In my opinion and because I am too lazy to do the research, Super Bowl Sunday is most likely the biggest snacking “holiday” in the USA. Everybody wants to snack during the game and wait for the commercials. And be serious here, unless your team is in the big dance, you only watch for the food and commercials.
As for myself, I will be enjoying the game in Maryland with my Rosy and friends at Hooters. This however does not effect my collection of recipes I have been gathering and testing for the big weekend.
'Wannabe' Jalapeno Popper Party Dip
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Directions
Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese together in a saucepan over low heat until evenly blended. Fold in bread crumbs, jalapeno peppers, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir dip until Parmesan cheese is melted, 2 to 5 more minutes
Brown Sugar Smokies
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 1 (16 ounce) package little smokie sausages
- 1 cup brown sugar, or to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.
Grilled Bacon Jalapeno Wraps
Ingredients
- 6 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 12 slices bacon
Directions
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
Spread cream cheese to fill jalapeno halves. Wrap with bacon. Secure with a toothpick.
Place on the grill, and cook until bacon is crispy.
Candied Bacon Pigs
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) package little smokies sausages
- 1 pound bacon slices, cut into thirds crosswise
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Wrap each little sausage with 1/3 slice of bacon, and secure them with toothpicks.
Place the appetizers on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
Bake in the preheated oven until the sugar is melted and bubbling, about 40 minutes; turn the appetizers after 20 minutes.
Remove the appetizers from the baking sheet with a slotted spoon, and place into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of brown sugar and the five-spice powder over the smokies, and drizzle with the cola. If desired, add hot sauce to taste.
Set the cooker to High, and cook 4 hours. Serve warm.
Triple-Layer Peanut Butter Brownies
Ingredients
- 1pkg. (19 to 21 oz.) brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)
- 1pkg. (3.4 oz.) Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1cup cold milk
- 1cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/2cup powdered sugar
- 1-1/2cups COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)
- 3oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- 1/2cup Dry Roasted Peanuts, coarsely chopped
Directions
PREPARE and bake brownies in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package; cool. Meanwhile, beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Add peanut butter and sugar; mix well. Refrigerate until brownies are completely cooled.
SPREAD over brownies.
MICROWAVE COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min., stirring every 30 sec. Spread over pudding; top with nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour, serve.
And now for a drink...I have posted this before, but it can stand to be posted again since it fits! Happy Festivus Maximus!
The Baltimore Raven-tini
- 3 oz Vodka
- 1 1/2 oz of cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz blue curacao
- 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix
- 1/2 of lemon-lime soda
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake gently. Add more Blue Curacao if color isn't purple enough. Serve in a chilled Martini glass. Rim with sugar if desired.
