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Diet Coke® Cranberry Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry Recipe

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This post is being sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

With the Holidays soon upon us, it’s time to start thinking about what to make for all of our family gatherings and what to stock-up on to keep our pantry full for the season. For me, I’ll be heading to Sam’s Club and stocking up on several items. Good cheeses, pickles, olives, bread, puff pastry, seasonal fruit, nuts, spices and of course plenty of Diet CokeⓇ! Come see what we will be making at our house…

Try this scrumptious Diet Coke Cranberry Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry. It's a fabulous Holiday appetizer that everyone will love! You can stock-up on all the ingredients including @dietcoke at @samsclub - Recipe and video created by WhipperBerry

A table full of seasonal goodies is what really makes the Holidays for my family and I. The kitchen, especially the table is the center of the season with all kinds of scrumptious goodies. We have several food traditions in our home… Of course the typical cookie and candy making, the traditional meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas and some not so traditional like a dinner that is made up of a whole spread of yummy appetizers for New Years.

Friends and family are always dropping by and I’ve learned that it’s super important to keep the pantry stocked at all times so that we are prepared for unexpected guests. Here are some of my pantry staples from Sam’s Club.


Holiday Pantry Staples

It’s always good to have those quick appetizers or snacks on hand like the pickles, olives, cheese and crackers. The Sam’s Club French Bread freezes beautifully and is easy to pull out to go with soup or to slice up to use with a dip. Their seasonal fruit is exceptional and is great to give as a quick gift. You could even make a gift out of holiday spices… Wouldn’t that be fun! It’s good to keep nuts on hand for baking along with snacking and we CAN’T FORGET the Diet CokeⓇ! It’s perfect for serving to guests, for helping you get through the craziness of the season AND for baking or cooking.

Wait a minute… Baking and cooking? Yep, Diet CokeⓇ is a great pantry staple that is good for cooking with as well. You may have heard of Diet CokeⓇ cake or even several types of meat slow cook nicely in Coca-ColaⓇ. Here is one of my favorite recipes for Cranberry Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry to take to Holiday gatherings that is made with, surprisingly enough, Diet CokeⓇ! Here is a QUICK little video to show you how I put it together.

Diet CokeⓇ Cranberry and Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry – WhipperBerry from Heather Thoming on Vimeo.

I LOVE how the Diet CokeⓇ Cranberry Walnut Chutney pairs with the Brie cheese, what’s fun is that it’s all wrapped up like a nice gift in some puff pastry. You have the savory cheese paired with the tangy and sweet chutney that is simply scrumptious. Plus, it looks great on a Holiday table. Our family can’t get enough of it! Here’s how to make it.

Try this scrumptious Diet Coke Cranberry Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry. It's a fabulous Holiday appetizer that everyone will love! You can stock-up on all the ingredients including @dietcoke at @samsclub - Recipe and video created by WhipperBerry

Diet CokeⓇ Cranberry Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry

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Try this scrumptious Diet Coke Cranberry Walnut Chutney with Brie in Puff Pastry. It's a fabulous Holiday appetizer that everyone will love! You can stock-up on all the ingredients including @dietcoke at @samsclub - Recipe and video created by WhipperBerry

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Mixed Berry Jam and Butter Cookies

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Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? One of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor… Oh my, it’s soooo good!! What makes these cookies extra special is the homemade mixed berry jam. It’s a must for sure, no cutting corners here. Come and learn how to make this beautiful jam along with my scrumptious mixed berry jam and butter cookies.

+ This post is brought to you by Newell Brands, makers of Ball® Fresh Preserving Products +

Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? On of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor in your mouth... Oh my, it's soooo good!! Come on over to WhipperBerry to learn how to make these tasty treats!

A few months ago, some of you may remember, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the Ball® Canning headquarters at Newell Brands in Indiana. I learned all kinds of fun stuff about how to preserve all of those scrumptious summer treats that we love like peaches & berries so that we can enjoy them all year long.

Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? On of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor in your mouth... Oh my, it's soooo good!! Come on over to WhipperBerry to learn how to make these tasty treats!

I had a hands-on lesson that we filmed on how to make my favorite mixed berry jam that I am using for the cookies. I’ve come home and made more jam and my family LOVES it! They love it so much on toast, peanut butter & jam sandwiches, even on top of vanilla yogurt. I thought I would make some of our favorite butter cookies and add some of the jam to make a Mixed Berry Jam and Butter Cookie. I would call it a thumbprint cookie but, I actually didn’t use my thumb… But more on that in a bit.

Mixed Berry Jam Recipe

First off, you need to make your jam. For that you can head over to the Ball® Fresh Preserving site so that you can follow there step-by-step directions. You know, it’s really important to follow a tested and proven recipe when it comes to preserving food. It would be horrible to make your family sick by using untested recipes that create opportunities for bacteria to grow in your preserved food.

Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? On of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor in your mouth... Oh my, it's soooo good!! Come on over to WhipperBerry to learn how to make these tasty treats!

