The Instant Pot Holiday Cookbook

by Heather Schlueter

  When the display reads “Hot,” whisk the chocolate mixture together until it has completely melted and blended, approximately 5 minutes.

  When the chocolate mixture is blended, press the Cancel button to turn off the sauté function. Fold in and blend the marshmallows in the chocolate mixture using a silicone spatula.

  When the mixture is fully blended, add the walnut pieces and vanilla, and stir until the mixture is well combined.

  Pour the fudge into an 8 × 8-inch (20 × 20 cm) square baking pan lined with parchment paper. Make sure the parchment paper overhangs the pan by a couple of inches to allow the fudge to be easily removed. Place the fudge in the refrigerator and let it cool for 4 hours.

  Lift the fudge out of the pan using the parchment paper. Place the fudge on a cutting board and cut it into 36 pieces. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Heather Schlueter, J.D., is an attorney turned CEO turned food blogger and author. She loves cooking for her immediate and extended family, which often includes anywhere from 8 to 20 people, six nights per week.

  Heather believes that mealtime is a time for love, laughter, happiness, and bonding. This belief drives her passion for serving home-cooked, fresh, and comforting family meals. Her love of writing and communication is the foundation on which she has built her successful professional career. Her blog, The Spicy Apron, combines her passion for cooking and writing in one place. Heather has crafted her cooking style and built her blog around the motto: Keep it Simple. Keep it Tasty. Keep it Easy to Clean. She is passionate about sharing her years of cooking knowledge with others to help them make mealtime an easy, fun, and enjoyable experience.

  Heather lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband, their eight children (although several are grown and out of the house), and their golden doodle, Bentley. Find more from Heather at www.TheSpicy Apron.com and on The Spicy Apron Cooking Show YouTube channel. Also check out Heather’s other Instant Pot authorized cookbook, Cooking with Your Instant Pot® Mini, available at your favorite book seller and online.

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  This cookbook is a delicious work of art thanks to many dedicated people. First and foremost, thank-you to my wonderful husband who always has my back and was more than willing to clean my Instant Pot hundreds of times so I could get all the recipes in this book just right. To my entire family who enthusiastically devoured all of my holiday creations even in the midst of springtime. There’s nothing quite like turkey, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pasta as spring gives way to summer! Thank you to the Instant Pot gang and community who continue to give me unwavering support. And a great big thank-you to Nicole Fisher and the entire team at Sterling Publishing whose attention to detail, flair for beauty, and sheer determination to put out the very best holiday cookbook on the shelves this season produced a book that far exceeded my expectations (and I’ve got high expectations!)