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Sweet and Simple Butter Cookies (4 Ingredients)

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If you know me at all, and I think you do, you know that if “butter” is a part of a cookie title, it must be a favorite of mine. Dear friends, allow me to introduce  you to these tasty melt-in-your-mouth delights: Sweet and Simple Butter Cookies.

Would you like to know what has been a favorite sentence of mine ever since I was a little girl reading recipes?

“Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl.”

That simple sentence always made me very happy. It still does. You want me to cream butter and sugar in a bowl?! I LOVE CREAMING BUTTER AND SUGAR IN A BOWL!!! There’s something so sweet (sure, literally, I suppose) about this simple instruction, and for some reason, it always brings up happy memories for me of times I spent baking with my mom or my grandma.

All of life would be better if we took a moment to cream butter and sugar in a bowl. Don’t you think?

The combination of butter and sugar in this recipe makes for a perfectly sweet and rich cookie that melts in your mouth. Don’t worry though. The ratio of butter to sugar is such that these are only lightly sweet, but deliciously buttery. I’d still consider these a dessert, but I think they fit in the “low sugar treat” category.

These stir together quickly and go into the oven easily. Enjoy this newest High Five Recipe, and most importantly, enjoy each time you get to “cream butter and sugar together in a bowl.”

Sweet and Simple Butter Cookies

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Sweet and Simple Butter Cookies (4 Ingredients)
 
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Serves: 15-18
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups melted butter
  • ⅓-1/2 cup sugar (raw, white, brown, or sucanat)
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour (I use freshly ground soft white wheat)
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl. (Making life better, one bowl at a time.)
  2. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Mix in flour until well combined.
  4. Scoop Tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto cookie sheets.
  5. Press the dough down with your fingers or a fork.
  6. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.

How great are all of these new High Five Recipes!?! Did you get your eCookbook yet??! We just rolled it out yesterday, and I guess it goes without saying that we can’t stopped high-fiving each other over the fun this book provides.

The best thing about 5 (or fewer) ingredient recipes is that you can almost always be sure they include ingredients you already have on hand. These are the simplest of the simple when it comes to recipes. That’s why we created this High Five Recipes eCookbook! (High quality recipes; 5 or fewer ingredients) We want to do everything we can to keep your real food kitchen life as simple as possible so you can eat well but not be a slave to the kitchen.

Be sure to get your copy right away so you can enjoy even more simplicity in your real food kitchen! Use the code HIGHFIVE to get it half price right now!

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Do you have any special memories of baking or cooking when you were younger? Do you like creaming butter and sugar together in a bowl? :)

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High Five Recipes: 111 Recipes That Use 5 or Fewer Ingredients!

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Get ready to be amazed! High Five Recipes is going to make your real food kitchen life so much simpler!

Introducing our fabulous new real food eCookbook full of 111 time, money, and energy saving recipes…

Yum

Feeding your family doesn’t have to be hard!

Or expensive. Or time consuming. Or expensive. Oh wait. I already said that. I guess I felt it was worth a repeat, as none of the recipes in this eBook call for expensive ingredients.

Get ready to simplify your kitchen life, put easy meals on the table, fill your family with tasty snacks – all while staying true to your desire to feed your family wholesome, real food!

We know what “family friendly” means. We know what “easy” is. We definitely like nourishment. And the fact that every recipe turns out delicious and fun is basically icing on the cake. (Wait, a five ingredient cake? Can it be true? I guess you’ll have to get the book and see!)

This High Five Recipes eBook includes 111 wonderful recipes all of which:

  • Call for 5 or fewer ingredients
  • Are all made from real food ingredients
  • Taste incredible
  • Take very little time and effort to make

You probably already have all or most of the needed ingredients in your kitchen. Don’t you love it when food becomes un-complicated!?

What will you do with all your extra time??

High Five Recipes offers:

  • 14 Bread and Breakfast recipes
  • 35 Main Dish recipes
  • 13 Side Dish recipes
  • 29 Dessert and Snack recipes
  • 16 Drink recipes
  • 4 Extra recipes

Get it here!

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Simple Bean and Cheese Salsa Dip (3 ingredients!)

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You’ll love this Simple Bean and Cheese Salsa Dip. But first, wait until you see what we’ve got in the works!

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It’s a brand new eBook and we’re going to roll it out very soon! It includes a whopping 111 recipes – all of which only utilize 5 or fewer ingredients. This has been one of our most exciting projects! Sharing ways to put simple food on your table is one of our favorite goals, and if the recipe has only 5 ingredients, you can bet it is simpler than ever!

