Jalapeno Popper Pizza Recipe

I had never thought to make a jalapeno popper pizza til my friend Melissa told me about it and we just had to try it. And let me tell you if you like spicy jalapeno cheesy goodness this is definitely something you need to try! We loved it and will def be making it in the future. I also have a recipe for a grilled cheese jalapeno popper sandwich can't wait to try that. The recipe I used all ingredients listed except I used a few more jalapenos and cute the bread crumbs into a 1/3 of the amount. I also didn't use all the cream cheese just a nice light layer. But it was oh so good :) You can also use any cheese this one said the Mexican blend but I opted for Cheddar and I'm pretty sure my friend used Mozzarella. Use whatever you see fit :) Oh yeah and I used real bacon and prob more than recommended. Prob like 5-7 pieces :)

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• 1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust
• 3 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 (3 ounce) jar cooked real bacon pieces (such as Hormel™)
• 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Stir together the softened cream cheese and ranch dressing mix in a bowl until smooth. Spread the mixture on the pre-baked crust. Sprinkle the jalapeno slices and bacon on top of the cream cheese mixture; then top with the shredded cheese.
3. Combine the melted butter and seasoned bread crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the pizza. Bake in preheated oven until the bread crumbs are nicely browned and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes.

New York Cheesecake

Pretty tasty cheesecake. Good texture. Rich, but not too rich. Very flexible recipe. Next time I'll try an Oreo crust and strawberries on top. Yummm. Also might add more vanilla. Make sure it's not too close to the top of the oven or the rack above it, because it will puff up quite a bit. Ended up sinking in the middle when it cooled, but I had zero complaints.

Ingredients

2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup melted butter

5 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 tbsp flour

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

5 eggs

2 egg yolks

1/3 cup whipping cream

1 tsp finely shredded lemon zest (I used lemon juice cause it's what I had)


Directions

1) Combine cracker crumbs with melted butter until well combined.

2) Press the mixture into the bottom and 2 1/2 inches up the sides of a 9 x 3 inch springform pan.

3) In large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla. Beat til fluffy(ish).

4) Add eggs, and yolks, beating on low until just combined.

5) Stir in whipping cream and lemon peel.

6) Pour into the springform pan.

7) Place springform pan into shallow baking pan in the oven.

8) Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until center appears nearly set when shaken. (Mine was pretty wobbly when I took it out and it turned out just fine.)

9) Cool 15 mins, then release outer ring.

10) Cool completely, then chill 4- 24 hours. (Mine was still slightly warm when I put it in the fridge, and it didn't make a bit of difference.)

Betty Crocker the Cheating Way

So I had heard that you could bake cookies from cake mixes and thought hmmm....that would be a great easy way to make fresh cookies for the hubby, the hubby's shop, the holidays or even OYR when I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I did find out that it is something that you can do. I actually found the recipes on Betty Crockers website (http://www.bettycrocker.com/) and they have all different sorts of recipes you can use for all of their mixes I thought it was sorta neat.



Fudge Crinkles

Ingredients:

• 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Powdered sugar

Directions:

 

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir dry cake mix, oil, eggs and vanilla, using spoon, until dough forms.

 

2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 2 inches apart.

 

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered.

 

What I did: I added a cup of mini chocolate chips to the batter and it was super yummy. Once they were cooled I used a white frosting and dyed it green for st. patty's day and made cookie sandwiches out of them. They were super good! and super sweet!

 

 

Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

• 1 package Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 Directions: 

 

1. Heat oven to 350°. Mix cake mix, oil and eggs in large bowl with spoon until dough forms (some dry mix will remain).

 

2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Mix sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

 

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

 

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No changes.

 

Cherry Swirl Brownies

Ingredients:

• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped well-drained maraschino cherries
• 1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1 egg
• 1 box Betty Crocker® Ultimate Fudge brownie mix with Hershey's® Fudge Pouch and melt away mini chips
• Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box

 Directions:

 

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom of 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.

 

2. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, cherries, cherry juice and 1 egg with spoon; set aside.

 

3. Make brownie batter as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs--except spread half of the batter in pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter. Spoon remaining batter on top; spread gently to cover.

 

4. Bake 39 to 49 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before cutting. Store covered in refrigerator.