To kick off this holiday break, I want to share two yummy holiday meals I know my mouth waters just thinking about. The first a delicious, healthy side dish that is easy and simple to make and the last a decadent and taste-bud stimulating treat that will bring the entire family swooning around the kitchen. One naughty and the other nice! I will include recipes for both so you can try these out for or with your family! Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day or any other December holiday food is a constant that brings people together, happy and full. Enjoy!
1.) Roasted Veggies with Mozzarella
Now the amount of ingredients depends on the number of mouth you want to feed. Two zucchini, two squash and two sweet potato typically do the trick for my family.
Ingredients:
2 butternut squash, 2 zucchini, 2 sweet potato 1 sweet onion- peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch slices
4 tablespoons olive oil / 2 cloves garlic, minced salt and ground black pepper to taste Mozzarella
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Toss ingredients with olive oil and garlic in a large bowl. Season
- with salt and black pepper. Arrange in baking pan.
- Roast in the preheated oven until ingredients are tender and lightly browned,
- 25 to 30 minutes
- Add mozzarella on after 15 minutes
2.) Krispy Kreme Delight Bread Pudding
Tastes even better than it sounds... My mom will only cook this ONCE a year on Christmas morning and all you need is half a scoop to send you over the edge! Every bite is filled with rich, mouth watering heaven that feels like you’re biting into a glazed cloud. After my family, who loves food, eats this bit of wonder we are all left in food comas for the next couple hours. Check out the before and after pics of my Mama's bread pudding from last year!
Ingredients:
13 Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Donuts
13 Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Donuts
2 eggs
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup whole milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
*Baking Spray
* 9x13 bake dish
8 tbsp butter
3 cups confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven on 350 F.
- Cut or tear the donuts apart, and toss them into a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl beat two eggs, then pour in the whole milk, and sweetened milk. Mix until everything is well combined, then add in the nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon. Beat the ingredients.
- Pour the egg and milk mixture over the donuts, and use a spatula to fold in the donuts. Make sure the donuts are covered with the wet mixture, then let it sit for 15 minutes to absorb the wet mixture.
- Next, spray a 9x13 bake dish with baking spray, then add the bread pudding mixture.
- Press the bread pudding down into the dish, to get rid of any air that may in the donuts.
- Bake the bread pudding for 45 minutes on 350 F.
- Remove the Krispy Kreme Donut Bread Pudding from the oven, and let it cool.
- While the pudding is cooling, make your Vanilla Sauce.
- In a medium sized pot, add in 8 tbsp of butter, and place the pan over medium heat.
- Once the butter is melted, add in 3 cups of confectioner, and whisk the ingredients together.
- Next, pour in 1/4 cup milk and stir until the icing is nice and creamy.
- Add in the vanilla extracts. Mix until well incorporated.
- Keep the vanilla sauce over very low heat until you are ready to serve.
- Once the bread pudding is warm, and safe to eat
- Drizzle the vanilla sauce over the bread pudding, and enjoy!!
