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Is it Really Possible to Pay off Big Debt with Little Income?

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Do you have big debt and little income, leaving you to wonder how you can ever get ahead? Tasha’s written for us before (here, here, and here). (Hey! Did you set your goals yet?!) Now here she is again with big wisdom and encouragement. (Spoiler: The debt? It IS possible to pay it off!)

Is it Really Possible to Pay off Big Debt with Little Income?

By Tasha Hackett

Doubt is seeping in. I browsed other personal finance blogs and thought, “Why would anyone read what I have to say when there are plenty of others saying it?” But the more I read, the more I found I do have something to say.

I have something to say to the mom who gives and gives and gives and then when she says, “Not right now,” her son complains. And it totally stinks because what you really heard him say was, “You’re not enough, Mom!” and it’s totally true. You’re not enough!! (But Jesus is enough. Laura and I can tell you all about that.)

You’ve been awake since 4:45 a.m. with the baby. You fed all of them, provided clean clothes for all of them, played (a little) with them, texted your sisters who live hours and hours away, nursed the baby a hundred gazillian times, and did all the things. 

I’m writing for you. 

While wiping the children’s toothpaste out of the sink at 10 p.m. the baby starts to cry again and you can’t even tag out because the husband is still out working in the garage trying to finish the project that has to be done before the weather happens.

I’m writing for you. 

When you went to the grocery store today you only had $95 left in your checking account and payday isn’t for another 12 days and milk is $3.75 a gallon and the prices are so overwhelming and you walk out of the store with a carton of eggs and a head of cabbage because you can’t handle it.

I’m writing for you. 

You have a glass jar in the closet that you’ve been putting extra dollars in for a vacation or a date or something. You counted and there is only $50 in the whole jar, and you wanted to cry, but you didn’t because you can do hard things and you put all the cash back into the jar and shoved it back in the closet. 

I’m writing for you. 

You worked eight days in a row at three different part-time jobs and this weekend you watched two full seasons of that show on Netflix and you don’t even know what investing means, you’re just happy you have a car that runs and a little extra for gas. 

I’m writing for you. 

To the me 13 years ago that wishes she knew what I know now. I wish I could reach back there and give her and hug and say, “You’re doing a wonderful job! And here are some tips to help you enjoy life more.” 

So what am I writing? 

I’m writing you some hope. Some humor. Some gut-wrenching truth. Some down-to-earth practical tips that just might save your sanity. And some thank-goodness-for-Jesus reminders. All wrapped around the theme of Personal Finance. 

To introduce my team: There’s me, Tasha, and the husband, Ben. We have four kids currently aged 7, 5, 3, and 8 months. And a pet rat, Tippy. Because aint-nobody-got-time-for-that – he is in the sole care of First Born. We live in a tiny Midwest town, 50 miles from malls and bulk food stores. And we are debt-free except for the house. Because of that last sentence, we are planning our very first take-the-whole-family-in-an-airplane not-to-see-family but-to-spend a-bunch-of-money-having-fun trip for this summer.

Hi, My name is Tasha. And I’m addicted to paying off debt. On a teacher’s salary of less than $50,000 a year, Ben and I paid off $40,000 in 24 months while cash flowing part of his MA, investing for retirement, and still enjoying birthdays, holidays, and traveling to see family who live hours and hours away. 

Within the series I am about to write and share, you will find how we keep plugging away at it, what we eat, how we play, and how we keep finding joy through it all. I have more to share in the coming weeks!

Drop a note here with questions, suggestions, or comments. 

Yours Truly, 

Tasha

Note from Laura: In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing several posts from Tasha letting us know how she and Ben have knocked out so much debt so quickly! You are going to love reading these!! :) :)

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Declutter with Purpose! Join our Clean Out with Love Challenge!

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Feeling inspired to clean out your house? Great! But we’re here to encourage you to declutter with purpose. Instead of simply getting rid of “stuff” from our homes, we’re going to focus on ways we can bless others. Let’s Clean Out with Love! Join our brand new 30-day challenge!

