Sunday, August 16, 2009

Super Yummy Granola

This is from a recipe online, but I have modified it quite a bit, so I will just post what I do. :)
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup desiccated coconut flakes (I get Bob's Red Mill at VG's)
1 cup walnuts
1 cup almonds
1 cup pecans (I leave them all whole as I love the whole pieces and a lot of nuts)
1-2tablespoons cinnamon to taste
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup honey

Heat oven to 325. In large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients.
In small sauce pan warm butter and honey. Pour mixture over the oat mixture. Stir well to combine.
Grease 13x9 deep baking dish and pour mixture in spreading evenly.
Bake 15 minutes, stir granola and bake another 15 minutes or until golden brown.
If you would like you could put dried fruit or raisins in while it is still warm.
Store in airtight container.
We love ours with greek yogurt and mixed berries or with milk. Yummy.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Reeses Cake

Reeses Cake

Ingredients:
1 recipe your favorite chocolate cake baked into 2-8inch rounds
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 c. creamy peanut butter
5 c. powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 – 1/3 c. milk, divided
6 full sized Reeses cups

Directions:
-Bake your favorite chocolate cake recipe according to instructions and let cool completely.
-Place Reeses cups into freezer for later use.
-In bowl of stand mixer, add butter, peanut butter and 1/8 c. milk.
-Mix on slowest setting to combine well.
-Slowly add powdered sugar, mixing on slowest setting.
-1 Tbsp at a time, add remaining milk, just until desired consistency is reached (you may not need all of it depending on climate and temperature).
-When cake layers are cooled completely, level off, and place one layer on serving plate.
-Scoop about 1 c. of frosting onto top of layer and spread out with off-set spatula.
-Place second, leveled, layer on top of frosting and frost cake fully, reserving about ½ c for decorating.
-Remove Resses cups from freezer, unwrap and quarter two cups.
-Unwrap remaining Reeses and chop.
-Pipe 8 frosting spirals around top of cake, topping each with a Resses quarter.
-Place chopped candies in middle of cake top.
-Place in fridge until meal time.
-Remove cake from fridge 1-2 hours before serving to let come to room temperature.