I love Gerber Daisies..and was so happy and surprised when my son's church small group leader brought me flowers as a thank you gift for being the host house for their group. Did I tell you I LOVE Gerber Daisies....she could not have picked a better bunch of flowers to give me!!
Just wanted to share a photo of this beautiful pink one!
It was time for our Holiday Potluck at work this week so I whipped up some yummy desserts for the affair! I was a little nervous about making these Smores Cups because I typically do not have good luck getting things out of my muffin pans without them breaking apart but YEAH!! I sprayed these down heavily with Pam w/ Flour and they came right up!
Mini Muffin Pan
Pam w/Flour
7 whole graham crackers (1 cup finely crushed)
1/4 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
4 bars (1.55 oz each) milk chocolate candy, divided or 1/2 package of mini chocolate chips
12 large marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Place graham crackers in zip loc bag and crush finely- I used a rolling pin to roll mine into a fine mixture- but I have used plenty of other things in the past to crush graham crackers- just open your utensil drawer and be creative!!
After crushed mix in bowl with butter & powder sugar.
Place about a tablespoon of the mixture into each spot (you want them about 2/3 cup full)
Press Crumbs to create a shallow cup- a tart press would work- or if you are like me and don't have all that- I found the tablespoon measuring spoon worked perfectly!!
Bake in oven for 5-6 minutes in oven
While that is cooking break apart the chocolate bar into the little squares. Take each marshmallow and cut in half- it helps if you run your knife thru cold water or freeze before using.
Once done, remove from oven and place 1 square or 8-9 chocolate chips into each cup. As you are working you will notice the chips change to a lighter brown- they are melting! For the most part by the time you get done filling each cup with chips they will all be melted.
Place marshmallow cut side down into each cup. Bake for 2-3 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly softened.
Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then gently remove from pan and place on a cooling rack. I used a knife to gently separate from the pan. Then they just popped right out.
Let cool completely- you need the marshmallows to set otherwise when you dip them it will pull out of the cup. (Trust me it will happen if you rush it!) While you were waiting put a handful of chips or the rest of the chocolate bar in a microwave safe dish and cook for 1-2 minutes or until melted completely - stirring throughout the heating process(about every 20 seconds).
Original recipe from The Pampered Chef.
Enjoy!
~Elizabeth
My son's church small group had their Christmas Party at our house this past weekend and I made this mini sausage wreath for them! It was a huge hit and so easy to make. However because at the last minute I decided to make the wreath even bigger to feed more I did not have a platter big enough to hold it, so the pan would have to do(once it cooled down of course)!! LOL
What you need:
package of mini sausage
1-2 cans of crescent rolls
butter
To make:
Preheat oven according to crescent roll directions
Roll out the crescent roll and split into 4 squares - pinch the perforated triangles together to form the 4 squares.
Cut lengthwise 6-8 strips of dough using a pizza cutter
Wrap dough around mini sausage and place in circular pattern on ungreased cookie sheet.
Form dough bow using left over strips- I just placed 2 fatter pieces of dough together then pinched middle to make it smaller- then placed 2 smaller strips underneath for the ribbon.
Cook according to the crescent directions
About 2 minutes before completed take out and rub butter on top of wreath- then finish cooking.
Enjoy
~Elizabeth
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