Sunday, May 22, 2011

Baked Oatmeal with Cranberries & Walnuts




This oatmeal is almost like biting into a deliciously warm and fluffy oatmeal cookie. It's great served with warm milk over the top.
3 cups old fashioned oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup applesauce (you could also just use 1/2 cup butter)
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350. Grease 8x8 inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and cranberries. In another bowl, combine milk, butter, applesauce, vanilla, and eggs. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and pour into a baking dish. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Delicious with warm milk over the top!

Peanut Butter Fudgy Brownies



If you're a lover of chocolate and peanut butter, you'll love these! A perfectly rich combination of brownies, peanut butter pudding frosting and chocolate frosting. 


1 package fudge brownie mix (I recommend making the cake-like version)
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons cold milk
4 1/2 teaspoons instant vanilla pudding mix
1 can chocolate fudge frosting
Prepare and bake brownies according to package directions in a 13x9 inch pan. Cool.
In a small bowl, beat confectioner's sugar, butter, peanut butter, milk and pudding mix until smooth. Spread over brownies. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes until firm. Frost with chocolate frosting. Refrigerate to make firm before cutting.