Ball® Jars in the Pantry

I have found that it’s really quite handy to use Ball® jars for canning and preserving food and also use them to store dry goods in my pantry. Check it out…

Here's a great way to store your dry goods in your pantry with Ball® Jars from WhipperBerry

I always keep some Ball® Jars on hand, so when I do have a fresh batch of berries, peaches, beets, you name it, I can easily preserve a batch and have it ready in no time. I especially like to keep some of the BALL® REGULAR MOUTH HALF-PINT 8 OZ. GLASS MASON JARS in the pantry so I’m ready when I have fruit or veggies ready to can. If you have to stop and run to the store to grab your Ball® Jars, thats makes the process even longer. I also use the BALL® SUPER WIDE MOUTH GALLON 128 OZ. COMMEMORATIVE GLASS JAR to store my flour, sugar and other dry goods that I use often and the BALL® WIDE MOUTH HALF-GALLON 64 OZ. GLASS MASON JARS for other dry goods that I use while cooking. LOVE THEM!!

Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? On of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor in your mouth... Oh my, it's soooo good!! Come on over to WhipperBerry to learn how to make these tasty treats!

Mixed Berry Jam and Butter Cookies Recipe

Now that you’ve made your mixed berry jam, we can get started on this SIMPLE recipe! I love that it is easy to whip-up and doesn’t have too many ingredients. Here’s a quick video to show you how to make them.

Butter and Jam Cookies from WhipperBerry from Heather Thoming on Vimeo.

Isn’t that fun? I made these quickly with my daughter and the whole family almost died with delight. The cookies totally melt in your mouth and then the sweet tanginess of the jam really makes them extra special. You’ll notice a few things that may be a little different that your normal thumbprint cookie. We didn’t use our thumbs, nor did we refrigerate the dough before we baked them. I tend to like a more uniform cookie, so we use a cookie scoop and then a 1/2 a teaspoon measuring spoon to make the “thumbprints” in the cookie. Again, more for uniformity than anything. Here’s the recipe…

Is there anything better than the smell of cookies baking in the oven? On of my favorites is my Mixed Berry Jam and Butter cookies. The butter cookie literally melts in your mouth and then the jam follows with a burst of berry flavor in your mouth... Oh my, it's soooo good!! Come on over to WhipperBerry to learn how to make these tasty treats!
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These melt in your mouth delights are perfect for after school or for sharing with neighbors. The homemade Mixed Berry Jam from Ball® Fresh Preserving is really the star of the show!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup {2 sticks} unsalted butter, softened 
  • ½ cup powdered sugar, plus ¼ cup more for dusting
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp table salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup of Ball® Fresh Preserving Mixed Berry Jam

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F with rack on middle position. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on high speed, beat butter and sugar until creamy and light, 2-3 minutes. This is where the magic happens, make sure to take the time to beat the butter and sugar until it's nice and fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla and salt, scraping down bowl as needed. Switch to low and slowly mix in flour, just until combined. Dough should be somewhat sticky. 
  4. Using a large cookie scoop, scoop dough on to a parchment-lined baking sheets. Take a 1/2 teaspoon dip it in a bowl of flour and press down the center of each ball, making a deep well in the middle.
  5. Fill cookie centers generously with Mixed Berry Jam. I use the the same 1/2 teaspoon that use to make the wells in the cookie to add the jam
  6. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Let cool 5 min. on baking sheet, then gently transfer to finish cooling on wire rack.
  7. When cookies are completely cooled, dust with confectioners' sugar. Cookies can be kept in airtight container at room temp for a few days.

Pro Tips

  • This cookie dough is less sweet than others, making space for the very sweet mixed berry jam and the generous dusting of powdered sugar at the end. 
  • These cookies are not intended too brown much, as they're more of a shortbread color so keep and eye on them. 

Disclosure +  I am a paid partner for Newell Brands, makers of Ball® Fresh Preserving Products. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own. 

Mummy Hot Dogs • How To Video

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There’s nothing better than a simple, scrumptious and slightly spooky treat for Halloween! Come learn how easy it is to make these frightfully delicious Mummy Hot Dogs for your little {and BIG} Trick-or-Treaters.

• Disclaimer – This post brought to you by Pillsbury™ & Walmart. All thoughts, ideas & opinions are my own •

There’s nothing better than a simple, scrumptious and slightly spooky treat for Halloween! Come learn how easy it is to make these frightfully delicious Mummy Hot Dogs for your little {and BIG} Trick-or-Treaters • WhipperBerry

You guys… Halloween is almost upon us and it’s time to start preparing for the fun night. My little guy is super excited and the funny thing is my older kiddos are just as excited. Part of the fun for us adults is in creating the magic for our kiddos. It’s so fun to create creepy treats that have that weird quality of visually grossing you out, and then actually tasty quite good. Have you seen the brain cake that’s going around these day… eeeew! I’m not sure I could do that one.

