Christmas Neighbor Gift (Repost):: Ooey Gooey Chex Mix

I love this mix. I loved it as a kid and I love it now. I made it last year to give to family and friends. I normally don't like coconut but I like it in this. I did not add cashews. Instead I added red and green m&m's for Christmas!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup sugar
6 cups Rice Chex
6 cups Honey Grahams
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup coconut
1 cup cashews

Directions:

Mix together the cereals, nuts, and coconut.
Stir butter, syrup, and sugar in pan and bring to a boil for 3-4 minutes.
Pour over the top of the cereal mix. Mix well.
Lay out on wax paper for about an hour.
Wrap it up cute and deliver or devour yourself.
YUM!!!

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Gooey Chex Mix

I love this mix. I loved it as a kid and I love it now. I made it last year to give to family and friends. I normally don't like coconut but I like it in this. I did not add cashews. Instead I added red and green m&m's for Christmas!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup sugar
6 cups Rice Chex
6 cups Honey Grahams
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup coconut
1 cup cashews

Directions:

Mix together the cereals, nuts, and coconut.
Stir butter, syrup, and sugar in pan and bring to a boil for 3-4 minutes.
Pour over the top of the cereal mix. Mix well.
Lay out on wax paper for about an hour.
Wrap it up cute and deliver or devour yourself.
YUM!!!

LaRue's Cheese Ball

Need a holiday cheese ball that is easy to make and simply delicious? One your guests will devour because hard as they try, they just can't stop eating it? Okay then, here it is. This is a recipe Lisa got from her friend at a recipe exchange.

Ingredients:

2 – 8 ounce pkg cream cheese at room temperature

1/3 cup dried onion

1/4 cup green pepper chopped

1 Tablespoon mayonnaise
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon accent

1 teaspoon tobasco sauce

1 teaspoon worcestershire

2 tablespoons pimento cheese

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a bowl with a spoon or hand mixer

Spoon onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover completely with plastic wrap and mold into a big ball with hands.

Refrigerate overnight. Serve with your favorite crackers.

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

My sister got this from her neighborhood cookbook and it is delicious. A great twist on a cheese ball.
Ingredients
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. powdered sugar
1 c. milk chocolate chips, divided
1/2 c. diced toasted almonds
Directions
Mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar. Chop 3/4 cup chocolate chips and fold into cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Shape into a ball and refrigerate for 1 more hour. Powder 1/4 c. chocolate chips. Roll the ball into the powdered chocolate chips and nuts if desired.
Serve with graham crackers or graham or chocolate sticks
*I made two of these. One without nuts and the other I melted the cream cheese too much and it wouldn't form into a ball so I mixed the nuts into the mixture and put it all in a serving dish. It was like a thick dip and the first one to go. Yummy!!

Vegetable Confetti

This is a very unique recipe I got from a neighbor (Kerri McBride) about 8 years ago.  It is savory and tastes so fresh with all of the vegetables. It may seem a bit strange, but we really like it and when it is around we have a hard time not eating too much.  My 10 and 12 year old daughters love it too. 

Ingredients
2 pkg refrigerated crescent rolls
2 - 8 ounce pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup mayonnaise

2-3 stalks celery, chopped small
1/2 green pepper, diced small
5-6 green onions, chopped
2 large carrots, shredded
1/2 bunch radishes, shredded

Directions
Press crescent dough into jelly roll pan (cookie sheet) and bake according to package directions. Let cool.  Mix together cream cheese and mayonnaise. Spread over cooled crust.  Prepare vegetables as listed above and sprinkle evenly over cream cheese and mayo mixture.  Cut into squares and chill for 2-4 hours.  Enjoy!

Veggie Dip

This is my FAVORITE vegetable dip ever. The recipe is from my Mother-In-Law and it is super easy and so tasty. I like it so much better than the regular dips you can make from the packages or that you buy ready made. Next time you need a veggie tray, try this! You will love it too.
Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1 Tablespoon dehydrated onion flakes
1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon Bon Appetit seasoning
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
Directions
Mix all ingredients together and chill until ready to use.
I have used regular and light mayo and sour cream and both work great.

Spicy Orange Candied Pecans

These are wonderful added to a salad or just popped in your mouth for a flavorful bite. The ground red pepper gives them just a bit of kick, but isn't too spicy for you with tender tastebuds. When my brother tasted them he said they could be sold at the market or the fair. Make up a bunch and enjoy them however you want.

1 cup pecans
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a jellyroll pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray.

Combine sugar, butter, orange juice concentrate, cinnamon and red pepper in a small saucepan and cook to boiling. Boil for 1 minute. Add pecans and coat well. Spread evenly on prepared jellyroll pan and bake for one hour stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely and store in air-tight container.

Honey Butter

This recipe for honey butter came from a neighbor. She has amazing rolls to go with it that will have to be posted another time. We smothered it on scones made from scone dough from Dick's Market (local grocery store) and it was delicious.

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter, softened

1/4 cup marshmallow creme
1/4 cup honey

Directions:

Mix all together and serve.

Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies

This is a recipe my family has had for years. It actually comes from the Hershey's website and can also be found on the back of the Reese's peanut butter chip bag. If you like chocolate and peanut butter you should give these a try. They are different and yummy.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/4 cups (2-1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1-10-oz. pkg. REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. Stir in peanut butter chips. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling.) Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4-1/2 dozen cookies.

Sugar Rolls

I guess you could say the name says it all. This is a recipe straight from my husband's grandmother. She made rolls from scratch and then finished them off this way. We make these usually for Sunday dinner or any other special occasion. Instead of making my rolls from scratch, I usually use Rhodes frozen rolls and they work great. These will disappear right before your eyes. Enjoy! * A special thanks to Lisa for the picture she took of these at Thanksgiving.*

Directions:

Set out Rhodes Rolls on sprayed cookie sheet.
Cover with sprayed plastic wrap.
Let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in small bowl (I do this in the microwave).
In another bowl pour 1/2 to 1 cup granulated sugar.
Remove plastic wrap and gently pick up each roll, dip it upside down in the butter (about half way up the roll) and then gently dip in sugar, covering the butter with sugar.
Place back on cookie sheet, sugar side up, and let the rolls finish rising. Don't put plastic wrap back on after sugaring them.

Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Check the bottom of one to make sure they are finished.


HINT: For leftovers I do not recommend putting them in a plastic bag as the sugar turns sticky and wet. I put them in a paper bag or just cover them with a paper towel. They usually don't last more than the day anyway. Happy Baking!

Muddy Buddies

This isn't a new recipe or an original recipe but it's a good one. It is a great quick snack for all those little (and big) hands that need some munchies. You can do this in the microwave but I chose stove top.

Ingredients:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

9 cups any variety chex mix

Directions:

Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter together. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Measure 9 cups cereal into large bowl. When the chocolate mixture is melted, pour it on the cereal and mix together well.

The recipe calls for a 2 gallon storage bag but instead I used 2 - one gallon bags. If using 2 bags, put 3/4 cup powdered sugar into each bag. Dump half the chocolate cereal into each bag, seal the bag and shake it up well until all pieces are coated in powdered sugar.

It also says to lay out on waxed paper for 30 minutes to cool but that doesn't happen at our house. We follow our own directions of dump it in a bowl and go to town.

Enjoy!