It’s easier than you think to make candy shop quality fudge in just a few minutes. Here are a bunch of easy fudge recipes that are simple to make in 5-10 minutes with just a few ingredients.
After I learned to make my own homemade fudge, I was shocked at how much candy stores charge for something that is so quick and easy to make yourself!
Since then, I have made this fudge and many of our other Christmas candy recipes for holiday parties and get-togethers. These easy fudge recipes are super popular everywhere I take them. Most people don’t bring candy to parties because it is so expensive to buy already made.
You do not need a candy thermometer to make these recipes. You just have to pay attention as you warm the chocolate so you don’t burn it and stir it frequently.
How To Avoid Burning Your Chocolate When making These Fudge Recipes
Most of these fudge recipes call for melting some type of chocolate in the microwave in a microwave-safe container. Generally, you will want to microwave it in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until it is smooth.
Pro tip: If after microwaving the chocolate, if the chocolate is ALMOST smooth, do not microwave more. This helps to avoid burning the chocolate. Instead, set it on the counter for a few minutes to allow the heat that is already in the chocolate to finish melting it. Then stir until smooth.
This 2 ingredient fudge recipe is one of our favorite Christmas candies! Who knew rich, creamy chocolate fudge could be so dreamy! Bring this to a family get-together or holiday party and they will think you worked all day perfecting it! (Or just make it for yourself and hide it from the kids! lol)
Did you know that you can make devil’s food cake at home? You can! This easy homemade devil’s food cake recipe tastes just like the perfect chocolate cake you’ve been dreaming of!
This is such a yummy recipe, it will be your new stand-by when you’re dying for something moist and chocolatey! You can find it in volume 1 of our Dining On A Dime Cookbook.
This easy devil’s food cake recipe is my Great Grandmother’s Great Depression recipe. It’s a super easy chocolate cake you’re sure to love. You can make this cake in thin layers and serve it plain as you would a light brownie, or you can frost it with your favorite frosting. I prefer chocolate (recipe below) or buttercream frosting with it, but you can frost it with any flavor you like.
You can easily make this devil’s food cake recipe into a layer cake by placing one layer, frosting it and then placing another layer. I often make it as a 2 layer or 3 layer cake, including frosting between each of the layers and then frosting the top.
If you want to make this Devil’s Food Cake recipe extra fancy, you can frost it with one color or flavor of frosting and then pipe a different color frosting on top in a pretty pattern. You can also add designs in the frosting or add sprinkles or candy on top if you like.
This homemade bath bombs recipe can be made at home with a few easy to get ingredients. Pamper yourself and reduce stress without spending a lot of money!
You can make this homemade bath bombs recipe with a few ingredients that are easy to get, many of which you may already have!
I love using homemade bath bombs and of course the kids always have to swipe a few. They just can’t resist the fizz of homemade bath bombs! Make them today so the next time you want to take a relaxing bath, you have them all ready.
These bath bombs also make great personalized homemade gifts for your family and friends so make some extra and then when you need a gift, you can just grab a jar of them and wrap it!
Find lots more recipes for homemade bath and beauty products in volume 1 of our cookbook!
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These cheap and easy gift wrapping ideas will help you save money on gift wrap or spice up your gifts! You’ll also find tips for wrapping unusually shaped items.
15 Cheap Gift Wrapping Ideas
Store bows and ribbons in a plastic bag and hang from the hanger with a clothespin or just put the handles of the bag over the hanger hook.
Cut leftover or old Christmas fabric into strips to make ribbons.
Use tulle or shredded color paper (recycled of course) to stuff in gift bags.
Buy white butcher’s paper or brown paper (found at home improvement stores, called “contractor’s paper”) to wrap gifts with; simply add a colorful ribbon, twine and or decorations such as pine cones, leaves, silk flowers, small toys, candy or cookies. Tie small jingle bells on packages for a festive ring!
If you can’t find butcher’s paper, use the backside of ugly Christmas paper. You can often find some very cheap at garage sales. Use the back side of ugly Christmas paper to wrap birthday presents.
