Thursday, September 2, 2010

Easy Chocolate Nut Pie


3/4 cup Peanuts                                                                          Preheat oven to 325
3 Eggs
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Butter or margarine
2 tbsp Flour
1/2 cup Butter or margarine
2 squares Chocolate, Unsweetened

Grind 1/2 cup of peanuts in blender. Put the ground nuts on bottom and sides od well-greased  pie pan (9"). Combine eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, brown sugar, flour, and butter in blender. Blend medium speed for 1 min. Add chocolate and blend on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth. Pour into pan. Chop up remaining peanuts and sprinkle on top. Bake at 325 for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

Zucchini Cake

2 cups Flour                                                                                  Preheat oven to 350
2 cups Sugar
2 tbsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Salad oil
2 tsp Vanilla
3 Eggs, beaten
2 cups Zucchini, grated unpeeled
1 cup Raisins, optional
1 cup Nuts, copped, optional

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salad oil, vanilla, eggs together in a bowl. Stir in zucchini, raisins, and 1/2 cup nuts. Pour in 13x9 pan coated with Pam. Sprinkle on remaining 1/2 cup nuts. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. This is better when it's 3 or 4 days old.

Impossible Coconut Pie

2 cups Milk                                                                                    Preheat oven to 350
1 cup Coconut, flaked or shredded
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 Bisquick mix
4 Eggs
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Grease 9" or 10" pie pan. In a bowl combine all ingredients, beat well or blend on high speed until thoroughly combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Peanut Butter Pie

1/2 cup Peanut butter
1 cup Powdered sugar
1 box Vanilla Instant pudding (follow directions on box)
1 8" pie crust, baked
Whipped cream, optional

Combine peanut butter and powdered sugar, will be crumbly.  Put mixture in the bottom of a deep 8" baked pie crust. Save enough for topping. Pour pudding over crumbs. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle crumbs over the top. Chill and serve.

Layered Chocolate Dessert

1 cup Nuts,                                                                                    Preheat oven to 350
1 cup Butter
1 cup Flour
1 8 oz pkg Cream cheese, softened
1 cup prepared Whipped topping
3- 3 oz boxes Chocolate pudding, instant*
4 cups Milk

Combine nuts, butter and flour; pat into 13x9 dish. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, cool. Combine cream cheese, sugar and whipped topping; spread over crust. Prepare pudding using 4 cups of milk; spread over second layer. Top with additional whipped topping and sprinkle with nuts. *Can use other pudding flavors instead of chocolate.

Granny Cake

2 Eggs                                                                                              Preheat oven to 350
2 cups Flour
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1 20 oz can Pineapple, crushed
1/2 cup Light brown sugar
1/2 cup Pecan pieces

Mix first 7 ingredients together and pour in a greased and floured 13x9x2 pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and nuts. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Topping

3/4 cup Milnot
1 cup Sugar
1 stick Margarine
1 tsp Vanilla

Mix together in a saucepan and slowly bring to a boil. Pour over the cake right after removing from oven.

Banana Split Cake

Layer 1- 2 cups Graham Crackers (about 30 crushed)
                1 stick Margarine
               1/4 cup Sugar
Mix: Spread in 13x9 pan

Layer 2- 2 cups Powdered sugar
                 1 stick Margarine
Beat with mixer and spread over Layer 1

Layer 3- 3 or 4 Bananas, sliced

Layer 4- 20 oz Crushed pineapple, well drained
 Layer 5- 9 oz Cool whip tub

Layer 6- Cherry and nuts, optional
Other options, chocolate graham crackers and a layer of sliced strawberries might give a more banana split flavor. Also, drizzling chocolate syrup on top will give a little different flavor.