The Peppered Pantry: Chocolate

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Chocolate-Marshmallow Pillows

It's Cookie Friday!!

Yeah! :)

Chewy, Chocolaty, nutty goodness!

And Kinda dangerous to have sitting around the house!!

Start with a Betty Crocker double chocolate chunk

cookie mix and add oil, water, egg and pecans.

Drop onto cookie sheet and bake for 7 minutes....

Remove from oven and top each cookie with 1/2 of

a large marshmallow.

Return to oven for 1-2 minutes.

For the frosting...

in a saucepan, melt chocolate chips over low heat.

Remove from heat;

add whipping cream, butter and vanilla.

Blend well.

Stir in powdered sugar until smooth.

Spread frosting over each cooled cookie,

covering the marshmallow!

Yum... :)

And Dig In!!!

Printable Recipe

**Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Gourmet S'mores!!

Oh boy!!

Are these ever yummy!!!

Ok so s'mores are gooey, crunchy and just delish but I wondered is there something we could do to make it a bit different or as my friend Sonya says-exciting!?!

Not that there is anything wrong with the original in any way, shape or form!!

Why not throw a chunk of brownie on in place of the chocolate bar?!

We needed something else though something that would be melty like the chocolate bar and these Ghirardelli white chocolate squares were perfect!:)

So brownie and white chocolate are the secret ingredients...or not so secret!

Here's what you need:

graham crackers

toasted marshmallows

white chocolate squares

brownies

bake up your favorite brownie recipe

or use a box mix like I did;)

start stackin'!

graham cracker, brownie then white chocolate square-don't forget the most important part-the toasted marshmallow, top with graham cracker.

Get ready-it's over the top!!

Enjoy!

Printable Recipe

Monday, July 25, 2011

Chocolate Mint Pie

Cool, refreshing minty chocolate dessert.....

very easy to whip up too!

Ingredients:

Oreos

butter

milk

marshmallows

mint extract

whipping cream

chocolate pudding

I tried to come up with something different for my husband's birthday

and he loves chocolate and mint!

Melt butter into small saucepan.... add Oreo crumbs.

Reserve about 1/4 to 1/2 cup for the top and set aside;

press the rest of the mixture into a 9-inch pie pan.

Be sure to press up the sides as well!

Place in fridge to chill.

In a medium sauce pan, heat milk....

add large marshmallows.

Continue stirring until all the marshmallows are melted.

Set aside to cool, stirring occasionally.

Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.

Once marshmallow mixture has cooled,

add mint extract.

Fold in the whipped cream and prepared chocolate pudding.

Top with reserved Oreo crumbs and chill.

Enjoy!

Printable Recipe

Monday, June 20, 2011

S'Mores Brownies

Another easy and simple delicious brownie to add to your

stack of "must makes"!!

This one is better the next day too!

Layers and layers of goodness....

Start by layering a foil-lined pan with graham crackers...

they will overlap a little.

Melt butter and chocolate in microwave....

add sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour.

Pour over layer of graham crackers.

Bake for about 30 minutes... do not overbake,

you want your brownie to be soft and chewy!

Sprinkle with marshmallows and chocolate chunks...

bake for another 3-5 minutes;

until marshmallows are puffed up.

Remove from oven and place broken graham crackers

onto the melted marshmallow and chocolate mixture.

Press in slightly!

Cool completely.

Use foil edges to remove from pan....

carefully pull foil away from brownies.

Ready to cut up.....

and devour!

Another great way to enjoy S'Mores!!

Printable Recipe

**Recipe adapted from kraftfoods.com

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Double Stuffed Cupcakes

Double deliciousness!!:)

These cupcakes are stuffed with an Oreo cookie and a cheesecake filling-

over the top yummy!;)

The way I would describe the cupcake would be layers of Oreo goodness all wrapped up in a scrumptious cupcake package!!!

Try it-you'll see;)

Here's the rundown~a little virtual tour:

fill liner 1/4 the way with cake batter

top that with an Oreo

top it off with more batter

Bake at 350 degrees for 17 to 20 mins.

Cool.

Fill with cheesecake filling.

Frost with Buttercream Frosting.

Then feel free to enjoy;)

Printable Recipe

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars

These bars are a "Prize-Winning Recipe 2008" from the Betty Crocker

website and let me tell you...

they definitely taste prize winning too!!

Look at the layers... yummy PB, nougat, caramel with nuts

and topped with chocolate! Yummm!

Another thing I love about this recipe is even though you have all

the layers, they are relatively easy to throw together!!

Mix a peanut butter cookie mix together with oil, water and egg.

Press mixture into the bottom of a sprayed pan.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, start you next layer....

corn syrup, butter, peanut butter, water vanilla and start!

The ingredient list alone makes my mouth

water (I am a hug PB fan!! :)!!

Creamy and smooth!

Add powdered sugar...

and you have your nougat layer!

Layer the "nougat" on top of the cooled cookie base.

On to the caramel layer....

melt caramels and water over low heat.

Stir in peanuts.

Layer it up!

Melt your chocolate chips...

Ready to Enjoy!!!

Eat one quickly... lol!! They will disappear fast!

Printable Recipe

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Dark Chocolate Orange Trifle

It is Dessert Wars time again!! This month we had to come up with a recipe using

dark chocolate and hearts in honor of Valentine's Day. We don't love

dark chocolate so this one was a bit of a challenge for us...

but turned out great, you get a bite of the chocolate cake, smooth chocolate glaze

and top it off with a creamy orange mousse!!

We started with a Dark Chocolate Pound Cake from epicurious.com.
The recipes will also be posted on the printable link! Very moist.... if you are a dark chocolate lover, this is a must try!Make the chocolate glaze as well (sorry, I didn't get a picture of that!)to drizzle in the layers of your trifle.

Make your white chocolate orange mousse... whisk together milk and white chocolate
pudding mix. Add cool whip and orange zest! So easy! Love the white chocolate and orange together! Yum!