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Triple Berry Cheesecake Recipe – Weight Watchers Swap It Challenge

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When it comes to things that are sweet, I LOVE cheesecake. My favorite would be any type of berry cheesecake, so I decided yesterday to make a triple berry cheesecake. This cheesecake was going to have not only strawberries and raspberries, but blueberries too! I actually found a recipe on the back of a can of Comstock Pie Filling and I decided to give it a try because I had something in mind for this specific recipe.

I am actually participating in Weight Watchers Swap It Challenge. This is where I am going to create a few recipes where I will swap our regular brand cheese for one of the Weight Watcher Cheese products. My first recipe for this challenge is my Triple Berry Cheesecake!

Take a peek at my Triple Berry Cheesecake Recipe Below:

Okay, I was surprised that all my kids were going to want to try this. I knew my oldest two were smart enough to try some, but even my two youngest picky children thought it was YUMMY!

Now time to share the recipe!

Triple Berry Cheescake Recipe – Weight Watchers Swap It Challenge
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Stefani @ Mom’s Blog – https://www.mommyenterprises.com/moms-blog
Ingredients
  • 9 Honey Graham Crackers – smashed into crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter – melted
  • 16 oz Weight Watchers Cream Cheese Spread – softened
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 can Comstock Berry Medley Pie Filling & Topping
Instructions
  1. Mix your crumbs and melted butter until moistened. Then press crumbs into the bottom of a 9 inch pie pan.
  2. In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and lemon zest until smooth.
  3. Poor into pie pan and bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or until center is set.
  4. Remove from oven and cool. Once cool, place in fridge for 3 to 4 hours.
  5. Top will fruit filling and enjoy!

Disclosure – I received photography equipment by the manufacturer or representing PR agency in exchange for this post. These opinions expressed are my own opinions and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

Glazed Pumpkin Monkey Bread Recipe

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Glazed Pumpkin Monkey Bread Recipe

Yesterday I was craving something with pumpkin in it.

I like bread! I can eat it every single day. Although bread does have quite a bit of carbs in it, I enjoy all the different things that you can make with it, especially cupcakes.

Well yesterday I wasn’t in the mood for cupcakes.  I wanted something sweet, but with a twist. I decided to get out my new KitchenAid 7 Quart Stand Mixer and put it to use. I plugged her in, attached the dough hook and started to add my ingredients. In less than a few hours, I had delicious Pumpkin Monkey Bread that was gone like hot cakes. Seriously, this bread was so good that I need to make another batch….

Glazed Pumpkin Monkey Bread Recipe
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Stefani @ Mom’s Blog – Mommy Enterprises
Ingredients
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup warm milk
  • 2 TBS melted butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar – for coating
  • 1/3 cup melted butter – for coating
  • 1 tsp cinnamon – for coating
  • 1 cup powdered sugar – for glaze
  • 2 TBS milk – for glaze
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract – for glaze
Instructions
  1. In a large stand mixer add water, milk, yeast and sugar together with dough hook until mixed. Let mixture sit in bowl for about 5 minutes to allow yeast to proof.
  2. Stir in the egg, butter, salt, pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  3. Slowly add the flour and mix until dough pulls away from the sides, but does not stick to your hands. Once you hit desired consistency, let mixer knead dough for 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Remove dough from mixing bowl, move to another bowl, cover tightly and let sit in warm area for 1 hour to allow dough to rise.
  5. Remove cover from bowl. Add your extra sugar and cinnamon in bowl for dipping.
  6. Pull dough into pieces, rolling dough in your hand, creating golf ball sized dough balls. Dip dough balls in butter, roll in sugar and cinnamon mixture and place into bundt or angel food cake pan, placing the dough balls next to and on top of each other. Make sure to grease your pan if you do not have a non-stick pan.
  7. Once you have used all of the dough, cover and let set another hour to allow dough to rise more.
  8. Remove cover, bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until top is golden brown.
  9. While bread is cooling, mix powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract to create a glaze.
  10. Allow 20 minutes to cool, then use a spoon to drip glaze up and down the sides of the bread.
  11. Pull pieces from bread and enjoy!

Please check out my videos on how to make Pumpkin Monkey Bread!

