Hot Pepper Jam and Brie Cups Recipe

Hot Pepper Jam and Brie Cups Recipe

These cuties are seriously the easiest and most delectable bites and are suitable for any occasion. They are essentially baked brie (one of my favorite cheeses), and hot pepper jelly.  Easy Peasy.

Ingredients

• 15 Mini frozen Phyllo cups (We used Athens Mini Fillo Shells)

• Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam (Cherchies® Cherry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies® Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves or Cherchies® Cranberry Preseves with Champagne would make a nice substitution)

• 1/2 Brie Cheese Wheel (about 6 0z.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Remove rind from brie and cut into chunks (about 1 teaspoon).

Place phyllo cups on a baking tray and add a Brie chunk to each cup.  Add about 1/2 teaspoon (tsp) hot pepper jam of choice.  Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, or until brie just begins to melt.  Remove from oven and serve warm or room temperature.  Help Yourself!

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Blackberry Monkey Bread Muffin Recipe

Blackberry Monkey Bread Muffin Recipe

I love berries, and I love sweet rolls, so the thought of combining the two made my knees quiver. Ok, maybe not quiver, but you get the gist. My family also loves sweet rolls, but I save making them from scratch for the holidays as they are a labor of love, and I wanted something quick this time!

I recently ran across my monkey bread recipe, which used refrigerated biscuits, and it dawned on me, monkey bread muffins (quick, easy, and elegant)! I wanted to jazz them up even more, so my daughter and I tested them with our Blackberry preserves. Talk about tantalizing your tastebuds! The muffins were incredibly decadent and buttery with a hint of cinnamon and blackberry sweetness, pure perfection. I do not know why I didn't think of these gems sooner. They were a massive hit with our family. My advice? Make sure to grab some for yourself because these tasty morsels will not last long, and they will disappear right before your eyes:)

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Ingredients

• 1 package of Refrigerated biscuits (we used Pillsbury Grands Biscuits)

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) Cinnamon

• 1 stick butter, melted

• Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves (about 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) per muffin or try this recipe with our other preserves.

• Zest of one lemon, divided

• Lemon Cream Cheese Icing (below)

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

• 4 oz. room temperature, cream cheese

• lemon zest

• Juice of one lemon

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Add the sugar and cinnamon to a resealable plastic bag and shake the bag.  Open the biscuits and cut biscuits into sixths with kitchen shears or a sharp knife.  (This is a great family activity).

Lightly grease muffin pan with cooking spray or place muffin liners into trays.  Place four biscuits into each muffin tin, and pour melted butter over the biscuits.  Drizzle about 1 Tablespoon of Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves over biscuits.  Sprinkle biscuits with half of the lemon zest.

Bake muffins at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.  While muffins are baking, prepare the icing by mixing together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

Remove muffins from oven and cool about 6-9 minutes before serving.  Drizzle with icing and serve warm.  Ohhhh my goodness...Enjoy!

Garlic Krispies Recipe

Garlic Krispies Recipe

A lovely snack or appetizer with a surprising crunch.  Serve alone or with your favorite cheese plate, but beware...set some aside for yourself...they will get devoured!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature

• 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp)  Cherchies® Garlic Seasoning

• 2 cups flour

• 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal

• cayenne pepper

• Parchment paper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine butter, cheese, and Garlic Seasoning.  Add flour and stir with a fork to blend. Stir in Rice Krispies cereal.

Form dough into 3/4 inch balls and flatten with a fork on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle lightly with cayene pepper.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.  

Garlic Krispies Recipe

Serve at room temperature.  Enjoy!

Cooking Tip: How to Soften Brown Sugar

Cooking Tip: How to Soften Brown Sugar

Don't you hate it when you go to reach for the brown sugar and it's a hard lumpy blob?  Perhaps you have teen "angels" (eh hum) who like to leave the brown sugar open after using it?  

Have no fear, that glorious brown sugar can be restored to its former beauty, by this simple trick, bread! That's right, add a slice of bread to your bag or container of brown sugar, and within a day or so, your brown sugar is once again new.  Take that "teenangels".

If you need your brown sugar sooner, put the brown sugar in a bowl and place the bowl in the microwave with a damp paper towel over top.  Microwave for 25 seconds.