Oreo Fluff

If you have lived in the Midwest, you definitely have heard of Oreo Fluff.  Our Hy-Vee makes the best but it has gotten so darn expensive.  So I played around with a few recipes and have come up with one that I think is pretty close.  Let me know if you try it and what you think! 

Ingredients:

• 1 3.4 oz package of instant white chocolate pudding
• 1 cup milk
• 8 oz Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 8 oz container Cool Whip
• 1 tsp vanilla
• A row and a half of Oreos (measure with your heart)

Wisk the pudding and the milk together, until combined.  Add cream cheese and powdered sugar and stir until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and then fold in cool whip. Add Oreos and mix well.  

We use regular Oreo but it would be good with mint or even peanut butter.  

Grape Salad

This recipe came from some friends when we were out camping.  I know it sounds weird to put cream cheese and sour cream with fruit but let me tell you, once you start eating it you just can't stop. You can add any kind of grapes that you want.  If you only like red make it with red, just like green make with green grapes. Whatever you like go for it!!!  Just make sure that the grapes are really dry before making this recipe or it sweats and makes the dressing soupy.  Enjoy!!

Ingredients:


2 lbs fresh green seedless Grapes
2 lbs fresh red seedless Grapes
8 oz Cream Cheese
8 oz Sour Cream
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

Topping

1 Cup brown sugar
4 Butterfingers, crushed

Wash grapes and dry very well.

Cream together cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla.

Fold in grapes.

Mix brown sugar and Butterfingers.  Sprinkle on top.

Chill.

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Snicker Apple Salad

My sister in law used to make this salad all the time.  It is so good but really  needs to be eaten the day it is made.  This salad does not keep.  My sister in law makes this with only three ingredients but I added the vanilla pudding to mine.  Just gives it a little something more.  So if you don't like the vanilla pudding just leave it out and it still takes great.

6 Small Granny Smith Apples
1 (12 oz) Cool Whip
1 (5.1 oz) Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
1/2 cup milk
6 (1.86 oz) Snickers Bar, but into bite sized pieces

Whisk together pudding mix and milk in a large bowl.  Fold in cool whip. Fold in apples and chopped snickers.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Hawaiian Pretzel Salad

This recipe is exactly like the strawberry pretzel salad but made with orange and pineapple.  My husbands aunt has a grandson that is allergic to red dye 3, (I believe) so I think this will be a great alternative for her instead.  Hope she enjoys it!!


Crust:
2 cups crushed Pretzels
1 1/2 sticks butter, melted (12 tablespoons)
3 tablespoons sugar

Filling:
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 tub (16 ounce) Cool Whip, thawed
2 cups confectioner's sugar

Topping:
1 package (6 ounce) orange flavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 can (20 ounce) crushed pineapple, drained
1 can (15 ounce) mandarin oranges, drained

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix together pretzels, melted butter and sugar. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes; let cool.

2. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.

3. Add boiling water into dry gelatin and mix in large bowl for at least 2 min. until completely dissolved, add crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges and let cool. Pour the gelatin mixture on the filling mixture; refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm

Broccoli Salad

This is my sister in laws version of her broccoli salad.  I believe it is better than the original one that I had posted earlier.

3 heads Broccoli cut in small florets
1/2 lb Bacon crisp and crumbled
1 cup Craisins
1/2 cup chopped Almonds
small Onion chopped fine
8 oz shredded Cheddar Cheese

Mix together.

Dressing

1 1/2 cups Hellman's Mayo
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Mix together and refrigerate dressing over night.  Put on salad 2-3 hours before serving.

Strawberry Pretzel Salad or Dessert??

This is Mariah's absolutely favorite salad or dessert.  Not really for sure what to call this.  We can never agree if it is a salad or dessert so you can make it and decide.  It has the sweet and the salty that always goes well together!!

1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
4 1/2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
2 8 oz cream cheese - room temperature
1 12 oz cool whip - room temperature
1 6 oz strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
16 oz frozen strawberries

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together the pretzels, 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 10 minutes or lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.
In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
In a medium bowl, stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water. Mix in frozen strawberries, and stir until thawed. Pour over cream cheese mixture in pan. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour.

Broccoli Salad

I don't care for broccoli but I do love this salad.

1 bunch or more cut up broccoli - peel and cut up - stem also
1 package bacon bits - or you can cook up a 1/2 lb bacon crumbled up
1 cup red grapes - cut in half
1 cup craisins
1 cup green onions - top and all cut up
1/3 cup silvered almonds or sunflower seeds

Dressing:

1 1/2 cup Hellmann's mayo
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Still all together and chill.  Add dressing to salad right before serving