Darlene Michaud

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Easy Apple Cheesecake Bars Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
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2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dough sheets
2 1/2 cups finely chopped apples
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup butter

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DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F. Unroll 1 dough sheet and place in ungreased 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, stretching to cover and firmly pressing dough to cover bottom.

2:  In small microwavable bowl, microwave the chopped apples uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after each minute, until apples are softened.

3:  In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and 1 cup of the sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in apple mixture, and spread on top of dough in baking dish.

4:  Unroll remaining dough sheet, and carefully place on top of cream cheese layer, slightly stretching to cover.  Carefully pour melted butter onto dough, and brush to spread evenly over top.  Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup sugar over top of dough.

5:  Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until dough is deep golden brown and baked through. Cool on cooling rack 1 hour then refrigerate 2 hours. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

Darlene’s Tips: Serve with a dollop of whipped topping or a side of ice cream and some caramel syrup or all of that stuff!  You could add chopped nuts to this recipe if you like.  And I’m quite sure you could do this as a pie using ready-made pie crusts instead of the crescent dough sheets. You could also skip the butter and extra sugar on top and just keep the top plain.

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Nacho Tacos Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
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Tacos
1 lb ground beef
1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
2/3 cup water
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed nacho cheese soup
12 taco shells, heated as directed on box
Toppings (as desired)
Crushed tortilla or nacho chips
Salsa
Shredded cheese
Shredded romaine lettuce
Chopped tomatoes
Chopped onions
Sour cream
Black olives
Jalapenos
Chopped avocados
Guacamole
Whatever nacho or taco topping you like!

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DIRECTIONS:

1:  In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain.

2:  Add taco seasoning mix and water to beef; stir until combined. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in soup; heat until hot.

3:  Spoon beef mixture into heated taco shells. Serve with desired toppings.

Darlene’s Tips: You can skip the pecans if you don’t like pecans. You could use walnuts or any nuts or no nuts.  You could also maybe add coconut or candy morsels or anything you can dream up!  A few drops of extract would be good too.  Lots of mixer time on this one. Not sure I want to mix something for 10 minutes. lol

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Praline Pecan Fudge Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
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2 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk ()
3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup chopped candied pecans

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DIRECTIONS:

1:  Spray bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In 3-quart saucepan, cook brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter and the milk over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Heat to full rolling boil and boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat.

2:  Add powdered sugar to the sauce pan and beat with electric mixer (in the sauce pan) on low speed 1 minute. Then beat 10 minutes on medium speed or until mixture begins to hold its shape and is warm to the touch. Quickly stir in pecans.

3:  Spread in pan. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Cut into 8 rows by 8 rows. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Darlene’s Tips: You can skip the pecans if you don’t like pecans. You could use walnuts or any nuts or no nuts.  You could also maybe add coconut or candy morsels or anything you can dream up!  A few drops of extract would be good too.  Lots of mixer time on this one. Not sure I want to mix something for 10 minutes. lol

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