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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Pumpkin Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups pumpkin puree (canned from the store or fresh)
  • 4 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin

Recipe

  • 1 in a large saucepan combine all items and mix well.
  • 2 heat on med. to high until boiling.
  • 3 reduce heat and simmer stirring constantly about 5 minutes.
  • 4 spoon hot mixture into prepared jelly jars.
  • 5 fill about 1/4 inch from the top.
  • 6 make sure there are no air bubbles and the tops of the jars are clean before putting the lids and rings on.
  • 7 secure lids tightly and place in boiling water.
  • 8 make sure the water is deep enough to cover the jars completely.
  • 9 cover and boil about 10 minutes.
  • 10 take them out and turn the jars upside down to cool.
  • 11 make sure before they are cool that all the lids are pressed in and don't make a popping sound when you push on them.

Peanut Butter And Fruit Breakfast Quesadillas

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 3
  • 3 -4 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 6 flour tortillas (7 to 8-inch)
  • 2/3 cup sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 banana, thinly sliced
  • nonstick cooking spray

Recipe

  • 1 evenly spread the peanut butter over 3 tortillas.
  • 2 evenly place the strawberry and banana slices over the peanut butter.
  • 3 top with remaining tortillas; press down.
  • 4 in a large heated non-stick skillet, spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray or add a little butter/margarine.
  • 5 place 1 quesadilla into skillet; cook 2-4 minutes.
  • 6 turn quesadilla and cook 2-4 more minutes or until lightly browned and the filling is heated.
  • 7 repeat with remaining quesadillas.
  • 8 cut into wedges and serve warm.
  • 9 note: add butter/margarine or cooking spray as needed before cooking each quesadilla and/or before turning each quesadilla.

Strawberry Pizza

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 large cool whip
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, room temp
  • 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced & sweetened

Recipe

  • 1 mix crust and press onto large pizza pan.
  • 2 bake 20-25 min in 350 oven.
  • 3 mix powdered sugar and cream cheese.
  • 4 fold in cool whip.
  • 5 spread onto cooled crust.
  • 6 refrigerate til set.
  • 7 top with strawberries.
  • 8 chow down.

Granola Banana Sticks

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 3 medium firm bananas
  • 6 wooden popsicle sticks
  • 2 crunchy oat and honey granola bars, crushed

Recipe

  • 1 in a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, brown sugar and milk; heat through.
  • 2 peel bananas and cut in half width wise; insert a popsicle stick into one end of each banana half.
  • 3 spoon peanut butter mixture over banans to coat commpletely.
  • 4 sprinkle with granola.
  • 5 serve immediately or place on waxed paper lined baking sheets and freeze.

Pumpkin Butter

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 15 ounces cooked pumpkin, mashed
  • 1/4 cup light maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 dash nutmeg

Recipe

  • 1 in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, mix together the pumpkin mush and maple syrup until they’re both fully combined. if you prefer your spread to be sweeter, feel free to add in as much syrup as you want.
  • 2 continue to stir the pumpkin slowly for about 10 - 15 minutes, or until the mixture had thickened to a desirable consistency. the stirring is important though, so don’t walk away! if you do, your pumpkin may scorch and get burnt onto the bottom of the pan.
  • 3 once you’ve determined that it’s nice and thick, take your pan off the heat and you can go ahead and mix in all your spices.
  • 4 take a clean, empty jar and spoon in the hot pumpkin butter. allow it to cool before topping it off with the lid, and then make sure it’s reached room temperature before moving it to the fridge.

Strawberry Parfait (vegan)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 (12 ounce) package soft silken tofu
  • 1 (8 ounce) package soy cream cheese
  • 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sliced strawberries
  • 1 (3 ounce) package dried strawberries, sliced
  • 1/2 cup crushed walnuts (to garnish)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f combine tofu, soy cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla in blender or food processor, and purée until smooth.
  • 2 spoon into large serving bowl, and stir in fresh and dried strawberries.
  • 3 spread walnuts in small baking dish or pie pan, and bake until fragrant and lightly browned, stirring twice, 6 to 8 minutes.
  • 4 sprinkle parfait with walnuts, and serve.

Strawberry Pineapple Uncooked Freezer Jam

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 15
  • 4 cups strawberries
  • 20 ounces crushed pineapple
  • 3/4 ounce pectin (1 package)
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 4 1/2 cups sugar

Recipe

  • 1 use glass containers with tight fitting lids. make sure they are clean.
  • 2 wash, stem, and crush the strawberries and the pineapple and place in saucepan.
  • 3 slowly sift in a package of pectin and stir vigorously.
  • 4 then set aside for 30 minutes.
  • 5 after 30 minutes, add the corn syrup and mix well.
  • 6 add sugar very slowly.
  • 7 turn heat to low and cook just until sugar is dissolved.
  • 8 once sugar is dissolved fill your jars up to 1/2 inch from the top.
  • 9 wipe the edges clean and cover with lids and let rest overnight.
  • 10 place your jars in the freezer for up to a year or store in the the fridge for up to a month.