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Honey Berry Sliced Brie Appetizer

Nicole Hood — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 01:19:46 +0000

This sweet fruit topped cheese dish looks impressive but is so easy to make with just four ingredients.

It can be served as an appetizer or dessert spread and is perfect for special Valentine’s Day and celebration meals.

Honey Berry Sliced Brie Appetizer

Ingredients

8-12 oz round of Brie cheese
1 1/2 cups assorted berries I like sliced strawberries and blackberries
honey for topping

Instructions

With a small knife gently cut away the papery rind on the top and bottom of the brie.
Cut the brie round into small wedges, around 16-18 pieces.
Arrange on a plate in a circular pattern.
Drizzle honey all over the brie.
Now arrange the fruit on top. I like to pile the strawberry slices in the middle and then add the blackberries in a circle around them.
Serve and enjoy!

This sweet snack is so easy to make and is such a beautiful presentation. Even better, you only need four ingredients!

With a small knife gently cut away the papery rind on the top and bottom of the brie.

I leave the rind on the sides as it is edible and helps it keep it’s shape.

Cut the brie round into small wedges, around 16-18 pieces.

Arrange on a plate in a circular pattern.

Drizzle honey all over the brie.

I like to use sliced strawberries and blackberries for this recipe

but any berries or sliced fruit like apples or pears would be delicious!

Now arrange the fruit on top.

I like to pile the strawberry slices in the middle and then add the blackberries in a circle around them.

Serve and enjoy!

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Low Fat 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Nicole Hood — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Happy 1st Day of Fall!

You know what this means, right?

Pumpkin overload {and I love it}!

The cool weather hasn’t made it here in Louisiana yet, but I am so ready for cooler temps, pumpkin patches, hay rides, hot chocolate, cute boots and lots of fall pumpkin recipes!

I thought I would start off the season with this easy Pumpkin Brownie recipe. It is only 2 ingredients: boxed brownie or cake mix and a can of pumpkin puree! So by skipping the oil, butter, eggs, etc and just using pumpkin, you are cutting the fat and calories and the brownies still taste

Ah-mazing and are decadently moist and gooey!

2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Ingredients

14 oz can pumpkin puree
1 Box of chocolate cake or brownie mix {I used Devil's Food}

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix and pumpkin until smooth.
Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish.
Bake according to box directions {I baked at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes}.
Let cool slightly then cut into squares and serve.

In a large bowl add dry cake mix and pumpkin.

Mix together until smooth {it will be thick}.

Pour and spread in a greased 8X8 baking dish.

Bake according to box directions {I baked at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes}.

Let cool slightly then cut into squares and serve.

Happy Fall Y’all!

Feel free to share your favorite pumpkin recipes with me in the comments below!

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Halloween Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies

Nicole Hood — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:34:00 +0000

I was so excited for Halloween this year. We live in a family friendly, mostly military neighborhood and I love decorating and passing out candy to all the trick or treaters! Then to top off our Halloween, our little “pumpkin” Ava was born on Oct 23, so she could celebrate with us! Unfortunately it was too cold to dress her up and take her out but I did paint an Ava pumpkin and put her in a pumpkin onesie!

The week of Thanksgiving I baked lots of treats including Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies for the EOD guys at my husband’s work (recipe coming soon!) and these delicious (and super easy!) Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Cookies! They only have 4 ingredients and have the consistency of a moist whoopie pie. The best thing: they are bite size and delicious!

Thanks to Dana for this great recipe!

Our little Pumpkin, 9 day old Ava Luciana Hood!

Mommy’s Little Pumpkin!

I made this onesie for her with an iron on decal I found for 99 cents!
Check out her ghost hair clip!

Our outside decorations

My Ava pumpkin

(I just printed out letters from WORD and traced onto a pumpkin)

I had to add a “It’s A Girl” sign on the door! I’m one proud Mama!

Chocolate Pumpkin Cake Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies

Makes 20 large or 40 small cookies

Ingredients

15 oz can of pumpkin
1 box Spice Cake mix
1 egg
1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, making sure to incorporate all the dry cake mix into the batter.
Scoop balls onto a lined baking sheet.
Bake for 14 minutes.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Let cool completely before packing or storing.

Notes

(I doubled the recipe below)

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.

Make sure you mix the batter well and incorporate all the dry cake mix
at the bottom of the bowl.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Using a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon scoop 16 small mounds on the baking sheet.

Bake for 14 minutes. Remove to rack to cool.

These keep well in tupperware or a large ziploc.

They stay moist and fresh for about a week.

Soft and spongy with the perfect combo of spiced pumpkin and sweet chocolate!

The perfect Fall treat!

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