KFC Coleslaw Copycat recipe

We just love Kentucky Fried Chicken coleslaw and have enjoyed it many, many times over the years. We also have a family coleslaw recipe from my mother-in-law called Grandma Joan's Coleslaw we also enjoy, but there's just something about the Colonel's coleslaw that's special.

KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952. 

KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders"Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising to this day. KFC's original signature product is pressure-fried chicken pieces, seasoned with Sanders' recipe of 11 herbs and spices, and his coleslaw recipe was a close runner-up. (source: Wikipedia)

On a quest to recreate his sweet yet tangy coleslaw I searched and searched the "interwebs" for the best copycat recipes and believe me there are a bunch of them out there ... shocker! Hahaha of course there are because people love it, so off I set to the test kitchen to make up a few and see what I could come up with and this is my result.

You'll quickly see this coleslaw gets its kick from 2 acids, both lemon juice and vinegar, then throw in a nice amount of sugar, buttermilk, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper to round out the dressing.

What do you need to make KFC Coleslaw?

• Mayonnaise
• Buttermilk
• Lemon juice concentrate
• White vinegar
• Sugar
• Black pepper
• Salt
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Onion

RECIPE
Ingredients
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup buttermilk (add 1 tsp lemon juice to regular milk to make your own buttermilk)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 and 1/2 tbsp white or apple cider vinegar
2 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
4 cups shredded then diced cabbage (about 1/2 of a medium head)
1 medium carrot, diced
1/4 medium onion, diced

Method
Shred the cabbage, carrot, and onion and dice finely; mix all veggies in a large mixing bowl.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour over the veggies and stir all with a spoon to fully incorporate.

Cover the bowl with a saran wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight. The flavors need a chance to blend and develop for the best tasting coleslaw.

Stir again before serving.

Enjoy,
Mary

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Limoncello Jelly

After a recent family trip to Italy, my daughter asked me to try to replicate some Limoncello Jelly she bought while enjoying her time there. Well, I knew it couldn't be that hard so I agreed, but before I knew it, a few months had gone by, and it was December already. Yikes! I needed to get busy so she could have some for the holidays.

What Is Limoncello?

Limoncello is an Italian liqueur made from lemon zest. It’s mainly produced in Southern Italy, particularly in Sorrento, Capri, and along the Amalfi Coast. Traditionally, limoncello is made with Femminello St. Teresa lemons, a vibrant lemon variety native to the Sorrento Peninsula of Italy.

The liqueur is served chilled in small ceramic glasses as an apéritif or digestif (a drink served before or after a meal) to aid in digestion.

Limoncello is made by steeping lemon zest (peels) in highly concentrated ethanol or vodka until oil is released, then mixing the resulting yellow liquid with simple syrup. Its alcohol content varies, especially among homemade varieties, but is usually measured somewhere in the 25-30% range. (source: myrecipes.com)

This sweet, lemony jelly is fantastic as a filling or glaze for baked goods. It can also be used on chicken or fish then baked to form a lovely lemony caramelized coating. 

Serve it alongside your cheese and crackers on a spread or even with mascarpone or goat cheese on a crostini. Eat it with fresh berries with or without whipped cream. It's bright, sunny and so cheerful! It brings amazing flavor to most anything you serve it with.

RECIPE
Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup lemon juice (bottled or fresh)
1 box powdered fruit pectin (I used Sure Jell)
1 3/4 cups limoncello 
3 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon butter (optional to reduce foaming)

Method
Place water and lemon juice in 6-quart kettle (or pot). Add Sure Jell and stir well to dissolve.

Heat to boiling, add limoncello and return to a boil. Add sugar all at once and bring back to a full, rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down). Add the butter and boil hard for exactly 1 minute.

Remove from heat, skim any foam.

Ladle hot jelly into jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Cover with lids and rings and process in boiling water bath or steam canner 5 minutes. Remove jars and allow to cool undisturbed 24 hours on your countertop. Jars are sealed when button on top of lid is fully depressed and won't flex up or down.

Store in pantry up to 1 year.

Yield: 4 1/2 cups

Enjoy,
Mary

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Mixed Berry Cobbler

What could be better than fresh summer berries all mixed up in a delicious cobbler? If you ask me, not much!

Every Spring and summer, I look forward to the abundance of fresh berries available at my local farmers markets from a variety of local farms. I am usually the one you see buying several gallons at a time so I can flash freeze them and store them in food saver bags in my freezer.

Recently when I had a variety of berries at home, I thought a Mixed Berry Cobbler would be awesome with these. Of course, I have always made Blueberry Cobbler or Blackberry Buckle, but I'd never mixed the berries together. I know, right? Why hadn't I ever done this before? I'm so glad the light bulb in my brain went off finally and I mixed them up, along with some sweet strawberries.

