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Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie Recipe

1 · Dec 1, 2013 · 2 Comments

This post brought to you by Eagle Brand // As a kid, one of the things I looked forward to every holiday season, was when my Dad would share some of his FAVORITE chocolate covered cherries with me. I would have to say the apple didn't fall to far from the tree when it comes to this favorite confection. I adore cherries and to add chocolate to the mix made them absolutely PERFECT!

Not too long ago, my Mom introduced me to a recipe that I have since fallen in love with. I modified it a bit and came up with this scrumptious Chocolate Covered Cherry Mousse Pie…

Ingredients for Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie

1 14 oz. can of Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 oz. of a unsweetened Hershey chocolate bar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 prepared graham cracker crust

20 oz. maraschino cherries, drained (2 jars)

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup cold water

3.9 oz. box of vanilla instant pudding

1 cup of whipping cream, whipped OR 3 cups of Cool Whip

Chocolate swirls optional

Directions for Chocolate Cherry Mousse Pie

In a small double boiler over low heat and occasionally stirring, melt the unsweetened chocolate and 1/2 of the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. Once the chocolate mixture has melted add a 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract. Pour the chocolate mixture into the bottom of the prepared graham cracker crust.

Next, take one of the 10 oz. bottles of cherries and cut them in all in half and place on top of the chocolate mixture in the crust.

Set the pie aside at this point and start on the mousse.

Reserve a few cherries to garnish the pie and then chop the remaining cherries and set aside.

In the mixing bowl of your mixer, whip the cream cheese until light. Gradually whip the water into the cream cheese and remaining Eagle Brand Milk. Add pudding mix, the remaining extract and chopped cherries. Mix well. Gently fold in the whipped cream or Cool Whip. Pour into pie crust and chill for 4 hours or until set. Garnish with whole cherries and chocolate swirls if desired.

You can even make this recipe as mini pies… Perfect to serve at your holiday gatherings.

They are so yummy and when your guest take their first bite, they get the yummy chocolate surprise at the bottom…

Chocolate covered cherry heaven!!

The folks at Eagle Brand would love to help YOU sweeten your holidays with a fun GIVEAWAY!! They are giving away a KitchenAid Mixer along with an Eagle Brand™ gift pack to one lucky WhipperBerry friend…

Click HERE to visit the GIVEAWAY

Disclaimer // This post is sponsored by Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk. I received product and a KitchenAid Mixer to help create this post series.

Creamy Flan Recipe

21 · Dec 1, 2013 · 3 Comments

This post brought to you by Eagle Brand // I LOVE FLAN! I don't know if I can emphasize that enough. My Mom has made flan for years and it has become a bit of a holiday tradition. All be it, a rather non-traditional holiday tradition. Most people don't correlate Flan, a creamy custard like dessert with strong Latin roots with Christmas, but they should! It's so easy to make and the creamy custard with the caramelized sugar is just lovely.

Ingredients for Flan Recipe

1 cup sugar

1 14 oz. can of Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 12 oz. can of Carnation® Evaporated Milk

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

pinch of salt

Directions for Flan

Caramelize sugar by putting it into a saucepan and melting the sugar until it becomes caramel. Try to avoid stirring the sugar, just swirl the pan. If you stir the sugar it could cause sugar crystals to form in your caramel. When the sugar has fully caramelized, pour into the bottom of your oven safe ramekins or a 8×8 baking dish.

Set aside and let cool while you are mixing the custard.

In your mixing bowl, combine the Eagle Brand™ Milk, Carnation® Evaporated Milk, eggs, vanilla and salt and whisk together well.

Pour custard into your dish or ramekins right on top of the caramel.

Next, you will need to heat some water. Place your ramekins or baking dish into a larger baking dish. Pour the hot water into the dish up to the middle of the custard dishes.

This is called a Bain Maria or hot water bath.

Place in a 300˚ oven for one hour or until the custard has set. Remove from oven and let cool for 10-20 minutes. If you are using ramekins, you can then invert the flan out on a plate at this point. Or, you can let it chill and serve later.

We really like to serve it with whipped cream and berries… SUPER yum!!

The folks at Eagle Brand would LOVE to help make your holidays a little sweeter. They are offering a fabulous GIVEAWAY!!

Click HERE to visit the GIVEAWAY!!

Disclaimer // This post is sponsored by Eagle Brand™ Sweetened Condensed Milk. I received a KitchenAid Mixer and product to help create this post.

DSLR Camera GIVEAWAY

0 · Nov 18, 2013 · 33 Comments

DSLR Camera GIVEAWAY!

