Crockpot Pineapple Upside Down Cake

littlethings.com
recipe and photo courtesy of Phil Mutz

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
pineapple juice
eggs
vegetable oil
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
pineapple rings
maraschino cherries

Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, make cake batter according to the box - using cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil, and substituting pineapple juice for water.

In crockpot combine butter and brown sugar on high.

Once melted, arrange pineapple rings along bottom of crockpot in single layer.

Place a single maraschino cherry in the center of each ring.

Pour cake batter into crockpot.

Cook on high 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Allow to cool in crockpot for 15 minutes.

Carefully flip crockpot over onto a large plate.

Serve and enjoy!



Cindy Ellsworth made this for our Learning Circle group for January 2016 it was amazing!

Cheesecake Dip

craftaholicsanonymous.net
recipe and photo courtesy of Linda @ craftaholicsanonymous.net

Ingredients:
2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (8 oz) cool whip, softened

Instructions:
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth.

Add in cool whip and stir until combined.

Refrigerate for 45-60 minutes.

Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Dip

chocolatechocolateandmore.com
recipe and photo courtesy of chocolatechocolateandmore.com

Ingredients:

4 (.73 oz) envelopes hot cocoa mix without marshmallows
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
4 oz cool whip, thawed
2-3 Tablespoons vanilla mallow bits

Instructions:

In a medium bowl add in the hot cocoa mix and cream cheese.  Mix on medium with a hand mixer until thoroughly incorporated.

Add in the cool whip and continue to beat until combined.

Scoop into a serving bowl and top with vanilla mallow bits.  Serve with cookies.

Crockpot Cocktail Smokies

allrecipes.com
recipe and photo submitted by Malina Bleeding Heart Morris

Ingredients:
2 (16 ounce) packages miniature smoked sausage
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
1 (8 ounce) jar grape jelly

Directions:
Combine grape jelly and barbeque sauce in crockpot.  Stir in the smokies.  Cook on high until heated through, about 2-3 hours.




Starr made these for the Blackburn family party (December 2015) and Zoe loved them. It's a keeper!