Pillsbury™ has a classic addition to the Halloween meal menu, the Mummy Hot Dog. This one is almost a little too cute to be creepy… My kiddos love them! We headed to Walmart today and grabbed some Mummy Hot Dog supplies. You’ll need…

Mummy Hot Dog Ingredients

There’s nothing better than a simple, scrumptious and slightly spooky treat for Halloween! Come learn how easy it is to make these frightfully delicious Mummy Hot Dogs for your little {and BIG} Trick-or-Treaters • WhipperBerry

•Hot dogs

•Pillsbury™ Crescent Rolls

•Sliced cheese

•Whole cloves

They are super easy to make. Here is a little video that I put together to show how fun they can be…

How cool is that? It’s one of those fun meals that the whole family can make together. You can change up the hot dog option for Dad and use a cooked brat instead or, how good would they be with pepper jack cheese… Really, the sky’s the limit. You can have all kinds of fun with this meal.

Tailgate in Style with Beefy Jalapeño Bites

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Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Come learn how to make these tasty treats.

Disclaimer • This post is brought to you by Old El Paso & Walmart. All thoughts, ideas and opinions are my very own.

Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Created by WhipperBerry

Tailgating season is upon us and the age old question remains… What to make to share with our football loving friends? You know you want it to be fabulous, full of flavor but, easy to make. We live in Lincoln, Nebraska where football is the state religion (yea, not kidding.) People take football & Tailgating VERY SERIOUSLY here! I have no room for error when it comes to game day treats.

The problem is, you don’t want to spend all of your time in the kitchen or stuck at the grill when you have tailgating to do & games to watch. One of my secrets is to create elements that you can make ahead that really take your tasty bites up a level. Another secret, find elements that make serving and eating the food easy. No one wants to be weighed down with messing plates and hands. They want to grab and go without any fuss.

With that challenge in mind, I headed to Walmart to grab some of my favorites to create a new tasty treat for game day. First stop, the Old El Paso Section where I grabbed some of their Mini Taco Boats along with an Soft Taco Kit. These gems are perfect for creating easy and tasty treats that anyone can eat in 2-3 bites. The Taco Boats are flat on the bottom.  That means they are easy to fill, serve and eat all in one. Touchdown!

Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Created by WhipperBerry

Next, I grabbed some thin sliced beef. The kind you would use for fajitas. Some sliced Gouda cheese, Jalapeños, red onion and a few more ingredients that I’ll share in my recipe. Now, the secret to this recipe is the homemade pickled jalapeños and onions. This is what takes a normal tailgate small bite dish and kicks it up several notches and turns it into MAGIC!

Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Created by WhipperBerry

Here’s a quick video to show you how to make these Beefy Jalapeño Bites…

Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Created by WhipperBerry
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Kick up your game for GAME DAY! These Beefy Jalapeño Bites will win over even the most picky tailgater. Filled with Gouda cheese, Old El Paso seasoned beef and topped with scrumptious homemade pickled jalapeños… What’s not to LOVE! Created by WhipperBerry 

Ingredients

Pickled Jalapeños and Onions

  • 5-6 medium to large jalapeños
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • juice from 2 large limes

Pickled Jalapeño Dip

Beefy Jalapeño Bites

Instructions

Pickled Jalapeños & Onions

  1. Sterilize your jar in the dishwasher and hand wash the lid and ring.
  2. Wash and slice the jalapeños into rings. Don't make them too thin.
  3. Thinly slice the red onion.
  4. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, add water, vinegar, sugar, oregano, salt, lime juice and garlic. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Make sure the salt and sugar fully dissolve.
  5. Layer the jalapeños and onion in the sterilized jar.
  6. Pour pickling brine over the jalapeños and onions.
  7. Place lid on jar and put into refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Preferably, overnight or longer.
  8. These pickled jalapeños and onions will last in the refrigerator for 2 months.

Pickled Jalapeño Dip

  1. Place room temperature cream cheese into the mixing bowl.
  2. Dice the pickled jalapeños and onions and add to the cream cheese along with the sour cream, Old El Paso Taco Seasoning and Taco Sauce.
  3. Whip mixture until nice and light for about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Place in an air tight container and store for up to a week.

Beefy Jalapeno Bites

  1. Slice your thinly sliced beef into strips.
  2. Place beef strips into a non-stick skillet on Medium heat.
  3. Add the remaining Old El Paso Taco Seasoning and brown the meat.
  4. Once meat is browned remove from the heat and start to build your beefy jalapeño bites.
  5. Fold one slice of gouda in half and place the entire slice into the Old El Paso Mini Taco Boat.
  6. Fill the mini taco boat with beef mixture and top with a couple of the pickled jalapeños and onion strips.
  7. Place in a toaster oven or under the broiler in your oven and toast for 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Be careful not to burn the edges of your mini taco boat.
  8. Remove from the oven and place on a serving tray.
  9. Serve with the Pickled Jalapeño Dip

Notes

Make your pickled jalapeños and onion along with the dip a few days before hand, then all you have to do on game day is brown your meat and build your tasty bites. Super easy and oh, so good!

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