To wrap extra large presents like bikes, use a plastic tablecloth. You can find one for about $1 at Dollar tree or at a garage sale for .50.
Make the wrapping material part of the gift. You can use a blanket, photo storage box, scarf, basket, jewelry box, coffee mug, vase, watering can, terra cotta pot etc.
Wind ribbon around old wrapping paper tubes or toilet paper tubes to save for next year.
Use Christmas material bought on clearance to wrap gifts. Sometimes it’s cheaper than paper.
Cut Christmas pictures out of magazines. Paste on bags or the outside of packages.
Save Christmas cards and use to decorate packages. Cut out with pinking shears for a lace effect.
Use Christmas cards as gift tags. Cut out a section on the card that is blank on the back. Punch a hole in the top to tie on the package. Use the back to write “To:” and “From:”.
To freshen wrinkled Christmas bows, put in the dryer with a damp washcloth. Put the machine on the delicate cycle for two minutes. The bows will look like new.
Don’t forget to look in your kitchen cupboard when you need boxes for wrapping – Oatmeal boxes, cereal boxes and such work great.
Save crumpled gift wrap and use it for packing to mail packages.
Place a little drop of scented oil, a scented pine cone, handful of strong smelling peppermints etc. inside a package you are sending so the minute they open the box they get a smell of Christmas.
For more gift wrapping ideas, along with homemade gift baskets and gifts in a jar, check out volume 1 of our cookbook:
These easy homemade Christmas recipes include a homemade vanilla recipe and some homemade gifts that will be sure to bring joy to your family and friends!
Homemade Christmas Gift Recipes – Make it Meaningful and Personal!
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Caramel apples are probably among my top 3 favorite foods! This homemade caramel apples recipe makes it easy to make your own, along with easy dessert tips!
Homemade Caramel Apples Recipe And Tips
I have to say that homemade caramel apples are probably among my top 3 favorite foods! Mom used to make homemade caramel apples for us every Halloween, along with homemade chili. Gourmet foods like caramel apples look so good at the store and on TV, so it’s easy to imagine them being difficult, but they really are easy to make. (We include a delicious caramel apples recipe below.)
The trick that makes their caramel apples look so fancy is in the packaging. Just buy some clear cellophane bags at the hobby store or from your florist. Put your homemade caramel apples in the bags and tie with a pretty ribbon. An assortment looks wonderful in a basket lined with an orange or red napkin and a pretty Halloween or Christmas bow tied on top.
Sprinkles can be found at Walgreens for $1.00 a bottle on sale.
Look for Candy Bars on sale to use for melted chocolate after Halloween. Compare prices it might or might not be cheaper than the bagged candy melts.
Add 1 tsp. paraffin wax to 2 cups melted chocolate to make the chocolate shiny.
Caramel apples like the ones in this caramel apples recipe sell for $6-$8 EACH on the home shopping channel. They look wonderful on TV but they can be made fresher at home and for around .50-$1.00 each instead.
Caramel Apple Bar
You can also make a caramel apple bar.
Put the caramels and water in a crockpot and let it melt before you party. Then lay out several dishes of candy, chocolate chips, M&M’s, etc.
Let each person dip his or her apples in the caramel and then roll them in the candies.
Crockpot Caramel Apple Dip
Melt caramels and water in a crockpot. Then slice the apples and dip them into the caramel.
For more recipes like this easy caramel apples recipe, check out our cookbooks:
In this post, you’ll learn how to cook dry beans. This dry beans recipe makes it easy to cook dried black beans, dried pinto beans, dried kidney beans and more. We have also included an easy refried beans recipe and a red beans and rice recipe!
I have been talking about prepping for emergencies lately and part of a good emergency stockpile is keeping food on hand that you can store for a long time and is relatively easy to prepare. Dried beans are easy to store but many people are hesitant to buy them because they’re not sure how to prepare the beans. Here’s an easy recipe to cook dry beans.
These dry bean recipes are from volumes 1 and 2 of our cookbook:
This easy pumpkin smoothie recipe is a cool and refreshing drink with the taste of fall holidays! It’s the perfect drink to get you in the fall mood!
