Heath Bits Toffee Dip!

This is amazing. . . with or without apples.  Took everything in me not to grab a spoon and just go crazy.  The dip is great with apples, but we all know that the apple is just a vessel to get this delicious dip into your mouth. . . My kids absolutely loved it, but who wouldn't?  Definitely a crowd pleaser here people!

Heath Bits Toffee Dip

1 8oz brick of Cream Cheese
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 package of Heath Bits

1.  Mix together the cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.

2.  Add 1/2 the bag of Heath to this mixture.

3.  Spread in a shallow serving dish, and sprinkle on remaining Heath Bits!  (If you'd like, you can drizzle caramel on top. . . I just had some Caramel Ice Cream Topping on hand so I heated it up and drizzled it on!)

4.  Serve with apple slices!

Cream Cheese Stuffed Strawberries

Cream Cheese Stuffed Strawberries for the 4th Of July!

2 Lbs large Strawberries, washed, and hollowed
8 oz pkg. of cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blue Berries
Sprinkles

1.  Combine Cream Cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla together.  Mix until creamy.

2.  Put cream cheese mix into a piping bag.

3.  Pip mixture into strawberries.

4.  Top cream cheese with a blue berry and then dip in sprinkles!

Blueberry Syrup

Way too easy to taste so good!

Blueberry Syrup

3 cups fresh blueberries
1/4 cup sugar

1. Toss ingredients into a glass bowl and microwave for five minutes.

2. Puree with handheld blender.

3. Let cool slightly, syrup will thicken as it cools.

4. Serve with pancakes or waffles.

Fresh Fruit Pizza!

This is a summertime staple in our house. It's a cookie, topped with a homemade cream cheese fruit dip, and TONS of fresh fruit. I love it. My kids love it, and just about anyone else who's ever had it, loves it too. The cookie crust is the same recipe we use to make out cut out cookies at Christmas time. It's the best cookie dough ever. Not even kidding, before you pop this baby in the over, try the cookie dough. (Yes I know the whole "raw egg" thing is an issue for some, but this cookie dough is so good it's worth the special trip to get the pasteurized eggs.)

Fresh Fruit Pizza!

COOKIE CRUST:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup powder sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour

FRUIT DIP:
1 8oz brick cream cheese
1 small container of marshmallow creme
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Cream together butter and powder sugar.

2. Add in egg and beat until smooth and creamy.

3. Mix in baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond extracts.

4. Press cookie dough into a bar pan, spreading evenly.

5. Bake at 375 for 10 to 13 minutes. Cool Completely.

6. Mix together all ingredients for the fruit dip.

7. Spread over the top of the cookie crust.

8. Top with assorted fresh fruit. (I always use strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, mandarin oranges, and kiwi.)

Creamy Strawberry Jello

This recipe was originally from my Aunt Nancy. She is hands down, the queen of Jello. She makes it for every holiday or get together and she's probably got a million different recipes. All very good. The recipe on here is adapted from one of her recipes for a Raspberry Jello. I used strawberries with mine and I'm not sure if she blends the berries in hers or just mixes them in. (I blended for a creamier consistency.) Either way you make it, it's a crowd pleaser!

Creamy Berry Jello

1 small package of Jello (Strawberry, Raspberry, or Cherry)
1 cup boiling water
3oz cream cheese
10oz pkg. frozen berries
2 cups Cool Whip, plus additional for garnish

1. Mix together boiling water and Jello.

2. Using a handheld mixer, mix in the cream cheese.

3. Add in the berries and let set for about 10 minutes or until berries are no longer frozen.

4. Blend again to combine berries.

5. Fold in Cool Whip and let set.

6. Garnish with additional Cool Whip.