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Hello lovelies! I'm sharing TWO (super duper easy) recipes this evening.

Summer calls for some of the best things in life; watermelon, mojito's, lake and beach trips and eating dessert. Lots of dessert.

Well, ok not that I don't eat dessert any other time of the year... But ya know, just needed a good opening to this post. 😁

Last night, the hubs and I had dinner with part of our small group. I created a "Dinners for 6" for our whole group so that each month, we have a dinner with 2 (or 3) other couples, and every month we all rotate around. It's a great way for groups to get to know each other in a smaller group setting. So June was our first month and our group started off strong!

A fabulous salad bar topped with grilled chicken and steak (still dreaming about that steak!) and home made dinner rolls were served as we dined on the back porch. 

I was in charge of bringing dessert. So I decided on two of the most easy pie recipes ever but they are so good! Who needs a fancy recipe when you can easily throw these two together?! So I'm sharing them with y'all now!

I'm not a fan of fruity pies. I don't like cooked fruit, so I tend to stick with chocolate, pecan or key lime pies.

The first is a chocolate pie that my mom and I have been making for years! Her recipe card says its from Becky. Although she has a cousin and an old high school friend both named Becky. So I'll have to ask her which one it's from! 😄

It's just a chocolate pie; no nuts or other big ingredients. Just chocolate. But I promise, it's the best plain chocolate pie recipe you'll ever need!

• Recipe •

9" graham cracker pie shell

Mix:

1/2 cup melted butter

1 small can evaporated milk

2 eggs

Mix well together. Then add:

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 Tbsp. cocoa 

1 Tsp. vanilla

Pinch of salt

Blend well.

Pour into pie shell, and bake at 350' for 50-60mins.

Best served with whip cream and/or ice cream.

I chose to decorate mine yesterday with hot caramel drizzeled across the top.

My mom and I have both always needed to bake it for a full hour. But every oven is different so check at 50 mins. Do the jiggle test as well as a toothpick test.

Note:

If you think it's done, only to find out while serving it to awaiting guests that it's not done after all, (it's happened to me more than once,) have no fear! It still tastes amazing even if it's like a thick pudding. I've served it to guests in small bowls with lots of apologies for it having not been baked fully through, and people still RAVED over it. Another good reason to serve it with vanilla ice cream!

The next pie recipe is no secret! It's actually on the bottle of Nellie and Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice. You can find it in most grocery stores where the lime juice is located. And that is the key to this ridiculously easy recipe!

• Recipe •

9" graham cracker pie shell

Mix:

14oz can sweetened condensed milk

3 egg yokes (whites not used)

1/2 cup of N&JFKW lime juice 

Blend until smooth.

Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 350' for 15mins. Allow to stand 10mins, then refrigerating.

Garnish with lime slices. And just before serving, top with whip cream.

 (Yep, that's it!!)

These are two recipes that you can easily have on hand and throw together last minute when you need something quick for last minute guests, a plan B (after a failed dessert attempt), or when you and your other half are in the mood for something sweet!

We also played 'the newlywed game' last night. It was hilarious and definitely a fun game to play with your fellow married couples. 😂

Hope you all like the pies! Let me know if you try them! ☺️

Also, let me know if you want a more detailed explanation for the Dinners for 6! (Or the game! Lol)

xo,

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