Lem'n Raspberry Monkey Bread Muffins

Lem'n Raspberry Monkey Bread Muffins Recipe

Monkey bread round two...Lem'n Raspberry Marmalade Monkey Bread!  My family loves sweet rolls, but to make them from scratch is a labor of love, and I save them for the holidays or a special occasion.   I wanted something quick this time.

I ran across my monkey bread recipe recently, 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.  The result...amazing!  I don't know why I didn't think of these gems sooner:)

As if the unusual combination of lemon, raspberry, and cinnamon weren't enough, the lemon cream cheese glaze was the "icing on the cake".  Ha!  I don't know which version I like more.  Which one do you prefer?

Ingredients

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

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) Cinnamon

• 1 stick butter, melted

• Cherchies® Blackberry Preserves (about 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) per muffin

• 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 reclosable 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).

Place muffin liners into the trays.  Place four biscuit pieces into each muffin tin, and pour melted butter over the biscuits.  Drizzle about 1 Tablespoon of Cherchies® Lem'n Raspberry Marmalade 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 glaze 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!

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Cheesy Guacamole Bites Recipe

Cheesy Guacamole Bites Recipe

This appetizer is super easy and a great way to use leftover guacamole. Let's face it: Guacamole itself is perfection, but turning it into these bite-sized morsels is heaven. The combination of cheese, guacamole, Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning, Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend, and spicy sauce is a Tex-Mex party in your mouth!

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Ingredients

• Shredded cheese (Cheddar or Monterey Jack work well, or a combination of both)

• 1 melon ball scooper (spoon will work fine too)

• 2 ripe avocados

• 1/2 cup Cherchies Oh Soo Simple Salsa Recipe

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) (or more to taste) Cherchies Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning

• 1 lime

• 1/2 red onion, chopped

• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) mayonnaise

• 1 Tablespoon Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning

• Parchment paper

• Small (quart size) resealable plastic bag

• Baking sheets

Preparation (Guacamole photos included on Chardonnay Guacamole Recipe)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  While oven is warming, prepare the guacamole.  Halve avocados, and remove pits with a knife. (Put blade into pit, and gently twist to remove). Make small slits in avocado shells with a knife, and scoop out the avocado.

In a medium bowl, mash avocados with a fork.  Depending on your "chunk level" mash until desired consistency (I like to have my guacamole on the chunkier side).  

Slice lime and squeeze juice into the bowl.  Stir.

Add salsa, Cherchies Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning, chopped onions and mix everything together.  Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and the Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning.  Carefully scoop mayonnaise mixture into the corner of a small resealable plastic bag (this will act as your decorating bag), and snip a tiny corner off the end of the bag (or scoop the mixture into a decorating tool).

Line baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle about 1-2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) of cheese onto parchment paper, creating compact mounds of cheese.  Bake in the oven for a few minutes. You will need to watch closely, so the cheese doesn't burn.  Allow cheese to cool for a few minutes then carefully transfer to a platter with a spatula.

Using a melon ball scooper or spoon, dollop a scoop of guacamole on top of the cooled cheese disc. Decorate the guacamole bites with the mayonnaise/grilling seasoning mixture.  Ole!

Herbed Corn on the Cob Recipe

Corn on the cob is one of summer’s simplest pleasures, and this easy recipe gives it a bright, flavorful twist. Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning adds fresh, zesty flavor to buttery corn in just a few minutes, making it an easy side dish for cookouts, weeknight dinners, and summer entertaining.

If you’re in the mood to switch things up, this recipe also works beautifully with other Cherchies® seasoning blends, so you can make it your own all season long.

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Ingredients

• Corn

• 1/2 stick of unsalted butter, melted (more depending on the amount of corn)

• Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning (1 teaspoon (Tsp) to for each ear of corn or more depending on taste). Feel free to substitute any of our other seasoning blends, such as Cherchies® Basil Pizzazz, Cherchies® Lem 'n Dill, Cherchies®Garlic Seasoning, Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub and Seasoning, and for a spicier flair, try our Cherchies® Salsa Seasoning with Lime, Cherchies® Lem 'n Pepper Spicy Blend, Cherchies® Cajun Seasoning, or Cherchies® Pepper Pizzazz seasoning blends.

Preparation

Fill a large pot with water.  Turn the stove on high.  Place the pot on the stove, and when the water comes to a boil, place the corn in the water.  Cook the corn for about 3 minutes, or until it is cooked to your liking. 

While corn is cooking, melt butter and  Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning in a microwave.  Try our other seasoning blends to "spice things up".

Drain corn and pour butter mixture over corn.  Enjoy!

Cilantro Lime Corn on the Cob Recipe

Cooking Tip: How to Prevent Potatoes from Oxidizing (Turning Brown)

Cooking Tip! How to prevent potatoes from turning brown

Luckily my family was very supportive one Christmas when I served them "au grey potatoes" (That's au gratin potatoes that had turned grey...I was mortified!)  I had to really push my kids for the "one bite rule", but luckily, the potatoes tasted yummy, and their noses unwrinkled.

I have learned a lot of cooking lessons along the way, usually the hard way, so I thought I'd pass this onto you.  I love when a recipe indicates you can "make the dish ahead".  I made this dish ahead since I was planning for a Christmas crowd, but I wanted to cook the potatoes day of.  The recipe left out one crucial step...to soak the potatoes!

My dear folks, the lesson here is if you don't plan to cook your potatoes right away, soak the potatoes in cold water until ready to cook.  The result, beautiful white potatoes...not shades of grey;)