Chocolate Coconut Clusters

If you have read any of my blogs, posts, etc. etc. you know that I LOVE chocolate!!! Nothing makes a bad day better...grin..

So you know I have to throw in a chocolate recipe whenever I can...and here it is...

Chocolate Coconut Clusters

1 lb candy coating
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 square baking chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coconut
2 cups roasted peanuts

Combine 1st 3 ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook LOW until melted about 3-4 hours. Make sure you stir about every hour. Turn off the crock pot and mix in last 3 ingredients. Stir until throughly mixed. Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet that is covered with wax paper. Place in refrigerator until set up.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy...Hugs..

Peach Crisp

Well...I've had enough time off...I started feeling better with the vitamins, etc. that my new doc put me on and then I got sick with a sinus infection or something and I've been trying to get over that...then it was time to do a little gardening and get outside...

But now it's time for some crock pot meals to keep the kitchen from getting too hot this summer...and what better way to start than with a Peach Crisp...yummy!!!

Peach Crisp

6 peaches, peeled and sliced (must use fresh)
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon (split)
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1 cup rolled oats
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup granola
1/2 cup crushed toffee

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Mix peaches, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in crock pot. Drizzle with caramel topping.

In a mixing bowl, mix oatmeal, brown sugar, flour, salt and the other 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Add the melted butter and stir until crumbly. Stir in granola and toffee. Sprinkle this mixture over the peaches. Cover and cook on LOW 4-5 hour.

When done, spoon into bowls and serve with ice cream or cool whip. Serves 6

Enjoy and Happy Slow Cooking! Hugs...

St Patty's Day Dip

You never can have too many dip recipes...dips are great for so many things...they are simple and tasty...

St Patty's Day Dip

First set of ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) box cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup Swiss cheese
1/2 lb deli corned beef, sliced thin
1 (8 ounce) refrigerated sauerkraut

Put these ingredients into the Crock pot and cook on HIGH for one hour. Don't worry about mixing the ingredients together at this time. You won't be able to do that until some of the ingredients melt.

Next set of ingredients:

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

After the first hour, add the next set of ingredients and mix. Cook for another 30 minutes on HIGH. After mixture has gotten hot, remove from heat and serve with crackers.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

St Patricks Day Recipes

OMG! I can't believe I have gone one month without posting a recipe on Hazel's Crock Pot Kitchen! Where has time gone...I guess what they say is true...the older you get the faster time flies...sigh..

I have decided to post some St Patrick's Day Recipes this week and try to get back in the swing of things...I hope you have been enjoying your slow cooker and all the wonderful things you can create in them...

You can't have St Patrick's day without Corned Beef and Cabbage, so I thought I would start with that recipe...

Corned Beef and Cabbage

4 to 5 lbs corned beef, seasoned
1- 1/2 cups water
2 parsnips, chopped up
8 ounces, baby carrots
8 small potatoes
10 small white onions
1 head of cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
dried thyme leaves
mustard or horseradish sauce (optional)

Place all ingredients in crock pot (not cabbage) and sprinkle with the thyme leaves. Cook on LOW for 8 hours adding the cabbage in the last 2 hours of cooking.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!

Crock Pot Caramel & Nut filled Apples

This is a great recipe...simple and tasty! And healthier choice to eating chips and dips during the big game.

Caramel & Nut Filled Apples

4 Tablespoon chopped nuts, your choice
4 large tart apples (thanks Rosemary for the tips on apples)
1/2 cup apple juice
8 Tablespoons brown sugar
12 hot cinnamon candies (Red Hots)
4 Tablespoons butter (cut the stick of butter into 4 - 1 Tablespoon slices)
8 Caramel Candies
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

You will want to core the apples and remove about a 1/2-inch strip of apple peel of the top of each apple. Fill each apple with 2 Tablespoon brown sugar that is mixed with 1 Tablespoon of nuts, 2 cinnamon candies, 1 Tablespoon butter, and 2 caramel candies. (I mix the ingredients for each apple in a small bowl, so that everything is mix together before putting them inside the apples.) Pour Apple juice into the crock pot. Place the apples inside the crock pot. Sprinkle each apple with cinnamon. Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours. You want the apples to be tender. Serve hot...

I happen to like caramel, so I will melt some caramel and pour it over each apple after they have cooked. And you can serve this with whipped cream or ice cream also.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

Tailgating and slow cooking

Even as big a fan of slow cooking as I am, I have to say that I was amazed to know that they have made a crock pot that you can plug into your lighter plug in your car! How amazing is that? Now you can crock pot while you tailgate...I love it...I might just crock pot while I Christmas shop this year or on my next road trip..

The RaodPro is only 1.5 quarts, so no full meat and potatoes kind of meals, but you can make soups, chili, barbecued beans or meatballs for meatball subs....how great is this?

So just for the RoadPro, (and the Super Bowl), I thought I would post some recipes that would work for a tailgating partying...

First, frozen meatballs and your favorite barbecue sauce in the crock pot on LOW for 4 hours, then you can dip the meatballs out and put them on sub buns and put some mozzarella cheese on them...quick and easy...

Second, Baked Beans

2 1/2 cups Dried Great Northern Beans
4 cups Water
1 (15 oz) can Tomato Sauce
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 Small onion, chopped small
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Salt to taste

The night before - Rinse and drain the dry beans. Put rinsed beans in crock pot and pour the 4 cups of water over beans. Cook on LOW over night (at least 8 hours).

The next morning - stir in all other ingredients, cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.

If you are doing the tailgating...cook beans the night before and then you can mix everything in the morning and start cooking 6 hours before the game by plugging that RoadPro into your truck...

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!

Cheesy Salsa Dip

Dips are one of the easiest things to make in a crock pot and one of the easiest things to have at any party. This is one of our favorite dips.

Cheesy Salsa Dip

1 (16 oz) can refried beans
1 cup Velveeta cheese cut into chunks
1/2 cup salsa

Mix all ingredients in crock pot that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Mix completely. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 4 hours or HIGH for 1 to 2 hours. Stir half way through cooking time to help cheese melt evenly. Dip is done when cheese is melted completely. Serve with tortillas, nachos, or corn chips.