Chocolate Mint Apple Fondue

Combine:

1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chocolate chips
10 peppermint patties

1. Cook over low heat until melted.
2. Serve with apple slices. Note: you can substitue a cup of peanut butter for peppermint patties.

submitted by Cheryl Tenney

Homemade Frosties and Lasagna Rolls

Homemade Frosties-the kind from Wendy's
1 1/2 cups ICE water- really cold
1 1/2 cups non fat dry milk
2/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2-3 cups ice cubes
2 TBSP oil
Blend in a blender for a few minutes. Until you think it is the right consistency.

Makes 4 shakes.

My sister emailed this to me and we tried it. They really taste just like the Frosties from Wendy's. Except me and her had to add more ice to them than what the recipe called for.


Lasagna Rolls

9 lasagna noodles, cooked and cooled
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Filling:
1 large container of cottage cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup frozen spinach (optional)
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

In a 9x13 baking dish, pour 1/2 of the jar of spaghetti sauce.
Mix together all ingredients of the filling except for one cup mozzarella cheese.
Place one lasagna noodle on a cutting board and spread with filling the entire length of the noodle.
Roll up like a sleeping bag and lay in the pan.
Continue until all nine noodles are rolled. Top with remaining sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Bake 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Freezing Directions:
Slightly undercook the noddles. Place in a disposable aluminum pan and cover with plastic wrap and then foil. If you prepare from frozen. cover the first half of baking.

I got this off of Stuio 5 a few months back and am just getting around to trying them. But they are so good and fast to make. I make them without the spinach and they are still good. You will want to make these.

Chocolate Eclair Cake

Chocolate Eclair Cake by Allrecipies.com

This is a yummy dessert that my husband made the other night (he almost never cooks), so that tells you just how easy it is...you just have to remember to make it the night before so it can refrigerate for 12 hours.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Ready in: 12 hours

2 (16 oz) pkgs graham crackers, ground up

2 (3.5 oz) pkgs instant vanilla pudding mix

4 cups milk

16 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (16 oz) pkg prepared chocolate frosting

Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan with crumbled up graham crackers.

In a large bowl, combine the vanilla pudding mixes with 4 cups milk according to directions on box. Fold in the whipped topping.

Spread a layer of the pudding mixture over the graham crackers. Alternate the graham cracker and pudding layers up to the top of the pan.

Cook the container of prepared chocolate frosting uncovered in the microwave on half power for 1 minute and then pour over the top of the cake.

**Refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving. Yummy!

More Zucchini Ideas!

Here are two more tried-and-true desserts you can make if you have zucchini coming out of your ears! (Or even if you don't, these are really yummy!  You should try them anyway!)  But sorry, they aren't as healthy as the last few recipes!  :)

Zucchini Pie

This tastes just like apple pie – trust us!  My husband took one of these pies to work to share.  He didn't say anything, just set it out for people to eat.  All day long people came into his office to say thank you for the great apple pie.  Nobody noticed it wasn't apple!  It’s a great way to use zucchini! 

§      4 c. zucchini, peeled and chunked

§      1 1/3 c. sugar

§      2 T. minute tapioca

§      2 tsp. cornstarch

§      1/2 tsp. salt

§      2 tsp. cinnamon

§      1/4 tsp. nutmeg

§      1/4 c. lemon juice

§      1 recipe for a pie crust

§      2 tsp. butter, melted

In a bowl stir all ingredients together except melted butter and piecrust; set aside.  Roll out half the piecrust dough and place in a greased 9 – inch pie plate.  Place filling over crust.  Roll out remaining dough and place atop filling.  Pinch piecrust edges together; vent top crust to allow steam and juices to escape.  Brush with melted butter.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes or until browned.  (I place foil loosely around the edges of the crust to prevent over-browning.) 

This next cake is very, very moist!  Yummy!

Zucchini Chocolate Cake 

§      1 c. vegetable oil

§      2 c. sugar

§      3 eggs

§      2 1/2 c. flour

§      1/2 tsp. salt

§      1 tsp. baking soda

§      1/4 tsp. baking powder

§      1/2 c. milk

§      3 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened baking chocolate

§      1 T. vanilla

§      2 c. grated zucchini

In a large bowl combine sugar, oil, and eggs.  Add in dry ingredients.  Add milk and continue to mix well.  Melt baking chocolate in the microwave for 20-second intervals, until just melted.  Blend chocolate and vanilla into batter.  Stir in zucchini.  Bake in a greased 9x13-baking dish at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Cool and frost with Chocolate Butter Frosting.

Chocolate Butter Frosting

 §      1/2 c. butter

§      1/3 c. milk

§      2 (1-oz.) squared unsweetened baking chocolate

§      3 1/2 c. powdered sugar

§      1 tsp. vanilla

Melt the baking chocolate squares in the microwave.  In a medium saucepan, bring butter and milk to a boil.  Remove from heat.  Add melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.

English Trifle

I made this last night for all of my local nieces and nephews - and it was super yummy. Just in time for spring and summer fruit! (sorry, no picture. I should have because it was beautiful!)

English Trifle

2-8 or 9 inch white cake layers, cooked and cooled (I used angel food cake)
2 pints fresh strawberries
1/4 c. sugar
2 bananas
1/4 c. orange juice
1 pint fresh blueberries
1 (3.5 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding (I used french vanilla)
2 c. milk
1 c. heavy whipping cream
slivered almonds (didn't have any)

Slice the strawberries and put sugar on them (you can omit this). Cut up bananas and put orange juice on them (I also didn't do this). Whip cream until it has stiff peaks, add alittle sugar to it. Whip pudding with milk and then mix with whipped cream.


Then tear up cake into 3/4 inch pieces. Layer in trifle bowl:
cake, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, pudding mixture - then repeat.

It was super good, but you can also do your own sort of thing. The original recipe didn't say for you to mix the cream with the pudding, but that's what I did. You could leave that out, and just put some whipped cream on the top at the end.


do you have any good trifle recipes? I must admit - I want to buy a bowl!