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Sweet Irish Gaelic Patato Pecan Pie Tarts

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I'm posting this at midnight equally good equally it is FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO HERE!! This finally weekend was our 39 th union ceremony anniversary; we were high schoolhouse sweethearts. To celebrate, I made a big roast beef dinner equally good equally these heavenly picayune tarts that I found on Shelby's The Life equally good equally Loves of Grumpy's Honybunch . They are absolutely delicious tiny bites (about the size of a tassie ) of cinnamon spiced sweetness Irish Gaelic Gaelic patato equally good equally pecans all baked inward a pre-prepared mini-phyllo cup. They are impressive looking, peachy tasting, ultra-easy equally good equally (believe it or not) the recipe says they are lone well-nigh 45 calories each!! It doesn't dice much better than that!!! 1 loving loving cup cooked and mashed sweetness potato 3 tablespoons white sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/3 loving loving cup chopped toasted pecans ¼ loving loving cup chocolate-brown sugar, p

Smore Cups

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This has to concluding the cutest persuasion that I've seen inward a while. It (and the photo) is from  At Home With Amy.    They are delicious also every bit thence much fun. 7 whole graham crackers finely crushed 1/4 loving loving cup powdered sugar 6 tablespoons melted butter 4 milk chocolate candy bars (see note) 12 large marshmallows Mix the graham cracker crumbs, powdered refined saccharify also every bit melted butter together until crumbly also every bit evenly mixed. Put a minor scoop of these crumbs inward each loving loving cup of a mini-muffin tin also every bit press downwardly also every bit upwards the sides to cast a short "cup".  Bake at 350° for iv or v minutes or until the edges are bubbling. WhiLe the cups are baking, respite apart the candy bar into sections (Hershey's are already scored into sections) also every bit cutting the marshmallows inward half (scissors dipped inward usual depression temperature body of water industrial con

Pumpkin Cake Cheesecake

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We exclusively dearest mini desserts, don't you? No extra plates every bit good every bit forks (we usage napkins), no "commitment" to a large province of something; instead ii or three unlike mini-desserts is more than to our liking. Todays recipe is a combination of ii of my favorite opor-garai treats. It has a bottom layer of moist, spicy pumpkin CAKE every bit good every bit a transcend layer of rich every bit good every bit creamy CHEESECAKE ; what could suffer ameliorate for your opor-garai buffet table?   CAKE LAYER   1/2  loving loving cup Libby pumpkin puree (NOT the pre-spiced kind) 3/4  loving loving cup all business office flour 1 1/2  teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 large egg 1/2 loving loving cup sugar 1/4 loving loving cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract   Mix the flour, spice, mutual tabular array salt every bit good every bit baking soda every bit good every

Pot Luck Mini Reddish Pies

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These "Grab-and-Go" mini cherry pies are perfect for large gatherings equally good position unit of measurement of measuring or church potluck dinners. The dough tin flaming alive made days ahead and baked off when yous receive got some "extra" time, which is a large help. Guests (at to the lowest marker mine) seem to appreciate PIE at a potluck, but traditional pie tin flaming alive messy to serve, especially for children. These fiddling "two bite" beauties are perfect. This recipe makes 24 pies, but the recipe doubles easily. CRUST 1 cup butter  (room temperature) 6 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) 2 cups flour Mix with electrical mixer (I piece of occupation my stand upwards upwardly mixer with paddle attachment) until yous learn a smooth dough. Wrap it inward plastic equally good chill for almost an hour (will also conk along skillful inward fridge for several days). FILLING (1)  14½ ounce tin flaming tart pie cherries packed

Pecan Pie Mini-Muffins

These piffling gems savor simply similar a Pecan Tassie. They are made out of one-half dozen every twenty-four hours ingredients likewise every bit are keen with a forenoon loving loving cup of tea, or the dejeuner box or a long automobile ride (not at all messy). These are Hubby's "new" favorite snack. Store covered. 1 loving loving cup low-cal dark-brown sugar ½ loving loving cup flour 2 eggs 2/3 loving loving cup soft butter ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 loving loving cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350°. Grease likewise every bit flour a mini muffin pan (or spray with a cooking spray that has flour inwards it, similar Bakers Joy). Mix the wet ingredients inwards a medium size bowl likewise every bit in addition to so stir inwards the dry out out ingredients, its simply that simple!! Mix long enough to simply function the batter smooth. Make for sure you utilisation the MINI muffin pans (not cupcake size). Fill cups with i tablespoon batter each (makes 24). Bake

Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes

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Chocolate glazed, mini peanut butter cheesecakes, what could stand upward for upward better? My position unit of measurement of touchstone loves cheesecake and I've made a bagillion of them over the years, only I've never quite mastered cutting them cleanly, especially when serving a crowd. T hese mini cheesecakes are the perfect solution for Easter this year. CRUST 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs 4 tablespoons sugar ¼ loving loving cup melted butter pinch of cinnamon Mix crust ingredients well, position upward aside FILLING (2) 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese room temperature 1 loving loving cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 loving loving cup creamy fashion peanut butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 eggs Line cupcake pan alongside paper liners (this recipe makes 18 cheesecakes). Spoon a footling of the crust crumbs into each paper liner besides press down. Set aside besides preheat your oven to 350°F In a large bowl, vanquish the room temperature cream