There are declutter challenges and printables all over the internet right now. After all, most of us have had a marvelous holiday season are we’re ready to settle down and get our homes organized!

I’m right there with you – and it was my search for helpful decluttering lists that inspired this Clean Out with Love Challenge.

I would imagine that most of us have in mind to donate the unused items we’re clearing out of our homes. But I want to encourage us to take it a step further. There are two main things to focus on as we clean out our homes:

  1. Ask God to help us know who should be the recipients of our donated items.
  2. Let God help us focus our hearts on generosity instead of allowing ourselves to struggle over what we should part with.

It’s too easy to slip into the wrong mindset. Instead of cleaning out our homes with love, we can struggle to hold on to stuff that doesn’t really matter, unsure if we’re ready to part with it. Or on the flip side, we can grab broken games with missing pieces and put them into our donation boxes.

Instead, we want to start getting very excited about how many items we can pull from our homes that will truly be a blessing to those who have a need!

Declutter with Purpose!

Sorry to contradict Marie Kondo just a tad bit – but I’m going to venture to say that as you’re cleaning out your home – even if the item DOES bring you joy, it still may be something you should choose to part with. Why? Because it can bring someone else joy instead! Someone who has less than you and a bigger need for useful household items.

This challenged is wrapped in prayer.

As we clean and declutter, we’re going to pray over our homes and pray for the recipients of our donations. We’re going to ask God to help us know what stays and what goes. And we’re going to ask Him to show us people or organizations who need all of our donated items. (I shared within the packet who our family plans to donate to. I’m pretty excited!)

Pray, pray, pray! This is so much bigger than simply cleaning out clutter. This is about letting God’s light and love flow into our homes and out of our donation boxes and beyond. The power of prayer is amazing!

Let’s do this!

While we’ve put this together as a 30-day challenge, the Clean Out with Love packet can be used in whatever ways God leads you. You’re likely to get on a roll and complete the entire challenge in just a week. Or maybe you and your family can spend a few days here and a few days there this month decluttering and getting organized.

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Quick and Easy New Year’s Snacks and Treats

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Need some quick and easy New Year’s snacks and treats? We’ve got a great list of fun recipe ideas for you!

Yum

This time, we’re going to focus on finger foods. After all, on the final day of the year, who wants to use a fork? We’ve done that for 364 days already this year. At this point, we just.can’t.handle.picking.up.a.fork.

And also? Finger foods are more fun on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Right?

My personal preference is to make several fun snacks and treats, then pull them out onto a buffet so we can all munch and graze while we play games, hang out, and visit. Here are some of the ideas I’m working on for this year:

Quick and Easy New Year’s Snacks and Treats

And for some added fun, may I suggest that you brew some coffee and have bowls of these set out for people to add to their mugs?

For the record, I will be making an enjoying these finger foods, but I will not be staying up until midnight. You?

Happy New Year!

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Make Goals for 2020 – With Printable Worksheets!

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A new year is coming, and we’re encouraging you to make goals! Better than resolutions? SO MUCH BETTER. My friend Tasha is writing with some super practical encouragement and tips! Plus grab the printable worksheets she put together for us too. It’s like she thought of everything!!

Make Goals for 2020

By Tasha Hackett

Are you a New Year’s resolution maker?

I was! I loved making them. And just like the rest of you, I was not good at keeping them. By the end of January I had not kept up any of them, and by the end of February I didn’t even remember what they were. So… I gave up and decided life was too short to waste it feeling that kind of guilt. 

But then I discovered GOALS. 

