Jesus loves you ... and peanut butter balls.

I had a friend when I was little that invited me to Vacation Bible School.  I had only really ever gone to my own church activities so this was fun to visit another church.  I don't remember a ton..  Just tracing my body to make a lifesize cutout..  It had something to do with Jesus..   and then singing about Jesus... and some other things about Jesus.    Which is similar to my church...  but then we made these delicious Honey Peanut Butter balls..  which also somehow related to Jesus..  don't remember how...... but for years I remembered these treats but had lost the reciepe.

Thankfully with the invention of recipe sites I as an adult was able to look it up and make them at my house : )

Here is a link to the recipe:

• 2 cups dry powdered milk (adjust based on the amount of honey
• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2-1 cup Honey

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• Mix all ingredients well until stiff enough to shape.
• Form in balls about the size of a walnut.
• Chill well for 2 - 4 hours.

They are super simple..  Delicious.. and now I think about Jesus everytime I eat them..  Well played VBC.. Well played...

Easy Peasy

I needed a super quick and easy dessert that people could just pick up with their hands. Here is a variation on a treat my mom used to make for us.

 All you need for this is a tube of biscuits, bowl of cinnamon and sugar mixed together and a bowl of melted butter.   I took the biscuits and ripped them in half and rolled them into balls.

Roll them in butter and then the cinnamon and sugar.   That's it!   place them in a pan and bake until cooked all of the way through.  This is a super yummy crowd pleaser...  You don't have to tell them it only took you 7 mins to prep : )

Squisito supplementare! That's Extra Delicious in Italian

One of my new fav recipes is Panna Cotta.  An Italian Custard Dessert.  I made it for someone that loves Creme Brulee but I wanted to have them try a new summery dessert.

This is a great recipe from CHERYLA33 @ all recipes.com 

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Panna-Cotta/Detail.aspx

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Pour milk into a small bowl, and stir in the gelatin powder. Set aside.
2. In a saucepan, stir together the heavy cream and sugar, and set over medium heat. Bring to a full boil, watching carefully, as the cream will quickly rise to the top of the pan. Pour the gelatin and milk into the cream, stirring until completely dissolved. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and pour into six individual ramekin dishes.
3. Cool the ramekins uncovered at room temperature. When cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight before serving. 
4.  I also added one vanilla bean.  Make sure you slice in half and scrap beans into milk mixture with the pod.  Allow to steep(come up to the boil in the milk)  and remove the pod after mixture is boiled. 

Instead of Ramekins I use these Ball Jars.  They make cute gifts or just a fun presentation.

To top the panna cotta because it if a very light sweet flavor.. I made a tangy lime, raspeberry, ginger compote for the top.

12 oz of frozen raspberries

3 Tablespoons of Sugar

1 teaspoon of Karo syrup (just for a glossy look)

1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger (powder)

Zest of 1 lime

Juice of 1/2 of a lime

Mix ingredients together in a small pot and bring to a simmer.  cook until sugar is dissolved completely.   Allow to cool completely and then pour a small amount over the panna cotta in each jar.  It will be really tart but it goes very well with the sweetness of the custard.

It is super easy and delicious and People will be soo impressed!

Sticky Buns to ENLARGE your Buns

     Here is a super quick sweet treat that is a crowd pleaser!

They are mock sticky buns.

Buy Refrigerator Biscuits and roll them into balls. Place them in a pan. I use a loaf pan but you can use whatever you'd like. Sprinkle with lots of cinnamon and chopped almonds.

Make a caramel sauce.

Melt one stick of butter with 2/3 - 1 cup brown sugar. Once melted add 1/3 cup heavy cream. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 tsp of vanilla. Pour over the biscuits and bake until they are cooked all of the way through. We usually leave them a little doughy : )