MAM'S MEALS

Homemade Vanilla Cream Puffs: (Makes just about 24 cream puffs) 1 ½ cups water 9 tablespoon butter ¼ tablespoon salt 1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour 6 eggs 2 boxes vanilla pudding (prepare using ¼ cup less milk for both boxes) 9 tablespoon powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat water, butter and salt in a medium size sauce pan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and add flour (all at once). Stir mixture constantly until it forms a ball. Remove saucepan from heat and beat in eggs one at a time until you form a smooth batter. Lightly grease cookie sheet using two small spoons make a medium size mounds placing each about 3” apart.  Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown, let cool on a cooling rack and then cut off top half way and fill with pudding and top with powdered sugar.   Chill in icebox for an hour and enjoy

1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup milk 1 egg 1 cup chopped apple Glaze: •2 cups powdered sugar •1 1/2 tablespoons milk Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon.  Stir in milk and egg until just combined.  Fold in apple.  Pour oil into skillet so that it is approximately 1 1/2 deep.  Heat oil on high. Oil is ready when a little dough thrown in floats to top.  Carefully add dough to oil in heaping teaspoons. Cook until brown, about 2 minutes, then flip. Cook another 1-2 minutes, until both sides are browned.  Transfer briefly to paper towels to absorb excess oil, then transfer to cooling rack.  Make glaze by stirring milk and powdered sugar together in a small bowl. Drizzle over apple fritters.  Wait approximately 3 minutes for glaze to harden, then flip fritters and drizzle glaze over the other side.  Best served warm.

Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies   1/2 C Butter 2 C Sugar 1/2 C Milk 4 Tbsp Cocoa 1/2 C Peanut Butter 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats 2 tsp. Vanilla Add the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in the next 3 ingredients and drop onto wax/foil paper. Let cool until set.

Cake 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or devil's food cake mix 1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix 3/4 cup hot water 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 eggs Filling 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired Frosting 1 container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla or chocolate frosting Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and 1 egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon filling by tablespoonfuls evenly over top of batter...