Old Fashion Hot Chocolate

5 T cocoa
5 T sugar
1/2 cup water
3 1/2 cups milk
Marshmallows

Mix cocoa and sugar in a sauce pan. Mix in water. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat just to a boil. Remove pan from the heat immediately. Serve hot with marshmallows. Makes 6 servings.

This is another drink that's forgotten. Oh sure, we have instant hot chocolate, but if you make this just once, the instant stuff just won't get it anymore. Here in the south we have very little snow. When we do and get to stay home, this is the best drink there ever was to warm up. Yes, I'm not a chocolate eater but this is different. Even I love this.

Chocolate Chunky Pecan Pie

1 deep dish pie 9" pie crust, unbaked
3 large eggs
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl combine eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla with a wire whisk. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle chocolate chunks over bottom of crust. Pour pecan mix slowly over chocolate. Bake 50 minutes.

If your crust starts to brown too quickly, cover it with foil. If you are using a frozen pie shell, do not thaw. Always bake pies with a baking sheet under them just in case they boil over. If you have trouble finding chocolate chunks, buy squares and chop them or use a good quality of chocolate chip.

Chocolate Candy Frosting

Chocolate Candy Frosting

24 large marshmallows
6 milk chocolate candy bars with almonds (1.45 oz. each), chopped
2/3 cup milk
1 carton (12 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed

In a small saucepan combine marshmallows, candy and milk. Cook and stir over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room temperature. Fold in 3/4 cup whipped topping. Ice between layers of cake. Use remaining cool whip to ice outside. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Changes - use a different flavor of candy. Maybe using white chocolate with nuts or coconut, etc. Sprinkle coconut or chopped nuts over outside icing.

Baked S'Mores

Baked S'Mores

1 cup quick cooked oats
1/2 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl combine oats, flour and sugar. Add melted butter. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 11 x 7 x 2" baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake 10 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with chips. Top with marshmallows. Bake 5-7 minutes or until marshmallows begin to brown. Cool and cut into bars.

Changes - Use crushed graham crackers or vanilla wafers instead of oats. Sprinkle with nuts before last baking. Spread with peanut butter before adding chips and marshmallows. Sprinkle with coconut before last baking. This is fun to make with the kids and I'm sure they can come up with other ingredients to add or change out.