Embrace the cozy flavors of fall with this creamy pumpkin smoothie! Packed with real pumpkin puree, warm spices, and a hint of sweetness, this easy pumpkin smoothie recipe is a delicious and nutritious way to enjoy the taste of the season. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat, it’s quick to make and loaded with vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants. Blend up this fall favorite in minutes for a refreshing and healthy twist on pumpkin spice!
This is the BEST Onion Cheese Bread recipe!! This cheesy onion bread is so easy to make it will be on your list of favorite recipes! This tastes similar to the Red Lobster Biscuits, only in bread form. You can find this Onion Cheese Bread recipe in volume 1 of our Dining On A Dime Cookbook!
This onion cheese bread recipe is so easy and delicious! It tastes just like the Red Lobster biscuits recipe. This easy recipe is the perfect way to enjoy the flavor of these tasty biscuits at home!
You can use any form of onions you like for this recipe; fresh, freeze dried or dehydrated. If you’re using using freeze dried or dehydrated onions, just rehydrate with a bit of water first.
This cheesy onion bread goes will ham, applesauce and roasted veggies or you make it and eat it with a simple stew.
If your family doesn’t like onions, you can leave out the onions and add 1/2 tsp onion powder to the flour mixture and you will have the onion flavor but not the onion texture.
I hope you enjoy it!
This easy onion cheese bread recipe is from volume 1 of our cookbook:
Looking for an Easy Gingerbread Recipe that’s fail-proof? Look no further! This Never Fail Freezer Gingerbread is simple to make, and you can even prepare it ahead of time and freeze it until you’re ready to bake. Don’t be intimidated by the ingredient list—it’s mostly spices and comes together easily. Just mix everything, bake, and enjoy perfectly light, fluffy, and delicious gingerbread every time.
This easy homemade applesauce recipe is an easy way to use apples that the kids will love! It can easily be frozen if you get an abundance of apples all at once. It’s also a great recipe to use if you find a really good deal on apples.
Tips!A stick blender makes quick work of Applesauce and Apple Butter.
Use a canning funnel to pour Apple Butter and Applesauce into freezer bags.
This easy homemade cough syrup recipe makes a cough remedy that is great to make if you run out of the store bought cough syrup or if you just prefer something where you know all of the ingredients.
I like to keep recipes on hand for alternatives for important things in case I run out of them. I tried making this easy homemade cough syrup recipe a few years back. I personally like this cough remedy better than the store cough syrup because I like how it works better. It is super easy to make with ingredients you already have at home.
This easy homemade cough syrup recipe is from volume 2 of our cookbook:
Savor the Southern classic with our irresistible fried green tomatoes recipe! Fresh, tangy green tomatoes are sliced thick, coated in flour or cornmeal, and fried to golden perfection. Fried green tomatoes is a great recipe to use all of those green tomatoes at the end of the garden season!
If you go through all of the work to grow a garden you want to use every little thing that comes out of it. Sometimes old man Frost creeps up and tries to destroy it before it is finished growing all of those lovely fruits and veggies. Here is a way to beat him at his own game and use up every bit of that garden. Fried green tomatoes are so good and you don’t have to wait to take a trip down South to have some.
From A Reader:
Hi Tawra, I love your site!
You may want to try a trick my mother taught me about fried green tomatoes. After slicing the tomatoes, place them in a single layer on paper towels or a microwave safe plate. Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Cool until able to handle them and proceed as usual.
This allows you to fry them at a higher temperature, which speeds up the cook time (saving power) and keeps the tomatoes from soaking up as much oil.
Nan S.
This Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe is from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 1.
Overwhelmed with zucchini? Try this quick, easy and delicious zucchini slaw recipe, a twist on coleslaw that will help you use those garden leftovers!
Zucchini Slaw Recipe
From: Norma
As I was shredding zucchini to put in the freezer, my 12 year old grandson asked, “I wonder what that would taste like made into slaw”. So he got a carrot and we made zucchini slaw. It was awesome!
So here is our easy Zucchini Slaw recipe:
I tried this zucchini slaw recipe and it was yummy! I also tried making it with our garlic salad sauce. Yum! This is a great way to use leftover garden zucchini!
