Chocolate mint sauce

This is a super simple sauce that is excellent over ice cream

What you’ll need:

• 10 York Peppermint Patties (the candy)
• 3 – 5 Tbl cream (depending on how thick you want it)

Melt the candies in the top of a double boiler stirring occasionally. Blend in cream when candies are completely melted. Use immediately. Makes enough to cover 6 servings of ice cream (or 4 if you heap it on like I do!)

Cost:
candy – $1.50
cream – $1.12
Total – $1.72

Cinnamon apples

Serve this dessert hot, topped with whipped cream or ice cream.

What you’ll need:

10 apples, cored, peeled and sliced thin
2 tsp cinnamon
1 c brown sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1 dash salt
1 dash nutmeg

Gently mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour into a casserole dish sprayed with non stick cooking spray. Bake @ 375 degrees, covered, for 45 minutes (or until apples are soft and sauce has thickened) stirring every 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings.

Cost:
apples – $2.25/bag
cinnamon – $1.85
brown sugar – $1.89/ 2 pound bag
lemons – $1.99/4
Total – $3.17

Spicy apple topping

This is great over ice cream, pancakes, French toast or to fill crepes!

What you’ll need:

3 Tbl butter
4 apples, sliced and peeled
1 Tbl lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
Dash of nutmeg
Dash of ginger
Dash of coriander
1-3 c sugar

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add apples, lemon juice, lemon zest and spices. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and cook until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly before serving.

Cost:
butter – $1.75/pound
apples – $2.25/bag
lemons – $1.99/4
sugar – $1.99/4 lb bag
Total – $1.30

Mini ice cream cone candies

I love these things! A little time is needed but is a fun & easy recipe that even the kids can enjoy doing.

What you’ll need:

1 bag of plain bugles
1 jar peanut butter
1 block of chocolate or bag of chocolate chips
1 sheet of wax paper (size as needed)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) fill open ends of bugles with peanut butter

2) melt chocolate until smooth n creamy (microwave is fine)

3) dip peanut butter filled ends in chocolate

4) place on wax paper to cool

5) eat & enjoy

Cost:
bugles – $1.79
peanut butter – $1.59
chocolate chips – $2.50
Total – $5.88

Submitted by Heather B.