Fruit Punch
Mixed Berry

All of which are ALL NATURAL (not from concentrate yay), made with simple ingredients, and contain no preservatives.

They all taste so pure and incredibly natural. I’m not just saying that either. You can always tell when a juice has a bunch of stuff added. This juice drink tastes like they just squeezed the living daylights out of the fruit and boom, juice!

To make the donuts, you’re going to need a donut pan. You can grab this Wilton Nonstick 6-Cavity Donut Pan for only $9.99 at Amazon. I have a large and a small version of this pan. The mini donuts are plenty big. Though I sometimes still find myself eating more than one!

Making these is almost like making a cake but with fewer ingredients. It’s easy, quick, and makes plenty. They look pretty, too! My daughter told me that they look like I got them from a bakery. I was going to tell her that I did, but instead I just said thank you with a big ole smile on my face. 😉

The ingredients for these are so simple. I want to eventually play with the consistency of the donuts. They are still a little light like cake, so I’m going to work on tweaking them to get a bit more thick.

So quick and easy!

I love to pair my donuts with Simply Juice Drinks. Nothing goes better with a sweet donut like a smart beverage choice. The hardest part was picking which was my favorite…

I had a bit of a hard time deciding if I liked the Tropical or Mixed Berry the best. I love pineapple so I really enjoyed this one. SO good. It goes well with whatever I choose for breakfast.

Like for instance, this here donut. Yeah, it’s made of CAKE!

Simply Juice Drink Mixed Berry I think has made its way to the top as my fave. I’m a little fruity sometimes.

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Cake Mix Donuts

2014-12-18 09:10:16

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Ingredients

DONUTS
1 Box Cake Mix (any flavor)
1 egg
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 c. water
GLAZE
1 & 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp melted butter
4 tablespoons milk

Instructions

DONUT
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
Spoon or pipe batter into greased donut pan wells.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
Let cool and use a fork to remove and place onto cooling rack. Carefully!
GLAZE
Combine all ingredients and mix until spoon.
Dip donuts into glaze and place on wax paper or cooling rack to dry.
Add sprinkles or toppings you desire while wet!
You can add less milk to make it thicker or more to thin it.

Adapted from It's Always Autumn

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Homemade Peppermint Patties

December 3, 2014 by amy 27 Comments

How was your Thanksgiving? Get enough turkey and dressing? What about family, did you get enough of them? I love spending time with my family both immediate and extended. I can’t wait until Christmas! Right before Thanksgiving break I had this bright idea that I could create homemade peppermint patties. I always love a challenge. If you remember back a couple of years ago, I attempted to make a bunch of homemade candy bars. I made Homemade Butterfingers, Homemade 3 Musketeers, Homemade Kit-Kats, and Homemade Reeses Cups. All 3 of those were a success!

..And then I attempted the Milky Way and it was a disaster. I tried more than once even, and it just wasn’t happening. I gave up.

So maybe this is a way to redeem myself by making peppermint patties? Either way, I’m happy with the results and I can’t wait to share them with you!

Do you remember my Candy Cane Brownies from last year? They are SO good and you must make some if you haven’t. My husband has been known to eat entire pans of them… I was getting ready to make them for Thanksgiving. There’s a layer of these brownies that consists of a thick peppermint-y dough and I thought why not try to make this dough into peppermint patties? You could simply shape it and then dip it in chocolate!

So I did.

I’m going to be honest with you. The first TWO times I made them, I failed. I couldn’t figure it out and I almost gave up on these too. I decided that it could be the butter I was using. Some recipes it makes no difference if you use real butter or not. Others, you absolutely HAVE TO use real butter. THIS is one of the latter recipes. I thought it had something to do with the fact that the butter was melted or not. So I tried my artificial butter melted and then softened and both times, I failed. Blah.

And then when I had the butter realization, it worked!

The moral of this butter story? USE REAL BUTTER.

I have had rave reviews about these. They are so smooth and creamy and remind me so much of the holidays. They would make great gifts.

Let me know if you try them!

Homemade Peppermint Patties

2014-12-03 06:11:45

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Ingredients

2 & 1/2 c. Powdered Sugar + some for dusting
7 tbsp butter, melted
1 & 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp Peppermint Extract
4 c. Chocolate Chips (2 12 oz bags)

Instructions

Beat powdered sugar with heavy cream and peppermint extract. Make sure to scrape the bowl. Slowly add in melted butter. Mixture should become like dough.
Remove from bowl and knead. Sprinkle a little powdered onto counter surface. Knead dough until smooth.
Roll out dough until fairly thin. Use something circular to cut out small circles. Place on wax paper and onto flat surface. Freeze circles for at least a couple of hours.
After circles are frozen, remove from freezer and let sit out for a few minutes.
Melt chocolate chips over double boiler or in microwave.
Dip circles in chocolate and place on wax paper to set.

Notes

Make sure that you slowly add in the butter. Once the mixture becomes a dough, if it's too runny or sticky, add in some powdered sugar to thicken it up.
You can add more or less peppermint extract depending on how peppermint-y that you like it.
I found that keeping them in the refrigerator keeps the insides more firm and more true to a real peppermint patty.
You can make these bigger or smaller depending on your preference. I used the bottom of a piping tip the first time and they were a little bigger than I would prefer. You can use whatever you have around the house to make them the size you'd like.

By Pennywise Cook

Adapted from McCormick

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: Christmas Gifts, Food Gifts, Homemade, homemade gifts, Homemade peppermint patties, peppermint patties, peppermint patty

Apple Dip

November 3, 2014 by amy 2 Comments

When I was young, our neighbor had an apple tree in their yard. I remember first finding out that the tree had apples on it. I ran over there and picked me one and took a big bite out of it. And then I realized…this was no regular apple tree. It was a tree of crab apples. Have you ever had a crab apple? They are not so good. Very sour, hard, and give you a sore tummy.

Now regular apples, I love. I’m more of a green apple eater than red, but I’ll eat whatever I can get. And I adore dips for my apples. Just a big dollop of peanut butter and a juicy slice of apple can make my day.

Fall is the season when apples are ready for harvest. Though I find them just as juicy and fresh anytime of year at the grocery store. And they don’t seem to vary too much in price, which is nice.

I’ve got a dip for you today that you’re going to love. After we ran out of apples, we used our fingers to scrape the rest of the dip off the bowl. It’s so good.

This dip is very similar to 2-Ingredient Fruit Dip, but the ingredients are a little different.

It’s a simple mixture of cream cheese (you know its going to be good), brown sugar, vanilla extract, and sour cream. Yeah, that sour cream gives it a creaminess. Love it.

I love this dip for get togethers. It would be really great to buy a bunch of different types of apples, slice them, and put them on a platter with this dip in the middle. You would have so many colors!

Just make sure that you don’t get any crab apples.

Oh yeah and, you don’t just have to eat this with apples. It’s amazing with any fruit! The recipe was originally called “Caramel Fruit Dip”, so I was going to pair it with apples thinking, you know, apples and caramel are wonderful together. After eating it, it does not have that caramel taste I was expecting. But it is still a wonderful partner for apples!

Apple Dip

2014-10-31 12:30:47

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Ingredients

1 (8 oz) pkg Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 c. Brown sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 c. Sour cream

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together with mixer and chill. Serve!

Notes

I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese and fat free sour cream and this still tasted wonderful!

By Pennywise Cook

Adapted from The Four Ingredient Cookbook

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