Resolutions are so resolute. Get me? Like, you have to or it’s broken. Forever. No going back. A resolution is something you do when you want an immediate change. A goal is the end result of a change. A goal is something you have complete control over–and I do so love to be in control. Ask anyone who knows me. Being in control is my jam. I used to think I was a go-with-the-flow kind of girl. Turns out I am not. I’m usually like, “I am the flow, get in.” This attitude served me well growing up and through college. Being married and navigating the merging of his family with the way I was raised and then having four children–who are actually tiny humans with their own thoughts and dreams, rudely awakened me to some personality flaws in myself. Why do I tell you all this? No reason. 

So… GOAL = the object of a person’s ambition, an aim or desired result. (Thank you, Webster.) In other words: Something you control.

Do not confuse a goal with a desire or a resolution. Example: I will exercise everyday. That is a resolution. And what happens when I miss a day? Or two or seven. YEAR RUINED!! Example of a desire: My family will exercise with me. I do not have the power to dictate what my family does. Change that to a goal: To be able to jog 3 miles without feeling like I’m going to die. Then I work backwards and set up mini-goals to help me reach my main goal. This will include my family exercising with me, and this will most definitely include me attempting to exercise everyday, but my goal would not be derailed if those additions were to falter.

New Year’s Goals are Super Fun!

Maybe I’m a lot more Type A than I should be. But seriously, if you think about the point of goals is to make your life better then why would you not!?! Let’s do it! Not to completely overwhelm you, but did you know there are oh so many goal categories? Would you like to improve your life in any of these areas? Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Career, Homemaking, Social, Financial… 

Your assignment is a simple and easy two-step process:

1. Print out the nifty Goal Setting Worksheet I’ve created for myself you and fill it out.

Personally, I am going to re-evaluate how I prepare meals. I’ve been reading Heavenlyhomemaker posts for years, and yet I still spend unnecessary hours in the kitchen. Apparently, there is a better way. With a 7, 5, 3 year old and a baby at home. Look at this cutie, he makes writing not easy or simple at all. 

I gotta get this figured out. So one of my goals will be to set up a new meal planning, shopping, cooking system. One that is Easy and Simple. Perhaps a book like this will help me. {Laura interjects a nod, a wink, and a smile!}

2. Print out the nifty Goal Achieving Worksheet (page 2) for each of your goals and fill it out. 

As for me, I will be looking into actually following the Simple Meals subscription, shopping with the list, scheduling weekly shopping trips, and planning meals in advance. I use so many of these recipes, and have implemented many time-saving strategies–such as freezing muffin batter, and making double or quadruple of a recipe. But I have been dragging my feet against actual meal planning. Time to grow up, Tasha! 

Would you like to grow up with me? Print your goal worksheets here. Have you been a resolution or goal setter in past years? Do they excite or frighten you? Drop a note and let us know!

Now excuse me while I go play peek-a-boo and nod to Laura because my Tex-Mex Chicken dinner is already in the crock-pot.  

Cheers!

Tasha

Grab the Goal Setting and Goal Achieving Worksheets here!

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Merry Christmas from the Coppinger Crew!

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With love overflowing and hearts full of wonder, we wish you the happiest of Christmases.

The Lord bless you
    and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26

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How to Serve a Snacky Meal That’s Still Nourishing

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It is entirely possible to serve your family a “snacky meal” that is still nourishing. Here are some ideas!

During this busy holiday season, I think it’s especially fun to think of “Snacky Meal” ideas. There are programs and parties to attend, there are gifts to buy and to wrap, there are travel plans to make and big meals to prepare for. So feeding our families a quick meal of finger foods here and there is a great idea!

I also think it’s fine to think of these meals as actual meals. So what if you didn’t cook? Who doesn’t love a plate of fruit, cheese, meat, and crackers?

Did you read my friend Tasha’s post about a Dry Crust? We should take it to heart. A quick meal of popcorn and apples served with love tastes better than a gourmet meal served with stress.

Especially as we’re preparing for Christmas, I think we should recognize that we want our kids to remember the season as joyful, not stressful. If mom is stressed out with holiday preparations, our families won’t fall in love with the idea that Jesus is at the heart of Christmas.