Be on the look out for brand new High Five Recipes I’ll be sharing during the next few weeks, as well as the reveal of our brand new eBook in just a few hours! As for today, you’ll need three simple ingredients and a bag of chips. What used to be a snack can now become a meal!


A few weeks ago when I posted my Cream Cheese Salsa Dip recipe, Kayla left a comment to share that she used the same idea to make Bean Dip. Say no more, Kayla. We got out our cream cheese, salsa, and a can of refried beans and we suddenly had a new favorite!

Do you see how easy real food cooking can be? I had a teen at my house last week devouring my food saying, “I guess I never knew healthy food actually tasted good.” Boom. That is my goal. Healthy food that tastes good. And if it can also be simple to make, then my entire food mission has been accomplished.

If you have time, soak and cook pinto beans for this recipe. But for all who are in a hurry, simply get out a jar of salsa, a package of cream cheese, and a can of beans. Blend it together and your main dish is ready. Eat it hot. Eat it cold. And of course, eat it with fruits and vegetables on the side because this is the 11th commandment. “Thou shalt eat fruits and veggies with every meal.” Amen.

Simple Bean and Cheese Salsa Dip

Simple Bean and Cheese Salsa Dip (3 ingredients!)
 
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Serves: 5 cups
Ingredients
  • 16-ounces salsa (any variety)
  • 8-ounces softened cream cheese
  • 15-ounce can refried beans or pinto beans
Instructions
  1. Blend ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Serve hot or cold with corn tortilla chips.

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The Best Way to Add Flavor to Plain Yogurt

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If you’ve struggled to know how to doctor up plain yogurt and keep it healthy, you will love this tip from Bethany as much as I do!

The Best Way to Add Flavor to Plain Yogurt

From Bethany:

We’ve really been enjoying our Javita here, and it really helped a lot over our recent vacation! I wanted to share with you a little fun thing. We have struggled with yogurt since cutting sugar. The flavored ones are loaded with so much sugar (and often other junk), but the pain is so…. plain, and my kids have disliked every flavoring I’ve tried to add. Until today! I had the idea to mix a packet of Defend into a tiny bit of milk and then mix that into a container of plain yogurt. Everyone loved it, even my pickiest kids! Hooray! Now we can eat yogurt again!

I LOVE this! We’ve always added fresh or frozen fruit to flavor our plain yogurt. Then we add some kind of sweetener, usually real maple syrup. This is great, but what I love about Bethany’s idea to stir in a Defend is that not only does it flavor and sweeten the yogurt (with stevia), it provides our bodies with all the immune system benefits of drinking a Defend.

Why I Trust Defend:

My family has been drinking Defend all winter to help us fight sicknesses that have been going around. I personally find that Defend mixed with Flex is a perfect combo as the Flex adds anti-inflammatory help with keeps my asthma in check along with Defend’s immunity boost.

So consider all the benefits of yogurt to keep our guts healthy, then add Defend and we’ve got a winning, delicious combination!

Thank you, Bethany, for sharing this fun information you discovered!

How to Add Defend to Plain Yogurt

The Best Way to Add Flavor to Plain Yogurt
 
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Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 Packet of Defend
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 16-ounces plain yogurt (more or less to taste)
Instructions
  1. Empty one packet of Defend into the milk and whisk until dissolved.
  2. Stir mixture into plain yogurt and serve.

 

Read more about Javita products here and why I love them so much.

May our yogurt be delicious, our digestive systems working like they should, and our immune systems kicked in full gear!

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The Best Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes (Only 6 Ingredients!)

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Whether or not you need to eat a gluten free diet, you will want to make and enjoy these fabulous and highly nutritious 6-Ingredient Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes! Wait until you hear how and why we came up with this recipe.

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My 18-year old son came home after a weekend away and shocked me by saying this, “Ok, Mom. For the next 30 days, Jacob and I are cutting out all junk food and empty carbs. We’re going to do 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups every day. At the end of the 30 days, we’re going to see how we feel, and then we’ll eat birthday cake.”

Birthday cake? Well yes. This was part of the plan because Justus happened to be turning 18 the day his eating challenge ended. Perfect timing, eh?

I was amazed during the 30 days that followed Justus’ proclamation. He was extremely disciplined, ate loads of fruits and veggies for snacks, and even packed big salads to eat in the bleachers between his basketball games. (By the way, his friend who joined him in this challenge is also on the basketball team. They cracked me up more than once as they sat side by side eating salad in the bleachers. Here are your team captains, ladies and gentlemen, showing leadership on and off the court.)

While I loved this challenge the boys had set their minds to, I was also very cautious. Justus has zero body fat and is extremely active, so I watched carefully to be sure he was getting plenty of good carbs, good fats, and good proteins along with his fruits and veggies. He realized only two days into the challenge that he needed to keep a big supply of easy and filling snacks around the house so he would stay full and energized throughout the day.

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He made himself Chicken Cheeseballs, Simple Crunchy Ranch Chicken Strips, Honey Sweetened Fat Bombs, and Low Sugar Crustless Cheesecakes.

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Throughout the day, Justus would randomly drop down to the floor and do a round of push-ups or sit-ups. I even caught the kid searching for high protein snacks on Pinterest, then heading to the kitchen to experiment. Is he my son or is he my son? It was too much fun. (I’m still debating whether I’m going to let him graduate high school and move out in a few months.)

Together we came up with this wonderful recipe for The Best Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes. Call them muffins if you want as these are full of nourishment and very adaptable. Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes are very filling since they are so full of fiber and protein. Commonly I watched Justus eat three of them along with an entire pound of strawberries. Ha! No need to worry that this kid was still getting enough good carbs and calories while on his “diet.”

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I truly think eating treats like these Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes can be good for all of us! Coconut flour is a wonderful source of fiber, protein, and fat. It’s grain free so it gives our bodies a break from all the wheat or rice we often consume. I plan on serving these to my entire family for breakfast and snacks long after Justus’ special diet ends.

Where to Get Coconut Flour

I tend to shop around to find the best price for Coconut Flour and have even discovered that our local Wal-mart now carries it. A little Coconut Flour goes a long way, so keep that in mind as you shop for this gem.

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You’ll notice that most Coconut Flour recipes call for a significant amount of eggs. This is because Coconut Flour is very dry. Eggs provide liquid needed, plus “stickability” in recipes. I love that combining Coconut Flour with so many eggs makes treats like this so high in protein and good fat!

Ready to enjoy these amazing Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes?

The Best Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes

The Best Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 6 eggs
  • ⅓ cup melted coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Scoop batter into 12 paper-lined muffin tins.
  3. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

The Best Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes

I personally love these cupcakes with a big scoop of Stevia-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting spread over the top or plopped onto the plate.

Stevia Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Liquid stevia to taste (I use about 30 drops)

Whip ingredients together in a blender or with a hand mixer until smooth.

If you don’t mind the added sugar, sprinkle some chocolate chips on top of each cupcake before baking. Add nuts if you like.

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Here a few other coconut flour recipes you’ll find here at Heavenly Homemakers:

What are your favorite ways to get plenty of good carbs, fats, and proteins?

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Simple Snack Recipe: Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip

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When you eat Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip you might find yourself pausing to say out loud, “Is there anything better than this dip with strawberries? Anything at all on this entire earth?”

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Some of the children standing in the room might answer your rhetorical question and suggest that winning a soccer game, getting an A on a difficult test, or finally finishing Geometry for the rest of your life is better than the Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip. But then he will pop a chocolate dip-covered strawberry into his mouth and remember quite clearly that indeed, this snack is better than almost anything in the entire world. And perhaps it goes without saying that eating this Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip with strawberries immediately after winning a soccer game, getting an A on a test, or finally finishing Geometry for the rest of your life is the perfect way to celebrate all good things.

Far be it from me to ruin the strawberry-dipped moment by reminding said child that one day when he has a child of his own, he may encounter Geometry all over again as a dad who helps his kid try to understand linear equations and obtuse angles. This is not the time to speak of the Geometry of the future. Let the child enjoy this Geometry-Free Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip pleasure, am I right?

I guess now you know how we all feel about Geometry at our house. Sorry, Mathematicians. We try. And we appreciate your care and concern about figures that are congruent. We realize that life as we know it is so much better because of your vast knowledge. But we would prefer to create fun videos and music to entertain you in your down time. And we like making delicious food to feed you. Dear Mathematicians. May we interest you in a Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dipped strawberry? We think it will give your protractor a run for its money.

Truly, isn’t it a joy that we all have interest in different things? This is what makes the world go ’round. But also, this Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip!!!! As sure as the world is spinning, dipping your fruit in this will make each day better no matter your opinion of working with Isosceles Triangles.

Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip

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Simple Snack Recipe: Creamy Chocolate Fruit Dip
 
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Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
  • 8- ounces softened cream cheese
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 heaping Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Sweetener of your choice (30 drops liquid stevia, 3 Tablespoons real maple syrup, or ¼ cup sugar)
Instructions
  1. Blend ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Cover and store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
  3. Serve with fresh strawberries, bananas, raspberries, apples, or blueberries.