You may also like:
Blueberry Dump Cake
Luscious Blueberry Turnovers
Old Fashioned Blueberry Coffee Cake
Blackberry Pudding Cake
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RECIPE
Ingredients
For the Mixed Berry Filling
2 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups fresh blackberries
2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

For the Topping
1 cup plus 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
1½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled & cut into small pieces
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg, optional

Method
Preheat oven to 375. Lightly butter 9½-inch deep-dish pie plate, 10-inch pie plate or 2-quart baking dish.

Prepare the Mixed Berry Filling: In a large bowl, add all the berries. In a small bowl, combine sugar and lemon zest. Add the flour and whisk until thoroughly combined. Sprinkle mixture evenly over berries and toss gently. Add mixture to pie plate or baking dish.

Prepare the topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles a coarse meal with small pea-sized pieces of butter. In a small bowl, whisk vanilla into beaten egg using a fork. With a fork, gently toss beaten egg and vanilla into flour mixture until moistened and dough starts to hold together. Continue to toss and blend gently with fingertips until well combined yet taking care not to overwork the dough.

Assemble the Cobbler: Sprinkle biscuit crumble topping evenly over fruit filling. Sprinkle biscuit crumble topping with sugar and, if desired, dust with freshly grated nutmeg. Alternatively, dust with cinnamon-sugar combining sugar and cinnamon before sprinkling over topping. 

Bake in preheated oven until topping is golden brown and filling is cooked through and bubbly, about 55 minutes. To prevent over-browning of topping, cover with sheet of aluminum foil after 30 to 35 minutes of baking. Remove foil and carefully transfer to wire rack to cool.

Serve cobbler warm by itself or topped with fresh whipped cream.

Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Cook's note - you can definitely use frozen berries, but the cobbler will not set up as thick, and will be slightly more runny.

Recipe adapted from Wicked Good Kitchen

Enjoy,
Mary

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Plum Jelly

A few years ago, my husband and I transplanted 3 purple leaf plum trees from our yard to a military recreation area my husband manages. Mostly this was done to provide some shade for a few RV sites, but also to provide an edible fruit for his customers.

It's taken a few years, but those plum trees have now matured, and for the very first time, one tree was loaded with delicious plums. 

They have a taste very similar to Damson plums and make an excellent choice for jelly or jam. Sweet and slightly tart at the same time, they are simply delicious.

I set out one morning with a large bucket to pick some of these amazing plums, and with the help of another friend, we managed to almost fill a large bucket simply by picking the ones we could reach on the lower branches. This tree was loaded, and there are still many plums unpicked we simply couldn't reach.

Upon my return home I set out to make Plum Jelly. This has to be the easiest jelly recipe you will ever try. No peeling or pitting, you simply cook down the plums in water, then strain it through a mesh colander, extracting the delicious juice used to make the Plum Jelly.

How easy is that? It's the simplest, easiest jelly recipe ever. Even if you have never canned before, you can do this.

Spread on English muffins, toast or biscuits for a delicious breakfast treat. Serve over cream cheese with crackers, heat and baste on grilled chicken or pork toward the end of grilling time, or heat and top on vanilla ice-cream, pancakes or waffles. Delicious!

You may also like:

Blackberry Merlot Jam
Christmas Jam
Drunken Fig Jam
Delicious Peach Jam

RECIPE
Ingredients

6 lbs. plums

4 Cups water
3 1/2 tbls Hosier Pectin or 1 3/4 oz powdered fruit pectin package (Sure-Jell)
1 tsp butter (to reduce foaming)
8 Cups sugar

Method
In a large stockpot simmer plums and water until tender and broken down, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Ladle mixture into a mesh strainer placed over a large bowl. Using the back of a spoon, press solids around mesh strainer to remove as much liquid as possible. Let stand for 30 minutes. You should have 6 cups of liquid. 

Return liquid to pan, add butter and pectin. Stir and bring to a boil. Add sugar all at once and bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute and remove from heat. Skim off any foam with a metal spoon.

Ladle hot mixture into sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch head-space. Remove air bubbles and wipe rims. Apply lids.

Process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath or steam canner. Remove jars and allow to sit undisturbed on your kitchen counter 24 hours. Jars are sealed when button on top of lid is depressed and won't flex up and down.

Store in pantry up to one year. Open jars must be refrigerated and will keep several months.

