Cooking with Ellen

6 cups bread, torn into small pieces (day-old or stale bread works great)
3 cups fat-free milk
4 large eggs
2/3 cup Splenda
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups mashed pumpkin
1/2 cup raisins
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamonn
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla
Grease a 9X13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place bread [...]

8 Granny Smith Apples, thinly sliced
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup fat-free milk
2 tablespoons light butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups Bisquick, divided
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cold butter
Lightly grease slow cooker. In the slow cooker, toss apples with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.
In a separate bowl, combine milk, [...]

Making your own marshmallows may not be something you have ever considered doing but it is a fun and challenging project to conquer. I had so much fun making these marshmallows for our camp-out this past weekend and look forward to making the recipe again sometime soon. See below for more information on candy making [...]

1 chocolate cake mix, prepared (or about 18 cupcakes, 1 cake, etc)
1/2 cup whipped chocolate icing (Can use sugar-free, OR, your cake/cupcakes could be pre-iced)
2 candy bars, crumbled (I used Butterfinger – sugar-free Hersheys or Dark Chocolate would work great, too)
1 large box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding, prepared
12 ounces fat-free whipped topping
Break 1/3 of prepared [...]

Summer is nearly over but that doesn’t mean we can’t have one or two more treats in the heat. Here are some popsicle recipes that my mother-in-law, Teresa Wallace, sent to me. These look so yummy for a hot summer day:
Freeze applesauce in popsicle molds.

Mix fruit or jam into yogurt. Freeze in small, snack sized [...]