-Tawra
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It’s easy to make chicken stock with this homemade chicken stock recipe. This makes a great base for soups and other dishes. Use in any recipe that calls for chicken broth or turkey broth. Here is a step by step process to make homemade chicken stock with leftover chicken.
Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe
Homemade chicken stock is super simple and basically free to make. Today, I’m sharing our easy homemade chicken stock recipe so you can make your own.
Lots of recipes, especially soups, stews and some casseroles call for chicken broth. There’s no need to buy pre-made chicken broth in the cans or boxes at the store. It’s super easy to make your own chicken stock with the leftovers from chicken you already buy. You can also use this chicken stock for any recipe that calls for turkey broth.
Since we eat a lot of chicken at our house, I always have leftover chicken bones. I used to throw away the bones, but now I have everyone save their chicken bones during dinner. Then I just throw the bones in a stock pot and fill it up with water. Sometimes I throw in an onion, a carrot or some celery. Then I let it simmer overnight on low and in the morning I have yummy chicken stock. Really, that’s it!
Make This Chicken Stock Recipe And Freeze For Later!
I always seem to have more chicken stock than I can use so I put the extra stock in the freezer in 2 cup portions and then save it for later. You can freeze the chicken stock in plastic containers, but I prefer to store it in quart-size ziplock bags.
To do that, pour 2 cups of homemade chicken broth into a quart-size ziplock bag. Make sure to seal it securely so it does not leak. Then lay the bag on a baking sheet in the freezer until it freezes. When you freeze the homemade chicken stock this way, it is super easy to stack them in the freezer so they’re easy to grab and use when you need some for a recipe that calls for chicken broth.
This is a great way to freeze and store soups and other liquids in smaller portions for use later.
If you don’t have time to make the easy chicken stock recipe right after dinner, you can just throw the bones in the freezer and make it later. Again, I just put the bones in a ziplock bag and freeze. If I know I will be making the chicken stock the next day, I will usually just cover the baking pan with the chicken bones and toss it in the freezer.
When I was using up the food from the freezer as we were preparing to move I found some chicken stock that I had frozen so I have them on the stove now cooking away. I will use the broth to flavor my rice for dinner. It’s so simple to make this homemade chicken stock recipe that even a cook like me can do it! -Tawra
How To Make The Homemade Chicken Stock
(For more specific details, be sure to check out the homemade chicken stock recipe below.)
Step 1 – Save chicken bones. This is the leftover bones from two large chicken breasts we ate for dinner.
Step 2 – Add flavoring. I used onions but you can add, garlic, carrots, celery or anything else you would like.
Step 3 – Simmer on the stove at least 4 hours. I simmer mine overnight on low.
Step 4 – Remove the bones and other solids, including the onions and other things you used to make the seasoning.
Step 5 – Enjoy your chicken stock. My two chicken breast bones make about 2 1/2 cups of concentrated stock. I usually dilute mine down with half water and half stock.
This caramel cream cookies recipe makes cookies that are so easy and delicious, they will make your mouth water for more! They’re easy to make as homemade sandwich cookies and kids love them! They’re perfect for a party or an after school treat!
This caramel cream cookies recipe is from Volume 1 of our cookbook:
This easy granola bars recipe makes homemade healthy granola bars everyone will love! They’re perfect for breakfasts, snacks or packed lunches and you’ll save a LOT of money making them yourself!
Granola bars are a favorite grab and go breakfast or snack food, ranging from very basic granola bars to super fancy granola bars with lots of extras. Healthy granola bars can be packed with ingredients that make them even more healthy, but every extra ingredient adds more calories. If you’re trying to watch your waist line, you might keep this in mind and not add too many delicious additives!
This easy granola bars makes healthy granola bars perfect for all kinds of occasions. The basic recipe is perfect for kids who are picky eaters for basic school lunch style granola bars. The basic recipe includes healthy cereal grains with plenty of fiber, along with honey, cinnamon and chocolate chips for a tasty flavor!
