Sweet Easter Nest Donuts Recipe

These Sweet Easter Nest Donuts are extremely cute and delicious. They take no time to make and are simply adorable. 

The original recipe comes from Country Crock and after looking at the recipe I decided I would try it with a cake mix. You need a donut pan or maker, obviously, to make these donuts. I purchased a set of silicone donut molds on Amazon. Once upon a time, I had an electric donut maker and I have no idea what I did with it, probably donated it to Goodwill.

The original recipe makes 6 servings but since I was using a cake mix, it made 2 dozen. You can also use a small box of cake mix if you don't want to make as many. In our household, donuts do not last long.

Let's get started making donuts!

Ingredients:

    Supermoist Vanilla Cake Mix or your favorite cake mix

    1 C of water

    1/2 C vegetable oil

    3 eggs

Chocolate Glaze:

    8 oz bittersweet chocolate chips

    2 T light corn syrup

    1 Stick of butter, hot and melted

    1/2 t kosher salt

Topping

    3 C sweetened shredded coconut

    Chocolate mini eggs

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush or spray the donut pan with butter or non-stick spray.
   
   
   
2. Make the cake mix according to box instructions.
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until the donut springs back when gently poked. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before overturning the donuts onto a wire rack to cool completely before glazing. 
   
   
   
4. Toast the coconut on a cookie sheet tray after baking the donuts. 
   
   
   
5. Once the donuts are cool, prepare the glaze. Combine the chocolate chips and corn syrup in a heat-proof bowl. Microwave it at 30-second intervals. Stirring until melted. Add the hot melted butter and salt, stir until completely smooth. Let sit for 5 -10 minutes to cool and thicken a bit. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Dip the donuts in the glaze then dip them in the coconut.
7. Place your chocolate eggs in the middle. 
   
   
   

***NOTE - fill the donut pan cavities 3/4 full because you will get a well rounded donut. Also, if you let them set up, the glaze will harden.*** 

We hope you enjoyed this Easter Nest Donut recipe. Do you make donuts? How do you make them with an appliance or a donut pan? Or do you make yeast donuts and fry them? Please comment below.

Happy Easter everyone,

Kelly

Sassy Silver Sisters

Cathy, Rhonda, and Kelly

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Cathy and Momma Sassy try BLT DEVILED EGGS

BLT DEVILED EGGS

Mom  and I decided to do something different and thought deviled eggs was a good one.

We had all ingredients so thought we would give it a try.

INGREDIENTS

1 dozen hard-boiled eggs peeled

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon honey mustard -- we made our own

4 strips candied bacon diced small -- we used plain bacon

2 handfuls small cherry tomatoes quartered

1 handful basil leaves chopped -- we used dried basil

Chili powder to dust

We had the ingredients, adjusted the recipe for 3 eggs,  boiled the eggs and cooked bacon in microwave.

Funny story! Mom dumped the bacon on the paper towel. I said, "Make it nice." She shook her head. I said, "We are on Social media you know!" She tried to straighten it up. LOL!

INSTRUCTIONS

Slice each egg in half lengthwise and remove the yolk. Put all the yolks in a small mixing bowl and all the whites on a platter.

Add mayo and honey mustard to the yolks and mix until well combined and sort of fluffy.

Note: We advise adding honey mustard first then the mayo.

Fold in the diced bacon, tomatoes, and basil (reserving a little of the basil for a garnish)

Spoon filling into the centers of the whites. Garnish with basil and dust with chili powder.

After we mixed it together, we decided it is best to ad the honey mustard first and adjust the mayo after.  Too wet for us.

Not too pretty but tasted good. I am not a fan of the sweet deviled egg. Next time, I will leave the honey out of it and just used plain mustard.

Try it sometime and see what you think. 

Thanks to https://thestayathomechef.com/ for this easy recipe.

Link to this recipe --- https://thestayathomechef.com/blt-deviled-eggs/?fbclid=IwAR2Aq3cqJCK6N8cXgYVtRJ-NhE3Nt9YntB3g4r-KNGnisBm32qS91BhTPfA

Thanks,

Cathy and Momma Sassy

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Favorite Crockpot Soup Recipes

We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to 2021. Hopefully, the next year will bring us good health and happiness. 

This post is all about that crockpot we have that rarely gets used. I honestly use mine quite often especially when I have a busy day coming up. Here are just a few of my favorite crockpot soup recipes that you may like to try in the near future. Winter is here and soup is comfort food, in my opinion.

First up is an all-time favorite... CrockPot Creamy Chicken and Rice soup. This recipe comes from Jamie Cooks It Up.

Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Time: 10 min prep + 6-8 hours cooking Yield: 10 servings Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up! 1 C carrots, chopped 1 C celery, chopped 1 medium-sized onion, chopped 10 C water 8 chicken bullion cubes (or 8 t bullion granules) salt and pepper 1 t parsley 1 bay leaf 1 t thyme 2 chicken breasts 2 chicken thighs 1 C rice (I use long grain) 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup 1. Chop up 1 cup of carrots, one cup celery and 1 onion. 2. Add them to a 6-7 quart crock pot. 3. Pour 10 cups of water over the veggies. 4. Add 8 chicken bullion cubes or 8 teaspoons bullion granules. 5. Add a bit of salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 bay leaf and 1 teaspoon thyme. 6. Add 2 thawed chicken breasts and 2 thawed chicken thighs. 7. Cover your crock pot and cook on high for 5 hours, or low for 7 hours. 8. Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred it up with two forks. 9. Add 1 cup of uncooked rice and the shredded chicken to the crock pot. 10. Put the lid back on and cook on high for 1 hour, or until the rice is tender. 11. Add one can of cream of chicken soup. Give it a nice stir to combine. Put the lid back on and allow the cream soup to heat up, should only take 10 minutes or so. Serve and enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This recipe is my husband's favorite soup, Homemade Minestrone Soup by Little Spice Jar.

