GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

• 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can CAMPBELL'S® Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 4 cups cut green beans (use 2 14-1/2 oz. cans OR 2 9 oz. pkgs. thawed frozen OR 1 1/4 lbs. fresh green beans)
• 1 1/3 cups FRENCH'S® Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions

Directions:

1. MIX soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2 -qt. baking dish. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
2. BAKE at 350°F for 30 minutes or until hot.
3. STIR. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 5 minutes or until onions are golden.

http://www.frenchs.com/recipe/frenchs-green-bean-casserole-RE1511

Eggnog Cheesecake*

Ingredients:

• 16 oz regular (or nondairy cream cheese), softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp dark rum or 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup Eggnog (can use Dairy-free silk nog, Vanilla soymilk or almondmilk!)
• 2 eggs
• 1 9-inch deep-dish graham cracker crust
• 16 graham cracker squares, crushed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions:

Crust

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a medium bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs and melted margarine. Place mixture in a 9 inch pie pan and press firmly into bottom and sides of pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.

Filling

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Using an electric mixer beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, salt and nutmeg until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl.
3. Beat in rum or vanilla and Eggnog.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
5. Pour into prepared crust and bake for 25-30 minutes until set.
6. Chill.

http://silk.com/recipes/eggnog-cheesecake

Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Pie crust:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup & 2 tbsp vegan margarine
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp cold water

Directions:

1) Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the vegan margarine, mixing until crumbly.

2)In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil and water, then add to the flour mixture, mixing just until a dough forms.

3)Cover the dough with plastic wrap, then chill for 30 minutes.

4)Roll out onto a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness and gently press into a pie tin.

Filling:

Yield: 1 9" pie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dairy-free sour cream, such as Tofutti
• 1 15-ounce can canned pumpkin
• 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 T. arrowroot powder
• 2 T. canola oil
• 2 T. maple syrup
• 2 t. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 t. salt

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer to combine the dairy-free sour cream, pumpkin, sugar, flour, arrowroot powder, canola oil, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt until combined. Pour into the prepared pie crust and bake at 425 F for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 F and bake for 45-55 minutes or until set. Allow pie to cool completely on a wire cooling rack, then transfer to the refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours before serving.

Bite-Sized Swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1. 12 Cupcake liners
2. Nonstick cooking spray
3. 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Cream cheese, at room temperature
4. 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
5. 1 1/2 Tbsp. All-purpose flour
6. 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
7. Pinch of salt
8. 2 large Eggs
9. 1/2 cup Pure Pumpkin
10. 2 Tbsp. Cafe Collection Vanilla Latte Coffeemate
11. 2 tsp. Ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300° F.
2. Line 12-cup muffin tin with liners; coat liners with nonstick cooking spray.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until smooth.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Transfer 1/2 cup batter to a medium bowl.
5. Add pumpkin and Coffee-mate; stir until blended.
6. Divide white cream cheese batter evenly among prepared cups; top evenly with pumpkin batter.
7. Swirl batters with butter knife.
Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until just set.
8. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
9. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving

Impossible Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup sugar (or natural sugar substitute ie, monk fruit or stevia)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup evaporated milk
2/3 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 cup muffin tin with silicone liners, foil liners sprayed with cooking spray or just spray the cups with cooking spray. Either of these three methods will make it easy to take the cupcake out after it’s cooked. Paper liners make it difficult to remove the cupcakes.
2. Mix the pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and milk. Add the flour, pumpkin spice, salt, baking powder and baking soda to the mixture.
3. Fill each muffin cup with 1/3 cup of the mixture. Bake for twenty minutes and let cool for twenty minutes. 
4. Remove cupcakes from pan and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle more pumpkin pie spice on top and serve.

Caramel Apple Dip

INGREDIENTS:

• 16 individually-wrapped caramels unwrapped
• 1/4 cup water
• 8 oz. cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt caramels with water, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
3. Lastly, fold in caramel mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
4. Serve immediately with apple slices.

http://www.chef-in-training.com/2013/08/caramel-apple-dip/

Sparkling Cider Pound Cake with Sparkling Cider Glaze

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup shortening (Crisco)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. butter extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup Sparkling Cider 

. GLAZE . .

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Spakling Cider

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cream butter, shortening and sugar together in a large bowl.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time along with the butter extract.
3. In a small bowl, combine salt, baking powder, and flour and stir to evenly combine. Add alternately with 1/2 cup sparkling cider to the wet ingredients and beat until well incorporated.
4. Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan.
5. Bake at 325 degrees F for about 60-70 minutes or until the top is golden brown and until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
6. In a medium bowl, whisk sparkling cider and powdered sugar until smooth consistency is reached. Poor over cooled pound cake.

http://www.chef-in-training.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_1923-4-190x100.jpg

APPLE PIE BAKED IN APPLE

Ingredients:

• 5-6 Granny Smith apples (make sure they can stand on their own)
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• pie crust (homemade or pre-made)

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 375F.

2) Cut off the top of 4 apples off and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon or melon baller very carefully, as to not puncture the peel.

If you’re a skilled interior apple excavator, salvage as much as you can so you can use it for Step 2. I, on the other hand, am not skilled so I just had to throw my interior apples away and chop up additional apples for filling.

3) Remove skin from remaining apple(s) and slice very thinly. These apple pieces will give you the additional filling needed to fill the four apples you are baking.

