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03/27/2025

Cookie Butter Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Ingredients:

For the Cheesecake Filling:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
¼ cup cookie butter (Biscoff or Speculoos spread)
¼ cup powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk (if needed for smoothness)
For the Strawberries:
12-15 large strawberries, hulled
½ cup crushed graham crackers or Biscoff cookies
2 tbsp melted butter (to help crumbs stick)

Instructions:

Step 1: Make the Cheesecake Filling
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cookie butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Add 1 tbsp milk if the mixture is too thick to pipe.
Transfer to a piping bag or ziplock bag (cut a small hole in the corner).
Step 2: Prep the Strawberries
Wash and hull the strawberries (remove the green tops and core the center with a small knife or spoon).
Pat dry with a paper towel.
Step 3: Assemble the Stuffed Berries
Pipe cheesecake filling into the center of each strawberry.
In a small bowl, mix crushed cookies with melted butter.
Dip each stuffed strawberry into the cookie crumbs, coating the top.
Step 4: Serve & Enjoy! 😍
Chill for 15-20 minutes before serving for the best texture.

03/09/2025

These are some amazing kitchen hacks. Which one surprises you the most???

03/09/2025

Did you know it's National Crab Meat Day? 🦀 No need to get into the car for take-out night! Try these air-fried crab rangoon for a lightened-up classic appetizer.

Find the recipe here: https://bit.ly/4bthDS0

No need to get into the car for take-out night! Try these air fried crab rangoon for a lightened up classic appetizer.

03/08/2025

March 7 - National Cereal Day

Milk and Cereal Bars
Prep 5 min | Ready in 20 min

This newly-updated recipe makes snack bars that are the perfect portable breakfast or on-the-go snack.

Ingredients
Bars
2 cups (500 mL) Cheerios™
2 tbsp (30 mL) creamy nut butter
3 tbsp (45 mL) honey or agave nectar
½ cup (125 mL) freeze-dried strawberries
Topping
¾ cup (175 mL) white chocolate morsels or yogurt chips
½ tbsp (7 mL) coconut oil
Directions
Combine the cereal and strawberries in a large mixing bowl.

Microwave the nut butter and honey in a small microwave-safe bowl on HIGH for about 30–45 seconds, or until bubbling. Pour over the cereal mixture and mix well to combine.

Use the Large Scoop to transfer the mixture into wells of the Snack Bar Maker and press down. Chill the tray, coverer, in the freezer for about 10 minutes, or in the refrigerator until the bars are set.

Heat the white chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl until melted in 30-second intervals. Drizzle over the bars and place them back in the refrigerator, uncovered, until set or let stand on the counter.

Yield:
12 servings of bars
Nutrients per serving:
U.S. nutrients per serving: Calories 140, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 4.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 45 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugars 16 g, Protein 2 g

03/08/2025

I'm so happy.

03/07/2025

I can't wait to make this with my grandchildren

Easter Swirl Pie: A Colorful Spring Delight 🌼🥧

🛒 Ingredients:

- 1 pre-made pie crust
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
- 1 cup colorful candy (like M&M's or jelly beans)
- Food coloring (pastel colors)
- 1/4 cup milk

👩‍🍳 Directions:

1️⃣ Prepare the crust: Place the pre-made pie crust in a pie dish and set aside.

2️⃣ Mix cream cheese: In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.

3️⃣ Add whipped topping: Gently fold in the whipped topping until combined.

4️⃣ Divide the mixture: Split the cream cheese mixture into four small bowls.

5️⃣ Color the mixture: Add a few drops of different food coloring to each bowl and mix until you achieve pastel colors.

6️⃣ Swirl the colors: Alternate spoonfuls of each colored mixture into the pie crust. Use a knife to gently swirl the colors together for a marbled effect.

7️⃣ Pour milk: Drizzle the milk over the top for extra creaminess.

8️⃣ Refrigerate: Chill the pie in the fridge for at least 2 hours until set.

9️⃣ Decorate: Before serving, sprinkle colorful candy on top for a festive touch.

02/28/2025

How much do you think you can get this New Deluxe Airfryer and Oven.??? Take a guess.

Cook Your Way, All Day
With our Deluxe Air Fryer & Oven, you can cook two different dishes at once—at different temperatures—eliminating the need to cook each separately. This great feature helps you get dinner on the table faster for your family without sacrificing quality whether making a family meal or reheating leftovers. Because ours is family sized, you can make more food in less time.

The top is a toaster oven. It’s just like a regular oven—but smaller, so it heats up more quickly. It’s perfect for toasting, making pizza, all kinds of baking (especially those that don’t rise too high), cooking side dishes, and broiling. Because it heats differently than an air fryer, baked goods cook evenly inside and out. It’s great for making cookies, brownies, toasting bagels, and browning foods. It also includes a Stone Bake preset to preheat stones for crispier results.

The bottom is an air fryer. Here you can make all your favorite fried foods without the mess and fat of deep frying. It circulates hot air as food cooks, so your food ends up crispier than in a conventional oven making it great for french fries, reheating leftovers, roasted meat, roasted veggies, and making jerky or other dried foods. It’s large enough to cook up to a 6 lb. (2.7-kg) chicken or 2 lbs. (1 kg) of chicken tenders.

The Sync Finish setting ensures foods cooked separately in the top and bottom are ready at the same time so you can serve them warm together! Plus, you can open the doors to the compartments either one at a time or at the same time to turn food as needed and remove when done.

02/27/2025

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02/14/2025

I love to get homemade.

02/14/2025

Happy Valentines Day

02/07/2025

What's your favorite fast meal?? Mine is homemade pizza

02/06/2025

It’s the END of an Era... But don’t fret…. a BIGGER & BETTER One is Coming!

Pampered Chef’s beloved Deluxe Air Fryer is RETIRING! But don’t panic—an upgraded, next-generation, LARGER model is on the way!

If you love the compact size, rotisserie feature, and basket of the current model, NOW is the time to grab it before it's gone! It’s available ONLY until Friday, Feb 7th!

You all know how much I love mine—I’ll miss it, but I’m SO excited for what’s next! It’s AH-MAZING! The new model launches exclusively for Hosts in March, then opens to everyone later.

Want to be the FIRST to get it? Host a party and grab it before anyone else! Message me now for available dates—whether it's an In-Person Cooking Party or Virtual Party, Catalog Show let’s get you earning FREE & discounted products!

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