Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Peanut Butter Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Green Bean Thing

We had some great food at Thanksgiving!  Here are some recipes for food I brought:

Peanut Butter Pie  (The great Virginia tradition!)

Crust:
2 c. vanilla wafer crumbs
¼ c. brown sugar
1/3 c. melted butter

Mix together, bake 8 minutes @ 350o.
Sprinkle hot crust with 1 c. chocolate chips.

Filling:
½ c. heavy whipping cream
2 T. powdered sugar
8 oz. package cream cheese
¾ c. crunchy peanut butter
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

Beat cream until stiff.  Slowly add powdered sugar.
In a separate bowl beat together the cream cheese and peanut butter.  Add the sweetened condensed milk and whipped cream. 

Spoon into crust and refrigerate overnight.  




Coconut Cream Pie

1 baked pie crust
1½ c. whole milk
½ c. heavy cream
½ c. shredded sweetened coconut
Pinch of salt
3 large eggs
2/3 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
¼ t. grated nutmeg

In medium saucepan combine milk, cream, coconut, and salt.  Bring just to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and let sit for 30 minutes to let flavors develop.

In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.  Whisking constantly, slowly pour warm milk mixture into the eggs.  Pour the filling into the pie crust. 

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes, until filling is set and jiggles like jelly.  Chill. 

Top with whipped cream and toasted sweetened coconut.  (To toast coconut, bake at 300 for 5 minutes.)




Green Bean Thing

2  (10-oz.) packages frozen French-style green beans
½ c. butter or margarine
¾ c. slivered almonds
2 T. chopped parsley
1 c. finely chopped onion
1 c. finely chopped celery
2 large grated carrots
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
Bread crumbs

Cook green beans in microwave, drain.
Sautee almonds five minutes.
Sautee vegetables five minutes.
Stir in everything but soup.
Stir in soup, put in casserole dish.
Brown bread crumbs in butter, then sprinkle on top.
Bake 30 minutes at 350.



And because Thanksgiving is about more than just food, here are some more fun photos!  :)








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