Creamy Strawberry Dip

My sister gave me this recipe and it's just a classic. It's a light and fluffy dip for fruits, perfect for a party dish or to keep in the fridge to snack on. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1/2 tub style light cream cheese
1/2 cup strawberry low fat yogurt
1/4 cup marshmallow creme

DIrections:
1. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl
2. Beat on low speed until well blended
3. Cover and chill for 2 hours
4. Serve with various cut up fruits

Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

This recipe is courtesy of "Taste of Home" magazine and is super delicious and VERY rich. Perfect for a nice dessert to bring to a party/potluck.
Ingredients:
Chocolate Batter:
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 squares (1 1/2 ounces) unsweetened chocolate
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream

Cream Cheese Mixture:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softnened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. In a small saucepan, combine water, butter, and chocolate; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Cool. in a mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs and sour cream; beat on low just until combined. Stir in chocolate mixture until smooth.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla; set aside. Spread chocolate batter into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Drop cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Nestle Dreamy Creamy Chocolate Chai

Jason's sister Samantha posted this recipe on our family website for Jason since she knew he LOVES chai tea lattes. I have yet to make this for him (I know I should really get on that!), but it sounds super delicious and very easy! Thanks Samantha!

Ingredients:
1 envelope Milk or Rich Chocolate NESTLE Hot Cocoa Mix
1 cup hot milk
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 chai-flavored tea bag or 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon whipped cream
1 dried or fresh orange rind, optional

Directions:
1. Place cocoa mix in small heat-proof container. Stir in milk and vanilla extract until combined. Place tea bag or pumpkin pie spice in cocoa; let stand for at least one minute. Garnish with whipped cream and orange rind; serve immediately.

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

This recipe was posted by Jason's cousin Cari on our family website. It is to die for! The texture of these just melt in your mouth and they're pumpkin which is my favorite!

Ingredients:
1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
3. To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.