Cornmeal Zucchini Pancakes Breakfast or Dinner -Jiffy Mix

These Cornmeal Zucchini Pancakes can be served any time of day and are a great way to use up one of the zukes the garden gifts us. Slather with syrup for breakfast (or eat as is with a little butter), maybe top with salsa for lunch, or (my favorite) how about piling on BBQ beef or pork for dinner. Sound good? Great:@) And they are super easy because we start with a Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix and simply add a grated zucchini. Cook them like you would any other pancake. Surprisingly good stuff folks!

Dinner with BBQ Beef:

Breakfast with syrup:

As a point of reference, my zuke was about 7" long and made about 1 C of shredded zucchini.

📌My Zucchini Pinterest Board here.

Cornmeal Zucchini Pancakes

Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

1/3 C milk

1 egg

1 medium zucchini, shredded

Oil for frying

1. Make Jiffy Mix per package instructions.
2. Gently stir in the zucchini.
3. Add some oil to a heated skillet, add spoonful's of the pancake mixture to the pan, cook until bubbles show on top of the pancakes. Flip to the other side to finish cooking.
4. Serve as desired.

Eat Well and Have a Happy Day:@)

Mini Corn Dog Bites -Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

Absolutely nothing new here folks, just a reminder that these Retro Corn Dog Bites are extra fun in the summer and every time I see them I think... If we're calling them Corn Dogs, shouldn't they have a stick? So I added a colorful food pick, but the picks are pretty much just for looks. One bite and the cornbread kinda fell off. This is super easy if we use a Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, and I love using a mini muffin pan, it gives a nice size hot dog bite. Simply set out some dipping sauce, add some sliced watermelon, eat outside in the sunshine, and lunch is served... Then just hose the kids down, and it will be a fun summer afternoon:@) 

Thoughts: What's the best dipping sauce for this? Honey Mustard (3 ingredient recipe here). Making these for adults, or to watch a game? Maybe add a little cheese and dice up some jalapeno, just sayin'... Color coordinating the sticks for team colors (got my Phillies and Eagles here:@), the holidays, or any occasion, is always fun too. Short on time? Jiffy Mix, hot dogs and food picks can all be found at most Dollar Tree stores, run in and out-done.

I'm guessing one Jiffy Mix would make -at least- 36 bites, and probably more. It depends upon the size of your pan.

Corn Dog Bites

Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, plus called for items on box

Hot dogs, cut into 6 pieces

Food picks

Ketchup, mustard, honey mustard, BBQ sauce, etc, for dipping

1. Make corn muffin mix per box instructions.
2. Spray mini muffin pan well. Spoon mix half way up muffins cups.
3. Add hot dog piece to center of each one, push down into mix.
4. Bake at 400 degrees 10-12 minutes, or until muffins are set.
5. Remove from oven, pop corn dogs out, add stick if desired, and serve.

Have a Happy Day:@)

Small Any Fruit Pie Filling Dump Cake Recipe -Jiffy Cake Mix

Every once in a while I like to make a fast dessert using minimal ingredients, and this one only calls for three things. I'd also prefer that it only be for dinner, not temp me for days:@) That's exactly what this Small Any Fruit Dump Cake is, and we all thought it was pretty darn good. Maybe not Easter buffet glamorous, but nice for Sunday dinner. Especially with a little scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. Start with any canned fruit pie filling you'd like, and it really doesn't matter what size... This will work best with 20 oz, but I think we can get away with 15 oz if that's all we have. And instead of a regular cake mix, I used the smaller Jiffy size, it worked great. 

Note: 9x13" crowd size would require two cans of pie filling, a full size cake mix, and 1/2 C butter.

Small Any Fruit Dump Cake

20 oz can pie filling

Jiffy yellow cake mix

1/4 C butter, cut into thin pats

1. Pour pie filling into pie dish.
2. Evenly sprinkle cake mix over filling.
3. Add pats of butter all over top.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes or until top is golden brown and bubbling at edges.
5. Serve with ice cream if desired.

Let's try something new, and

Have a Happy Day:@)

Jiffy Mix Chunky Monkey Corn Muffins -One Banana Recipe

What's that old saying, necessity is the mother of invention? Yea, that:@) I had one overripe banana that I wanted to use up, happened to have a Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix and some Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, wa-la... Jiffy Mix Chunky Monkey Corn Muffins. Fun stuff folks. Kids especially will love these, they are sweet and gooey while warm, and all things yummy any time. Is this breakfast food? Um, maybe on your birthday??? Ha, they are just a tasty, any time, snack for a break with a cuppa. 

And you might want to tuck this easy idea away for leftover Halloween or Christmas candy, just in case...

