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Chocolate Potato Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

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Yesterday was National Chocolate Chip Day so I decided to do a spin on the classic chocolate chip cookie with a updated version of this recipe. Two cups of crushed potato chips and a pint of ice cream later I had homemade ice cream sandwiches that combined salty sweet and crunch gooey goodness all into one. I let the cookies set for about 20 minutes before turning them into ice cream sandwiches and when they were still slightly warm they were incredible! But since I had no business eating a dozen ice cream sandwiches at that moment I wrapped them individually in plastic wrap and stuck them in the freezer. I suggest letting them thaw for a few minutes before eating them if you freeze them but either way this is an easy update to an old classic. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softener
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups potato chips, crushed
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  2. Beat butter, brown and white sugar with electric mixer until fluffy.
  3. Add in eggs and maple syrup and beat on medium speed.
  4. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour, salt and baking soda.
  5. Hand stir in potato chips and chocolate chips.
  6. Drop cookies into tablespoons balls 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 10-14 minutes until brown.
  8. Let cool on baking sheet and then scoop ice cream into two cookies to form sandwich.
  9. Enjoy or wrap in plastic and freeze until ready to eat.
  10. Remove from freezer and let thaw at room temperature for 5 minutes before eating.

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Chocolate Baked Banana Recipe

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I love desserts that involve fruit, and well mostly all desserts. I also love simple recipes that have tasty flavors and can be made quickly in case you have impromptu guest or a two. This recipe is easy for the amount of ingredients, the preparation time and the cooking time. If you need to sweeten up the lives of a bunch of people in a hurry your problems are solved. Perfect in the oven, but also could be done over an open fire. Who wants to go camping because this could be a tasty extra element to the traditional S’mores recipe too!

Ingredients

  • 1 banana, per person
  • 4 square of chopped dark chocolate, Valrhona is the best

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. With a sharp knife, cut a slit through banana peel and banana on one side {make sure not to go all the way through banana}.
  3. Cut chocolate chunks {you can also use chocolate chips} and stuff inside banana.
  4. Wrap banana in tin foil and place on center over rack {you can also grill outside if the you have one and the season is right}.
  5. Back for 20-30 minutes until chocolate is melted. Banana peel will turn black, but you aren’t eating that so who cares!
  6. Remove from oven and enjoy straigh out of foil!

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Puppy Chow.

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I was first introduced to puppy chow in college and found it to be a fun, easy snack to make. A few years ago I developed an allergy to peanuts and went a long time without ever considering puppy chow to be something I would enjoy again (normally one of the main ingredients is peanut butter). Recently, I got to thinking about alternatives not only to the peanut butter but how I could make this classic treat even more delicious. I found by using Scharffen Berger Dark Chocolate (one of my favorites) and cashew butter that the flavors were better than ever before, and didn’t require me to have an EpiPen. This recipe has defintly sparked my interest to see what other foods I used to love with peanuts could easily be remade and enjoyed again.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of butter
  • 2 cups of Scharffen Berger chocolate
  • 1/2 cup of cashew butter
  • 8 cups of corn chex cereal
  • 4 cups of powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

  1. Start by chopping up your chocolate bar into small pieces so it melts faster.
  2. In a large pot, melt the butter, chocolate pieces and cashew pieces. Use medium heat so the mixture doesn’t burn.
  3. Measure out chex mix in large bowl.
  4. Once mixture is melted add in chex mix, but continue to stir (I keep it in the pot so the mixture stays warm and coates more evenly).
  5. Put coated chex mix in large ziplock bag and add in powdered sugar.
  6. Shake it up!
  7. Put in an airtight container (to preseve freshness) and let it freeze for a few hours before enjoying (trust me-it is better cold).

 

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Churros + Chocolate Carmel Sauce & Cinnamon Sugar Glaze

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Give me a good theme and I will go far. Last nights premiere of Boardwalk Empire begged for something homemade while staying true to the times. Prohibition was in full effect for me given it was a Sunday night with a full work week ahead so I decided to listen to my sweet tooth and make this Churro recipe. What can I say, I love fair food and that is what I think of when I think Atlantic City. They were perfect rolled in cinnamon and sugar, but decided to whip up a chocolate carmel sauce and a cinnamon sugar glaze while heating up the oil in between batches. They added the perfect finishing touch.

Ingredients (churros)

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups of oil for frying
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball. You can leave the dough out while making dipping sauces.
  2. Heat oil in deep skillet at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Usually you can pipe strips of dough with a star shape tip, but I didn’t have a tip so I rolled them by hand and then made the impressions with a knife. Make sure to coat the knife in flour so that it does not stick to the dough.
  3. Fry until golden; drain on paper towels.
  4. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll drained churros in cinnamon and sugar mixture.

{hand imprinted the dough since I didn’t have a star-shaped pasty tip}

Ingredients (chocolate carmel sauce)

  • 1/2 cup of butterscotch carmels chips
  • 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup of heavy whipping cream

Directions

  1. Melt carmel chips on medium heat.
  2. After carmel has completely melted down, add chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream.
  3. Stir consistently until all three have blended together.

Ingredients (cinnamon sugar glaze)

  • 1 tsp of cinnamon
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • half of cup of unsalted butter
  • powdered sugar as desired

Directions

  1. Melt butter and salt over medium heat. Once butter begins to melt, add brown sugar and cinnamon.
  2. Continuously stir until melted.
  3. Drizzle cinnamon sugar glaze over churros. Add powdered sugar to taste.

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