New products and Apple pie cookies

While at work the other day we received a shipment of new a Babycake brand product: PIE POP MAKER!!!!





It's the cutest little thing!! And it's PINK!! Anything on a stick is just so cute.
Babycakes is also coming out with a heart shaped mini waffle maker and a mini pie maker (think pot pie size). I think I need a bigger kitchen!!! Check all of the products out at www.thebabycakesshop.com.

So while looking at the pie pop maker I was thinking I could make something similar in my Whoopie Pie maker. Now mind you really can't add a stick to these as you can in the pie pop maker (there is a cut out for the stick to rest) but I also love to get double duty out of products.
So I am calling these Apple Pie cookies.
So super easy, quick and delish!
I am very happy with how these come out and you will be too.

What you need:
I took the easy route:)

1 can of apple pie filling
1 pre made pie crust
1 egg
Flour
Wax paper
Rolling pin

What you do:

Put two sheets of wax paper down as lightly flour the sheets. Place your pie crust down and roll out - just a little not to thin.





Next using a cookie cutter similar to the size of the wells of the Whoopie pie maker cut out 24 circles. Note: I had to reuse the scraps and reroll the dough to get the amount but you can get 24 circles from 1 of the 2 pie crusts that come in a box.
Next open the pie filling and on a plate take about a 1/3 of a cup of filling and cut the apples up in to little pieces.
Place 12 circles in the Whoopie pie maker. Add about a 1/2 teaspoon of filling to each them and then top with the other pie crust circle.





The next step is very important. Go around each of the pies and press the pie crusts together with your fingers. Now go back to each with a lollipop stick to seal a little more and make the little ridges like a real pie.




Then crack open the egg and separate the whites from the yolk. Mix up the whites a bit and brush over the pie crusts. Plug in the Whoopie pie maker and let them bake.
These cook in about 12 minutes.
Please note my pie crusts did start to separate and a little of the filling was trying to escape at about minute 7. But all I did is go around and reseal a bit. They are very forgiving.
Take out and enjoy!



Now I just need some vanilla ice cream. :)

Happy snacking!
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Babycake cookbook

Well now I know I have been busy - for I just purchased my copy of the Babycake cookbook the other day.





This book is amazing!! 175 recipes!! I don't know where to begin. It has great desserts, breakfasts, lunches and dinner recipes as well as great snacks.
However I am still in a cheesecake craze so it will be one of those - probably pumpkin now that fall is here (yet feels like summer again). But mine will be with a gingersnap cookie crust and cinnamon whipped cream. YUMMY!!!

On to the kitchen to test some recipes!!

Happy Snacking!!

Cheesecake brownie bites

Since I have finally made the perfect little cheesecakes in my Babycake cupcake maker I'm on a little bit of a cheesecake kick.

I've been wanting to make these for a while and I'm so glad I did!
These are very decadent but delicious!!
One note in making these - timing is very important - as I suppose it always is when you're cooking.
But with these you don't want to over cook the brownie. They have to be semi cooked so you can add the the cheesecake batter so both will finish cooking together.

I have to admit I used a mix for the brownies. Sorry. But it is easier.

What you need:

Brownie mix of choice and ingredients to make them

8 oz. Cream cheese - room temp.
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1 teas vanilla

What you do:

Make the brownie mix according to the directions on the box.
Set aside.
Make the cheesecake batter.
Mix the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla in a medium size bowl. Set aside.
Put the paper liners in the Babycake cupcake maker. Spray each well with cooking spray so the cheesecakes won't stick.
Add about a teaspoon of the brownie batter to the liners. Cook for about 4-5 minutes - NOT all the way.


Now add about a tablespoon of cheesecake batter top the semi cooked brownies. Cook another 4-5 minutes until the cheesecakes are cooked. Take out and chill in the fridge overnight.
Enjoy!



Happy snacking!





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In remembrance

We will always remember - September 11, 2001.

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Mini cheesecakes

Hi all-

Well me and the family are stuck inside for the weekend waiting for our dooms day (aka Hurricane Irene) so once again I am trying to make mini cheesecakes in my Babycakes. What? Isn't that on everyones hurricane to do list?

Anywho - I have tried many different recipes, different cooking times, with sour cream, with heavy cream and with out any of these creams. You name it I've done it. And not one really lives up to my expectations.
But let me explain. You must first realize my expectations.

