Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bites

FOR THE CRUST:
1 cup All-purpose Flour
½ teaspoons Baking Soda
½ teaspoons Salt
½ cups Softened Butter
¾ cups Sugar
1 whole Egg
½ whole Batch Of Cinnamon Sugar Mixture (see Below)
FOR THE CHEESECAKE:
12 ounces, weight Softened Cream Cheese
½ cups Sugar
½ cups Plain Greek Yogurt
1 whole Egg
½ Tablespoons Vanilla
½ whole Batch Of Cinnamon Sugar Mixture (see Below)
FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR MIXTURE:
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
3 Tablespoons Sugar

For the cinnamon sugar mixture:
Stir cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Set aside
For the crust:
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a medium sized bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Beat butter and sugar together using a mixer on high until well combined. Stir in egg.
Add in flour mixture until well combined.
Turn out onto a greased 8×8 inch baking dish and smooth the dough into pan with a spoon.
Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.
Bake for 20 minutes. Then remove it from the oven and poke holes in it with a fork to reduce puffiness. Allow to cool.
For the cheesecake:
Cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Stir in remaining cheesecake ingredients until well combined.
Pour the filling mixture onto the cooled crust and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.
Bake for 35 minutes (also at 350F).
Let cool on counter for about an hour and half (to room temperature). Then place in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
To serve, cut it into 1 inch cubes with a serrated knife, wiping off the knife frequently.

Recipe From: Tasty Kitchen

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Caramel Dip for Apples

8 oz cream cheese
1/2-3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla

Blend together and enjoy.

Apple Pie Snacks

Graham Crackers light cream cheese 2 apples 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon brown sugar. We chopped our apples into tiny pieces and placed in a bowl. Then sprinkled the sugars and cinnamon over the apples. Microwaved the apples for 1 minute. Took them our and stirred it. Put it back in for 1 more minute. Then we scooped our chopped/cooked apples onto a graham cracker with cream cheese spread on top. We then added a tiny bit of caramel and chocolate, but that is totally optional! Recipe From: Super Healthy Kids