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Bosenberry Croissants

Bosenberry Croissants

Bosenberry Croissants

This one was an accidental creation. See, my brother showed me a bosenberry tree that needed picking. Ok, not so sure about “needed” being picked, but it sure as heck was only seeing action from the birds in the area. They were already started chomping away at the fresh fruit, so we figured it wouldn’t hurt to take a few more. We actually weren’t sure what kind of berries they were. (I was a good sister and tested them. Harmless.) We kept thinking it was a blackberry tree, but the more I looked at the berries, the more I knew it wasn’t a blackberry tree.

The berries were too long. So we Googled,and I found that it was most likely a bosenberry tree. So we picked a bowlful, and figured what better thing for breakfast than croissants. And I think I made it look way more complicated than it was. You can basically do the same thing with just jam or preserves, but why not make something from semi-scratch and make memories.

Bosenberry Croissants

Bosenberry Croissants

Gather:
1 package of Pilsbury Crescent Rolls
1/2 cup of bosenberries, washed and destemmed
2 teaspoons of Splenda

Preheat oven to 350.

In a bowl, mash bosenberries into a jam consistency. Add Splenda and fold into berries.

On a cookie sheet, unroll the crescent rolls. Spoon berry mix onto crescent rolls, then lightly spread it from the wide end to halfway up the triangle. Roll closed, starting at the wide end, and ending at the top of the triangle. Fold in ends of corners if you wish.

Bake for 10 minutes, or until crescent rolls are puffed and golden brown. Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy.

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July 9, 2014 by
Food, Sweet

Sand Pail Pudding Cake

Sand Pail Pudding Cake

When I was visiting Vermont, I spent a few nights with one of my best friends (Mallory), her husband, and three of the most adorable children you’ll ever meet. And lucky me, she had to make a pudding cake for her son’s seventh birthday.

I CANNOT believe he’s seven already! I remember holding him in my arms and he was so tiny. Now he’s running around the house, driving a four-wheeler, and probably a better swimmer than I am. He’ll have a job in no time.

Anyway, he apparently is like me, and would rather have vanilla than chocolate when it comes to desserts. He’s also not fond of cake, so a pudding pie was on the list of options for his birthday cake. And Mallory had a fantastic idea to make a sand cake. I also love putting it into a sand pail instead of little cups. And she used sour worms as sand worms. So cute!

Sand Pail Cake

Gather
1/4 cup of butter, room temperature
8 ounces of cream cheese
1 cup of powdered sugar
2 (3 1/2 ounce packages of vanilla instant pudding mix)
3 1/2 cups of milk
12 ounces of Cool Whip
14.3 ounces of Golden Oreo cookies, crushed finely
Sour candy worms

Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix milk and pudding. Fold in Cool Whip. Combine the two  bowls by folding until combined.

In the pail, alternately layer cookies and pudding mixture (start with the cookie layer: three layers cookie, two layers pudding). Add worms every other layer. Top with worms and refrigerate until ready to eat.

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June 17, 2014 by
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Campfire Pies

Easy Campfire Pie - Blueberry

I took a trip to Vermont this weekend to visit some family and somehow with trying to find somewhere to stay, I ended up camping with my grandparents, aunt, and uncle. Oh yeah, and the furry, friendly Miss Gracie who was trying to steal all our leftovers.

I was super impressed with myself, starting and maintaining a fire for us to roast marshmallows and make campfire pizzas (which I’ll blog about later for you all to learn about). And then my grandparents found out I had never had a campfire pie. It was shocking, to say the least. I’d heard about them for years, but never had one. I think it was assumed I had.

So out came the cast iron pie maker, butter, white bread, and pie filling. The key, my grandfather told me, was to use a round pie maker, not square. “Seals in the crust.”

A lot of patience, the right heat from the fire, and letting it cool just the right amount, and I took my first bite. So buttery, so good, and I still can’t believe I hadn’t tried this before. Perfect for family camping trips. Easy, too!

Campfire Pies – Blueberry

Gather
White bread
Butter, softened
1 can of blueberry pie filling

Heat the pie maker in the fire pit until hot.

Heavily butter two slices of white bread (only one side). Place a piece of bread butter-side down in the pie maker. Add three spoonfuls of pie filling on the bread, top with other piece of bread (butter side so it will touch the top of the pie maker. Close pie maker and place over fire.

Cook for 5 minutes, or until the crust is browned and the bread does not separate when opening the pie maker. Remove from maker, and let cool. (The inside will be SUPER hot.)

Enjoy!

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June 15, 2014 by
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Peep Fruit Kebabs

Fruit Peep Kebabs | How to get rid of those extra Peeps

So my brother decided to help me with my Easter blog post. And he also decided we needed to do something with the pink Peeps he got in his Easter basket, create something sweet, but different – Peep Fruit Kebabs.

So following three mini Easter egg hunts, a game of catch, and lounging in the spring sun, we tackled the fruit and Peep pile in the kitchen. A few slices here, arrange them in a pretty order, top with a Peep, and there you go! Side dish!

Kinda cute, not going to lie.

Peep Fruit Kebabs

Gather
Peeps
Strawberries
Grapes
Sliced cantaloupe
Sliced orange pieces
Kebab skewers

Slice fruit into bite-sized pieces, but keep grapes whole. Example, take a peeled orange, separate slices, then quarter each slice. Fill a kebab skewer with fruit, alternating variety, then top with a Peep. Simple, easy, fun for the kids. And you can totally swap out the fruit for others you like, perhaps kiwi?

 

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April 20, 2014 by