milk makes
it merrier
Make the season bright
with these holiday recipes and fun activities.
milk makes
it merrier
Make the season bright with these holiday recipes and fun activities.
savory eats
Mexican Street Corn Bake
PREP TIME: 20 min COOK TIME: 40 min SERVES: 10
Ingredients
6 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen (not thawed)
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup Mayfield Dairy Farms® Whole Milk
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
5 ounces queso fresco, crumbled
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped, for serving
1 lime, cut into 10 wedges, for serving
How To
Stir in mayonnaise, milk, jalapeño pepper, chili powder and cayenne pepper. Stir in approximately half the queso fresco. Bake 30–35 minutes, or until heated through and bubbling around edges. Sprinkle with remaining queso fresco and cilantro. Serve immediately with lime wedges to squeeze juice over corn.
Caramelized Onion and
Herb Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
1½ cups sweet onions, coarsely chopped
3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into large chunks
Water
3 teaspoons salt, divided
1¼ cups Mayfield Dairy Farms® Whole Milk, warmed
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
How To
In a medium-sized skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 15–20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, place potatoes in a 5-quart saucepan, cover with water and add 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook potatoes 20 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain well.
Place hot potatoes in a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher or beat with a hand mixer, slowly adding warmed milk, until well-blended and smooth. Stir in onions, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and thyme.
Serve immediately or place in a slow cooker on warm for up to 4 hours. Stir in additional warmed milk as needed to keep potatoes creamy.
sweet treats
Cupcake Christmas Tree
Ingredients
1 (15.25-ounce) boxed chocolate cake mix (substitute Mayfield Dairy Farms® Whole Milk for water)
¾ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
3–4 cups prepared vanilla buttercream frosting
½ cup prepared chocolate buttercream frosting
Gold decorating sugar
Green food coloring
Holiday decorating sprinkles
How To
To make star tree topper, frost one cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting and sprinkle with gold decorating sugar. Set aside.
Add green food coloring to remaining vanilla buttercream frosting.
On a large tray or cutting board, place cupcakes to form a tree starting with the star tree topper cupcake. Follow with a row each of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 cupcakes. Use a pastry bag and various decorator tips to frost cupcakes. (Or, use a spatula or table knife to create swirls.) Decorate with various holiday decorating sprinkles.
Place 2 cupcakes to form trunk of tree and frost with chocolate buttercream.
Notes: Recipe makes 24 cupcakes, but 23 cupcakes are needed to form the tree. Frost and decorate one remaining cupcake and enjoy!
Candy Cane Ganache Pie
Ingredients
4 ounces high-quality semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 (6-ounce) prepared chocolate cookie pie crust
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
½ cup candy canes, crushed
Chocolate-flavored syrup, for serving
Candy canes, crushed, for serving
How To
To make ganache, in 1-quart saucepan, heat ½ cup heavy whipping cream over medium heat until bubbles start to form around the edge. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate until completely melted. Poor evenly over bottom of prepared pie crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or until set.
To make candy cane layer, in a large mixing bowl, beat 2 cups heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and peppermint extract. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth and creamy. Gently stir into whipped cream until thoroughly combined. Stir in crushed candy canes. Spread over ganache. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
Just before serving, garnish with drizzle of chocolate syrup and crushed candy canes.
Holiday Deep Dark Chocolate Tart
With Pomegranate And Pistachio
Ingredients
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup Mayfield Dairy Farms® Heavy Whipping Cream
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur or rum, optional
½ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup toasted pistachios, chopped
Sparkling decorating sugar, to taste
How To
To make ganache filling, place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat cream in a small saucepan, bringing it just to a boil over medium heat. Pour over chocolate; let sit for 1 minute. Stir with a spatula until chocolate is melted and very smooth. Stir in the liqueur, if using. Pour ganache into the cooled tart shell, spreading the mixture evenly with an offset spatula or back of a spoon. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
Before serving, mix pomegranate seeds, pistachios and a generous sprinkling of sugar. Spoon onto the tart or individual slices.
festive drinks
Candy Cane Fudge Milkshake
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
½ cup hot fudge topping, warmed
6 scoops (3 cups packed) candy cane ice cream, slightly softened
½ cup Mayfield Dairy Farms® Whole Milk
2 candy canes, for serving
4 fudge-covered crème wafer cookies, for serving
How To
Using a spoon, carefully drizzle warmed hot fudge topping along inside sides of two clear glass milkshake glasses, reserving enough hot fudge topping to drizzle over whipped cream. Set aside.
To make milkshake, blend candy cane ice cream and milk in blender on medium-high until combined.
Pour into prepared milkshake glasses, top with whipped cream and drizzle with remaining hot fudge topping. Garnish with candy canes and fudge-covered crème wafer cookies.
Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa
Ingredients
½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips (substitute dark chocolate if not available)
2 tablespoons prepared caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)
Pinch of Maldon® sea salt flakes
How To
Recipe and image provided by Half & Half magazine.
Gingerbread Rum Eggnog
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups Mayfield Dairy Farms® Eggnog
2–4 shots (2–4 ounces) dark or white rum
4 cinnamon sticks
Small gingerbread men or ginger snap cookies
How To
To make eggnog, stir together spices in a 4-cup measuring cup. Reserve ½ teaspoon spice mixture. Add eggnog and rum to remaining spice mixture and whisk to fully combine.
Pour into 4 glasses, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with reserved ½ teaspoon spice mixture. Garnish each with 1 cinnamon stick and gingerbread men or ginger snap cookies.
kids’ activities
Gingerbread Houses made from
Dairy Cartons
Empty dairy cartons (milk, creamer, half and half, whipping cream)
Brown paper
Tape
Scissors
Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
Felt or construction paper (assorted colors)
Pipe cleaners (assorted colors)
Big pom poms (assorted colors)
Small pom poms (assorted colors)
Candy (peppermints)
Bamboo skewer (for smoke plume)
How To
Decorate as desired by gluing on felt and pipe cleaners for windows and doors, small pom poms as holiday lights, candy for trim and white felt for snow on roofs.
To make smoke plume, cut out shape in white felt, and hot glue to bamboo skewer. Cover carton lid in brown paper. Drill hole for bamboo skewer in carton lid. Insert skewer into drilled hole and hot glue to roof.
Milk Jug Snowmen
Empty milk jugs
Felt or construction paper (assorted colors)
Scissors
Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
Pipe cleaners (assorted colors)
Big pom poms (assorted colors)
Twinkle lights
How To
Cut out facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) using felt. Add details with pipe cleaners
to carrot nose, if desired. Glue to flat side of jug.
Make earmuffs by gluing big pom pom balls to either end of 3 pipe cleaners twisted
together. Glue to jug. Make scarf by cutting a long, thin length of felt (or glue several strips together). Snip both ends of scarf to create fringe.
Cut slits in back of milk cartons and stuff battery-powered twinkle lights inside.
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