Jiffy Mix Chunky Monkey Corn Muffins

8 oz Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

1 large ripe banana, mashed

1/2 C milk or half and half

1/4 tsp vanilla

1 mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, un-wrapped, for each muffin

1. Mix Jiffy, banana, milk, and vanilla until combined.
2. Line muffin tin with papers.
3. Fill papers about 1/3 with batter. Add peanut butter cup to center and gently push down until the top is just about flush with the batter.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until muffins are set.
5. Remove to rack and cool a bit before eating.
6. Makes about 8 muffins.

Enjoy a snack and have a happy day:@)

Tamale Pie -Retro Jiffy Cornbread Recipe

I've wanted to try a Tamale Pie for a while, found a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix in the cabinet and decided to put it to good use:@) The beauty of this meal is, you can mix and match and add anything you'd like to. The only constant is the cornbread. Most use ground beef, some sub chicken, vegetarian options call for black beans and sweet potato. I've seen recipes calling for creamed corn, and some, including the one on Jiffy's site, bake the cornbread first, then top it with the meat and cheese. I like the look of the cornbread on top.

I used a disposable regular size lasagna pan, 

worked well with plenty of room for more additions:@)

To stretch the version below, add a can of drained black beans.

I used two ears of fresh corn.

Tamale Pie

1 lb ground beef-can cut back or sub some beans

1/2 large onion, chopped

1/2 large green pepper, chopped

14.5 oz can sweet corn, drained -or- up to 2 C frozen corn, thawed -or- 2-3 ears fresh corn

10 oz Rotel, drained, hot or mild-you know your crowd

1 envelope taco seasoning, or up to 3 Tblsp your favorite blend

8 oz tomato sauce

1 tsp sugar

S&P to taste

up to 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded-optional

1 box Jiffy mix

1 egg

1/3 C milk

Serve with sour cream, salsa, or hot sauce.

1. Cook ground beef with onion and peppers until no longer pink. 
2. Add corn, Rotel, taco seasoning, tomato sauce and sugar. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook for a couple minutes. 
3. Pour into 9x13 baking dish.
4. Sprinkle top with cheese.
5. In separate bowl combine Jiffy Mix, egg and milk. Pour over cheese.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until cornbread is done.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)

Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls -Canned Biscuits

Every once in a while I pick up a can of whomp-um cinnamon rolls to keep in the fridge. I had one, and thought it might be cute to do a little shaping to create a Canned Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree for breakfast. And of course what makes them extra special is the drizzle of icing (which comes with the rolls) and some festive holiday sprinkles. Easy-peasy and the kids will love them! At first I was going to shape each little roll, but then I remembered I had this pan from the thrift store, I likey:@) It doesn't have to be a tree shape, if you have a cute holiday baking pan that you think might work, give it a try (before Christmas if in doubt).

Shape, bake as directed on the package,

cool about 10 minutes, and decorate.

Two more cute ideas for a pan like this:

Jiffy Mix Cornbread with Bell Peppers

Stained Glass Jello

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Jiffy Mix Cinnamon Apple Cornbread

This Cinnamon Apple Cornbread using Jiffy Mix couldn't be easier folks! And it's great as either a coffee cake for breakfast or as bread with dinner. Especially if you're serving pork as we're getting closer to Oktoberfest... I made mine in an 8" round pan, you can use an 8" square pan but the cake may be a little thinner, and you could also make muffins. Since I served it for breakfast, I added a little extra sprinkle of coarse sanding sugar on top. Slathering it with butter would be pretty darn good too:@) 

Best eaten the day it's made.

Jiffy Mix Cinnamon Apple Cornbread-adapted from Jiffy Mix

One box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

1 egg

1/3 C milk-I used half and half

1 apple, peeled, cored and small diced

1 - 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon-you know your crowd...

sanding sugar-optional

granola-optional

1. Mix egg and milk well, stir in Jiffy Mix.
2. Stir in apple.
3. Pour batter into sprayed 8" pan or paper lined muffin tin.
4. Sprinkle top with sanding sugar or granola if desired.
5. Bake at 400 degrees 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)

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Fruit Pie Filling Crumble - 8x8 Jiffy Fruit Magic

This Jiffy Fruit Magic is a fun retro recipe that only calls for three ingredients, four if you'd like to add nuts. It whips up quickly and is baked in about 45 minutes. This is where my countertop oven comes in handy during the warmer months... The idea is to use a Jiffy yellow cake mix and a 21 oz can of pie filling, any fruit you'd like. Cherry is always good for the summer holidays, and since almonds go well with cherries, I added a handful of sliced almonds. It's a nice sweet treat that can only be made better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream:@)

Jiffy Fruit Magic

1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix

21 oz pie filling, any fruit

1/4 C butter, softened

Up to 1/2 C chopped nuts, optional

1. Spread pie filling into 8x8 ungreased pan.
2. Cut butter into cake mix until crumbly, adding nuts if using.
3. Sprinkle mixture over pie filling.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

