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Chocolate Lava Muffins

Chocolate Lava Muffins
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These chocolate muffins are elegent and easy to make.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Chocolate Lava Muffins
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These chocolate muffins are elegent and easy to make.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Muffins
Sauce
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer.
  4. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.
  5. Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess.
  6. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle.
  7. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.
  8. While muffins are in oven, melt the ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir in the espresso powder. Serve over warm muffins.
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Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake

Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
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A chocolate lover's dream cake!
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
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A chocolate lover's dream cake!
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
Glaze
Servings:
Instructions
Crust
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In food processor, add cookie crumbs and grind into fine crumbs. Add butter and blend until smooth. Press crust into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Chill while preparing filling.
Filling
  1. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add white and brown sugars and mix well.
  2. Add sour cream and ricotta and blend well. Add eggs one at a time and beat until mixture is smooth.
  3. Add melted chocolate, espresso, vanilla, and almond extract. Blend until mixture is very smooth. Pour mixture into springform pan.
  4. Bake approximately 1 hour. Turn off oven and crack door about 1inch. Leave cake in oven for 1 hour then remove and cool to room temperature.
Glaze
  1. In small saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat and stir until smooth. Add pecans and stir until coated. Pour glaze over top of cheesecake and smooth to edges. Let some run over edges if you like. Chill until firm and cut into wedges to serve.
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Buttermilk Pecan Pie

Buttermilk Pecan Pie
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This is one of our favorite recipes for the holiday season. Hope you like it too.
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Buttermilk Pecan Pie
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This is one of our favorite recipes for the holiday season. Hope you like it too.
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar, adding 1/2 cup sugar at a time. Blend in vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  2. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture a little at a time.
  3. Stir in buttermilk. Sprinkle pecans in bottom of pie crust; pour custard mixture over pecans.
  4. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
  5. Best served at room temperature with sweetened whipped cream.
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Cottage Cheese Loaf

Cottage Cheese Loaf
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Special K or corn flakes, walnuts with Cottage Cheese.
Servings Prep Time
6 people 45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 people 45 minutes
Cottage Cheese Loaf
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Special K or corn flakes, walnuts with Cottage Cheese.
Servings Prep Time
6 people 45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 people 45 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: people
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients well, and place into a cassarole dish.
  2. Bake at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes until slightly browned and a fork inserted comes out clean.
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The Not Exactly Nieman-Marcus Cookie

The Not Exactly Nieman-Marcus Cookie
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Also known as the $250.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
The Not Exactly Nieman-Marcus Cookie
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Also known as the $250.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Process oatmeal in blender or food processor until oatmeal turns into a fine powder. Set aside.
  3. Cream the butter with both sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla.
  4. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and the oatmeal. Stir in the chocolate chips, grated Hershey Bar and nuts.
  5. Roll into balls and place 2" apart on a cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes. Makes 5 dozen.
Recipe Notes

Per cookie:

138 calories,

2 grams protein,

17 grams carbohydrates,

7 grams fat,

2 grams saturated fat,

15 milligrams cholesterol,

73 milligrams sodium

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Mini-Cheesecakes

Mini-Cheesecakes
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Tiny Cheesecakes that are always a big hit!
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Mini-Cheesecakes
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Tiny Cheesecakes that are always a big hit!
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. 1. Line muffin tin with foil liners.
  2. 2. Place one vanilla wafer in each liner.
  3. 3. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well-blended. Add eggs. Mix well. Pour over wafers, filling 3/4 full.
  4. 4. Bake 25 minutes at 325 F.
  5. 5. Remove from pan when cool. Chill. Top with fruit, preserves, nuts or chocolate. Be creative!
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Creamed Eggs

Creamed Eggs
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A Wonderful breakfast treat! Great served over toast or engish muffins.
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Creamed Eggs
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A Wonderful breakfast treat! Great served over toast or engish muffins.
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Boil eggs until hard.
  2. Mix the flour with the melted margarine. Add the milk and heat until smooth and bubbly.
  3. Add seasonings. Cut up hard boiled eggs and mix with the white sauce. Serve over toast or ...
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Shirley’s Banana Bread

Shirley's Banana Bread
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A great recipe for banana bread. An old fashioned favorite!
Servings Prep Time
1 Loaf 30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
1 Loaf 30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Shirley's Banana Bread
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A great recipe for banana bread. An old fashioned favorite!
Servings Prep Time
1 Loaf 30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
1 Loaf 30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: Loaf
Instructions
  1. Sift dry ingredients together.
  2. Blend in blender the eggs, shorting, bananas, and sugar together.
  3. Pour blended ingredients over the dry ingredients just to combine. (do not over mix).
  4. Turn into a greased loaf pan (8 X 4) and bake in a preheated (350ยบ) oven for 45 minutes.
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