Simple Chocolate Fruit Dip
Looking for more Simple Snack Recipes?

We’re sharing new recipes all month! So far here’s what we’ve come up with:

Do you like math with your strawberries?

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Simple Snack Recipe: Honey Sweetened Flourless Peanut Butter Bars

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This Honey Sweetened Flourless Peanut Butter Bars recipe has been a family favorite for many years!

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Though actually, I used to always make this recipe into cookies. And I used to use regular sugar. And I used to use 2 cups of that sugar! (Whoa.)

Now I use just 1/3 cup of honey and I simply mix up the three needed ingredients to make Honey Sweetened Peanut Butter Bars instead of cookies.

I love that even though I’ve drastically cut the sweetener, these cookie bars are sweet enough that my kids still enjoy them, but they aren’t so sweet that I can’t enjoy them too. But the best part, of course, is that they stir together super quickly and provide a wholesome snack for the family in just a few minutes!

The cookie version of this low sugar recipe is great too. You’ll find it here. I just like the ease of spreading the batter into a pan and baking. Shortcuts are our friend!

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Honey Sweetened Flourless Peanut Butter Bars

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Honey Sweetened Flourless Peanut Butter Bars
 
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Serves: 18
Ingredients
  • 2 cups natural peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. Mix the ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Spread mixture into an 9x13 inch baking dish
  3. Bake in a 350° oven for 15-20 minutes or until bars are lightly browned.
  4. Allow the pan to cool for 10 minutes before cutting into bars.

I prefer making Homemade Peanut Butter, simply because it tastes amazing and I can be confident about the ingredients! Here are my two favorite Peanut Butter recipes/methods:

Honey Sweetened Flourless Peanut Butter Bars

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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

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This Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse recipe was originally published here in 2014. I decided it deserved to be bumped back up to the top of my site so you can relive the deliciousness. It’s such an easy recipe that you can quickly make it during these last few days before Christmas!

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This is one of the easiest treats you will ever make. You’ll especially appreciate the final step. Allow me to explain…

Many a recipe (including this one) will instruct us to:

    1. Mix ingredients.
    2. Pour mixture into serving dishes.
    3. Chill for at least two hours.

Is it just me, or does it seem that in order to follow the directions diligently we should mix our ingredients, pour the mixture into serving dishes, then promptly “put our feet up and do nothing for at least two hours?” It says to “chill” right? If we read this literally, I do believe we are being told to do absolutely nothing. Relax. Take a breather. Chill out already.  For two entire hours (or more – don’t forget the “or more”).

Is anyone else thinking about Amelia Bedelia right now?  (If you haven’t read those children’s books, you’re missing out.)

Now I’m not exactly sure what to think about recipe instructions that say, “chill until firm.” Rarely do I notice more defined muscle tone when I’m chillin’ in my chair for two hours or more. “Chill until it jiggles in the middle” – well now, unfortunately that makes quite a bit more sense.

I’ll be the first to admit that taking time to rest doesn’t come easy for me. I’d love to “chill” after mixing up a recipe – but who will take care of all those dirty dishes? Amelia Bedelia, perhaps?  If only.

While I’m sure we could have a lovely discussion about taking time to rest, washing dishes, or encouraging healthy muscle tone – I will now turn the conversation back to this new recipe I’d like to share, letting you know that in fact, once you mix it up, it needs to be poured into serving dishes and chilled.

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups heavy whipping cream, divided
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
  1. Measure ¾ cup cream into a sauce pan.
  2. Heat until hot, but not boiling.
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Add chocolate chips, stirring until melted.
  5. Stir in peppermint extract and set mixture aside.
  6. Whip the remaining ¾ cup cream in a bowl until firm peaks form.
  7. Fold chocolate mixture gently into whipped cream.
  8. Spoon mousse into 6-8 bowls or cups.
  9. And finally, the instructions you've all been waiting for: Chill for at least two hours before serving.

To be clear, this means that you need to put the mousse into the refrigerator for at least two hours until you are ready to serve it to your family or guests. Before the pan and bowl get crusty, wash your dishes and wipe down the counter-tops. Then hug your children, check the mail, return a phone call, switch out the laundry, get out meat for dinner, scrub the gunk off the floor, and re-hang the curtain that got pulled down.

After that, by all means, you should chill. :)

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Simple Crock Pot Cranberry Apple Cider

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It is a fact that the first time I made this Cranberry Apple Cider, a young boy visiting our home looked into the crock pot, saw the floating cranberries, and asked, “Are those berries poisonous?”