Well, all that to say – in order to stay sane and happy at Christmastime, sometimes you just need to cut some cheese.

I mean…

;)

How to Serve a Snacky Meal That’s Still Nourishing

Who’s ready for a list of Snacky Meal ideas to serve your family on busy days? Here are some ideas I pull out from time to time to throw on the table, depending on what I have on hand:

  • Summer Sausage
  • Lunch Meat
  • Leftover Ham
  • Variety of cheese
  • Carrot Sticks with Ranch or Hummus
  • Cucumbers
  • Celery and Peanut Butter
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Olives
  • Pickles
  • Apples
  • Grapes
  • Bananas
  • Oranges
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Raspberries
  • Pineapple
  • Peanuts
  • Almonds
  • Cashews
  • Crackers
  • Bread and Butter
  • Peanut Butter Honey Toast
  • Chips
  • Guacamole
  • Salsa
  • Smoothies
  • Popcorn

This list may not include roast beef and mashed potatoes, but these foods are fun, filling, and nourishing too.

What are your favorite snacky meals to put together at the last minute on a busy day?

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Super Soft Chocolate Cookies

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If I told you that these Super Soft Chocolate Cookies taste a little bit like an Oreo, would that make you want to try them?

The good news is that they won’t make your teeth all Oreo-y like Oreos do. (Don’t try and picture it. Oh wait, you just did.)

And of course, these are made with real food ingredients and I don’t know what Oreos are made with. So these Super Soft Chocolate Cookies are a win in every way!

My kids found that they like turning them into actual Oreos by frosting them. Well, I guess they’re still not actual Oreos because they are my homemade, real food version. But with the frosting, they taste almost exactly like an actual Oreo.

Tell me I haven’t made you all want to eat Oreos now?!

Just make these cookies, and your craving will subside. They stir up quickly and bake in 10 minutes. So you can have your Oreos – um, Super Soft Chocolate Cookies – in less time than it takes to go to the store to buy purchased cookies!

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Super Soft Chocolate Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup raw sugar or brown sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾-1 cup whole grain flour (I use freshly ground soft white wheat)
Instructions
  1. Cream butter, sugar, and cocoa together in a bowl.
  2. Add baking soda, vanilla, and egg - stirring until well combined.
  3. Add flour and mix well. (Start with ¾ cup then add more if needed.)
  4. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
  5. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes until cookies are barely set.
  6. Remove cookies from oven and allow the cookies to stay on the pan for at least 10 minutes so they will firm up.

What’s on your holiday baking list this year?

Chocolate Hint:

Do yourself a favor and order any of the Cocoa Powders, Chocolate Chips, or Chocolate Chunks from Olive Nation. (And use the code home to get 20% off!) I can’t tell you what a wonderful difference these cocoa powders and chocolate chips have made in my chocolate recipes. The quality is MUCH better, and they do not cost more than I was spending on the lesser varieties.

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Buy a Blendtec; Blame the Baby (wink, wink)

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If you need an “excuse” to take the plunge to buy a Blendtec, my friend Tasha has one for you! Enjoy her story here!

Buy a Blendtec; Blame the Baby (wink, wink)

By Tasha Hackett

Good morning! At least it’s a good morning for me. It’s true I’ve been awake since 4:30 am but I read some Bible while I nursed the baby, exercised, tossed this easy breakfast casserole in the oven, watched funny YouTube videos while I drank my lemon water, showered, and now it’s 7:00 and none of the children have come down yet! Wow. 

I figured this was the perfect time to share with you how I’ve been getting on with my new Blendtec that I bought for the baby. Wink, wink. And not at all because I wanted one since before I was even pregnant. 


First off, making baby food is (to use some of Laura’s favorite words) so SIMPLE and EASY. 

Here’s a favorite. I like to call it: Carrots.

