White Chocolate Cashew Blondies with Butterscotch Ganache

Are you ready for these? If I was going to pick one flavor that just might out do chocolate...it would be butterscotch! I have a love for butterscotch like I can't even explain! If you think I might be kidding....read on!

These are white chocolate cashew blondies...and yes they are very mouthwatering!

Alright alright! Let's get started!

Start with your butter and sugar or course!

Then add eggs, followed by flour, baking powder and salt

Then add in white chocolate chips/chunks and cashew peices!

Mmmmmm

After all mixed, press into well greased pan!

Bake at 350 about 25 minutes or until your house smells divine and it looks sumthin like this

Then for the ganache, melt butterscotch chips, lil bit of butter and heavy cream. While it cools, cut your blondies into bars. Let ganache cool but still be pourable and drizzle all over these babies! Then they look...

Oh so yummy! I ate WAAAAAAAYYYY to many considering swim suit season is so almost here! No worries...they were worth it! :)

Happy Baking!

Amanda

White Chocolate Blondies
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 bars (4 oz each) white chocolate baking bars, coarsely chopped
1 1/4 cups salted roasted cashew halves and pieces, chopped

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs; beat on medium-high speed until fluffy. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat on low speed until mixed.
With spoon, stir in white chocolate and 3/4 cup of the cashews until well mixed. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cashews; press down lightly.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges look dry, center is set and toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge of pan comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Ganache
6 oz. butterscotch morsels
6 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter until just before the boiling stage.
Pour over the butterscotch morsels.
Let stand about 20 seconds and stir until smooth.
Pour over brownies.

**Sparkle glasses**

Wanna make yourordinary glasses extra special? Here is a fun easy way to take your party up a notch!

Start with whatever glasses/cups you would like. I suggest plastic as paper might not take to getting wet very well! I love the way they look on these champagne flutes!

Start by pouring whatever color sugar crystals into a bowl. You find these with the sprinkles in the baking aisle!

Then in a seperate bowl pour lemon juice

They dry pretty fast but I like to give them atleast 2 hours to be totally dry and firm

Don't they look darling and all dressed for success!

Such a simple and easy thing, but it looks like you put forth lots of effort and takes the cuteness up a notch!

Happy Partying!

Amanda

**Orange Chocolate Truffle Bars**

Prepare yourselves for your new favorite recipe! If you love the orange chocolate combo then you will LOVE these! My mom literally did a happy dance on her first bite...its that good!

Start by creamin the butter, powdered sugar and salt.

Beat in flour until dough forms

I had to add a lil extra flour to the recipe btw

Then put in greased 13x9 and press onto bottom of pan

Bake and let cool completely

After crust is cool, mix sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl. Micro until smooth!

Then add orange marmalade to chocolate!

Spread over cooled crust

Let set in fridge about an hour!

Finally the last layer....

Mix cream cheese, sugar and whipping cream until fluffy. Beat until fluffy, then add orange zest!

Spread over the truffle layer and refridgerate another hour!

Thought I would throw in a side view just for fun...isn't it purdy!

After its all set, cut into bars and serve!

These are DIVINE!!! Cookie, chocolate truffle and cream cheese with orange!

They take a little time but this is bound to be a new family favorite!

I PROMISE these are for us! Yummy yummy!

Happy Baking!

Amanda

Orange Chocolate Truffle Bars

1 cup  Butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Chopped Pecans

1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 bag (12 oz) chocolate baking chips (2 cups)
2/3 cup Smucker’s® Sweet Orange Marmalade

1  (8 oz) cream cheese
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon grated orange peel (from 1 large orange)

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with Cooking Spray.


In medium bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and salt with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. On low speed, gradually beat in flour until dough forms. Stir in pecans. Spread mixture in pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

In medium microwavable bowl, microwave milk and chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave up to 1 minute longer, stirring until smooth. Stir in marmalade; spread over base. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set.