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Jiffy Jello Cake -Any Flavor Jello

I needed a quick dessert for Sunday dinner, and I'm kind of wishing for an early spring... So I whipped up this Jiffy Jello Cake with strawberry Jello. Nothing fancy, just a very flavorful cake with a colorful glaze on top. Use any flavor you'd like and simply reserve some of the Jello for the glaze. I like the smaller cake, and think sugar free Jello dissolves and gets incorporated easier for this type of recipe. My crew thought this was a nice little treat:@)

As a point of reference, I baked mine in a 9x5 loaf pan.

1 box Jiffy Yellow Cake Mix

4 serving Sugar Free Jello flavor of your choice, reserve 1 1/4 tsp

1 egg

1/2 C water

1/2 C powdered sugar

1 Tblsp milk or half and half or cream

1. Beat cake mix, Jello, egg and water.
2. Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
3. Remove from pan, cool cake on rack. 
4. Mix reserved Jello, powdered sugar and milk. Add a little more milk for thinner, a little more sugar for thicker glaze.
5. Pour over cake, let glaze set, and serve!

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Slow Cooker Corn Pudding -Jiffy Mix

This Slow Cooker Corn Pudding is an easy side dish that would be perfect with BBQ pork, and if you want to plan ahead a bit, it would make a great holiday side dish too! I love that in the summer you don't need to heat up the oven, and at the holidays it frees up the oven:@) And this is actually a perfect Crock Pot recipe, it cooks up nicely and remains moist. The recipe calls for a 3-4 quart slow cooker, I wanted to use my 2.5 qt casserole CP, well... It did puff up and touch the top of the towel I placed under the lid to catch condensation. So, you may want to use a larger slow cooker.

Tips: 

1. Use a liner for super easy clean-up. The liners may actually be the real reason I've been enamored with slow cookers lately...
2. I read a fantastic tip on Recipes That Crock... All slow cookers have hot spots, so turn your vessel every so often. If you have a round vessel, give it quarter turns, I simply took my oval out, turned it around and put it back in the opposite way. 
3. My best suggestion: It's always a good idea to make a test batch to see exactly how long it will take to cook, especially if this will be a special holiday side dish:@)

I'll list what I did, you can click the original link for Betty Crocker's directions.

Slow Cooker Corn Pudding-adapted from Betty Crocker

14.5 oz can sweet creamed corn
14.5 oz can corn, drained
Box of Jiffy Mix
1 C sour cream
1/4 C butter, melted-I used 2 Tblsp butter, 2 Tblsp water
1 egg
1 C shredded cheese, either cheddar or pepper jack-I used pepper jack

1. Mix everything, add to vessel (I used a liner, spray well first if not using a liner). 
2. Turn to high, cover. After one hour, remove lid, wipe off condensation, place paper towels or dish towel under lid. I also rotated the vessel. I did this after every hour.
3. Cook for 2-4 hours on high... My 2.5 casserole Crock Pot took 3 hours and 15 minutes.

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Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread Stuffed Jalapenos And a New Aldi Seasoned Salt

It's been a while since I treated myself to one of my favorite munchies... These Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread Stuffed Jalapenos were worth the wait. I started with a Jiffy Mix and added some pre-cooked real bacon bits and a handful of cheddar cheese. What makes them extra flavorful is a hearty sprinkling of your favorite seasoned salt once out of the oven. Stuffed jalapenos are a great snack for sports watching, ~~~anybody remember sports??? Sniff. Oh well, I made these back in January for a Flyers game and they were very tasty:@)

I didn't do any strict measuring folks, just stirred everything up. 

If there's any leftover mix, you can bake it as a muffin and have it for breakfast.

Also in January, I found a new Hot Sauce Seasoning at Aldi.

If you like hot sauce, you'll love this stuff folks:@)
It is literally hot sauce in a powdered form and I've been sprinkling it on everything.

Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread Stuffed Jalapenos
Jalapenos that have been cut in half lengthwise and cleaned.
Jiffy Cornbread Mix, plus ingredients on box
Cooked and crumbled bacon, as much as you'd like-I added about a hearty 3 Tblsp
Handful of shredded cheddar cheese-I probably added a hearty 1/4 C

• Mix everything, spoon into jalapenos.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 12-18 minutes or until cornbread is set.
• Sprinkle with seasoned salt and serve with cold beverage of choice.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)

Zucchini Cornbread with Cheddar Cheese -Using Jiffy Mix

There are two approaches to using up zucchini, one is to peel it and hide it in things, and then there's the ~I'm going to embrace these big juicy gifts from God and enjoy every ounce of them~ approach. I've been shamelessly adding green and yellow specks of goodness to as many things as I can this summer:@) And my family will confirm that... I liked that this Zucchini Cornbread with Cheddar Cheese called for pantry items, and while I've made bread with cheese in it before, this is the first time I can really taste the cheddar.

