••••CHOCOLATE CHIP CANNOLI DIP🍪🧀🍮🍨!!••••

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****CHOCOLATE CHIP CANNOLI DIP!!

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Chocolate Chip Cannoli Dip

By JOCELYN RUGGIERO

• MAKES

  2 1/2 cups

INGREDIENTS

•  2 cups ricotta cheese
•  ⅓ cup sugar
•  1 tsp vanilla extract
•  ¾ cup plus 1 Tbsp mini chocolate chips, divided
•  1 Tbsp chopped pistachios.
•  1 tsp powdered sugar
•  Waffle cones

• 

DIRECTIONS

• Mix together ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla and ¾ cup mini chocolate chips. Spoon into a serving bowl and top with remaining 1 Tbsp chocolate chips and chopped pistachios. Dust with powdered sugar. Refrigerate until serving time. Serve with broken-up waffle cones. 

KITCHEN COUNTER

Makes 2 1/2 cups. Per (1/4 cup) serving: 190 cal, 10g fat, 20mg chol, 7g prot, 21gcarbs, 1g fiber, 65mg sodium

••••EGGNOG CHEESECAKE🍳🍶🍰🍜🧀!!••••

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Eggnog Cheesecake 

****EGGNOG CHEESECAKE!!

 

Author: Tara Noland

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  61 mins

Total time:  1 hour 31 mins

Serves: 12 servings

 

Ingredients

 

Crust

• 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• Fresh grating of nutmeg
• Pinch of cloves
• ¼ cup butter, melted
   

Filling

• 1½ pounds regular or light cream cheese
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. dark rum
• 2 Tbsp. brandy
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3 large eggs, room temperature

Topping

• 1½ cups sour cream
• 1½ Tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. nutmeg
• Cinnamon sticks
   

Instructions

1. For the crust, mix together the graham crackers with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Stir in the butter and mix well. Into a 9" springform pan, press in the crumbs and work up the sides for about 1¾". Freeze crust for 10 min.
2. Preheat oven to 375F having a rack postioned in the middle. Bake crust for 8 min. Remove the crust from the oven and let cool while you make the filling.
3. For the filling, in a large bowl of a standup mixer beat the cream cheese with the sugar. Add in the rum, brandy, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat well to combine. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Spoon filling into crust and bake for 45 min. or until softly set in the center. If the top begins to brown too much cover it with foil. Take cheesecake out and allow to cool for 30 min.
5. Increase oven temperature to 400F.
6. For the topping, whisk the sour cream, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour mixture carefully over cheesecake. Bake until set for 8 min. Let cheesecake cool completely then cover and refrigerate overnight.
7. To serve, cut around the edge of the cheesecake to loosen and then release. Slide cheesecake carefully onto a serving dish, removing the bottom pan. Sift the cinnamon and nutmeg on top and decorate with the cinnamon sticks.
   
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Recipe by Noshing With the Nolands at http://noshingwiththenolands.com/eggnog-cheesecake-scrambledplan/

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****KIRK DOUGLAS!!

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••••EASY MINI CHICKEN POT PIES🐔🍗🧀🍶🍳!!••••

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****EASY MINI CHICKEN POT PIES!!

Prep Time

20 MIN

Total Time

60 MIN

6 Servings 

Ingredients

Chicken Mixture

1

tablespoon vegetable oil 

1

lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces 

1

medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)

1/2

cup chicken broth

1

cup frozen peas and carrots

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon pepper 

1/4

teaspoon ground thyme

1

cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

Baking Mixture

1/2

cup Original Bisquick™ mix

1/2

cup milk

2

eggs

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Directions 

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• 2 In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add onion and chicken broth; heat to simmering. Add frozen vegetables and seasonings. Heat until hot, stirring occasionally until almost all liquid is absorbed. Cool 5 minutes; stir in cheese.
• 3 In medium bowl, stir baking mixture ingredients with whisk or fork until blended. Spoon 1 scant tablespoon baking mixture into each muffin cup. Top with about 1/4 cup chicken mixture. Spoon 1 tablespoon baking mixture onto chicken mixture in each muffin cup.
• 4 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. With thin knife, loosen sides of pies from pan; remove from pan and place top sides up on cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer, and serve.
  
  
  

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••••EGGNOG PANCAKES WITH CRANBERRY SYRUP🍒🍶🍜🍁🍳!!••••

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****EGGNOG PANCAKES WITH

****CRANBERRY SYRUP!!

Eggnog Pancakes with Cranberry Syrup

Ingredients for pancakes:

• 2 C flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 2 C eggnog
• 1/4 C vegetable oil
   

Ingredients for syrup:

• 1 C fresh cranberries
• 1/2 C real maple syrup
• 1 tbps butter
  
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Steps:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
2. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, eggnog, and oil.
3. Combine wet ingredients into dry.
4. On a hot buttered griddle drop 1/4 C of batter into pancakes. When bubbles form and start to pop flip the pancakes and cook until golden on both sides.
5. Make the syrup: Combine cranberries, syrup, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until cranberries have burst and the syrup thickens. Serve with pancakes.
    

*This recipe is adapted from Jocelyn at http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2014/12/eggnog-pancakes/*