Buster Bars

Becca asked for it! A Taylor tradition!

1 pkg. (15 oz.) Hydrox cookies, crushed  (That's Oreos)
1/2 c. butter, melted
1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream
1 c. Spanish peanuts
2 c. powdered sugar
2/3 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. butter
1 can evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix cookies and 1/2 c. melted butter; press into 9 x 13 pan. Slice ice cream and cover cookie mixture with slices. Smooth the ice cream with back of spoon. Place pan in freezer. In a saucepan, combine powdered sugar, chocolate chips, evaporated milk and 1/2 cup butter. Bring to boil and boil for 8 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla, cool THOROUGHLY and spread over ice cream. Sprinkle with peanuts. Keep frozen until serving time.

I have made the chocolate sauce by itself and use it for hot fudge sauce over ice cream! Yum!

Molten Chocolate Cakes

Decadent! And so easy!

4 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 c. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
2eggs
2egg yolks
6 Tbsp. flour

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter 4 (3/4 cup) custard dishes. Place on baking sheet. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwave bowl on high 1 minute or until butter is melted. Stir with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Stir in flour. Divide batter between prepared custard cups. Bake 13 to 14 minutes or until sides are firm but centers are soft. Let stand 1 minute. Carefully run small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto dessert dishes. Serve immediately. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with ice cream if desired.
 
I just realized I used unsweetened chocolate. They were good. I wonder if chocolate chips would work since it's just semi-sweet chocolate.

Brazilian Lemonade

We had this drink with our "fancy" Valentine's dinner this year and it was SO delicious! You should definitely try it. It tastes just like the Brazilian Lemonade from Tucanos or restaurants like that. Try it. Buy some limes and sweetened condensed milk the next time you are at the store. You won't regret it.

4 juicy limes
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use. This step can be done ahead of time.
Wash limes thoroughly with soap; you need the soap to get the wax and pesticides off of the limes because you’re using the WHOLE lime. Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.
Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender.
Add 1/2 of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and pulse 5 times. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you’ll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water. Add sweetened condensed milk. You may want to taste test it at this point; I used giant, thick-skinned limes tonight and didn’t test it and it came out a little bitter. If it’s bitter, just add some more sugar and maybe a little more milk.
Serve immediately over lots of ice. This does not keep well, so don’t make this in advance (although you can cut the limes, mix the sugar water, and measure the sweetened condensed milk in advance).

Healthy Applesauce Cookies (somewhat healthy)

I got this recipe from a roommate and we love them! Becca asked for the recipe so I thought I would share with all!

Combine

1 1/2 c flour

1 1/2 t baking powder

3/4 t baking soda

3/4 t salt

3/4 t cinnamon

Cream

3 T butter

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

Add 

1 egg and 1 egg white

Add

1/4+1/8 c applesauce or mashed banana

3/4 t vanilla

Add

3 c oatmeal 

1 c choc chips

Flatten each cookie and bake at 350 for 10 to 12 min.

Enjoy :)