Mini Cheese Balls

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container chive & onion cream cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, ground

Recipe

• 1 mix cream cheese spread and mozzarella cheese until well blended.
• 2 stir in chopped bacon and seasonings.
• 3 shape mixture into 54 balls, using 1 level tsp for each ball.
• 4 roll in walnuts. cover with plastic wrap.
• 5 chill at least 2 hours.

No Bake Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (cut into small pieces)
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 ounces digestive biscuits or 4 ounces graham crackers or 4 ounces butter cookies
• 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts (toasted and chopped) or 1 1/4 cups almonds (toasted and chopped) or 1 1/4 cups walnuts (toasted and chopped) or 1 1/4 cups pecans (toasted and chopped) or 1 1/4 cups macadamia nuts (toasted and chopped)

Recipe

• 1 if using hazelnuts: preheat the oven to 350 degree f (177 degree c) and place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet. bake for about 15 minutes or until fragrant and the skins begin to flake. remove from oven and place a dish towel over the nuts. let the nuts sit for a few minutes and then rub the nuts in the towel briskly to remove the skins. let cool and then chop coarsely.
• 2 if using almonds, walnuts, pecans, and/or macadamia nuts: in a 350 degree f oven bake the nuts for about 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly brown and fragrant. let cool then chop coarsely.
• 3 then in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate.
• 4 meanwhile break the digestive cookies into small pieces (about 1/2 inch).
• 5 once the butter and chocolate are melted, remove from heat and stir in the digestive cookies, along with their crumbs, and the chopped nuts.
• 6 spread this mixture into a lightly buttered 8 inch tart or cake pan, cover, and refrigerate for several hours or until set. cut or break into slices. store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Hot Polenta Breakfast With Dried Fruit Compote - Non-dairy

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon finely minced lemon zest
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 15 pitted prunes
• 10 dried apricots, cut in half
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup polenta
• 4 cups lightly salt water

Recipe

• 1 combine the orange juice, lemon juice, zest, cinnamon and honey in a medium sized saucepan and stir.
• 2 bring to a simmer on high heat and add prunes, and apricots.
• 3 turn the heat to lowest level.
• 4 simmer gently for about 10 minutes. don't let prunes get too soggy.
• 5 while prunes are simmering start cooking polenta by bringing lightly salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• 6 add polenta to boiling water slowly stirring constantly.
• 7 reduce heat to low and cook for about 15 minutes stirring to make sure it doesn't get lumpy.
• 8 if it starts to get too thick add a little more hot water. you want it soft.
• 9 remove fruit from sauce with a slotted spoon to a shallow bowl and turn the heat to high.
• 10 reduce the liquid to about half.
• 11 return fruit and add walnuts to sauce and serve over bowl of polenta.

Cranberry-walnut Granola

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray or butter, for greasing pan
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated
• 1/4 cup evaporated cane juice, crystals
• 2 teaspoons sea salt, unprocessed
• 2/3 cup honey or 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup oil, expeller-pressed
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup dried blueberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f prepare a shallow 14x11-inch pan by greasing with cooking spray or butter.
• 2 in large bowl, thoroughly mix together oats, walnuts, sesame seeds, orange zest, sugar, and salt.
• 3 in a separate bowl combine the honey and oil. pour over the dry ingredients. thoroughly mix together and spoon into the prepared pan.
• 4 bake for 30 minutes, turning the pan and stirring every 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 5 remove from oven. mix in the dried cranberries and blueberries, if using, and allow to cool.

Ever Ready Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) box raisin bran cereal
• 5 cups flour (unsifted)
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 combine dry ingredients.
• 2 combine other ingredients and add to dry ingredients.
• 3 mix with spoon just to moisten.
• 4 fold mixture.
• 5 put in refrigerator overnight.
• 6 spoon into greased muffin pans, being careful to take batter from sides and not mix batter anymore.
• 7 bake on bottom rack at 400 degrees for 5 minutes; then bake on top rack 15 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted,cooled
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 6 oz.)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 9 inch frozen deep dish pie shell, thawed
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 whisk eggs, both sugars, and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
• 3 add flour and salt; whisk to blend.
• 4 whisk in butter in three additions.
• 5 stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 6 transfer filling to pie crust.
• 7 bake pie until filling is puffed and golden brown, about 50 minutes.
• 8 cool on rack 20 minutes.
• 9 cut into wedges.
• 10 serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

Mini Carrot Bundt Cakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 18 1/4 ounces carrot cake mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup carrot, grated
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple in juice
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 cake: combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat for 2 minutes with electric beater for 2 minutes.
• 2 pour into greased mini bundt pan.
• 3 bake at 375ºf for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 4 let cool for 10 minutes then remove to serving plate. top with cream cheese drizzle.
• 5 drizzle: combine all ingredients in a bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth.