Easy Dutch Oven Cobbler

What You Will Need:

1 box white cake mix
1 16oz can of pie filling (any kind)
2 tbsp butter
1 can of Sprite (we've used Dr. Pepper before too, so I think you could really use any pop)

Cook in 12" dutch oven.  Drop butter into the bottom of the oven.  Pour out pie filling.  Add the cake mix on top of the pie filling.  With your finger, make a zigzag pattern in cake mix.  Pour Sprite over the top.  Checkerboard your charcoal on top and bottom until full.  Turn at 15 minutes and start checking to see if it's cooked.  Check every 15 minutes after that.  Usually takes about 30 minutes.

It's easy and delicious!

Cookie Pizza a la Mode

I made this for dessert on Sunday for a family dinner with my hubby's family. It was pretty good. My husband loves cake, pies, cookies, etc. and I don't. I do LOVE ice-cream though, and guess what, that's right, my hubby does not! I thought we would give this one a try since it was a good compromise for both of us. Sometimes my oven cooks things funny so our cookie got a little over done (so I would watch it close while cooking), but other than that everyone really seemed to enjoy it.

What You Need:
1 tube (16-1/2 ounce) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
Chocolate syrup
Vanilla ice cream
Maraschino cherries
Whip cream

1. Press the cookie dough onto an ungreased 12 in pizza pan. Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges.

2. Drizzle chocolate syrup onto dessert plates. Top with warm cookie wedge, scoop (or two) of ice-cream, and additional chocolate syrup on top of ice-cream. Garnish with whip cream and cherry.

*You can prepare and cool the wedges ahead of time and place in a resealable storage bag or airtight container. Warm wedges for a few seconds on microwave before assembling individual desserts.

Fruit Topped Almond Cream

On my first date with my hubby Ryan, he took me to Ruth Chris Steak House. The whole meal was delicious and for dessert we shared berries and cream. It was yummy and has been one of my favorites ever since. I recently came across this recipe and was so excited to make it for Ryan, hoping to bring back memories from our first date. It turned out to be delicious, but Ryan didn't even remember eating that on our first date. Shocker I know;0) This is a quick and easy recipe and you can use just about any kind of fruit to go along with it.

What you will need:
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant French Vanilla pudding mix
2-1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups assorted fruit (strawberries, grapes, raspberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges. I personally like to stick to berries so I use blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, etc)

1. In a large bowl, combine the pudding mix and milk. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes and set aside.

2. In a small bowl, beat cream and extract until stiff peaks form. Fold into pudding. Spoon into shallow serving dish. Chill. Top with fruit just before serving.

Yield: 8 servings