With the Holidays rolling around who wouldn't LOVE a new camera to help record those precious memories? My life changed when I finally bought my first DSLR camera five or six years ago. I had wanted one for quite awhile. I had always been a photography lover, but it hadn't been on the top of the "list" if you know what I mean. Finally, one day I was walking through Target and they had one of those happy little red stickers on a Canon Rebel and I knew I was in business. I'm a sucker for the little red sticker… I bought it right then and there and set-out on this amazing journey. From that very first day with my camera, I set out to learn as much as I can. I practiced and practiced. My first goal… I wanted to learn how to take a photo of something with the background a little blurry. I read the manual and played around for hours trying to figure it out. At that time I knew nothing about aperture or F-stops, ISO and exposure. I was flying blind, but I was determined. I can't even tell you how excited I was when I finally figured it out!!! That's where the journey began and I have been constantly learning and honing my skills from that point.

No matter what your skill level is… Wouldn't a new DSLR Camera be an amazing gift to yourself or a loved one? I've teamed up with some pretty amazing blog friends to give one away to one of you!

Sweet C's Designs , DIY Candy , 30 Handmade Days , Bombshell Bling , Nest of Posies , LollyJane , Kojo Designs , SNAP!

Here's how it works…

Follow the directions in the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good LUCK!

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Silhouette Specialty Media Sale // GIVEAWAY

8 · Oct 15, 2013 · 484 Comments

Silhouette Specialty Media Sale (Affiliate Post) // It's Silhouette special time again!! This one is a Doozie with a capital D. Many of you know and LOVE the Silhouette cutting machines, you know… The CAMEO & the Portrait. You may also know that they have a Premium Vinyl that you can get from Silhouette as well. Did you know that they are WAY more than just cutting machines & vinyl? They have so many different products that you can use for all your crafting needs. They have self-adhesive cardstock & craft paper, printable sticker paper, printable magnet paper, printable & cutable canvas and so much more. This month you've hit the mother load!! The folks at Silhouette have created a fabulous Specialty Media Sale that you are just going to love. Not only that, but I also have a…

But, more on that in a bit… First, all the goodies during this month's sale. When you purchase a cutting machine (either the CAMEO or Portrait) this month these are all the goodies that you will receive.

CAMEO Sale

The list of specialty media plus a Silhouette CAMEO® for $269.99 (savings over $120 from retail cost $383.90)

· 1 cardstock essentials pack (new product)

· 1 pack printable adhesive kraft paper (new product)

· 1 pack printable clear sticker paper

· 1 pack temporary tattoo paper

· 1 pack printable cotton canvas (new product)

· 1 pack chipboard

· 1 pack printable silver foil

· 1 pack printable magnet paper

· 1 pack double-sided adhesive

Portrait Sale

The list of specialty media plus a Silhouette Portrait™ for $129.99 (savings over $110 from retail cost $263.90)

· 1 cardstock essentials pack (new product)

· 1 pack printable adhesive kraft paper (new product)

· 1 pack printable clear sticker paper

· 1 pack temporary tattoo paper

· 1 pack printable cotton canvas (new product)

· 1 pack chipboard

· 1 pack printable silver foil

· 1 pack printable magnet paper

· 1 pack double-sided adhesive

Plus, you can get 30% off all Specialty Media during the sale as well.

Click HERE to visit the special sale shop over at Silhouette!

Here are a couple of projects that I made with the Printable Sticker Paper and the Printable Self-Adhesive Canvas…

This printable self-adhesive canvas is one of my new favorite products from Silhouette. This stuff is amazing!! The cool thing, you can use it whether you have a CAMEO or Portrait. For these bread wraps, I printed right onto the fabric with my home printer and then used my paper cutter to cut the wraps out. I will be sharing this free printable in a few weeks for The Printable Club.

Next, I used the printable sticker paper to make these fun pantry stickers for my large Ball jars that I use for my pantry. HOW CUTE ARE THEY?!? I will have another post soon with a tutorial on how to create your own printable labels. It's super easy and they turn out sooooo cute!! Watch for that tutorial coming soon!

Silhouette Portrait GIVEAWAY

Now onto the GIVEAWAY… The lovely folks at Silhouette have a Portrait that is looking for a good home. If you feel like you could open your home to a fabulous new crafting tool, follow the directions in the Rafflecopter box below.

Here's some of the fine print… This giveaway is open to anyone with a shipping address within the United States. The giveaway will run from October 15-20 with the winner announced on October 21st. This giveaway is not associated with Facebook or Pinterest.