Smore Cupcakes

I haven't made these...I saw them on TV and they looked so good I have to share!

S'more Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

Ingredients:

· 1 cup sour cream

· 4 eggs

· ½ cup water

· ½ cup canola oil

· 1 devil's food cake mix

· 1 small box instant chocolate pudding

· 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

· ¼ cup sugar

· 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

· 1 bag mini semisweet chocolate chips

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners; set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil, sour cream and water. Mix until well combined.

3. Add cake mix and chocolate pudding and mix on medium speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.

4. Place graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter in a large bowl; stir until well combined.

5. Place 1 tablespoon graham cracker mixture into the bottom of each prepared muffin cup. Use the bottom of a metal spoon to pack crumbs into the bottom of each cupcake liner. Reserve remaining graham cracker mixture for topping.

6. Place 1 teaspoon chocolate chips in each muffin cup. Transfer muffin tins to oven and bake until the edges of the graham cracker mixture is golden, about 5 minutes.

7. Remove from oven and fill each muffin cup three-quarters full with cake batter. Sprinkle each with remaining graham cracker mixture and a few chocolate chips. Return to oven and bake until tops are firm and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer muffin tins to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely.

8. Prepare marshmallow frosting.

9. Transfer frosting to a large pastry bag fitted with a large plain round or star tip. Pipe frosting in a spiral motion on each cupcake. Transfer cupcakes to a baking sheet. Using a kitchen torch, lightly brown the frosting, taking care not to burn the cupcake liners. You can also quickly brown the frosting under the broiling element in your oven. Preheat the broiler to hi. Place cupcakes about 6 inches below the broiler element. While watching constantly, broil the cupcakes for about 2 minutes until the tops are browned. Do not walk away while the cupcakes are browning! They will burn very quickly.

Marshmallow Frosting Ingredients:

Ingredients:

· 8 large egg whites

· 2 cups sugar

· 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

· 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extrac

Method:

1. Place egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set over a saucepan with simmering water. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm to the touch, 3 to 4 minutes.

2. Transfer bowl to electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat, starting on low speed, gradually increasing to high, until stiff, glossy peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes. Add vanilla, and mix until combined. Use immediately.

Stuffed Peppers

These are the most delicious things in the entire world!!  

In fact, this is what I am bringing to the Fav. Foods Dinner on Sunday.  So, since Karine suggested we all bring a copy for each other, I decided to be friendly to a tree or two and strictly post it here for everyone to access.  

Stuffed peppers are usually filled with grease, cheese, and other delicious things that clog our arteries.  These are delish, and cut out all of that yucky stuff that keep Karine (and soon Cam and Christy!) employed!!  While we all wait them to remain gainfully employed, I am all about doing what is healthy at this point in my life!!  

Stuffed Peppers

Recipe Taken From :  www.bethenny.com

Recipe By:  Bethenny Frankel 

(My BFF, that I have never actually met!)

Ingredients:

• 6 peppers (I like red ones the best!)
• 1 pound ground turkey meat (I have made them with ground chicken as well, also tasty!)
• 1 cup quinoa (cooked) (This is usually in the organic/health food section of the grocery store.)
• ½ large onion, chopped
• 2 cups jarred tomato sauce
• 1.5 tsp garlic salt
• 2 tsp tabasco
• 2.5 tsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp fresh thyme
• 1/3 cup feta cheese (I use about 2/3 cup.....mmmm, feta)
• 2 tablespoon toasted pine nuts (I leave these out, they aren't my fav.)
• Parsley for garnish

Directions:  

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Cook for 30 minutes Prep Time 30 minutes

1. Cook quinoa per directions. Add one cup grain to 2 cups water. Boil, then simmer until water is gone.
2. Crumble turkey meat with wooden spoon over medium heat.
3. While turkey meat is cooking, chop the tops and bottoms of peppers into pieces and combine with chopped onion, garlic salt and tomato sauce. Saute over medium heat and add remaining ingredients except the feta and pine nuts.
4. Combine the above with cooked turkey, quinoa, pine nuts and feta cheese (save a small amount of feta to sprinkle on top later on).
5. Remove the inside of the peppers. Portion the mixture into each of the peppers and place them on a baking sheet. Top with feta cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.