Nutter Butter S'mores Ice Cream (no ice cream maker required)

I have been on a mission to try and make homemade ice cream.  My neighbor had me try some she made and I'm in love!  I did all the research on ice cream makers and chose the one I wanted and don't you know I have to order it online only ugh!!!  So I found one I didn't need the ice cream maker to make.  I'm an eagerly awaiting my machine in the mail but this was an awesome recipe.  My kids said it was the best ice cream ever!  I get that a lot when they want seconds.  Try this recipe you will love it.

Nutter Butter S’mores Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 2 – Cool Whip, 8 oz.
• 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2/3 c. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars, broken up
• 8 Nutter Butter Cookies, divided
• 1/3 c. Marshmallow Cream

Instructions

1. Whisk together the cool whip and the sweetened condensed milk.
2. Fold in the chocolate and 6 crushed Nutter Butters.
3. Fold in the marshmallow cream– this can be a little tricky. I sort of “chopped” it in, using a firm rubber spatula.
4. Crumble the remaining 2 Nutter Butters in your hands (you want chunks, so don’t crumble them so much that they’re “crushed”) and fold in with rubber spatula.
5. Spread in a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze for at least 6 hours.

Caprese Burgers

This one is burgertastic!  I live a good burger and this one definitely ranks in the top 5!  My family really liked it too.  Next time I'm going to stuff them with Carmelized onions, smoked cheddar and bacon.  Yum right?  I served mine on grilled onion rolls.

2 lbs ground chuck
2 tbsp beef seasoning (McCormicks)
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Bacon bits
Fresh mozzerella cheese, sliced
Grape tomatoes, quartered
Basil

Mix ground chuck, worcestershire sauce snd beef seasoning.  Make 8 hamburger patties, thinner in the center. Fill half the patties with bacon bits, mozzerella, basil and tomatoes.  Top with another patty.  Making sure to crimp all the edges well.  Grill your burger.  Voila!

Andes Mint Brownies

Holy smokes batman these are incredible!!  You have to hide them from yourself so you do not eat the entire pan.  They are very rich and decadent.  Make these for your next BBQ and people will not stop talking about them.

• 1 package fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch size)
• 2 packages (4.67 ounces each) mint Andes candies

Directions

• Prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions.
• Chop five candies; set aside. Arrange remaining candies in a single layer over warm brownies. Bake 20-25 seconds longer or until candy is softened; spread over top. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with chopped candies. Yield: 2 dozen.

Blueberry Banana No Bake Cheesecake

This is a recipe I got from my mother.  It's quick and easy.  It makes 2 smaller cheesecakes or 1 larger cheesecake.  It's very rich so I usually make 2.  Just make sure you refrigerate the cheese cakes for a few hours before serving.  I have also made this as a dip.  Just make filling and pour blueberry pie filling on top.  Serve with graham cracker stix.

2 graham cracker pie crust, ready made
1 12oz. Cool whip ( I use light or free)
1 can blueberry pie filling (can use cherry or whatever you like)
2 bananas sliced
1 cup of sugar
8 oz cream cheese

In mixer combine sugar and cream cheese.  Mix well. Gently fold in whip cream.  If you over mix it will be soup.  Open crust and line with bananas.  Pour 1/2 of filling mixture into each crust.  Top with pie filling and refrigerate.

***skip the bananas if you want to.

No bake cheesecake!

Strawberry cheesecake squares

Can you say easy!  I cheated on this one big time.  These turned out so tasty.  Yesterday I made cheesecake stuffed strawberries dipped in chocolate.  They were so hard to eat.  This was way better!

Strawberry Cheesecake Squares

1 container Philadelphia cheesecake filling
Graham crackers broken in two pieces
1/2 bag chocolate chips
Strawberries, sliced

Top each graham cracker with a spoonful of cheesecake filling.  Place sliced strawberries on filling and drizzle with melted chocolate chips.  I melted mind in the microwave.
Chill and serve.