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Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

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Prep Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 2 T sugar
  • 2 T lemon juice
  • 1/2 c whipped cream
  • 1 c grapes
  • 1 can pineapple
  • 1 can mandarin oranges
  • 1 banana
  • 1 c mini marshmallows
  • 1 T butter

Instructions

1

Combine beaten eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in a small pan. Cook, stirring constantly until boiling. Remove from heat and add butter. Allow to cool.

2

When cool, add whipped cream, grapes, pineapple, mandarin oranges, bananas, and marshmallows.

Salad/ Sides

Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

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Prep Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 c bow-tie pasta
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked and diced
  • 2/3 c fresh broccoli, chopped
  • 2/3 c red onion, diced
  • 1/3 c black olives
  • 2/3 c cheddar cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 c mayonnaise
  • 1/2 c creamy ranch dressing
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp oregano

Instructions

1

Cook pasta until al dente. Be careful not overcook.

2

Drain pasta and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool. Add drained pasta to a large bowl.

3

Add in the bacon, broccoli, red onions, black olives, cheese, and tomatoes. Toss to combine. (you may need to add a tiny bit of water to moisten the pasta if it's too sticky to toss)

4

In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, garlic and oregano.

5

When ready to serve, mix the dressing in with the pasta mixture until well coated. Serve immediately.

Bars/ Snacks/ Sweets

Peanut Crisp Bars

Peanut Crisp Bars

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Prep Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ c sugar
  • ½ c corn syrup
  • 1 c peanut butter
  • 2 c rice crispies
  • ¼ c butter
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • 1 T milk
  • 1 ¼ c powdered sugar

Instructions

1

Cook sugar and corn syrup until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; blend in peanut butter, then cereal. Pat in greased 11x7x2 inch pan.

2

In same saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar. Remove from heat, add milk, and stir in powdered sugar. Beat until smooth, then spread over cereal mixture.

Bars/ Snacks/ Sweets

Peanut Crisp Bars

Peanut Crisp Bars

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Prep Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ c sugar
  • ½ c corn syrup
  • 1 c peanut butter
  • 2 c rice crispies
  • ¼ c butter
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • 1 T milk
  • 1 ¼ c powdered sugar

Instructions

1

Cook sugar and corn syrup until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; blend in peanut butter, then cereal. Pat in greased 11x7x2 inch pan.

2

In same saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar. Remove from heat, add milk, and stir in powdered sugar. Beat until smooth, then spread over cereal mixture.

Fruit/ Salad/ Sides/ Sweets

Pretzel Salad

Pretzel Salad

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Serves: 18 Prep Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 c pretzels; crushed
  • 3/4 c butter melted
  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 1 c sugar
  • 4 c cool whip
  • 6 oz strawberry jello
  • 2 c pineapple juice
  • 10 oz frozen strawberries

Instructions

1

Combine pretzels and butter. Pat in a 9x13 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

2

Mix cream cheese with sugar, and then fold in Cool Whip. Spread over cooled pretzel crust.

3

Dissolve jello in boiling pineapple juice. Add frozen strawberries and stir until it begins to gel. Spoon over cream cheese layer and chill.