In medium bowl, beat cheese, granulated sugar and cream on medium speed until smooth. Beat on high speed until mixture is thickened. Stir in orange peel. Spread over truffle layer. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows, wiping knife after each cut. Store covered in refrigerator

Gooey Chocolate Cinnamon Bites

Need a simple but delicious and fast recipe to wow your guests!

This is a great recipe for gatherings, showers, neighbor visits etc!

Take 5 minutes to throw together and is VERY gooey and delicious!

Start by using the icing in a roll of cinnamon rolls. Zap it in the microwave for 10 seconds, then mix with chocolate chips and corn syrup. Grease 9" round pan and then spread chocolate mix across the bottom.

Seperate cinnamon rolls and cut into quarters. Spread out over the chocolate mix in pan.

Bake 25 mins or until golden brown. When done turn pun upside down and let fall onto a plate. Use a spatula to scrap excess and pour over rolls. Top with more mini chocolate chips and a sprinkle of pecans!

This my friends is addictingly amazing!

Happy Baking!

Amanda

Gooey Chocolate Cinnamon Bites

1 can cinnamon rolls with icing

1/2 C mini chocolate chips; melted

2 tbs corn syrup

1/4 C mini chocolate chips

1/4 Cchopped pecans

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Open can of rolls. Remove cover from icing; microwave on Medium (50%) 5 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. In small bowl, mix icing, melted chocolate chips and corn syrup. Spread in bottom of pan.

Separate dough into 5 rolls. Cut each roll into quarters. Arrange over chocolate mixture.

Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until deep golden brown. Turn pan upside down onto heatproof serving plate. (Replace any topping in pan onto rolls.) Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Cool 5 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Amanda's Homemade Banana Bread

Start by beating your bananas and eggs together!

Add the shortening and sugar

Use 2 loaf pans and grease VERY well

Then divide your mixture equally into both pans

Bake at 275 degrees for 30-40 mins

Then when it is golden pull itout and make sure the center is done with a toothpick

Cool completely on cooling racks then slice and serve!

I had to invent this recipe so that my youngest could have some, hence the shortening vs butter and no chocolate chips! Usually I make one loaf with chips and one without! One time I added butterscotch chips along with chocolate...um yeah that was AMAZING!

Let me know what you think! I love feedback

Happy Baking!

Amanda

Amanda's Banana Bread

2 large bananas

2 well beaten eggs

2 C Flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C shortening

1 C sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

chocolate chips (optional)

Beat banana and egg; mix thoroughly. Cream together sugar and shortening. Add egg mixture. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Bake is well greased loaf pans at 275 degrees, for 30-40 minutes

***Easy Peasy Paprika Chicken!!***

Ever in need of a super quick but still yummy way to prepare chicken?

This is exactly the recipe for those kinds of nights! My kids absolutely love this recipe because they think it makes chicken taste a little like chicken nuggets! Let me know what you think!

Start by slicing your chicken into strips

These are the key ingredients. When I first discovered this recipe I had never heard of poultry seasoning and was more than shocked when it was green...so I added this pic just in case ;)

In a bowl mix flour, salt, poultry seasoning, paprika and pepper

I always like to make this recipe in a stone casserole dish. Use what you have, but if stone is an option you have, I think it makes it just that much yummier!

Melt enough butter to cover the bottom of your pan

Toss your chickens in the flour mixture

Then lay it out in your pan!

Should look sumthin like this...

Bake it for 30-40 mins and when it is crispy brown and golden...

It is ready to eat! MMmmm doesn't that look super good?!?

So there you have it! Easy peasy!

We call it paprika chicken!

Hope your fam loves it too!

Happy Cooking!

Amanda

Paprika Chicken

1/3 C Flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp poultry seasoning

1 tsp paprika

1/8 tsp pepper

Melt approx 3 Tbs of butter in casserole dish. While melting, mix all ingredients in a bowl. Cut chicken into strips and coat with flour mixture. Place in dish over melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees about 30-40 minutes, covered, until golden brown