Lemon Ice Box Pie

Lemon Ice Box Pie!

Such and easy Pie...but I was surprised the number of people who asked "What kind of Pie?" I always hated the Meringue in a Lemon Pie.... just the texture of the meringue always was off putting to me! Don't know why! But when I first had a slice of Lemon Ice Box Pie I thought...'Now, this is a PIE!'

So I dug around until I found a recipe that is as close as I could get to my first bite about 47 years ago!

So here goes!

INGREDIENTS:

*1 (one) 9" graham cracker pie crust

*2 (two) cans of Sweetened Condensed Milk

*1/2 cup of Lemon Juice (I really cheat I use Realemon Juice out of a bottle)

*1/8 cup of Countrytime lemonade mix or NOT it's up to YOU

*4 large egg YOLKS! ( I know some people will use the whites to make a meringue - yuck not me!)

*Topping of choice ! I like Whipped Cream out of a CAN!
Some people like Cool Whip - whatever!

DIRECTIONS:
*Preheat oven to 325 F
*Mix yolks, condensed milk, juice, and dry lemonade mix -
*Beat until nice and evenly blended together
*Pour into pie crust
*Place pie pan on cookie sheet for stability

Bake for 25 min.
*Remove from oven let cool for 30 min
*Cover with inverted pie shell plastic top
*Refrigerate ...

Cut into slices.... top with your preference of topping and
ENJOY!

Crock Pot Peanut Butter Fudge!

I found this recipe in The Advocate this week... and of course I had to try it .... it is the recipe of Ramon Biggio.... this sounded too easy... but guess what???? It is amazingly simple and FAST!

So with all that said....

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

1 (18 oz) jar of CRUNCHY Peanut Butter
12 oz of semi sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Spoon out peanut butter into slow cooker and add in chocolate chips
2. Cook on HIGH for 10 - 15 minutes or until melted....STIR
3. Pour in condensed milk and vanilla. STIR and continue cooking on HIGH for 10 minutes
4. Pour into a 9X9 inch dish lined with wax paper. Refrigerate until firm and cut into squares