Homemade Minestrone Soup (Slow Cooker)

prep time 10 MINUTES

 

cook time 4 HOURS 25 MINUTES

 

total time 4 HOURS 35 MINUTES

Ingredients

•  2 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
•  2 tablespoons tomato paste
•  1/4 cup sun-dried tomato pesto (homemade or store-bought)
•  1 parmesan rind
•  4 cups vegetable stock
•  2 cups water
•  1 cup carrots, diced
•  1 1/4 cup celery, diced
•  1 1/2 cup white onion, diced
•  4 - 5 cloves garlic, minced
•  1 teaspoon dried oregano
•  1 sprig rosemary (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
•  2 bay leaves
•  salt and pepper to taste
•  1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
•  1 can (15 oz) great northern beans, drained and rinsed
•  1 1/2 cups zucchini, diced
•  1 1/2 cups tubular (ditalini) pasta
•  1 cup frozen green beans, thawed
•  2 1/2 cups baby spinach, chopped
•  Finely shredded Parmesan cheese, for serving (or Romano)

Instructions

1. 1. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato pesto, parmesan rind, vegetable stock, water, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, oregano, rosemary, and bay leaves to a slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper to taste and cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
2. 2. Add in red kidney beans, great northern beans, zucchini, and pasta and cook on high heat for an additional 20- 25 minutes until pasta is tender. Stir in the spinach and green beans and cook for an additional 5 minutes until heated through. Serve warm topped with parmesan cheese and garlic toasts.

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Do you like fajitas? This one is for you and it's super delicious. Recipe by Six Sisters' Stuff.

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Soup

15 minPrep Time

6 hrCook Time

6 hr, 15Total Time

Ingredients

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 green bell pepper (diced)
• 1 yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 onion (diced)
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 3 teaspoons chili powder
• Pinch cayenne powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 lime (juice)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 cups brown rice
• 1/2 cup sour cream - optional topping
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese - optional topping

Instructions

1. Spray a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. 
2. Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
3. Add peppers, onion, garlic, chicken broth, tomatoes, chili powder, cayenne powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt, pepper, and black beans to slow cooker.
4. Gently mix together and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
5. Remove chicken breasts from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks.
6. Add chicken back into the slow cooker, along with lime juice, cilantro, and rice.
7. Serve topped with sour cream and cheddar cheese, if desired.

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I've made this soup on multiply occasions and it's so easy, just dump and go. Recipe by Slow Cooker Central.

8 Can Soup - Weight Watchers Friendly

Ingredients

• 1 can Hormel Chili with beans
• 1 can Hormel Chili without Beans
• 1 can green beans
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can Campbells vegetable soup
• 1 can corn
• 1 can Veg-all

Directions

Combine all ingredients without draining. Heat and eat.

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Do you have a favorite crockpot, slow cooker soup recipes? We'd love to know! Share and comment below.

Stay safe and healthy,

~ Kelly

The Sassy Silver Sisters

Cathy, Rhonda & Kelly

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WHO WON the Jelly Belly Bean Boozled Challenge 5th Ed ???

Oh, my word! We had so much fun playing this game. If you haven’t tried it, you need to. It’s a great game for families, teens, and kids.

You can make your own rules with this game and Cathy decided after the first round that we should have rules. If we guessed it correctly before tasting it, we got a point.

Jelly Belly has an app for your phone if you buy just the packages of jelly beans or you can get the game with the spinner in a box. Check them out!

This is the 5th Edition variety, ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH to try!!

I'm not sure who won this game and just maybe you can figure it out for us.

We hope you enjoy our fun and laughter!!

Take the BeanBoozled Challenge for yourself and see if your flavor will be yuck or yum… we dare you!

Have you taken the challenge with your friends and family? Let us know in the comments!

Stay safe and healthy,

     Kelly

The Sassy Silver Sisters

Cathy, Rhonda & Kelly

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Baker House Creations German Chocolate Cookie Review

Thanks to Rhonda for baking us girls some cookies, Baker House Creations German Chocolate Cookies to be exact. We thoroughly loved them. They were moist, with lots of coconut, dark chocolate and nuts. She bought them at Aldi, if you are interested. They may or may not have them, as Aldi doesn't always carry items throughout the year.

Please watch our video below as we share our experience with eating cookies. YUM!!

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Sassy Silver Sisters
Cathy, Rhonda and Kelly

Cathy --- Likes to sell on ebay -- auction finds and her own art.

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Rhonda ---  Offers essential oils and is very happy to answer any questions you may have -- just shoot her an email especially if you are interested in any specials she has to offer !

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Kelly --- Loves to create jewelry,  useful items for home and auto!

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Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies - Mmmm Good

This is Kelly and I'm a Pinterest addict. I couldn't help myself, I had to confess :)

My family just loves carrot cake and when I found this recipe for these Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches on Pinterest, I had to make them.

They have a few ingredients and if you'd rather make them from scratch, just use your own oatmeal & raisin cookie recipe and add some carrots to the batter. They are delicious!!


Here is a picture of the cookies I made and the Pinterest cookies. I've seen those pictures of the before and after of a cake or craft item and the after is no where close to the actual idea. I don't think I did half bad, if I must so say myself :)


Make them and I guarantee you'll love them!! ENJOY!!