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Chocolate Fluff

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Whenever I get an email from someone who has a recipe to share, my experience has been that that recipe is pretty darn delicious! If it was a hit in your family, it’s probably going to be a hit in ours. So it was with Jan R. from Mesa. She sent me a recipe for something called Chocolate Fluff, and let me tell you, it’s now on my recipe radar! Simply put, I love it, and I think you will too! Here’s Jan’s story:

“The recipe for Chocolate Fluff goes way back to the1950’s, when I spent my childhood in southeast Iowa. I was the oldest of three sisters, but only two of us had arrived by the Chocolate Fluff time frame. We had big family gatherings for all major holidays. (Of course, I was relegated to the “kids table” until I was about 20 years old!) Mom was the one who introduced Chocolate Fluff to the family. She was an avid recipe clipper for as long as I can remember, so she could have even found it in the newspaper. Mom would make Chocolate Fluff for large family gatherings. Back then, nobody knew about watching your calories or fat intake. It was definitely a special treat—not an everyday dessert. Somewhere along the way, maybe by the time I was in high school, Chocolate Fluff faded away from Mom’s dessert repertoire. My last attempt to make Chocolate Fluff was over 20 years ago. The dessert turned out well and was devoured by family. Like mom, I don’t make many of the recipes I clip, but sometimes I find a really good one.”

Well, Jan, this indeed is a good one! I hope to turn more folks into Chocolate Fluff fanatics!

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Blender Bread Pudding with Brandy Sauce

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The Story

Betty was my buddy. I don’t care what anyone says, I still believe there was a real Betty Crocker (okay, maybe not – she was actually the brainchild of a home economist named Marjorie Husted who developed Betty into the iconic home-helper for General Mills). But I don’t care. Betty was the pal who hung out in my kitchen all through my college years – at least in the pages of my now grease-stained, ripped, dog-eared, duct-taped Betty Crocker Cookbook. That thing made me a rock star with the boys! Jan’s kitchen was the best place ever for my hungry guy pals. I owe a lot of it to Betty, especially the bread pudding recipe that you can’t find online these days. I guess through the years, General Mills, Marjorie Husted, or whoever changed up the recipe, perhaps to make it simpler. But none are quite as tasty as the Deluxe Bread Pudding on page 188. Yes, I still remember what page it’s on, after all these years. I’ve added an extra egg and a few minor changes here and there – like using a blender – but the basic recipe is right here. Betty would be so proud of me, and she’d be thrilled that I’m passing it along to you. I’ve included a very simple Brandy Sauce to go with it.