Fresh Fruit Cheese Cake

Ingredients: 2 - 8 oz. Cream Cheese 2/3 cup sugar 3 whole eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 pt sour cream 3 tbl sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla

Fresh Fruit of choice, sliced Beat cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar, add eggs and beat until smooth. Put in a buttered, 10" glass pie pan and bake at 350 for 30 min. Remove and cool 15 min., mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla and spread on top of cake. Bake 5 min. more. Let cool completely and place fruit on top.

Chipotle cheese ball and herb crackers

16 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. sour cream
3 tbsp bacon bits
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheese
1 tbsp onion, garlic, chipotle, pepper and chile powder
1 cup pecans

1 box saltine crackers
package of dry ranch dressing
2-3 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 cup olive oil
(Directions for Herb crackers: place all in large zip-lock bag and shake)

Mix cream cheese, sour cream and add bacon bits, sharp cheese and spices. Roll in chopped pecans. Chill cheese ball and serve on herb crackers.
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"Deck the Halls" meaty balls

1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp butter
3 oz. hot sauce
1 cup chili sauce
3 lb bag meat balls
2 green onions, chopped
2 garlic closes, chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup honey BBQ sauce
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayanne pepper

Prepare meatballs according to packaged directions. While cooking, mix the other ingredients in sauce pan on medium for 20 min., stirring occasionally. Either serve along side the meatballs or mix together and serve.

Strawberry Christmas Mold

2 lg. strawberry jello packs
1 pack frozen strawberries
1 can crushed pineapple
1 can mandarin oranges
1 12 oz. cool whip
1 8oz. cream cheese
1/2 chopped pecans
fresh strawberries & green grapes (garnish)

Mix Jello with 1 1/2 hot water, stir in frozen strawberries. Mix cream cheese and cool whip. Set aside. Let Jello slightly congeal. Add fruit and nuts. Layer 1/2 Jello mix in dish, top with cream cheese mixture. Finish with the top layer remaining Jello mixture. Let congeal in refrigerator 2 hours before serving. Garnish with fruit.

Butterscotch Cake

Ingredients:1 box yellow cake mix
1 - 3 oz. box instant vanilla pudding
1 - 12 oz. package butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup coconut canned or frozen
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup oil

Pre-heat oven to 325. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, chips, pecans and coconut. Add eggs, sour cream and oil and mix well. Bake in well-greased Bunt pan for one hour. Cool for 5 min. in pan before turning out.

Carrot Cake

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup oil
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs
2-3 tsp cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
(if self-rising flour - omit baking powder-salt)

Icing: 1 - 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 stk. margarine, 1 box confect. sugar, 1 cup pecans/chopped

Mix dry ingredients with oil. Add eggs. Beat well with mixer. Add carrots and beat. Bake in 300 oven, 45 min. Pour batter into 2 - 9” well greased pans. Cook and let cool. Add icing.

Holiday Banana Pudding

1 lg. box vanilla instant pudding
1 - 8 oz. cool whip
1 can condensed milk
2 cups milk
6 bananas sliced
1 box vanilla wafers

Mix pudding as directed with milk. Add cool whip and condensed milk to mix. When mixture is blended, add bananas and vanilla wafers. Pour in attractive dish and garnish as desired.