Sweet & Creamy Pumpkin Fluff Dessert Dip

From: Lucas' Mom's Friend at their Kid Halloween Party

Ingredients:
1 tub Cool Whip
1 can Pumpkin
1 sm pkg Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (powder) 
2T Cinnamon
1T Pumpkin Pie Spice

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.  Serve with Gingersnap cookies, Gingerbread, or shortbread cookies.

Hot Mama Notes:  This dessert is FANTASTICALLY DELICIOUS.  I kept going back for more.  So good and SO EASY.  It looks like hummus... and then you taste it!  YUM.  I liked Triple Ginger Gingersnaps from Trader Joes.  I also put out shortbread cookie bars.

Hot Mama Grade: A+!


Pumpkin Pie Spice Ingredients:

From: http://www.bettycrocker.com/how-to/tipslibrary/baking-tips/how-to-make-pumpkin-pie-spice 

3T Cinnamon
2t  Ginger, ground
2t  Nutmeg, grated/ground
1.5t Allspice, ground
1.5t Cloves, ground  

3 tablespoons ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves. Mix the spices together in a small bowl.  Store the mixture in a clean small jar or spice container.

I halved this recipe, and still had some to spare. 

Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Original Recipe at: http://www.heathersfrenchpress.com/2013/05/greek-yogurt-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of flour 
  
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 2/3 cup of Greek yogurt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups of chocolate chips

Instructions

• combine the flour, baking soda, and salt
• beat together the eggs and the sugars
• add the yogurt and vanilla
• gradually stir in the flour
• finally add the chocolate chips
• drop cookie dough {1 tbsp} onto a parchment lined sheet
• bake @375 for 9 - 11 minutes
• cool on rack

Hot Mama Grade: F

Hot Mama Notes: These cookies were AWFUL.  They taste blah.  They look blah.  They stuck to the pan so I couldn't get them off.  After 2 pans of sticking cookies, I added a bunch more flour (1 cup or more?) to get the cookie dough to be less sticky.  Then they were still no good.  Bunch of flour did not help.  I shall never try to make cookies with greek yogurt in lieu of butter again.  SUPER SUCK.

Pinterest FAIL.  

O Butter, Where art you? You shall not be forsaken again! Greek yogurt chocolate chip cookies = fail. What a waste of ingredients!

Creamy Avacado Dip

From: Nick of NickFit
Original Recipe at: http://nickfitaz.com/recipes/2015/5/18/nickfits-avocado-cilantro-creamy-dressing

 

Ingredients

• 1/2 California Hass Avocado
• 1/2 Lime Juiced
• 1/4 cup Cilantro
• 6-8 oz. of Greek Yogurt
• 1 tsp. White Vinegar
• 2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Make sure Cilantro has no stems.  

2. Add all the ingredients into a small blender or food processor and pulse until creamy and ingredients look fully mixed. 

3. Add Salt and Pepper to enhance flavor to your liking.

I want to try this!!