Welcome to Watkins Tips and Recipes. Your source for household tips, recipes and ideas using good old fashioned Watkins Products. Find out here how you can "Live Naturally with Watkins" We welcome you to visit my website at: http://www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups canola oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon
3 cups shredded carrots (about 6 medium)
1 cup chopped walnuts
Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. Watkins Vanilla Extract
3 cups confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan.
Beat first four ingredients until well blended. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in carrots and walnuts.
Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.
For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake.
Learn more at www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Garlic Pepper Cheese Log
Garlic Pepper Cheese Log
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
2-1/2 tsp/12.5 ml Watkins Organic Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp/4 ml Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
3/4 tsp/4 ml Watkins Organic Onion Powder
2 TBSP/30 ml Watkins Organic Garlic Peppercorns, ground from Grinder
Combine cream cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic and onion powders; mix well. Form a log on a sheet of plastic wrap. Roll up tightly so you can shape the log; refrigerate 6 to 8 hours. Remove cheese from refrigerator and peel off plastic wrap. Roll log onto ground up Onion and Garlic Peppercorns. Slice and serve with crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.
Learn more: www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Monday, February 18, 2019
Bubble Gum Milkshake
Ingredients
1 cup/250 mL heavy cream
3-4 cups/700-950 mL vanilla ice cream
1/2 teaspoon/2.5 mL Watkins Bubble Gum Flavor
1/4 teaspoon/1.2 mL Watkins Imitation Butter Extract
3-4 ounces/85-133 g frozen whipping topping (thawed)
30 drops Watkins Red Food Coloring
Gumballs, whipping topping, or fresh fruit as garnish (optional)
3-4 cups/700-950 mL vanilla ice cream
1/2 teaspoon/2.5 mL Watkins Bubble Gum Flavor
1/4 teaspoon/1.2 mL Watkins Imitation Butter Extract
3-4 ounces/85-133 g frozen whipping topping (thawed)
30 drops Watkins Red Food Coloring
Gumballs, whipping topping, or fresh fruit as garnish (optional)
Directions
Combine all ingredients (except garnish and whipping topping) in a blender and pulse on high until fully mixed, scraping and stirring with a spoon/spatula as needed. Fold in whipping topping until well blended. Pour into serving glasses and top with garnish, if desired.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Michelle’s Secret Honey Butter Spread
Michelle’s Secret Honey Butter Spread
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
Melt butter in microwave, add honey and mix well. Then add the vanilla and cinnamon.
Spread will thicken as it sits.
Spread on your favorite fresh bread, crackers, muffins, tea biscuits etc.
For more info: www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Spread will thicken as it sits.
Spread on your favorite fresh bread, crackers, muffins, tea biscuits etc.
For more info: www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Friday, February 15, 2019
Lemon Bust Vanilla Cake
Lemon Burst Vanilla Cake www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Watkins Cooking Spray
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 cup nonfat buttermilk
2 T. lemon peel
1 T. Watkins Vanilla Extract
2 T. fresh lemon juice
Icing
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 T. lemon peel
1 T. Watkins Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 8 inch round cake pans with cooking spray, dust lightly with flour and set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Mix granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add flour mixture and nonfat buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture. Beat in lemon peel, vanilla and lemon juice. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Icing
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Place one cake layer on a plate; spread half of the icing on top of cake. Add the second cake layer and top with remaining frosting.
TIP: Watkins Lemon Extract will remove black scuff marks from luggage and much more.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Bread
www.trustednaturalhomeproducts.com
Cream together:
3 cups sugar
1 cup margarine
Add:
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
1 - 14 ounce can pumpkin, fresh or frozen can be substituted, make sure it is well drained
1 tsp Watkins Baking Vanilla
1 tsp Watkins Butter Extract (optional) it adds a buttery homemade flavour
1 cup raisins
Combine:
3 1/3 cups flour
2 tsps baking soda
1 tsp Watkins Cinnamon
1 tsp Watkins Nutmeg
1 tsp Watkins Baking Vanilla
Add to sugar mixture.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until toothpick comes out clean.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)