Friday, September 6, 2013

Easy Apple Dumplings

Super Easy Apple Dumplings

2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 Cup butter...
1 Cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew ™ (diet also works)

-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
-Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish
-Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside
-Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles
-Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end
-Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish
-Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon -Pour over the apple dumplings.
-Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings
-Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Coconut Cream Pie

Princess Pie (Coconut Cream Pie)

crust:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 Tbs sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans - optional

Mix and pat in an 8x8 inch pan, bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until just beginning to turn golden. Do not over bake.

Layer two:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup whipped topping

Beat together sugar and cream cheese. Fold in whipped topping. Spread on cooled crust.

Layer three:
1 small package coconut cream instant pudding
1 1/2 cups whole milk (any milk will do, but whole milk makes pudding so much tastier)

Mix until thickened. Spread over cream cheese mixture.

Top with remaining tub of whipped topping.

Toast 1 cup coconut. Sprinkle evenly on dessert. Refrigerate.