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Bon Bons

Peanut butter, powdered sugar and Rice Krispies rolled into one-inch balls, chilled, then dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate.

Caramel Dip

Cream cheese beaten smooth with brown and powdered sugar, butter and maple flavoring, meant for dipping fresh fruit.

Caramel Rice Krispies Bars

Rice Krispie treats built in layers, with whole marshmallows and a melted caramel and condensed milk filling in the middle.

Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries

Hollowed strawberries piped full of no-bake cheesecake filling, dipped in graham crumbs and drizzled with melted chocolate.

“I used this box mix and it came with the graham cracker crumbs. This was good, but next time I think I'd try making my own filling - just to compare. I also used white chocolate for drizzling because I had some on hand, and I used just 1 block of the bark-type chocolate from Kroger for the milk chocolate drizzle.”

Chocolate Scotcheroos

Rice Krispies bound with boiled sugar syrup and peanut butter, pressed into a pan and topped with melted chocolate and butterscotch chips.

“Deb notes she does both the sugar/syrup boil and the chip-melting step in the microwave.”

Christmas Reindeer Crack

Pretzels, Bugles, Fritos, Chex, peanuts and M&M's coated in melted white bark, spread to cool, then broken into pieces.

Decadent Chocolate Truffles

Semi-sweet chips melted with sweetened condensed milk, chilled firm, rolled into balls and coated in nuts, coconut or sprinkles.

Easy Peppermint Patties

Peppermint fondant rolled into a log, chilled firm, sliced into rounds and dipped in melted chocolate wafers.

French Chocolate Silk

Stirred custard of milk, yolks and sugar thickened on the stove, sifted with cocoa, thinned with light cream and chilled overnight.

French Vanilla Ice Cream

Eggs, milk and sugar cooked into a stirred custard, then cooled with cream and vanilla and held overnight.

Fudgsicles

Instant chocolate pudding and milk frozen into homemade pudding pops.

Graham Cracker Bars

A boiled graham cracker and brown sugar filling spread between layers of whole crackers, frosted and kept cold.

Hawaiian Fruit Dessert

Sweetened cream cheese and Cool Whip whipped with lime, frozen in a springform pan, then piled with strawberries, kiwi and pineapple.

Hopscotch or Haystack Cookies

No-bake mounds of chow mein noodles and nuts bound in melted butterscotch chips, peanut butter and marshmallows.

Krispies Cookies

Three ingredients only: cocoa Krispies and salted peanuts stirred into melted almond bark and dropped on wax paper to set.

Lemon Bisque

Lemon gelatin whipped light and folded into beaten evaporated milk, set over ground graham crackers in a 13-by-9 dish.

Puppy Chow

Crispix tossed in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then shaken with powdered sugar in a paper sack.

Recipe Number 2

An unnamed frozen pudding pop: instant chocolate pudding stirred with cream, milk and sugar, then frozen.

Recipe Number 3

Chocolate drink mix, beaten eggs and milk stirred together and frozen — another unnamed variation on the pudding pops.

Rice Krispies Bars

Butter and miniature marshmallows melted in the microwave, stirred into cereal, pressed flat and cut into squares.

Salted Nut Roll

Peanut butter chips melted with condensed milk and marshmallows, poured between two layers of dry roasted peanuts and chilled firm.

Stars and Strips Berry Trifle

Pound cake and raspberry jam cut into stars, layered in a trifle dish with sugared blueberries, raspberries, vanilla custard and whipped cream.

Sun Dills

Cucumbers covered in a raw brine of water, vinegar, pickling salt, garlic and dill, then left in the sun about three days.

“For a 2 quart jar I use 2 1/8 cups water, 1 heaping cup of vinegar, scant ¼ cup pickling salt, scant ¼ head of garlic, and a small sprig of dill.”

Swirled Mint Ice Cream Freeze

Chocolate sandwich cookie crust layered with mint morsels and softened mint chip ice cream, frozen in a 13x9 pan and cut into squares.