First I got out my KitchenAid 7 Quart Stand Mixer to do the job!

Then I let her get to work mixing my ingredients!

Once my dough is kneaded, I put it in a bowl and let it sit to rise!


Once you start making your pumpkin dough balls, arrange in the bowl next to each other.


Then start piling them on top of each other until you run out. Then you got to let it sit again another hour to rise more.


Bake it and once it is done, remove from oven and cool. Then remove from your pan and get ready to glaze it!


Make your glaze, apply and enjoy!

Hellmann’s Turkey Challenge + $50 Gift Card Giveaway

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I am excited that Thanksgiving is only a couple weeks away. I love to cook, so this is usually a big cooking day for me. It is the one day where I can make a bunch of food and it is okay to have leftovers. Every Thanksgiving I normally make a turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie and a few other dishes or more that will vary depending on what ideas I find before the big day. I like tradition, but I also like to surprise my family with a few new dishes too!

When it comes to mayonnaise, our family favorite is Hellmann’s. We go through a ton of this stuff too, from using it as a condiment on our sandwiches to being one of the main ingredients in a ton of my side dishes and salads that I am always making. I am totally excited about the Hellmann’s Turkey Challenge that just started a couple days ago. During this challenge,  each week there will be two Best Foods recipes that will challenge the spotlighted turkey recipe. It is up to the viewers to vote for which recipe you think is best. You can vote as many times as you want!

This week they are featuring these YUMMY looking recipes:

I voted today for the Turkey Casserole. I haven’t tried any of these three dishes, but if I was to make just one, I think I would go with the turkey casserole because it looks and sounds delicious.

These are just three recipes for this week. I can’t  wait to see what recipes will be featured next. What is also neat is when you vote, you can also enter to win one of four $250 grocery gift cards that will be given out each week. If there are more than 10,000 entries, the prize value will double to a $500 grocery gift card. I could have fun shopping with an extra $500, couldn’t you?

To check out these recipes and to vote visit: https://bestfoods.com/promotions/chickenchallenge/Default.aspx.

Now For My $50 Gift Card Giveaway



One LUCKY Mom’s Blog reader is going to win a $50 gift card just for participating in this giveaway.

1) To enter this giveaway, please subscribe to my blog and then visit the Hellmann’s Turkey Challenge and vote for your favorite recipe? Leave me a comment letting me know you have done both. (This entry is MANDATORY)….

Extra Entries:

#2 – Follow me on Twitter – leave your user name in your comment. (1 extra entry)

#3 – Send a Tweet or Re-Tweet with Twitter @mommye (Leave a comment with link to tweet – 3 extra entries – leave a comment for each – Can be done 2x daily)

#4 – On Facebook, become a fan of Mom’s Blog @ Mommy Enterprises (2 extra entries – leave comment for each)

#5 – Like Hellmann’s on Facebook and leave a comment letting them know Mom’s Blog @ Mommy Enterprises sent you. (5 extra entries – leave comment for each)

This giveaway will end on November 24, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. The winner will be chosen at random using “And The Winner Is” plugin from all valid entries and submitted. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to contact me with their mailing information before another winner is chosen. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only ages 18 years or older.

Disclosure – I will be receiving a gift card  from representing PR agency in exchange for this post. These opinions expressed are my own opinions and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.
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Super Soft and Moist Pineapple Sugar Cookies Recipe

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I LOVE sugar cookies, especially when they are moist and SOFT. The sugar cookie is something that is easy to make and something you can always give a little pizzazz to.

Last week I was in the mood for sugar cookies. I got out my ingredients and thought I would give it a little spunk by adding some pineapple. These cookies came out DELICIOUS!

Super Soft Pineapple Sugar Cookies
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: Stefani – Mom’s Blog @ Mommy Enterprises
Ingredients
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup shortening (butter flavored)
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 TSP vanilla extract
  • 2 TSP baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 TSP salt
  • 1/3 cup crushed pineapple
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and the sugars. Stir in eggs, vanilla and pineapple.
  2. In a separate bowl, add remaining ingredients and add to wet mixture.
  3. Roll dough into 2″ balls and roll them in sugar. Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.
  4. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove when done and cool on wire rack.
  5. Enjoy

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