Celebrating National Days through September with recipes

The National Days for this week are Sept. 28 – National Strawberry Cream Pie Day, Sept. 29 – Coffee Day, Sept. 30 – Hot Mulled Cider Day, Oct. 1 – Homemade Cookie Day, Oct. 2 – Fried Scallops Day, and Oct. 4 is National Cinnamon Bun Day and National Taco Day. Strawberry Cream Pie

Prep: 10 mins Total: mins Yields: 6-8

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Ingredients:

Crust

1 graham cracker crust store bought (larger extra serving size) or homemade

Filling

2/3 cup Boiling Water

1 pkg (4 oz. serving Strawberry Gelatin

1/2 cup Cold Water + enough ice cubes to make 1 cup

1 tub (8 oz) Whipped Topping, thawed

1 cup Strawberries, chopped Strawberries for decoration, if desired

Directions:

Stir boiling water into gelatin mix in large bowl, stir at least 2 minutes until gelatin is dissolved. Add ice cubes to cold water to make 1 cup, stir into gelatin mixture.

Stir until thickened, remove any unmelted ice cubes

Add whipped topping with a whisk until well blended.

Stir in chopped strawberries. Refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes. Spoon filling into crust, chill for 6 hours or overnight.

Decorate as desired.

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Nutella hot coffee

Cook Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins

Makes: 2 drinks

Ingredients:

3 cups brewed coffee

1 cup half and half, milk, or cream 1/2 cup sugar or sweetener

1/4 cup Nutella whipped cream and chocolate sauce for topping

Directions:

Pour brewed coffee, half and half, sugar, and Nutella into a small sauce pan over medium low heat. Stir until Nutella melts and all ingredients are combined. Cook until hot, about 5 minutes with room temperature coffee. Top with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Slow-cooker Mulled Cider Makes 1 gallon; 16 (8-ounce) drinks

Ingredients:

1-gallon fresh apple cider or unfiltered apple juice

1 medium orange

1 (1 1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger 5 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks 1 tablespoon whole cloves Orange slices, for serving (optional)

Equipment:

5-quart or larger slow cooker Knife

Cheesecloth or paper coffee filter and kitchen twine, or a tea ball (optional)

Directions:

Pour the cider or juice into a 5-quart or larger slow cooker.

Cut the orange into 1/4-inchthick rounds. Cut the ginger into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Add both to the slow cooker.

Add the cinnamon sticks. Add the cloves and optional spices. To make it easier to serve, place the cloves and spices in a tea ball first, or place in a double layer of cheesecloth or paper coffee filter, gather it up into a sachet, and tie closed with kitchen twine.

Cover the slow cooker and cook until the flavors meld, 4 hours on LOW. (If there are clumps of spices floating at the top that you wish to remove, strain the cider through a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a large pot.)

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