Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients:

½ c. cocoa
¼ cup cornstarch/or arrowroot powder (or ½ c. all purpose flour)
3 egg yolks
1 ½ c. sugar
¼ tsp. salt
2 c. milk

Directions:

Mix cocoa, cornstarch, beaten egg yolks; sugar and salt, then add milk gradually, while stirring in a pot over med-high heat. Cook until thick, beating it smooth. Cream pies take some time to thicken, so stir... and stir (10-15 min). Using a heavy bottom pan really helps. Just keep it up until it thickens. Pour into a pre-baked pie shell. Put in the fridge to chill, add whipped cream if you like, Or use the left over egg whites for a meringue topping!

Skinny Shake

Ingredients:

3/4 cup almond milk
15 ice cubes
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/2 of a banana

Directions:

Put all ingredients in blender and blend.

S'mores Brownies

Ingredients:

8 sheets of graham crackers
¼ cup butter, melted
2 Tablespoons sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2½ Tablespoons cocoa powder
2 eggs
¾ cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 heaping cup mini marshmallows
3 oz milk chocolate chips or 2 1.5-oz Hershey bars, broken into pieces

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In an 8×8 pan spray the sides with non-stick cooking spray.

In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers until fine. In a small bowl, combine the crumbs, 2 Tbs sugar, and ¼ cup melted butter.

Press firmly in the bottom of the 8×8 dish.

In a medium bowl or kitchenaid mixer, combine softened butter, 1 cup sugar, and cocoa until smooth. Add eggs and stir. Add flour, vanilla and salt until the mixture is combined.

Spread half over the graham cracker crust.Sprinkle marshmallows on top of half of the layer, then spread remaining batter on the top.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.Sprinkle the chocolate chips or broken hershey bars on top of the brownie. Return to the oven and let cook for 3 more minutes.

Remove from oven and spread chocolate with a rubber spatula. Cool completely.