If you like your granola bars to include richer ingredients like dried fruits, nuts and coconut, you can add them as you like, but be sure to include them in the proportions described in the “variations” part of the recipe so the bars still have enough binding ingredients to hold them all together.
Making your own healthy granola bars gives you all of the control of what ingredients you include so you won’t have to worry about a lot of ingredients whose names you can’t pronounce.
This easy granola bars recipe is super easy to make with only 10 minutes’ work and much cheaper to make than the store bought kind! Once you have mastered the basic recipe, take some time to experiment with adding your favorite add-ins so you can figure out what things you like best!
This easy granola bars recipe is from Volume 1 of our cookbook:
This easy Marshmallow Brownies Recipe is a super simple brownie recipe your family is sure to love! It makes deliciously decadent brownies packed with chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows and more! They’re perfect for get-togethers and potlucks!
These delicious Marshmallow Brownies are an all-time favorite with gooey, crunchy, chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallow goodness! Kids and adults alike love these delicious Brownie Marshmallow Bars.
Brownies are a great party snack and work really well for cookouts and social events of all kinds. Because they don’t require utensils, our brownie marshmallow bars are great to take along for camping trips and road trips.
Our Marshmallow Brownies Recipe is as fast and easy as it is delicious. Start by making your brownie mix according to the package directions for fudgy brownies. Pull it out of the oven between 28 and 30 minutes and top with marshmallows, baking for three more minutes. Then, you’ll cook the peanut butter, chocolate, and butter mixture on the stovetop.
When it’s ready, remove it from the heat and add the crispy rice. This is spread over the marshmallow brownies as the third and final layer. The only caveat I will make to this recipe is this. You need to let it cool for one to two hours. This is hard! It’s a test of will. But, you will be glad you waited.
Ingredients for the Marshmallow Brownies Recipe
Fudge Brownie Mix. Can be regular gluten-free.
Mini Marshmallows. You’ll need a ten-ounce bag. When you purchase marshmallows check to make sure they are not stuck together or stale inside the bag. If the bag gets a tiny leak, the marshmallows can get stale before the expiration date.
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips. You can use milk chocolate if you really want to, but this recipe is very rich so we definitely recommend semi-sweet.
Peanut Butter. Your favorite brand will work fine. Since you will be adding crispy rice cereal, I do not recommend crunchy peanut butter.
Butter or Margarine. Dairy-Free is perfectly fine. Whatever you like.
Crispy rice cereal. Any brand will work.
What to do with Leftover Peanut Butter Marshmallow Brownies
You can cover and keep leftover marshmallow brownies for up to five days in a covered container. A baking pan with a storage lid makes this super easy! If you would like to freeze brownies for later, I would cut them into individual portions and freeze them in plastic zipper bags made for the freezer. They will last even longer if you first wrap them in parchment paper. This is especially handy if you use gluten-free brownie mix for just one or two people in your family and want to save extra treats for them to have later!
Tips for the Best Brownies
Don’t over-mix. Brownie batter should be mixed just until blended. It should be mixed by hand and not with a mixer.
Avoid over-baking. Fudgy brownies will seem like they aren’t quite baked all the way when they are actually ready to come out of the oven. if you continue to bake them until your knife comes out dry, you will have dry, crunchy brownies and not chewy, fudge brownies.
Use room temperature eggs. Cold eggs will change the texture and density of your brownie. Set them on the counter for an hour or so before baking for the best peanut butter marshmallow brownies. If you forget, you can put your eggs in a bowl of warm water for 10 or 15 minutes
Know your oven. Use an oven-safe thermometer to test your oven for accurate temperature settings and even heat distribution. This will help you know whether to adjust recipes.
Know your pan. Glass pans will take longer to bake brownies and will create crunchy edges. Dark non-stick pans will take longer as well. Shiny metal pans without the dark non-stick coating will cook more evenly and more quickly. If you are using a shiny metal pan, be sure to check your brownies a few minutes before the box says they will be ready.
This homemade soft scrub recipe is a non toxic but effective homemade cleaner that really gets the grime off your tub. It’s easy to make with just a few ingredients.
