Friday, January 27, 2012

Finger grabs

I had a bridal shower here the other night and a cousin of the bride offered to bring some mini donuts.  I had no idea what treat we were in for!  These are just some of the leftovers, but she had red, blue, yellow, and multi-colored sprinkled ones, and coconut, edible beads, gold flaked, and finely chopped almond ones.  She used one of those little donut makers, but said to use a cake mix instead of their recipes cause they turn out to dry.  They're done in 3 minutes, a little frosting (she used the recipe that came with the donut maker and it was good) and your decorations and voila!  They were so stinkin' cute and really yummy!

I made these cute treats-a Pampered Chef recipe from back in the day...They are also tasty little things, although a bit time consuming.  They aren't as cute here because I took this picture after the Saran Wrap and a night in the fridge got to them.  The recipe follows:

Nonstick cooking spray with flour
1  pkg (18-21 oz or 450 g) fudge brownie mix (plus ingredients to make cake-like brownies)
2  square (1 oz/30 g) white chocolate for baking
2  tbsp (30 mL) milk
8  oz (250 g) cream cheese, softened
1/4  cup (50 mL) powdered sugar
1  cup (250 mL) thawed, frozen whipped topping
1  pint small strawberries, sliced
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Spray cups of Mini-Muffin Pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Fill wells of pan two-thirds full. Bake 14 minutes or until edges are set. (Do not overbake.) Remove pan from oven; immediately press tops of brownies to make indentations. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove brownies from pan; cool completely. Wash pan; repeat with remaining batter.
  2. Combine white chocolate and milk in large microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Stir until smooth; cool slightly. In large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; mix well. Gradually stir in white chocolate mixture until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
  3. Pipe cream cheese mixture into brownie cups; top with strawberries. Refrigerate 1-3 hours before serving. 
Yield: 4 dozen brownie cups
Nutrients per serving: (1 brownie cup): Calories 100, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 50 mg, Fiber 0 g

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