Chcolate Ganache frosting

 INGREDIENTS:

Milk Chocolate Chips-  1 packet

Heavy Whipping cream-2 cups

PROCEDURE:

1. In a microwave safe bowl add 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and microwave for 3 mins.

2. Remove the cream from microwave and while its still hot, add chocolate chips and stir will completely mixed.

3. Allow to cool and then pour on your cake. This consistency is best for cake frosting. 

Nuts laddoo with jaggery

INGREDIENTS

Cashewnuts- 1 cup
Unroasted unsalted Peanuts- 1 cup
Almonds- 1 cup
Pistachionuts- 1/2 cup
Jaggery- 6 cubes
Elaichi/cardamom powder- To taste
Ghee- To make laddoos

PROCEDURE:

• In a pan, dry roast all the nuts in low to medium flame until raw smell is gone. Be careful in making sure the nuts do not burn. Keep mixing now and then.
• Once cooled down, grind to a coarse powder in a mixie.
• Heat the jaggery cubes in microwave for 20 seconds and grind them in the same mixie to make a sticky powder and add them to nuts mixture
• Add cardamom powder and some ghee enough to be able to make laddoos with your hands.
• Enjoy guilt free. Nice dish for potlucks or quick prasadam for any puja. You can add dates if you like too but you must adjust the jaggery accordingly.

Easy Breezy Pudding Pie

Ingredients:

Readymade Pillsbury Pie Crusts-1

Instant Pudding mix-2 boxes(Vanilla or White Chocolate pudding)

Berries of your choice-Strawberries,Blueberries,raspberries

Powdered sugar/whip cream -For garnish(optional)

Procedure:

1.Make the instant pudding mix as per instructions in the box.

2.Layer the pudding mix on the pie crust.

3.Refrigerate for 4 hrs or more.

4.Layer again with fruits of your choice.

5.Garnish with powdered sugar or whip cream before serving.Enjoy!

Oreo truffles

Hello!!!
Here is the link to the super simple recipe for Oreo truffles.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/easy-oreo-truffles/Detail.aspx
The only thing I did different was, once I rolled the "dough" into balls, I let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. I think that helped the chocolate stick to them quick.
Also, I used the microwave to melt the chocolate chips instead of using a double boiler. The only thing to remember is to use the microwave on half power , check/stir the chocolate every few seconds and not to overheat since it burns easily.
Enjoy!!

Croissant or bread Halwa(Pudding)

Ingredients:
Stale Croissants or Bread without the crust-cut into small pieces.
Milk-Enough to soak the bread in the pan.
Cashew nuts, pistachio-nuts, almonds- A handful together
Elaichi-2
Sugar-1/2 cup or as desired to taste.
Ghee-1tbsp or as desired.
Cashew nuts-As desired.
Raisins-5 or 6.
Saffron- A pinch.

Procedure:

1. In a blender/mixie,dry grind cashewnuts,almonds.elaichi/cardamom and pistachionuts into a fine powder.
   
2. In a spoon of ghee,fry croissants and the ground mixture till golden brown.
3. Add milk and stir till soft.
4. Add sugar to your taste and mix.
5. Garnish with cashewnuts and raisins fried in ghee.Add some saffron for flavor.
   
6. Serve warm.

Tips:
You can also add crushed pineapple or banana with the pudding for a different flavor.

Home made Easy Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients:

Betty Crockers Yellow Cake mix- 1 box
Cool whip Fat free-1 box
Evaporated Milk- 1 can
Condensed Milk-1 can
Whole Milk-1 cup

Procedure:
1.Bake the cake as per instructions on the back of the box in a 13x9 inch pan.
2.Let it cool completely.
3.Mix evaporated milk, condensed milk and whole milk together.
4.Pour over the cake after it has cooled and refrigerate over night.
5.Smother coolwhip on the cake right before serving and keep the cake refrigerated for best results.
6.Garnish with fresh fruits like Berries,Pineapple, Kiwi and you can also garnish with some almond flakes.

Semiya(Vermicelli noodles) Payasam/Kheer

Ingredients:
Vermicelli-1 cup
Milk-1/2 a gallon(Whole milk is better)
Condensed Milk-1/2 can
Sugar-1-1.5 cups depending on the sweetness you want

Garnish:
Crushed/Ground Cardamom powder-1 tsp
Cashewnuts,Almond Flakes- As per desire
Raisins-As per desire
Saffron-A pinch

Procedure:

1.In a pot,add some ghee and fry the vermicelli till the raw smell is gone and keep aside.
2.Add the milk,condensed milk and bring to a boil. Now add the vermicelli and keep stirring till it reduces to half.
3.Switch off and add saffron.
4.Garnish with nuts,raisins and cardamom powder fried in ghee and add to the kheer.
5.Serve hot or cold.

Berry Trifle

Ingredients:
Strawberries-cut into small chunks-1 pack
Blueberries-1 pack
Blackberries-optional
Oranges-peeled-optional
Pound cake-1 packet ready-made
Whipped cream-Fat free 1 box in frozen section
Vanilla pudding or white chocolate pudding mix-1 pack
Orange juice-2 or 3 tbsp

Procedure:
1.Make the vanilla or white chocolate pudding as per instructions in the box.
2.Fold the pudding with the whipped cream in a separate bowl.
3.Cut the pound cake into small cubes.
4.Take a big trifle bowl(if you have one) or take small individual plastic transparent cups and arrange pound cake cubes,fruits,drizzle the orange juice and the pudding-whipped cream mix in layers. The last layer should be fruits.
5.Cover tight with a food wrap and refrigerate for at least a night and serve cold.

Optional:
1.You can use any flavor of pudding mix you want.
2.You can change the white pound cake to chocolate brownies or chocolate cake.
3.You can add nuts or oats.
4.You can use any flavored jello instead of pudding.

5.I do not prefer apples and bananas as they tend to brown after a while.

Chocolate Graham Cracker Dessert

Ingredients:
- Powdered sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Heavy whipping cream
- Plain graham crackers.

1. Use a hand held blender to mix cocoa powder, powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream to make a paste the consistency of icing.
I normally start out with the whipping cream and add sugar and cocoa powder till it tastes right.

2. Put a thick layer of icing on 4-5 graham crackers using a break knife. (almost half a centimetre thick) This is kind of messy...

3. Stack the coated crackers to get something that looks like a slice of cake. Finish by coating icing on all sides of the "cake".

4. Soak in the fridge for atleast 24 hours before serving. The cracker part needs to be thoroughly soaked and soft feeling like cake.

WARNING: Extremely addictive and super high on calories. So make in small quantities. ;)

STRAWBERRY JELLO PRETZEL DESSERT

Hello Ladies!
This recipe is from cooks.com
These are the changes I made to it:
- I used very thinly sliced fresh strawberries instead of frozen ones. Worked out pretty fine.
- Also, I used those really thick big pretzels instead of the small ones. Figured less salt on the bigger ones for the amount of pretzel powder you get.
- I tried setting it in small cups instead of a pan. Was a lot easier to serve. (Baked layer 1 in a pan and spread the baked stuff in small glass cups and did the other 2 layers on top as usual)

LAYER #1:

2 c. crushed pretzels (grate in food processor)
3/4 c. butter, melted
3 tbsp. sugar

Mix above ingredients into 9 x 13 inch pan. Press flat onto bottom of pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Let cool.

LAYER #2:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip

Mix together until smooth. Spoon over pretzel layer.

LAYER #3:

2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello
2 c. boiling water
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries

Mix strawberry Jello and boiling water together. Add sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for about 1 hour until slightly jelled. Pour carefully over cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate.