The Mothership

  These are easy enough to double for a large crowd. Keep it refrigerated and if making ahead, I would make the crust and custard and make the whipped cream fresh the day of so it doesn’t separate. Ingredients: 2.5 sleeves of graham crackers crushed 1 stick of melted butter (1/2 cup) 3 cans of sweetened  condensed  milk 1 cup of Key lime juice 1 cup of vanilla Greek Yogurt Zest from limes (will need 2, but used at different parts of the recipe) 2 egg yolks 2 cups of heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar RECIPE: Crust Preheat oven to 350 Crush graham crackers in a blender or food processor. Pour into a bowl and add 1 stick of melted butter. Combine until in sticks together and fully incorporates.  Press crust into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake crust for 8-10 minutes. Filling : Pour into large bowl cans of condensed milk, and key lime juice. Using a whisk combine until fully combined and no longer liquidy.  Add the Greek yogurt and zest of 1 lime to the bowl and ...

Every once in awhile I want to focus on nothing else and make something a little more fancy. This coconut cream pie is worth the extra care and time. My mother and I share the same love for this pie and it's her birthday! I made this for Thanksgiving and there was NONE left. You can make this crust OR go a little easier and buy a frozen crust from the grocery, just make sure you bake the shell before you use it! Makes one pie, but you'll wish you had made two!    Ingredients For the crust: 2 3/4c. all purpose flour 2 tsp. granulated sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2c. unsalted butter (3 sticks) 6-9 tbsp. ice cold water. For the Filling: 1c. heavy cream 1c. whole milk 1 (14.5oz) can full fat unsweetened coconut milk 3/4c. granulated sugar 1c. unsweetened toasted coconut flakes 1/4 tsp. salt 1 egg + 4 egg yolks 1/3c. cornstarch 1 tsp. vanilla extract 4 tbsp. butter, unsalted, room temp.  For the Topping: 1 1/2 cup. heavy whipping cream. 1/4c. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1...

My kids and I went apple picking with some friends and came home with soo many apples. I don't even know all the kinds because the kids were lke squirrels hopping from one row of apple trees to the next. My kids eat apples at an alarming rate so they each brought home a full 2 pound bag. I wanted to make something that the kids would enjoy and settled on this. I added protein powder to it, because, I figured if my kids are gonna eat baked goods, it might as well have an extra boost to it. When you see that you have to peel, core and chop the apples, don't be scared. Take your potato peeler and get rid of the peel. Cut around the core, and then chop the flesh. I only covered this with half walnuts because SOMEBODY doesn’t enjoy the texture. Super easy - no apple corer needed. This recipe has the fiber, the protein, and the carbs! Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 pounds of apples, peeled, cored and chopped juice from 1/2 a lemon 3 teaspoons of cinnamon 1/2 cup of granulated sugar 1 tablespo...

I looooove me some lemon. Nothing really screams spring to me than lemons and blueberries together in a gooey cake. So here is a simple recipe using a cake box! I am a fan of cake boxes. I love going all the way scratch when I can - but if I am limited on time and want a little flair then sometimes I use a box instead. If you want to do it from scratch - the recipe for my yellow cake is listed below the main recipe. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix 1 vanilla instant pudding mix (3.4oz) 4 eggs 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice Zest from one lemon plus more for garnish (I would buy two lemons and use 1.5)  1/4 cup of warm water 1/3 cup of cooking oil 1tsp vanilla 1&1/4 cup sour cream (or Greek style yogurt) 1 cup of white chocolate chips 1 cup of blueberries For icing/garnish 1 container of cream cheese icing 1/2 a lemon zested A few more white chocolate chips for sprinkling on top.  Recipe: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan Mix all ingredi...