Mix sliced apples with sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. If you prefer more or less cinnamon make adjustments as desired. Same goes for the sugar.

Scoop sliced apples into hollow apples.

4) Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips. You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple almost like a liner to add a little more texture/sweetness to the pie.

Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips.

5) Place apples in an 8×8 pan. Add just enough water to the cover the bottom of the pan.

Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.

Makes 4 baked apple pies (in the apple).

Apple Bacon Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

NEEDS WORK

Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes, mostly fat and round
3 slices bacon, chopped
2 honey crisp apples, diced
3 tablespoons freshly chopped sage
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 ounces goat cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Poke holes in sweet potato with a fork, then wrap each tightly in aluminum foil. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until potatoes and tender to the touch. Unwrap foil and cut a slit down the middle of each sweet potato. Let sit until cool enough to handle.
2. While potatoes are baking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy and fat is rendered, then remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain. Add apples to the skillet with nutmeg and sage, tossing to coat, then cook until soft and somewhat caramelized. Toss bacon back into the skillet and set aside until ready to stuff.
3. Once sweet potatoes are somewhat cool, cut a slit down the middle and gently remove the flesh with a spoon, trying to keep the potato intact. Add the sweet potato flesh to a large bowl, then mash with 3 ounces of goat cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired, then scoop flash back into the potato skins. At this point you can re-warm the potatoes (if you let them cool completely) in the oven, then top with remaining goat cheese. Spoon the apple bacon mixture evenly on top and serve!

http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/10/apple-bacon-stuffed-sweet-potatoes/

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie

Yield: 1 9" pie

Ingredients:

• For the Crust:
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour mix
• 1 t. powdered sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold dairy-free gluten-free margarine
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 t. cold water
• For the Filling:
• 1 15-ounce can canned pumpkin (NOT canned pumpkin pie filling)
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup coconut milk or other dairy-free milk alternative
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 t. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 t. ground ginger
• 1/8 t. ground cloves
• 1/8 t. salt
• White granulated sugar, for sprinkling
• Vegan Whipped Cream (optional)

Preparation:

1. Prepare the crust. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour mix, powdered sugar and salt until well mixed. Using a pastry cutter or your hands, cut in the diary-free gluten-free margarine until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Create a well in the center of the ingredients and add the egg and water, mixing until the dough comes together to form a soft dough. Press the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. Unwrap the pie dough and place between two pieces of lightly floured (with gluten-free flour) parchment paper. Roll out the dough between the two sheets of parchment and carefully transfer to the prepared pie plate. Make a crust with your fingers and smooth out any breaks or cracks. (Gluten-free pie crusts crumble considerably more than traditional flour ones.) Place the pie plate in the refrigerator while preparing the filling.

3. Preheat the oven to 425 F.

4. Prepare the filling. In a medium-sized mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer or a standing mixer, mix the pumpkin, eggs, coconut milk, maple syrup, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, and salt until smooth and well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down the oven to 350 F and bake for 35-40 minutes more or until a skin forms on top of the pumpkin and the crust is just lightly golden (gluten-free crusts do not brown quite like wheat-based ones.) Transfer the pie to a wire cooling rack to cool completely, then place in the refrigerator to chill completely. Serve cold with Vegan Whipped Cream if desired.

Cook's Note:

Something I've found with gluten-free pie crusts is that there is benefit to allowing the pies to refrigerate for a day to soften the crust a bit and keep it from being too tough or crispy (gluten-free crusts are not as flaky as wheat-based ones). So, feel free to make this pie the day before you intend to serve it!

http://dairyfreecooking.about.com/od/piesandcobblers/r/Dairy-Free-Gluten-Free-Pumpkin-Pie.htm

Pecan Pie Bars

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cups white sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 clove butter

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups light corn syrup

1 1/2 cups white sugar

3 Tbsp butter

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups chopped pecans ( i leave some of them whole)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and leave a little over hang to make it easier to lift bars out. Lightly spray with Pam.

2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, ½ cup sugar, and salt. Cut in the 1 cup of butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the prepared pan, and press in firmly.

3. Bake for 20 min. in a preheated oven.

4. While the crust is baking, prepare the filling. In a large bowl mix together the eggs, corn syrup, 1 ½ cups sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the chopped pecans. Spread the filling evenly over the crust as soon as it comes out of the oven.

5. Bake for 25 min. in the preheated oven, or until set. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing into bars. I also loosen the edges of the whole thing with a knife. They can be a little sticky trying to get them out of the pan!

http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cookies/pecan-pie-bars-8.html

Apple Pie Recipe*

Ingredients:

Pastry for 2 crusts (Never Fail Two Flaky Pie Crust)

8 cups sliced, peeled assorted baking apples - about 3 lbs.  (Granny Smith, Cortland, Jonathan, HoneyCrisp)

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

3/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)

2 Tablespoons butter 

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, toss the pealed and sliced apples with lemon juice.

2. In a side bowel combine sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to apples and toss well to coat.

3. Fill pastry lined 9 inch pie pan with apple mixture. Dot with butter. Apples should be overflowing as it will reduce in the oven.

4. Place second crust on top of pie filling, cut slits in top of crust to vent. Seal the edges of the crust with a fork or by hand and put on egg wash (one egg yolk and 1Tablespoon milk).

5. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.

6. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake 40-45 minutes more or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.

7. Let the pie cool (an hour is usually good) so the juices thicken