  1. Wash a few carrots (I used four.)
  2. Cut off the tops
  3. Chop small enough to fit in your pan
  4. Use a steamer or simmer with an inch of water (lid on)
  5. When soft, dump into the Blentec and blend. (I used the 30 second button… but I could have saved 20 seconds, it was most definitely smooth after 10 seconds.) 
  6. Pour into these cool baby food trays (or regular ice cube trays!) to freeze. Once frozen, pop into a freezer bag to save and serve when needed. 
  7. Attempt to keep most of the food in the baby’s mouth and laugh when it ends up everywhere.

With my first kid, I used mostly store-bought baby food. He took to it very well. This was extremely convenient with me working full time. And now he is my best eater! He will eat salad. He will eat fish. He will eat mysterious casserole. One of his favorite things with his Dad is to try new and unique foods together. He will eat something because I tell him to even if he finds it to be unpleasant. 

With my second and third kids, I didn’t feed them any purees and practiced what’s called “baby led weaning” where you nurse longer and offer them soft foods and whole pieces of food as they are ready. It was easy. I was home full time and I mostly nursed and didn’t worry at all about food. They tasted table scraps until they had teeth and could chew their own. That was the idea, but when I was sadly forced to wean the girl at 11 months, the only thing she would eat was costly fruit pouches. But… the middle two (at 3 and 4 years) are now SO picky. Actual tears and crying and holding hands up to their mouth and refusing to even taste mashed potatoes. It’s a whole thing that I won’t get into. 

This attitude could very likely be personality. Their mother (me) “didn’t like” eggnog until she was 31 and finally tasted it last Christmas and found out that it is actually delicious! I now make my own year round. On the slim chance good eating is from the feeding of baby puree, I have high hopes for baby number four. Check out this face! 

The carrots “recipe” can be adapted for any raw vegetables. From what I have researched, by 6 months most foods are totally fine. The experts (which I am NOT) recommend introducing one food at a time to rule out any food sensitivities. I tend to barrel on ahead. Here are some blends I’ve made so far that he’s not opposed to at 7 months: 

  • Green Beans (cooked or can, drained), Banana, Oat flour (be sure the oats have time to soak, dry/raw oats are not so good)
  • Red Bell Pepper (steamed), Baked Chicken (with the skin), Chicken Broth, Basil
  • Sweet Potato (steamed), Yellow Summer Squash, (seeded and steamed), Butter

Don’t make this harder than it has to be! If you’re making dinner, toss some cooked veggies in the blender and then there’s extra to serve the baby for days. I make a new batch of puree maybe once a week and pull a cube from the freezer at each meal. Currently I have five different blends in the freezer that I rotate each meal. Sometimes he only takes a bite or two, but I can toss the extra with no hard feelings. Last night I simply Blendtec-ed (see what I did there? It’s now a verb. I verbed it.) a cup of soup I was serving my family. He loved it! (Cheesy bacon potato)

“But, Tasha, what about fortified cereal?” you ask. “What about the spray on vitamins and iron?” Well… I believe in food. Real food. White rice powder is what I would consider an empty calorie. Not to mention it tastes like the cardboard box it comes in. Iron is good for your baby. But do you know what else has iron in it? Fruits and Vegetables. Peaches, Raspberries, Spinach, Peas, Squash, Coconut, Asparagus… get me? 

I figure as long as my baby makes this face while scarfing down sweet potatoes and spinach, I’m not going to worry about a lack of measurable iron intake. 

What about you? What did/do you feed your baby? Have you noticed a difference what type of eater they are years later? What’s your baby’s favorite puree?

Ready to invest in a Blendtec? Here are Laura’s thoughts on why they are so awesome!

 

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Easy 4-Ingredient Chocolate Crunch Bars

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I’m guessing you already have all or most of the needed ingredients on hand to make these Chocolate Crunch Bars. So what are you waiting for? You NEED to make these pronto!

