…offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God… Romans 12:1-2
Snow. Beautiful North Idaho Snow! And what’s the first thing the kids want to do after going out to play in it? Make Snow Cream of course! And why not, with this super simple recipe!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
6-8 cups of clean snow
Sprinkles (optional)
Mix together the sugar, salt, milk and vanilla until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add in the snow cup by cup until mixture becomes smooth and scoopable. Top with sprinkles and serve immediately!
Ingredients:
½ cup butter
½ cup sugar
¼ cup honey
4 ripe bananas
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of nuts (optional)
Instructions:
1. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add honey.
2. Crush the bananas in a separate bowl. Then add the bananas, eggs and vanilla to the creamed sugar and honey.
3. In a separate bowl mix the flour and baking powder.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, alternating with sour cream, mix until combined. Fold in nuts if using.
5. Pour into a greased loaf pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Makes 1 loaf.
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
¾ cup of sour cream
1 stick of melted butter
1 cup of water
1 tsp salt
1 ¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
2 eggs
12 tbsps of cocoa
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Oil pan (2 -9inch pans or 1 -9×13)
3. Beat ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides.
4. Beat on high for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Pour into pans.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.
7. Cool, frost and enjoy!
Ingredients:
4 tbsp butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
½ water or milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter
1. In a large pot, bring to a boil butter, sugar, cocoa, water or milk. Allow to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2. Turn off heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
3. Slowly add in peanut butter.
4. Spoon out onto parchment paper and allow to cool and harden.
5. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup of softened butter, divided
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup of sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
Directions:
1. Beat ½ cup of butter and 1 ½ of sugar until creamy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. In another bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
4. Beat in vanilla.
5. In a small bowl, mix chopped nuts (optional), sugar and cinnamon.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Prepare a Bundt pan by oiling and lightly dusting with flour.
8. Pour in 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with ½ of cinnamon mixture.
9. Pour an additional 1/3 of the batter, smooth with a spatula. Then sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
10. Pour the rest of the batter and smooth it out.
11. Bake for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 1 hour.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together. Using a small spoon, scoop up the cookie dough and roll into 1-2 inch sized balls.
2. Place onto a baking pan and press the tops down with a fork, making the classic peanut butter cookie design!
3. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
*Recipe makes 2 dozen cookies
My kids (and husband) love eating raw cookie dough…So each time I make a batch I feel like I’m on some kind of a secret mission to whip these up and stick them in the oven before anyone notices.
These literally take minutes to prep, then 10 minutes to Bake.
Simple and Quick!
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter, melted
½ cup of sugar
¼ cup of packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 egg
1 ½ cups of flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup of chocolate chips
Instructions:
Crust:
1 cup crushed graham crackers
¼ sugar
½ stick of melted butter
Filling:
12 oz of softened cream cheese
2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp of flour
Topping:
1 cup of sour cream
½ cup of sugar
½ vanilla
A dash of cinnamon
Crust:
1. Mix together ingredients and pat into the bottom of 8×8 baking dish.
Filling and Topping:
1. Beat eggs and cream cheese together.
2. Mix in the sugar and vanilla until well combined.
3. Pour on top of Crust.
4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
5. Let cool for 10 minutes while preparing the topping.
6. Smooth topping over filling.
7. Bake again for an additional 10 minutes.
8. Allow to cool. Then refrigerate until well chilled.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
½ cup cocoa
2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1. Melt butter.
2. Using a mixer, mix together butter, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla.
3. Mix about 2 minutes until well combined.
4. Add eggs one at a time, mixing about 15 seconds after each egg.
5. Slowly add in flour and salt. Be sure not to over mix.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
7. Serve warm and enjoy!
Ingredients:
½ stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of vanilla
1 can of sliced peaches
1. Melt butter in 9×13 casserole dish, set aside.
2. Mix together dry ingredients.
3. Slowly add milk and vanilla.
4. Pour into buttered casserole dish.
5. Place sliced peaches on top of batter, sprinkle lightly with sugar.
6. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
7. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. YUM!
*Recipe can be made using any fruit*
The Pilgrim Homestead 