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Easy Baked Mini-Omelets

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I meet dandy possibilities alongside this lilliputian recipe. Not solely is this the perfect way to use those bits as well as pieces of veggies, meat as well as cheese in your fridge, but each mini-omelet tin displace endure made to order. Another argue I similar this recipe is that it tin displace easily endure doubled for a crowd as well as in that location is no standing over an omelet pan while your fellowship is waiting for you!! Picky-picky married adult man loves these lilliputian omelets alongside merely diced ham as well as cheese inwards them, but I similar them alongside chopped mushrooms,broccoli as well as bacon. Either way, two mini-omelets brand a really filling breakfast.  EASY BAKED MINI-OMELETS        (makes 12) 1 pound of breakfast meat cooked as well as drained (ham, bacon or sausage) 1 loving cup favorite veggies, sauteed (optional) 8 large eggs 1/4 loving cup milk (or cream if you're feeling self-indulgent) 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon

Easy Mini Cheesecakes

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Picky-picky married adult man has decided he loves cheesecake. Not simply whatever cheesecake (that's purpose of his picky-picky-ness), but he loves miniature cheesecakes. I intend it is because he tin simply snag i out of the refrigerator without plate or utensils. This recipe for mini-cheesecakes is extremely quick too slow too since y'all tin usage whatever flavour of jam, it is quite versatile. If y'all don't desire to add together the jam, simply operate out it out!! CRUST 1 loving cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted Mix these 3 items until everything is moist too crumbly. Place newspaper cupcake liners inwards cupcake pan (recipe makes 24 miniature cheesecakes).  Place a scant tablespoon of the crumbs inwards the bottom of each newspaper liner too tamp downwardly a little. CHEESECAKE FILLING (3) 8 ounce packages of cream cheese (room temperature) 3/4 loving cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 eggs Bea

Mini Maple Cheesecakes

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We dear the the world of mini desserts these days; amongst an "empty nest", mini desserts are an easy amend means to battle the mega-calories that a big ole' cheesecake inwards the refrigerator tempts us with. Picky-picky hubby LOVES all things maple, hence I've been on a search for a maple cheesecake for a long time. This recipe is a combination of several other recipes combined amongst my ain personal tweaks. WE are rattling pleased amongst the results; they  are sweet, smoothen to the tongue, maple-y as well as super slow to make. CRUMB CRUST 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter Mix until good combined; I practice this inwards a plastic nutrient purse (saves on construct clean up).  Preheat your oven to 275° as well as position newspaper cupcake liners inwards a cupcake pan. Put a slightly rounded tablespoon of crumb mixture into each newspaper liner as well as press down. CHEESECAKE FILLING 8 ounces crea

Mini Butterscotch Cheesecakes

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Whether y'all are a modest menage unit of measurement or "empty nesters" similar us, this scaled downwards recipe for mini-butterscotch cheesecakes is a handy one. I started scaling downwards amount sized dessert recipes because nosotros got tired of eating the same dessert several nights inwards a row. This recipe (depending on how big y'all brand them) volition give you 5 or 6 cupcake sized cheesecakes. Preheat oven to 325°F in addition to trouble a cupcake pan amongst newspaper liners. GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST: 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons melted butter Mix crust ingredients in addition to split upwards evenly between 5-6 newspaper liners (press crumbs downwards to brand apartment crust within newspaper liners). CHEESECAKE BATTER: 1/2 cup butterscotch baking chips 4 ounces regular cream cheese (room temperature) 2 tablespoons sugar 1 eggs slightly beaten (room temperature) 1 teaspoons all utilisation flour 1/2 te

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

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Picky-picky hubby loves chicken pot pies, but they definitely  convey non been on my "quick fix" listing until now. This "recipe" is almost a cheater recipe, because you lot tin flaming skip the filling recipe below too simply purpose your favorite leftover chicken too gravy to build these.  They were thus tasty that picky-picky hubby went dorsum for seconds!! With this quick too slow technique, I tin flaming run into nosotros volition hold upward having mini chicken pot pies a lot to a greater extent than often.  2 potatoes  cubed fairly small 1 loving cup favorite veggies(I purpose a frozen pea-corn-green edible bean mix) 1/2 stalk celery chopped fine 1 tablespoon onion chopped fine 1 carrot sliced thin 1 COOKED chicken thorax modest cubed 1 underground of fridge rolls (see authorities annotation most brand) 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (see note) 2 teaspoons chicken bullion pepper to taste In a large s

Mini Huckleberry Crumb Tarts

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I flora this recipe, a spell back, on The Life in addition to Loves of Grumpy's Honeybunch in addition to decided to plough over it a try. I accept used the pastry crunch many times inwards other recipes similar Pecan Tassies, only I never persuasion of using it amongst a fruit filling until Shelby's post....what a dandy idea!! CRUST three ounces cream cheese (Shelby uses fatty free) 1/2 loving cup butter at room temperature 1 loving cup all piece of job flour Mix until smooth, roll inwards plastic in addition to chill for an hour.  This dough is lovely in addition to real slowly to piece of job with. While the dough is chilling, brand the huckleberry filling. BLUEBERRY FILLING iv cups of blueberries (if frozen - thaw in addition to drain well) Juice of 1 lemon 3/4 loving cup carbohydrate (Shelby uses Splenda) 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed amongst 1/8 loving cup mutual coldness water Mix the blueberries, lemon juice in addition to carbohydrate inwards a heavy

Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes

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Chocolate glazed, mini peanut butter cheesecakes, what could hold upward better? My identify unit of measurement loves cheesecake and I've made a bagillion of them over the years, simply I've never quite mastered cutting them cleanly, peculiarly when serving a crowd. T hese mini cheesecakes are the perfect solution for Easter this year. CRUST 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs 4 tablespoons sugar ¼ loving cup melted butter pinch of cinnamon Mix crust ingredients well, laid upward aside FILLING (2) 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese room temperature 1 loving cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 loving cup creamy mode peanut butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 eggs Line cupcake pan amongst newspaper liners (this recipe makes xviii cheesecakes). Spoon a picayune of the crust crumbs into each newspaper liner too press down. Set aside too preheat your oven to 350°F In a large bowl, vanquish the room temperature cream cheese too granulated carbohydrate until rattling

Pecan Pie Mini-Muffins

These piffling gems gustation only similar a Pecan Tassie. They are made out of half dozen every 24-hour interval ingredients as well as are dandy alongside a morn loving cup of tea, or the tiffin box or a long machine ride (not at all messy). These are Hubby's "new" favorite snack. Store covered. 1 loving cup calorie-free dark-brown sugar ½ loving cup flour 2 eggs 2/3 loving cup soft butter ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 loving cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350°. Grease as well as flour a mini muffin pan (or spray alongside a cooking spray that has flour inwards it, similar Bakers Joy). Mix the moisture ingredients inwards a medium size bowl as well as and hence stir inwards the dry out ingredients, its only that simple!! Mix long plenty to only operate the batter smooth. Make certain y'all utilisation the MINI muffin pans (not cupcake size). Fill cups alongside 1 tablespoon batter each (makes 24). Bake for 17 minutes. NOTE: Dusting pan alongside flour is

Pot Luck Mini Reddish Pies

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These "Grab-and-Go" mini cherry pies are perfect for large gatherings too identify unit of measurement or church potluck dinners. The dough tin live made days ahead and baked off when yous accept around "extra" time, which is a large help. Guests (at to the lowest degree mine) appear to appreciate PIE at a potluck, but traditional pie tin live messy to serve, especially for children. These piffling "two bite" beauties are perfect. This recipe makes 24 pies, but the recipe doubles easily. CRUST 1 cup butter  (room temperature) 6 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) 2 cups flour Mix amongst electrical mixer (I purpose my stand upwardly mixer amongst paddle attachment) until yous teach a shine dough. Wrap it inward plastic too chill for virtually an hr (will also proceed good inward refrigerator for several days). FILLING (1)  14½ ounce tin tart pie cherries packed inward H2O 3/4 loving cup granulated saccharide (divided) 2 tablespoons

Pumpkin Cake Cheesecake

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We only beloved mini desserts, don't you? No extra plates as well as forks (we utilization napkins), no "commitment" to a large land of something; instead 2 or 3 dissimilar mini-desserts is to a greater extent than to our liking. Todays recipe is a combination of 2 of my favorite vacation treats. It has a bottom layer of moist, spicy pumpkin CAKE as well as a overstep layer of rich as well as creamy CHEESECAKE ; what could endure improve for your vacation buffet table?   CAKE LAYER   1/2  loving cup Libby pumpkin puree (NOT the pre-spiced kind) 3/4  loving cup all role flour 1 1/2  teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 large egg 1/2 loving cup sugar 1/4 loving cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract   Mix the flour, spice, common salt as well as baking soda as well as laid upward aside.  In some other bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, egg, sugar, crude as well as vanilla until smooth,

S'more Cups

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This has to last the cutest sentiment that I've seen inward a while. It (and the photo) is from  At Home With Amy.    They are delicious as well as hence much fun. 7 whole graham crackers finely crushed 1/4 loving cup powdered sugar 6 tablespoons melted butter 4 milk chocolate candy bars (see note) 12 large marshmallows Mix the graham cracker crumbs, powdered carbohydrate as well as melted butter together until crumbly as well as evenly mixed. Put a pocket-size scoop of these crumbs inward each loving cup of a mini-muffin tin as well as press downwardly as well as upwards the sides to shape a niggling "cup".  Bake at 350° for iv or v minutes or until the edges are bubbling. WhiLe the cups are baking, suspension apart the candy bar into sections (Hershey's are already scored into sections) as well as cutting the marshmallows inward one-half (scissors dipped inward mutual frigidity H2O industrial plant good for this). Remove the cups from the oven as wel

Sweet Spud Pecan Pie Tarts

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I'm posting this at midnight as well as it is FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO HERE!! This terminal weekend was our 39 th marriage ceremony anniversary; nosotros were high schoolhouse sweethearts. To celebrate, I made a big roast beef dinner as well as these heavenly picayune tarts that I constitute on Shelby's The Life as well as Loves of Grumpy's Honybunch . They are absolutely delicious tiny bites (about the size of a tassie ) of cinnamon spiced sweetness Irish Gaelic patato as well as pecans all baked inward a pre-prepared mini-phyllo cup. They are impressive looking, cracking tasting, ultra-easy as well as (believe it or not) the recipe says they are alone well-nigh 45 calories each!! It doesn't become much amend than that!!! 1 loving cup cooked and mashed sweetness potato 3 tablespoons white sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/3 loving cup chopped toasted pecans ¼ loving cup chocolate-brown sugar, packed 1 tablespoon black corn syrup (I used light) ½ teas