S'mores...

So, I don't know about you, but I love S'mores....they always make me think of Girl Scout camp.  A bunch of us girls and a few of our moms (including my wonderful Mom) went on a camping trip.  We had a little cabin with a kitchen and a lot of sleeping bags!  Our cabin was right beside a little creek and there was a fire pit behind the cabin.  One evening we made S'mores and they were wonderful!  There are so many other times I have made S'mores also, but this memory was always a fond one! 

While S'mores are delicious, they are not always easy to fix...I hate to fire up the grill for one S'more!  :)  My mother use to make a S'more's snack mix with Golden Grahams, Marshmallows, and Chocolate Chips...but recently I ran across a recipe for a Rice Krispie treat type S'more!  So, I tried it!! 

DELICIOUS!

 

 

I couldn't resist sampling the warm gooey goodness as I was making these!!

 

 

You need:

5 Tb butter

1 bag mini marshmallows

1 (12 oz) box of Golden Grahams

1 bag chocolate chips (chilled in freezer)

splash of vanilla (optional)

13x9 cake pan (sprayed with cooking spray)

 

Melt the butter in a saucepan.  Add marshmallows.  When they are almost melted you can add the vanilla if you would like to.  Then add the Golden Grahams and Chocolate Chips.  Pour into a pan to set up, cut and enjoy!

 

I probably would use a larger pan than I used this time....they were a little thick for my personal preferences.  However, they were wonderful!!

 

Enjoy!

 

Pumpkin Brownies...

This weekend I was blessed to spend time with second family (my husband's family)!  We always have a great time when we are able to get together!!  While we were together I decided to try one of my old Weight Watchers recipes on the fam.  You will need:

A regular size can of pumpkin

A chocolate Cake Mix (The Dark Chocolate is best)

Cocoa powder (optional)

**After making this and sampling it...I would recommend a Duncan Hines Double Chocolate Cake Mix, or adding cocoa....the pilsbury traditional did not completely cover the taste of pumpkin, and didn't bake as well**

Preheat the oven to 325 F.

Mix together the can of pumpkin and the cake mix (as well as the cocoa powder if you choose to use some).  **I'm sure some chocolate chips would be wonderful in the mix, but I do not know what that would do to the Weight Watcher's Points.... **

Spray a 9x11 baking pan and spread the batter evenly in the pan.  

Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or until baked through.  You can top with Fat Free Cool Whip if you like!  

The fun of these brownies is that you cannot taste the pumpkin!  If you do not have a dark chocolate cake mix you will probably want to add a little cocoa powder just to be sure though!  If you cut the pan of brownies into 16 pieces each piece will be only 1 Weight Watcher's Point (on the old system...I'm not sure about the new...).  Of course, I usually cut my pan into smaller pieces, so less than 1 point for a brownie!!!  =)

The nieces and nephew seemed to like them today and the students in my classes for the past few years have liked them as well....until they found out pumpkin was in them!! :)