Thanks, Jackie! Tonya W. sent in this same peach cobbler recipe but she uses butter pecan cake mix instead of yellow cake. Thank you, ladies. These both sound so good and easy.
-Jill
P.S. I did sprinkle a little extra cinnamon on the peaches before I sprinkled on the cake mix. This is another one of those recipes that allow you to try many different variations.
It’s easy to make dehydrated potatoes and they are inexpensive and versatile. This post includes tips to dehydrate and use dehydrated potatoes.
How to Make Dehydrated Potatoes And Use Them
Here is how to dehydrate potatoes and use dehydrated potatoes. Dehydrated potatoes are easy and perfect for storing garden produce long term because they’re lightweight and compact and they taste the same as fresh potatoes when reconstituted.
Making dehydrated potatoes. We have had a couple of questions about dehydrating potatoes in response to my post about dehydrating.
There is an unbelievably good website, dehydrate2store.com that goes into detail so much better than I can about dehydrating. Tammy’s videos on drying potatoes are especially good. The whole site is free, so check it out. She answers almost any question you could have about dehydrating anything and the videos make it easy to understand. Even though this post is about potatoes, you might want to check our her website to see how to dehydrate everything from your garden, including peppers, tomatoes, herbs, onions, celery and fruits.
I make my dehydrated potatoes the same way she does. I cook them whole and with the peel on. Make sure they are cooked all the way through, but not until they turn to mush. I test mine with a bamboo skewer. If it slides into the potato easily, it is done.
I let the dehydrated potatoes cool, usually overnight, because they need to be totally cold. This prevents them from turning dark.
I peel them and grate them into hash browns. I spread them over the dehydrator. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It is okay if they clump a little. They will dry fine anyway. Usually, they take about 10 hours here in Kansas, but it depends on the dehydrator and humidity. When they are translucent, they’re done.
When you are ready to use the dehydrated potatoes, soak them in water for about 15 minutes. Use enough hot water to just cover them. In a couple of minutes, if they look like they need more water, add a little more. If there is any water left before you cook them, just drain it off.
Cook as usual. I was so shocked the first time I tasted these because I could tell no difference from fresh ones.
Dehydrated potatoes are great to serve on those nights when you don’t feel like peeling and grating hash browns. They’re also great for taking on a camping trip for an easy breakfast. You can dehydrate frozen hash browns, too. Dehydrating them saves on freezer space and you don’t have to worry about losing them if your freezer conks out. Potatoes store longer dried than they do in the freezer, which is a plus, and there is no freezer burn or bad taste.
You can also slice the potatoes (cooking first as I described above) instead of grating them and use them for things like scalloped potatoes. The website I mentioned earlier about dehydrating has some good recipes that include some great options to use the sliced potatoes.
-Jill
Here is a question we received about dehydrating potatoes along with my answer:
What is the shelf life of dehydrated potatoes? Any hints on dehydrating veggies, fruit, etc.?
Thank you! L.
Jill’s Reply:
Of course, the temperature, humidity, and other environmental conditions affect the storage life of dehydrated potatoes but typically, the shelf life is from 5-10 years. I vacuum seal my dehydrated potatoes, which increases their shelf life to 25-30 years. Those are conservative numbers. This website dehydrate2store.com is one of the more practical and easy to understand sites I have found. You’ll find answers to lots of questions about dehydrating there.
Once you get started dehydrating foods, you will be surprised how easy it is. I like dehydrating better than freezing because, with freezing, you risk losing food when the power goes out. You don’t have to worry about that with dehydrating. Dehydrated food also takes up much less space. Even though there is a little prep work involved, I find it easier than canning. If you start dehydrating, I suggest starting with apples. Apples are the easiest food to dehydrate. I simply core and slice them and drop them in salted water until I am ready to lay them on the trays. That’s how I handle apples for eating. For baking, I use the same process except that I also peel them. Actually, I usually prepare all of the apples for baking and I place the few that don’t quite get the peels all the way off on a separate tray for eating. That way, I don’t have to worry about getting the peels off of every slice.
