Smucker’s Double Chocolate Diamonds

December 12, 2012 by 2 Comments

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Who knew that Smucker’s Ice Cream toppings could be used in such creative ways?   If you’ve got a jar of Smucker’s fudge, you can make these yummy Double Chocolate Diamonds.  The base of the bar is flour and peanut butter, but the topping is rich fudge doubled up with chocolate chips.  What’s not to like about that?  Next on my list of things to make is this Grilled Poundcake with Blueberry Sauce and Ricotta Cream.  Mmmmm!

Check out more Smucker’s Recipes HERE.  Plus, stay tuned for great giveaways we’re offering this week with Mommysavers as part of their Five Days of Holiday Giveaways Series.  One Frugal Bites/Mommysavers reader will win a $100 gift pack provided by Smucker’s!

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Smucker’s Double Chocolate Diamonds
 
Ingredients
  • No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 cup Vegetable Shortening
  • ½ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (11.75 oz.) jar Smucker’s® Hot Fudge Topping
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
  1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 15½ x 10½ x 1-inch jelly roll pan with foil. Coat with no-stick cooking spray.
  2. BEAT shortening, peanut butter and brown sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy. Beat in eggs and almond extract until smooth. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix at low speed just until combined. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
  3. BAKE 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack while preparing chocolate layer.
  4. PLACE chocolate chips in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Stir. Microwave in 15 second intervals until melted and smooth. Stir in hot fudge topping. Microwave on HIGH 15 seconds. Spread over warm baked bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. Chill 1 hour or until chocolate layer is firm.
  5. LIFT bars from pan with foil and place on cutting board. Cut into diamonds by cutting on the diagonal from corner to corner both directions forming a large “X”. Beginning at one center cut, make 1½-inch parallel diagonal cuts on both sides. Repeat with other center cut to form diamonds. Store in refrigerator.

 

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White Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding

December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

white chocolate bread pudding

This White Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding is as delicious as it is lovely.  Plus, it’s really easy to make.  To make it frugal, purchase day-old French bread to use in this recipe.  I regularly find it on the sale racks at Walmart for $.97 per loaf.  Plus, French bread can be frozen for later use.  Did you know that you can also freeze fresh cranberries?  Buy then on sale now, freeze, and use throughout the winter!

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White Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1¾ cups hot water
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 cups cubed French bread
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • ⅔ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
  2. BEAT eggs in large bowl. Blend in sweetened condensed milk, water, melted butter, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir in bread, dried cranberries and baking chips until completely moistened. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  3. BAKE 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or let cool.

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Cranberry Orange Pinwheel Cookies

December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

cranberry orange pinwheel cookies

 

cranberry vaseFor some, it wouldn’t be Christmas without baking something with cranberries.  They’re colorful, tangy, and good for you to boot.  These Cranberry Orange Pinwheel Cookies are great to bring to a holiday cookie exchange.  The dough can be prepared days ahead of time, which is nice.

I like to use cranberries in decorating as well as baking.  If you’re entertaining, save some cranberries to make this cute candle holder.  I snipped some greens from a shrub in my front yard, layered with cranberries, and added water so they floated to the top.  Next, I added a tealight candle and a little red baker’s twine.  So simple, yet very frugal and pretty!

Frugal Tip:  Many people don’t realize that fresh cranberries can be frozen.  Cranberries are in season right now, so buy them on sale and freeze them for later!

This was originally posted here:  25 Days of Christmas Treats

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Cranberry Orange Pinwheel Cookies
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Serves: 24-30
 

These zesty pinwheel cookies are as pretty as they are delicious!
Ingredients
  • 1½ C. flour
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ C. butter, at room temperature
  • ¾ C. sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ⅓ C. finely chopped fresh cranberries
  • ½ C. finely chopped pecans
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly grated orange zest
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, combine the first three dry ingredients. Set aside.
  2. Next, cream the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla together. Add dry ingredients until mixture forms a dough. Refrigerate one hour or more.
  3. In a small bowl, combine cranberries, pecans and orange zest.
  4. On a floured surface, roll the dough to a 10″ square. Sprinkle the cranberry/pecan mixture onto the dough, leaving about an inch on each of the ends. Press into dough slightly, then roll in a jelly-roll fashion. Wrap in wax paper and freeze 4 hours or overnight.
  5. Preheat oven to 375. Slice the dough in ¼″ rounds and place on a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Bake approximately 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned on top.

 

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Another Great Kindle Cookbook Deal: Save 87% on The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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I love Greek food.  The best part is that it’s usually pretty healthy.  Double yay.  So, this Kindle cookbook deal caught my eye. Right now, you can download The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking for just $2.51. That’s 87% off the retail price of $19.95.  I can’t wait to read this one!

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Kindle Cookbooks: Save 89% on Saveur New American Comfort Food

December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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I am loving Kindle Cookbooks.  Since I use my iPad for recipe viewing in the kitchen anyway, they’re so much easier than the standard bulky version of cookbooks (which, by the way, I still love and collect).  What’s great about them is that they don’t take up space (other than on your hard drive) and they’re frugal.  In most cases, they cost less than their traditionally-printed counterparts.

Today, I spotted the Saveur New American Comfort Food for just $3.99 on Kindle. That’s an 89% savings.

Book Description:
From the pages of Saveur magazine, one of the world’s premier food publications, comes a celebration of the enormous range of regional American and international dishes that have shaped the classic comfort foods of today. A steaming bowl of udon noodles, a bubbling serving of macaroni and cheese, a hearty helping of huevos rancheros, a perfectly browned grilled cheese sandwichthese are just some of the 100 mouthwatering recipes in this extraordinary volume that highlights the pleasures of comfort food in all its diversity. Brimming with more than 200 stunning photographs and memorable sidebars that present the people, ingredients, and techniques involved in the recipes, Saveur New American Comfort Food is an unforgettable journey behind the scenes of our favorite heartwarming dishes.

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