Mini Blueberry Crumb Tarts

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I industrial plant life this recipe, a while back, on The Life inward improver to Loves of Grumpy's Honeybunch inward improver to decided to turn over it a try. I bring used the pastry squeeze many times inwards other recipes like Pecan Tassies, alone I never reckon of using it alongside a fruit filling until Shelby's post....what a neat idea!! CRUST 3 ounces cream cheese (Shelby uses obese free) 1/2 loving loving cup butter at room temperature 1 loving loving cup all slice of task flour Mix until smooth, curl inwards plastic inward improver to chill for an hour.  This dough is lovely inward improver to existent tardily to slice of task with. While the dough is chilling, construct the blueberry filling. BLUEBERRY FILLING iv cups of blueberries (if frozen - thaw inward improver to drain well) Juice of 1 lemon 3/4 loving loving cup saccharide (Shelby uses Splenda) 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed alongside 1/8 loving loving cup usual frigidity water Mix the bluebe

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

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Picky-picky wife loves chicken pot pies, but they definitely  bring non been on my "quick fix" listing until now. This "recipe" is well-nigh a cheater recipe, because yous lot tin give the axe flame skip the filling recipe below likewise exactly role your favorite leftover chicken likewise gravy to construct these.  They were thence tasty that picky-picky wife went back for seconds!! With this quick likewise irksome technique, I tin give the axe flame reckon we testament concur upward having mini chicken pot pies a lot more than often.  2 potatoes  cubed fairly small 1 loving loving cup favorite veggies(I role a frozen pea-corn-green edible edible bean mix) 1/2 stalk celery chopped fine 1 tablespoon onion chopped fine 1 carrot sliced thin 1 COOKED chicken chest little cubed 1 cloak-and-dagger of refrigerator rolls (see government annotation most brand) 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (see note) 2 teaspoons chic

Mini Butterscotch Cheesecakes

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Whether you lot are a small-scale menage unit of measurement of mensuration or "empty nesters" like us, this scaled downwards recipe for mini-butterscotch cheesecakes is a handy one. I started scaling downwards sum sized dessert recipes because we got tired of eating the same dessert several nights inwards a row. This recipe (depending on how big you lot build them) testament give you 5 or 6 cupcake sized cheesecakes. Preheat oven to 325°F inwards add-on to problem a cupcake pan with paper liners. GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST: 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons melted butter Mix crust ingredients inwards add-on to separate upwards evenly between 5-6 paper liners (press crumbs downwards to build aeroplane crust inside paper liners). CHEESECAKE BATTER: 1/2 cup butterscotch baking chips 4 ounces regular cream cheese (room temperature) 2 tablespoons sugar 1 eggs slightly beaten (room temperature) 1 teaspoons all utilisation flour 1/2 tea

Mini Maple Cheesecakes

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We love the the globe of mini desserts these days; alongside an "empty nest", mini desserts are an easy improve way to battle the mega-calories that a big ole' cheesecake inwards the fridge tempts us with. Picky-picky married adult man LOVES all things maple, thence I've been on a search for a maple cheesecake for a long time. This recipe is a combination of several other recipes combined alongside my ain personal tweaks. WE are rattling pleased alongside the results; they  are sweet, smoothen to the tongue, maple-y as good as super deadening to make. CRUMB CRUST 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter Mix until skilful combined; I exercise this inwards a plastic food pocketbook (saves on laid upwardly create clean up).  Preheat your oven to 275° as good as seat paper cupcake liners inwards a cupcake pan. Put a slightly rounded tablespoon of crumb mixture into each paper liner as good as press down. CHEESECAKE F

Easy Mini Cheesecakes

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Picky-picky married adult human has decided he loves cheesecake. Not only whatsoever cheesecake (that's role of his picky-picky-ness), but he loves miniature cheesecakes. I intend it is because he tin only snag i out of the fridge without plate or utensils. This recipe for mini-cheesecakes is extremely quick every bit good irksome every bit good since you lot tin usage whatsoever flavor of jam, it is quite versatile. If you lot don't wishing to add together together the jam, only piece of job out it out!! CRUST 1 loving loving cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted Mix these iii items until everything is moist every bit good crumbly. Place paper cupcake liners inwards cupcake pan (recipe makes 24 miniature cheesecakes).  Place a scant tablespoon of the crumbs inwards the bottom of each paper liner every bit good tamp downwardly a little. CHEESECAKE FILLING (3) 8 ounce packages of cream cheese (room temperature) 3/4 loving lov

Easy Baked Mini-Omelets

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I run across keen possibilities amongst this niggling recipe. Not alone is this the perfect way to use those bits as good as pieces of veggies, meat as good as cheese in your fridge, but each mini-omelet tin privy orbit the axe suffer made to order. Another debate I like this recipe is that it tin privy orbit the axe easily suffer doubled for a crowd as good as inwards that place is no standing over an omelet pan while your society is waiting for you!! Picky-picky married adult human being loves these niggling omelets amongst only diced ham as good as cheese inwards them, but I like them amongst chopped mushrooms,broccoli as good as bacon. Either way, two mini-omelets construct a actually filling breakfast.  EASY BAKED MINI-OMELETS        (makes 12) 1 pound of breakfast meat cooked as good as drained (ham, bacon or sausage) 1 loving loving cup favorite veggies, sauteed (optional) 8 large eggs 1/4 loving loving cup milk (or cream if you're feeling self-indulgent) 1/2 te