Who doesn’t love the deliciousness of Oreos? And what’s more yummy than a cupcake? How about mixing the two  together to make one scrumptious treat…Oreo Cupcakes. Here’s the recipe.

Oreo Cupcakes

Cupcake ingredients:

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 18 – 24 whole Oreo cookies

Directions:

Mix together cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla.

Place a spoonful of batter in bottom of paper liner. Place a  WHOLE Oreo on the spoonful of batter, lying flat.

Fill with more batter until 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 for 15 – 18 minutes. Cool completely.

Oreo Frosting

Frosting ingredients:

• 1 stick butter, room temperature
• 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3 – 4 Tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 12 crumbled Oreos (regular size, not mini)
• mini Oreos

Frosting Directions:

Place butter in mixing bowl. Beat until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk, and vanilla. Beat frosting on slow, increasing speed until frosting is creamy. Add more milk if frosting is too thick. Stir in crushed Oreos. Frost generously. Add a mini Oreo to top.

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It’s Thursday, so that means it’s once again cheater recipe time.

So what’s a “Cheater” recipe?
It’s a way to end up with a delicious home cooked meal, side dish or dessert without spending lots of time to get there.

This week’s cheater recipe…

Hot Fudge Cola Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 chocolate fudge cake mix
• 1 can cola soda
• Vanilla Ice Cream
• Microwave Hot Fudge Topping

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
3. Combine cake mix and cola in large bowl and mix until smooth.
4. Pour into pan and bake for 30 – 35 minutes.
5. Cool and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and your favorite hot fudge topping.

Enjoy!

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This week’s cheater recipe…

So easy you won’t believe it S’Mores

To go along with my Camping 101 and  Campfire Ham Packets posts last week, I thought I’d give you a  fast and easy S’Mores recipe to help you feed the troops with a minimum of prep time and work.

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• 1 package of marshmallows
• 1 pkg. of chocolate covered graham cookies

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350.

2. Spray baking pan with cooking spray and pour in bag of marshmallows.

3. Bake marshmallows for 5 minutes, then turn oven to broil and broil for about 20 seconds or until golden brown. They burn quickly so watch them carefully. I know this because I burned the first batch.)

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4. Dip cookies in melted marshmallows and enjoy!

See, I told you this one was easy! What do you think, Liz? Could you handle this one?

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This week’s cheater recipe…

Easy Peasy Lemon Freezy Pops

What could be better than this ultra easy, healthy and delicious  summer treat? It’s the perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day!

Easy Peasy Lemon Freezy Pops

Ingredients:

• 1 cup finely diced fresh fruit
• 1 cup plain or pink lemonade frozen concentrate
• 1 cup water
• ice pop mold or small disposable plastic cups

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Cut fresh fruit into small pieces.

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Fill each ice-pop mold (or cup)  half full of cut fruit.

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Mix lemonade concentrate with water. Pour into molds.

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Cover with tops and freeze for about 5 hours. If using plastic cups, freeze partially for about  1 1/2 hours, then insert stick and finish freezing.
To serve, run molds under warm water for a few seconds and pop out.

Enjoy!

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