Rustic Blueberry Tart {semi homemade}

This summer has meant late nights full of swimming until dark and riding bikes until the sun sets.
We have had dinner at 7:30 p.m. just because the sun is staying up longer and we are busy having adventures.
All those adventures usually mean that bellies are hungrier than ever. This dessert is one I have made many times this summer and it is so quick and easy.
It isn't totally homemade or healthy, but it is perfect for a quick treat that all my family loves!
You will need: granulated white sugar brown sugar cinnamon nutmeg a can of pie filling {apple or blueberry are our favorites!} and a roll of refrigerated Crescent Dough sheets.

This is what they look like in case you haven't seen them.

On an ungreased pan with a lip, spread your dough out in one sheet.

Preheat your oven to 375.

Sprinkle brown and white sugar across the entire surface.

{I don't measure any of this. Just eyeball it.}

Sprinkle the cinnamon and nutmeg next.

{we go fairly light with the nutmeg}

Dump your pie filling in the middle.

Fold up the corners, one at a time.

Overlap the folds.

Like so.

Until you've got it all closed up.

Top with more sugar.

And cinnamon.

Slide it into an over at 375 for about 10 minutes- or until it looks golden brown.

Make a lip with the dough to keep your filling from burning onto the pan.

While it bakes, put together a few puzzles.

And when the oven timer beeps, gather 'round and stare.

And drool.

We do.

For a semi homemade treat, this one is pretty special!

It has that, "I've got flour all over my apron"  look.

We cut ours with a pizza cutter.

We like our pieces nice and big.

Plate 

and serve.

We like to add cool whip on the side.

But the honest truth is... we are completely out of it.

Henry and I ate it the night before with a spoon.

Straight out of the container.

Apparently it still tastes amazing as a stand alone.

My kids love it!

Hollin, 11 months, chowing down!

And before you know it, it is all gone.

Seconds, Mom?

Pretty please?

Enjoy!

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Hillbilly Toffee

There is something about the holiday season that makes me want to bake treats and goodies. I'm not sure what it is, but Christmas carols almost inevitably whoosh me into the kitchen,  with my kids not too far behind.
Almost a decade ago, when I first started teaching,  these toffee crackers were left one day in the teacher's lounge. They have been a household favorite since then! We call it "Hillbilly Toffee" but "Hillbilly Crack" would be just as fitting.
Four ingredients for a sinfully indulgent Christmas candy!
You need: Brown sugar {1/2 cup} one full bag of chocolate chips  one stick of butter and a sleeve of saltines {the saltier, the better!}

Line a baking sheet with tin foil and set your oven to 400 degrees.

Arrange your crackers in rows. Each sleeve has 35 crackers.

Combine your stick of butter and 1/2 cup of brown sugar in a sauce pan.

Turn your heat to medium 

Let come to a full boil

and boil for three minutes.

Don't stir it during this process!

{I set my timer to make sure it is a full three minutes}

Pour over your crackers immediately

Pop into your 400 degree oven and bake for seven minutes exactly.

They should pull out totally immersed and sticky.

Dump your entire bag of chips over the top and let sit for five minutes.

After five minutes, spread with a spoon.

Like so.

Let your favorite helper lick the spoon.

: )

Refrigerate over night.

I know, I know...

This one is tough.

But trust me.

No cheating.

They really need to set up in order to taste perfect.

The next day, you can crack them a part by hand like brittle or use a pizza cutter to create perfect squares.

We tend to just break them haphazardly.

Cutting with a pizza cutter is pretty, but "aint' nobody got time fo' that" at our house!

: )

And then beg and plead and look adorable in order to get as much as possible.

Like crack, I tell ya!

Dig in!

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