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Hey. It was a fair question. He’s been taught well. Never eat berries without first asking what they are and checking to be sure that they are safe to eat. Smart kid, that one.

I assured him that the berries floating in my cider were merely cranberries, but my proclamation meant nothing at all to him. So he stood waiting for me to answer his actual question, “Are those berries poisonous?”

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I’ll admit that for at least two seconds, my mind started heading down the path of possible answers I could but should not give. “We’re not really sure, but we decided to try them and see what happened.” Or maybe, “Yes, but they were so pretty we decided it didn’t matter.”

But only a terrible hostess would scare visiting children, so even though this kid is a regular guest in our home and knows we specialize in sarcasm, I ignored the untrue answers threatening to come out of my mouth and told him, “Yes. But only if you chew them up and swallow them. If they’re just floating in your cup, they won’t hurt you.”

I kid, I kid.

I actually didn’t have to say anything at all because while I was quietly saying, “Nope, they’re just cranberries. Not even a little bit poisonous.” My almost 13-year old was sharing his own scary remarks about how his mom sometimes, but not always, puts poisonous berries in the cider so the family never knows which batch is safe, then ended with, “So. You want to try some?”

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It’s so much fun to be a guest at our house. You should definitely come drink cider with us sometime. If you dare. Mooh-ha-ha.

Well now that we got all the sarcasm out of the way (a Christmas miracle), let’s get on with the niceties about this recipe.

This Simple Crock Pot Cranberry Apple Cider actually smells like Christmas. Yes, if you’ve ever wondered what Christmas smells like, this is your answer. It also looks like Christmas because what is more festive looking than (potentially poisonous) red berries, oranges, and cinnamon sticks in a crock pot? So pretty!

The best news is that this may be the simplest recipe you can make during the holiday season. Put ingredients into crock pot. Turn on crock pot. Let the smell of Christmas fill your home.

Simple Crock Pot Cranberry Apple Cider

Simple Crock Pot Cranberry Apple Cider
 
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Ingredients
  • 64 ounces unsweetened apple juice
  • 1-2 whole oranges, sliced
  • 16-ounces fresh cranberries
  • 3-5 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into a slow cooker.
  2. Heat on low for 3-4 hours.
  3. Serve and enjoy!

TIP: After you make the first round of cider, save the cinnamon sticks, oranges, and cranberries to reuse in another batch of hot cider.

Simple Crock Pot Cranberry Apple Cider

This cider is fun to leave in a crock pot for several hours during the day so that at all times the house smells wonderful and at any time a cup can be refilled!

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The Simplest Chocolate Peanut Clusters

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Truly these Chocolate Peanut Clusters can’t get any easier.

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I make some with semi-sweet chocolate and some with white chocolate and when it’s all said and done, I’ve spent about 10 total minutes making amazing Christmas treats.

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You don’t have to scoop these treats into muffin cups, but they sure do a lot to dress up the plate, don’t you think? (Read more ideas here for ways to serve festive food without using food coloring.)

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The effort it takes to make these Chocolate Peanut Clusters involves pouring chocolate chips into a saucepan with peanuts, then stirring them both together until they melt. Two-ish minutes later your mission has been accomplished. Scoop the melty mixture into muffin-lined cups. Refrigerate. Serve or package up to give as gifts.

If only all of our Christmas preparations would be this easy!

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Simple Chocolate Peanut Clusters

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts (unsalted)
  • 2 cups chocolate chips (milk chocolate, semi-sweet, or white chocolate*)
  • 1 shake of sea salt
Instructions
  1. Pour peanuts and chocolate chips into a sauce pan.
  2. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate has melted and coats the peanuts.
  3. Scoop coated peanuts into regular or mini-sized muffin paper liners.
  4. Allow the clusters to cool until set, about 20 minutes.

*I get my White Chocolate Chips from Olive Nation. They offer some with a little bit cleaner ingredients and I love their quality.

By the way, Olive Nation loves Heavenly Homemakers readers so much that they give us a 20% discount on our orders! Shipping is free when your order is $50 or more. Use the code home for the discount!

Simple Chocolate Peanut Clusters

If you’re into more time consuming treats (ha!), try these Truffles. I prefer simpler recipes, but of course the effort it worth the prize when you make truffles. They also make amazing Christmas gifts!

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Also great for gift giving: Homemade Peppernuts. My grandma always made these at Christmastime!

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What kinds of Christmas treats do you enjoy making to share?

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