Lesson #184: Peppermint Crunch Puppy Chow

I've just started to think about holiday baking and this recipe was first on my list. I love the simplicity of this recipe. It requires no baking and takes about 10 minutes from start to finish. The hardest part of the recipe is crushing the candy canes or mints.

The recipe is only 4 ingredients: Chex cereal, white chocolate, candy canes/mints, powdered sugar. It requires a little melting, mixing, and shaking and -viola - you have a wonderful dessert!  

LESSON LEARNED: Package up little bags of this mix to give to your friends.

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Lesson #168: White Chocolate Ice Cream

This ice cream is INCREDIBLY smooth and creamy. You start by making a vanilla ice cream custard base and end by whisking in pieces of chopped white chocolate until they are melted and ultra smooth. Justin prefers this ice cream topped with a rich chocolate sauce. YUM!

LESSON LEARNED: Use a high quality white chocolate in this recipe because it's the star ingredient - meaning the one you taste the most.

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Lesson #141: Lemon White Chocolate Mousse with Fresh Berries

I was looking for a dessert that was nice enough to serve at a dinner party that I could prepare ahead of time and didn't require me to turn on the oven. This is it!

You begin by making two different flavors of mousse. I made a quick lemon curd for one flavor and melted white chocolate for the other flavor. Then, you whip cream and fold in whatever you choose to flavor the dessert with and let it hang out in the refrigerator for a while. A few hours before serving, you slice fresh fruit and layer it in a pretty glass with the two types of mousse. It was super simple, yet really elegant. I'll definitely keep this in mind the next time I need to make a dinner party dessert.

LESSON LEARNED: You can easily switch up the fruit and mousse depending on when you serve this dessert. A mint and chocolate mousse layered with Oreos would be awesome during the winter!

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