Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

My friend made these the other day and they were DIVINE! This would make a delicious (and EASY) dessert for any Thanksgiving party.

Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups (12 ounce package) White Chocolate Chips
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) can Whole-Berry Cranberry Sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch

1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. COMBINE flour, oats and brown sugar in large bowl. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips. Reserve 2 1/2 cups morsel mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into prepared pan.
3. BEAT cream cheese in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Pour over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in medium bowl. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.
4. BAKE for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until serving time (up to 1 day). Cut into bars.

Makes 30 Bars

Chilis Paradise Pie

Ok I haven't tried this.. but I just saw it on THIS website... It looks so good and this is one of my FAVORITE desserts!... And I know Laura loves it too:) Maybe we will try in CT next week??

Better Than Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie


1 1/2 cup butter, melted

3 cups firmly packed brown sugar

6 eggs

3 tsp. vanilla

3 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups chopped walnuts

2 cups milk chocolate chips



Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a sheet pan. In a large bowl, combine sugar and melted butter; beat with electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to the sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40+ minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm, or reheat individual servings in the microwave. Top with ice cream and caramel sauce.

Honey Lime Chicken

Honey Lime Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

1 1/2 tsp. garlic salt

1 TBS. oil

1 20 oz. can of pineapple rings

1/4 c. honey

3 TBS. lime juice

2 TBS. soy sauce

2 tsp. corn starch

Cut chicken into strips and sprinkle with garlic salt. Brown in oil. Drain pineapple rings (reserve juice). Add 1/4 c. pineapple juice to skillet. Cover and simmer 6-8 minutes. Remove chicken. Add honey, lime juice, soy sauce, corn starch and pineapple juice. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thick and clear - about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Place in freezer bag with chicken, pineapple rings and sauce. Freeze. To serve, thaw, heat until sauce is bubbly and chicken is heated through. Serve over rice.

Yummy! The girl I got this from says this freezes really well too. Cooking double would be just as easy and then you could freeze one. Even the boys loved it.