Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Ice Cream Sandwich


High in Vitamin B2 - essential for growth and production of red blood cells


Makes 8 servings


INGREDIENTS:

2 packs (400g) vanilla or chocolate wafers
1 pint (238g) vanilla ice cream
1 can (439g) Fruit Cocktail, drained and chopped


PROCEDURES:

1. LINE a 7" x 7" pan with foil. Cover bottom of pan with a single layer of wafers

2. SPREAD half of ice cream to cover the wafers. Top evenly with chopped Fruit Cocktail. Cover and freeze for about an hour. Freeze remaining ice cream.

3. AFTER an hour, spread the remaining ice cream on top of fuit then cover with remaining wafers. Freeze again until firm. Cut into servings portions and wrap in foil. freeze until ready to serve.

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Fruity Chocolate Cake


Ingredients

2 tbsp+ 1/3 cup butter
3 tbspsugar
130 gunsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 pceggs, separated
1/2 tspvanilla extract
1/3 cupbreadcrumbs
1/3 cupcashew nuts, coarsely chopped
1/4 tspiodized fine salt
1 can fruit cocktail, drained (reserve syrup)

2 tbspall-purpose flour
1/2 tbspcornstarch, dissolved in remaining fruit cocktail syrup
1 tbsphoney


Procedure



1. GREASE medium size muffin pan with 2 tbsp of butter then dust with 2 tbsp sugar. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Melt half of chocolate chips in double boiler. Set aside.

2. CREAM remaining butter and half of sugar for 3 minutes. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in melted chocolate, vanilla and 2 tbsp fruit cocktail syrup. Set aside.

3. BEAT egg whites until soft peaks form then gradually add remaining sugar while beating until stiff. Fold into the creamed mixture alternately with breadcrumbs. Fold in remaining chocolate chips, nuts and salt. Fill the muffin pan with batter 3/4 full.

4. COMBINE Fruit Cocktail and flour. Top each unbaked muffin with fruit mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

5. HEAT cornstarch mixture until thick. Add honey. Brush over cake.



Fruity Chocolate Cake

Monday, October 4, 2010

Pineapple-chocolate Revel Bars




Induldge in the goodness of oats and chocolate with a tangy pineapple surprise!

Ingredients


2/3 cupmargarine, softened
1 cupbrown sugar
1 pcegg
3/4 tspvanilla extract
1-1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
3/4 tspbaking soda
1 cupoatmeal
1 tbspcashew nuts or walnut, chopped
100 gsemi-sweet chocolate, grated
1/2 cupsweetened condensed milk
1 can Crushed pineapple, drained


Procedures



1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease a 7”x7” pan. Set aside.

2. CREAM margarine and brown sugar. Add egg, beating well after addition. Add vanilla. Set aside.

3. COMBINE flour and baking soda. Add to the margarine mixture. Mix well. Fold in oatmeal and nuts. Press 3/4 of this mixture at the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread Crushed Pineapple over crust (oatmeal mixture). Set aside.

4. MELT chocolate in a double boiler. Blend in condensed milk. Pour over crust. Cover and freeze for 15 minutes. Divide remaining oatmeal mixture into 6 portions. Press lightly onto pan to partly cover the chocolate topping. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool and chill for 3 hours. Cut into bars.

TIP: Use improvised double boiler by placing a heatproof bowl over the pan of simmering water. Place chocolate onto bowl and stir to melt.



Pineapple-Chocolate Revel Bars

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Mini Chocolate Covered Apples


You will need:


melon baller
4 inch lollipop sticks
apples
chocolate of your choice
chopped nuts, sprinkles, toffee bits (optional)


Procedure

With a melon baller, scoop little balls out of the apple. Pat the apple pieces dry. Place a lollipop stick into each apple ball and dip in melted chocolate. Roll apples in nuts, sprinkles,or toffee bits, if desired. Place on parchment paper until set.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Fruit Cocktail Brownies


Ingredients


1 can fruit cocktail, drained (reserve 2 tbsp syrup)
2/3 cupbutter or margarine
3/4 cupcocoa powder
2 cupssugar
4 pcseggs
1 tspvanilla extract
1 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspiodized fine salt
½ cupcashew nuts



Procedures


1. PRE heat oven at 350ºF. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa. Stir to dissolve. Remove from heat.

2. ADD sugar, eggs, vanilla and reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Blend thoroughly.

3. ADD Fruit Cocktail and nuts. Spread in greased 13" x 9" pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until brownies start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool slightly. Cut into bars.


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Fruit Cocktail Brownies

Thursday, September 9, 2010

No Bake Fruity Cheese Cake


Ingredients

crust

1 1/2 cups graham crackers crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground


filling

1 1/2 tbsp unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup fruit cocktail syrup
1 pack All purpose cream, chilled
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pack cream cheese, softened


topping

2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 5 tbsp fruit cocktail syrup
1 can fruit cocktail, drained (reserved syrup)


Procedures

1. CRUST: Combine ingredients for crust. Mix well. Press into 9" loose bottom tin pan or pie plate. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes.

2. FILLING: Combine gelatin and fruit cocktail syrup. Heat over low fire until gelatin is dissolved. Add sugar and vanilla. Set aside.

3. TOPPING: Heat cornstarch mixture over low heat with constant stirring until thick for 1 minute. Stir in Fruit Cocktail. Set aside.

4. BEAT cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Gradually, beat in All-Purpose Cream until well blended. Add gelatin mixture gradually while continuously beating. Fold in 1 cup of Fruit Cocktail mixture. Pour over crust. Chill until set. Top with remaining Fruit Cocktail.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Layered Cookie And Cake


Ingredients


3 pcs raisin bread, cut into 1/2" cubes

1 can fruit cocktail, drained

1 tbsp brown sugar


Chocolate Cream


1/2 cup all purpose cream, chilled

1 tbsp sugar

1/8 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

3-4 pc chocolate cookies, crushed (without cream filling)



Procedures


1. CHOCOLATE CREAM: Whip all-purpose cream with vanilla until light and almost double in volume. Add sugar and cookie crumbs gradually. Whip until well mixed. Set aside.

2. Spread half of bread cubes on an 8"x5" pan. Add half of Fruit Cocktail. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cover with half of cream mixture.

3. Layer with remaining ingredients with fruit cocktail on top. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Slice and serve.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Fruit Pops


Ingredients


1 can Fruit Cocktail drained (reserve syrup)

1/4 cup red monggo beans, cooked until soft

3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk




Procedures


1. Add water to fruit cocktail syrup to make 2 cups. Simmer until thick (about 10 minutes). Stir in condensed milk. Freeze for 5 hours. Take out from the freezer and beat for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients.

2. Pour every 1/4 cup of mixture into ice drop mold . Freeze until partially set. Insert popsicle stick at the center, then freeze overnight.

3. To remove, hold stick and immerse bottom of mold in a bowl of water. Gently pull out the pops from the mold.