I made a half batch in my 8" cast iron skillet.
Lots of zukes? You can click HERE for my Pinterest Board with other zucchini ideas.

Zucchini Cornbread with Cheddar Cheese Using Jiffy Mix-from Bring It Food Hub
2 boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1/3 C milk-I used Half and Half
1 egg
2 C shredded zucchini-peeled if desired
3/4 C shredded cheddar cheese
2 tsp butter-optional for greasing pan

1. Stir cornbread mix, milk and egg.
2. Mix in zucchini and half of the cheddar.
3. Pour into sprayed muffin tin (or lined with cupcake papers), or sprayed 8X8 pan, or heated 10" cast iron with melted butter swirled around to grease pan.
4. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 400 degrees approximately 15-17 minutes for muffins, 20-22 minutes for cornbread.

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Fried Battered Zucchini Using Bisquick Type Baking Mix

Oh, this was naughty folks:@) It's very rare that I deep fry something and this Fried Battered Zucchini was a nice little treat! The baking mix batter makes a soft puffy breading surrounding tender, yet still has some bite, zucchini sticks. I enjoyed them as is, any ideas what might be a good dipping sauce? Ranch maybe? Que the ominous music... Much like shark week during the summer, zucchini season is coming! Let's start saving recipes to use it up.

Half of the recipe is more than enough for one large 10"-ish zucchini. 

 In my world this counts as eating my vegetables...
Please just humor me:@)

Fried Battered Zucchini-adapted from jiffymix.com

Zucchini cut into approx 3" long sticks about 1/2" thick

Batter:

1 C baking mix-either Jiffy or Bisquick type mix-I used the Aldi brand

1 egg

1/4 C plus 1 Tblsp milk-I used Half and Half

1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning or your favorite seasoned salt

oil for frying
salt

1. Add baking mix, egg, milk and seasoning to bowl. Mix well.
2. Dip zucchini in batter, allow excess to drip off, and fry at approximately 375 degrees until nicely browned. Turning occasionally as needed.
3. Remove from fryer to paper towel lined plate and sprinkle with salt.
4. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Eat well and have a happy day:@) 

Pina Colada Cornbread -Using Jiffy Mix

I've been on a serious tropical kick lately, playing with a lot of pineapple and coconut... I think it has to do with the cool, wet spring we've been having here in Philly, I'm ready for nice weather:@) While I've had many some bloggy blooper ideas, this Pina Colada Cornbread was a home run! It's moist and sweet and the pineapple adds a nice little chewy bite. Oh and, even though there's such a small amount of rum in the recipe, it adds great flavor!

Jalapeno fan? I'm thinking diced peppers would be a great addition.

Choose your shape, muffins (probably best), 8" pan, or I used a 6 cup bundt pan and it made a small cornbread.

Pina Colada Cornbread
1 Jiffy Cornbread Mix
1 tsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp dark rum
up to 1/3 C coconut milk
2 rounded Tblsp packed crushed pineapple, drained really well and pressed between paper towels to dry

1. Add mix, sugar and egg to bowl.
2. Add rum to 1/3 measuring cup, fill the cup with coconut milk and add to bowl.
3. Mix well.
4. Stir in pineapple.
5. Pour into well greased pan and bake per box instructions: approximately 15 minutes for muffins, 20 minutes for cake pans, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)

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Cornbread Christmas Tree with Bell Pepper Decorations

I picked up a couple tree shaped cake pans for 68¢ at Goodwill and thought this Cornbread Christmas Tree with Bell Pepper Decorations would be a fun idea. I took the time to cut circles for ornaments for the first try, um, don't do that... The batter seeps under and around the peppers and you couldn't really tell they were ornaments. Simply sprinkle diced peppers into the pan first, use a generous amount, I completely covered the pan. This would be a simple and cute addition to any meal at the holidays:@)

 I was tickled to find out that each cake pan holds half of the batter (or one box of Jiffy Mix).
My pan was sprayed with Bakers Joy, make sure you give it a good coating. 

Cornbread
1 C cornmeal
1 C A/P flour
1 C milk
1/4 C sugar
1/4 C butter
2 eggs
1 Tblsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Optional: diced peppers, enough to cover pan

1. Spray baking pan well (or grease and flour pan) and sprinkle peppers into pan.
2. Mix first 8 ingredients well, gently pour into prepared pan (or baking dish).
3. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool for a couple minutes once out of the oven, then turn out onto baking rack to cool completely.

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