I could go on and on about how delicious these are. They taste like fudge with a wonderful crunch! I make a double batch for college kids and the plate is empty in no time. :)

The fact that they are super easy to make is a great bonus. And the wonderful crunch in these makes you feel like you’re eating a candy bar!

Watch Brayden (age 5) help me make these super easy Chocolate Crunch Bars —>

I personally like to use Bittersweet Chocolate in this recipe so the sugar content is much lower. But you can use any of your favorite chocolate chips.

So let’s see, you’ll need:

  • chocolate chips
  • coconut oil
  • nut butter
  • rice krispie cereal

You’ll put the first three ingredients into a pan to melt and stir together.

Once the mixture is melted and smooth, you’ll stir in the cereal.

Then you’ll spread it into a dish and put it into the fridge to chill.

See how easy? And yep, they taste as good as they look!

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Easy 4-Ingredient Chocolate Crunch Bars
 
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Ingredients
  • 12-ounces bittersweet or dark chocolate chips (any chocolate chips will work!)
  • 1 cup nut butter (I like almond butter for these)
  • ¼ cup coconut oil (I prefer refined coconut oil in these because it's flavorless)
  • 2 cups crispy rice cereal
Instructions
  1. In a medium-sized saucepan, melt and stir the chocolate chips, nut butter, and coconut oil.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in the rice cereal.
  3. Pour mixture into an 8x8 inch pan.
  4. Chill for at least one hour before cutting and serving the bars.

During this busy time of year, you’ll find that these Easy Chocolate Crunch Bars are perfect for a snack or even to make and take to a holiday party!

Chocolate Hint:

Do yourself a favor and order any of the Cocoa Powders, Chocolate Chips, or Chocolate Chunks from Olive Nation. (And use the code home to get 20% off!) I can’t tell you what a wonderful difference these cocoa powders and chocolate chips have made in my chocolate recipes. The quality is MUCH better, and they do not cost more than I was spending on the lesser varieties.

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Easiest Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe

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Your holiday season is about to get so much better! Introducing: Easiest Chocolate Fudge Pie!

The idea for this Chocolate Fudge Pie just came to me. The ingredients involved can’t help but be amazing together.

See, I had a baked pie crust sitting empty on my countertop begging to be filled. There seemed no other option but to fill it with something chocolate. College students would be joining us for lunch that day, and I already had Pumpkin Pies prepared.

Basically, I threw these ingredients together and hoped for the best. Hesitantly (but kind of selfishly, because I wanted some, ha!) I didn’t add extra sugar after I melted the chocolate chips. Would it be sweet enough for college kids to enjoy? We were heading to church soon so there wasn’t much time for me to contemplate.

Melt the chocolate and butter, whip in the cream (with the ease of my beautiful Blendtec), pour it into the shell, slide it into the fridge to chill for lunch.

OH MY CHOCOLATELY GOODNESS.

The college students raved about it! Apparently it was plenty sweet enough for them (even though not only did I not add extra sugar, I also used dark chocolate – who knew?!).

Truly, I don’t think there’s a pie recipe that’s as easy as this one. Certainly not one that turns out something so fudgy and rich. You will LOVE this Chocolate Fudge Pie. I highly recommend adding it to your holiday dessert table!

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Easiest Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe
 
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Ingredients
  • 10-ounces chocolate chips
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 9-inch pie crust
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate chips and butter together.
  2. Once melted, whip the chocolate mixture and the cream with beaters or in a high power blender (like a Blendtec) until smooth and thick.
  3. Pour mixture into a prepared pie crust.
  4. Chill for at least two hours before serving.

Need some pie crust recipes?

Chocolate Hint:

Do yourself a favor and order any of the Cocoa Powders, Chocolate Chips, or Chocolate Chunks from Olive Nation. (And use the code home to get 20% off!) I can’t tell you what a wonderful difference these cocoa powders and chocolate chips have made in my chocolate recipes. The quality is MUCH better, and they do not cost more than I was spending on the lesser varieties.

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