I am VERY VERY - did I mention VERY - picky about cheesecake.
It has to be super creamy not too tart and can not taste sour.

My favorite cheesecake is Juniors Cheesecake in NYC. It's perfect!!! And every time I go to the city I have to get the $7. slice to take home on the train. I savor it for days. It's that good!!!
One thing I'd change is their's has a vanilla cake not graham cracker crust which is what I prefer. So that's what I'm striving for here.
Is that asking too much? Perhaps. A Junior's cheesecake is made in an oven in a waterbath. But I'll keep trying.

I have come close with a recipe once I made in a mini muffin tin in my oven and that is the one I have used today. Ironically - it's the same recipe in the Babycake booklet you get with the treat maker!!!!
The one thing I did differently was make a graham cracker crust. The vanilla wafer cookie thing never worked for me.
And I also tried a sweetened sour cream topping on some of them. Love this too!!

Verdict: these came out PERFECT!!! Great flavor and texture!! Enjoy!!

What you need:

For crust
3/4 cup of Graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons butter melted

For filling:

8 oz. Cream cheese softened
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

For sour cream topping:

1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla

What you do:

To make crust-
Melt butter
Mix graham crackers crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in a medium size bowl.
Put paper liners in your Babycakes treat maker.
Spray liners with cooking spray in each of the liners to prevent sticking. Fill each well with about 1 tablespoon of crumb
mixture and spread out in the well.





For filling-
Mix softened cream cheese, the egg, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fill each well with about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoon of filling.
Cook the cheese cakes about 5/6 minutes.

If using the sour cream topping:

Mix sour cream, sugar, and vanilla together. Spread on the semi cooked cheese cakes and bake for another minute or 2. Do
Not overcook!!!!






If you aren't using the topping just cook the cheese cakes an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

Take the cheesecakes out and put in the fridge to cool for a few
hours to overnight.
Then take out and enjoy!!






Happy snacking!!

I've been a very bad blogger...

I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I've been a terrible blogger.
No excuses.
Life just got in the way.

It's not that I don't LOVE my Babycakes - I still use it almost everyday!! Twice a week alone I make my mini grilled cheese bites - my fave by far!!!

But I've also been busy relaunching my shop - buttercup marketplace and starting a blog there too - xo,buttercup. I know I know. I can't write on one blog how will I do two?? xo,buttercup is a more personal blog than Snackgri-la. Plus on Snackgri-la I have to test all the recipes before I add them to the blog so I know they will come out perfectly everytime.

I'd love for my Snackgri-la followers to join my xo,buttercup blog too.
I'll be doing giveaways, talking about new products I'm making, and giving discounts too. And just for my Snackgri-la followers - you'll save 20% off your order and automatically entered into any of our giveaways too!

But I'd love to hear what all of you have been making in your Babycakes treat makers?
I still have yet to make the perfect cheesecake. I've tried a few but with no success. As we get ready for the hurricane maybe I'll give it a whirl once again. Isn't that on every ones hurricane to do list? Right under flashlights and canned goods?

Stay tuned!

Happy snacking :)



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I'm BAAACK!!

So sorry for the lack of posts. It's been a crazy few months here and the last three weeks with the flooring being done were no better. I thought I was losing my mind!!

Long story short - we ended up redoing the "handyman special" the previous homeowners left us - not just the floor of our music room but the walls and a new drainage system too. And you know that saying
"when it rains it pours?" Well it does and about 3 inches of that rain was in the room one night.
My husband and I had our very own Katrina right in our house.
Thank god for the shop vac!!
Anyway it's behind us - just some painting to do and put the furniture back and it will be back to normal - hopefully!

So this past week at work (Kohl's Department store) a customer came up to me in our housewares department asking for the Babycakes Cake Pop maker but we were sold out. I was telling her how great all the Baby Cake products are not in just baking cupcakes, cake pops, Whoopie pies, and donuts but other items as well.
And that's what I did today!

Pancakes in my Whoopie pie maker!!

OMG!! So quick, no burning, and perfectly shaped silver dollar pancakes. Love Love Love!! And the puppies do too.

What you need:

Any pancake mix will do

What to do:

Mix up your mix
Pour about a tablespoon in each well.





Pay close attention - these cook QUICK!!
In about a minute to a minute and a half - with the tops of the pancakes just about dry - flip over the pancakes to lightly brown. Take out. Top with butter and syrup and enjoy!!





Happy snacking!!!

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Location:I'm BAAACK!!