You can dry the peels, too. Then pop them in the blender to make into a powder to use for flavored tea or mix with water for baby food. This requires a little more work with the blender but it does taste good. Most raw vegetables need to be blanched slightly but you can also dehydrate frozen or canned vegetables, which you can just plop on the tray.
The thing that amazes me the most is that the foods look so small and ugly when dehydrated but you can’t usually tell any difference in flavor. Some things taste better dehydrated. I have given potatoes to friends and it sometimes takes them forever to get up enough nerve to try the dehydrated potatoes. Once they do, they are shocked at how much better the dried potatoes are than regular hash browns. Some have even asked if I would dehydrate potatoes for them if they bought the potatoes.
I tried dehydrating pumpkin last fall, using a bunch of leftover pumpkins that hadn’t been carved. Now I have jars of pumpkin powder to use to make pumpkin pies. I am going to buy canned pumpkin and canned sweet potatoes (which are really good) when they go on sale this fall and dehydrate them. Why not keep them in the cans? It extends the shelf life by about 10-20 years.
If you can spend some time at dehydrate2store.com , you’ll get a bunch of great information about dehydrating foods. If you have specific questions, ask and I’ll be happy to help if I can!
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This easy homemade zucchini bread recipe is a super special treat and is a great way to use all of the extra garden zucchini this time of year!
I admit Homemade Zucchini Bread is one of my favorite breads. When I had to go gluten free this was one of the things I missed the most! (Nope, none of the gluten free substitutes are even close. :-)
One trick to be able to have great Homemade Zucchini Bread all year long is to grate it, lay it on a cookie sheet and then freeze. When frozen, break it into to pieces and put it in a freezer bag. That way you can have zucchini bread all year long!
I have included 2 easy zucchini bread recipes below, a scratch recipe and a recipe that starts with a cake mix.
You’ll also find an easy tip below the recipes to make either of these recipes a no bake zucchini bread recipe!
This zucchini bread recipe is from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 1:
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Easy Trick For No Bake Zucchini Bread
Homemade zucchini bread is yummy, but it’s often too hot to bake it in the oven. Here’s an easy trick to making zucchini bread without heating the house.
From: Andrea
I very rarely turn on the oven during the summer… Why pay to run the a/c to fight against the heat from the oven? We all like homemade zucchini bread but I didn’t want to turn on the oven just to use up some zucchini from the garden.
I always like the end piece of the loaf of zucchini bread so I decided to try making it in the waffle iron and we LOVE it! If someone likes the gooey middle, they may not prefer them this way.
I have also made Amish Friendship Bread in the waffle iron. I think you could do this with most ‘sweet’ breads. If we have cornbread in the summer, I make that in the waffle iron as well. Hope this idea helps someone else out. :)
P.S. I did not vary anything in the zucchini bread recipe.
Here’s an easy Chick-Fil-A sauce recipe copycat! If you love the restaurant sauce but can’t always eat out, this sauce tastes just like it! This sauce is perfect for those chicken sandwiches and nuggets you make at home and for lots of other things!
Who doesn’t love Chick-Fil-A sauce? If you’re not familiar with Chick-Fil-A sauce, it is a heavenly sauce similar to honey mustard that is served at Chick-Fil-A chicken restaurants. At Chick-Fil-A, the sauce is perfect for fried chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, waffle fries and more.
If you’re a fan of this tasty sauce, but you can’t afford to eat out all the time, here’s an easy Chick-Fil-A sauce recipe copycat that taste very close to the restaurant version. Make some for yourself and serve with chicken sandwiches, nuggets, fries, salads and more!
These easy fruit smoothies recipes are healthy and yummy! These cool smoothies are perfect for hot summer days! There’s a tasty berry breakfast smoothie recipe and a tropical green smoothie that includes your greens but doesn’t taste like it!
Our niece loves to make smoothies! If you like fruit smoothies, there’s no reason to pay too much for them at the smoothie shop when you can make your own homemade fruit smoothies! Here are a couple of her favorite recipes if you want to start trying to make smoothies for yourself!
Find more easy fruit smoothie recipes, in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 1.