Yield: 12 - 8 oz jelly jars

Enjoy,

Mary

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Cocoa Fig Spread

Cocoa Fig Spread, oh where have you been all my life? My daughter recently purchased some Cocoa Fig Spread, called me up and said "mom you need to make this" then proceeded to tell me all about it. She sent me some photos so I could see it, and the ingredients label from the back of the jar.

photo credit: Sharon Benton Studios

I did a little homework and discovered Cocoa Fig Spread is a product of Croatia. How cool is that! Croatia, with its over 1,000 islands and islets, is a country with an exceptional natural beauty, varied terrain, and cosmopolitan cities. Croatia is also renowned for its production of healthy food, a characteristic of this part of Europe.

photo credit: Sharon Benton Studios

Around the time I was making it, I was preparing for a Getaway with some amazing women chefs, and a fabulous food photographer, Sharon Benton Studios. Several taste tested and critiqued it for me, then proceeded to set up an entire photo shoot around it. It was fantastic and the photos used here are the result.

photo credit: Sharon Benton Studios

This versatile Cocoa Fig Spread is amazing on baked goods and breakfast treats, or warm and poured over ice cream or fresh fruit.

Fold gently into mascarpone and use as a filling for crépes. Pairs with soft cheeses such a Brie, Manchego, and aged Cheddar's or Gouda's or spread onto whole grain toast with sliced bananas.

photo credit: Sharon Benton Studios

You may also like these other Fig recipes
Southern Fig Jam
Drunken Fig Jam
German Fig-Apple Mustard
Fresh Fig Spice Cake
Fig-Cranberry Chutney

RECIPE
Ingredients
4 cups diced ripe figs (I use Brown Turkey)
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup fair trade cocoa (Equal Exchange or similar product)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/3 cup brandy

Method
In a large heavy saucepan combine diced figs, sugar, cocoa powder, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves. Stir and heat over medium high heat bringing to a gentle boil.

Reduce heat and simmer 20-30 minutes, stirring often. Mixture will begin to thicken up and figs will be macerated.

Remove from heat and stir in brandy (be careful as it will splatter some). Spoon mixture into a blender or food processor and pulse on low a few times, or until mixture is smoother with a few remaining pieces of fig.

Pour or spoon into prepared 8 oz mason jars, leaving 1/4-inch head-space. Top with lids and rings and process in a water bath or steam canner 10 minutes.

Remove jars and place on a kitchen towel on your counter-top and allow jars to sit undisturbed 24 hours. Jars are sealed when button on top of lid is depressed and won't flex up or down.

Yield: 5 - 8 oz jars

Enjoy,
Mary

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Southern Praline Bread Pudding

This is not your mother's or grandmother's bread pudding. Even picky "I hate bread pudding" people will like this one. How do I know? My husband was one of those people.

Determined to make him a convert, I made this and had him try a piece without telling him what it was. After a few minutes of listening to him say "mmmmm" and "oh ya" I asked, what do you think? He replied "absolutely freaking delicious!" Boom!!! Non-bread pudding person was now a believer.

This is rich, decadent and unbelievably delicious. The pecan topping and the sauce just put it over the top. A small piece is all you need.

You may also like:

Deep Dish Pecan Pie

Butter Pecan Cheesecake

Butterscotch Pecan Cheesecake

RECIPE
Ingredients
1 cups granulated sugar
5 large beaten eggs
1 cups milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups cubed bread (honey buttermilk works really well, but Challah, Italian or other hefty bread works)
Topping:
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup chopped pecans
Sauce:
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup brandy (optional)

Method
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish.

Mix together granulated sugar, eggs, and milk in a bowl; add vanilla. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 30 minutes.

In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, butter, and pecans.

Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.

For the sauce:
Mix together the granulated sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted on a low simmer, whisking often. Mixture will darken and thicken some while cooking. Do not overcook. Add the brandy (if using) stirring well. Pour over bread pudding, if desired, or serve separately with each slice. Serve warm.

Enjoy,
Mary

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Dark Chocolate Strawberry Jam

A bag of fresh frozen strawberries in my freezer I purchased from a local farm, got me thinking how to use them. I really wanted to create a dessert jam, something that would really zing and be a bit different from the ordinary.

Having read several recipes for chocolate cherry jam, I thought, why couldn't that be strawberries? Of course, there was no reason why it couldn't. Then I wanted to "boost" the flavor a bit more so I added some dark chocolate balsamic vinegar.

Wow doesn't begin to describe this jam. It's sweet, savory, sultry and darn delicious. It pairs equally well as a jam between cake layers, or topped on your favorite cheese on crackers. The strawberries are the star, with a nice taste of chocolate coming though, and just a hint of the tang from the dark chocolate balsamic vinegar.

RECIPE
Ingredients
6 cups chopped strawberries
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup dark chocolate balsamic vinegar
1 package Sure-Jell pectin
1 tsp butter to reduce foaming
7 cups sugar

Method
Place strawberries, dark chocolate balsamic vinegar, Sure-Jell and butter in a large stock pot. Heat over high heat stirring to combine ingredients. Continue stirring occasionally until mixture starts to bubble.

Stir in sugar and cocoa powder all at once and bring to a rolling boil over high heat stirring often. Boil hard one (1) minute, remove from heat.

Ladle jam into prepared canning jars leaving 1/2-inch head-space. Top jars with lids and rings, and process 10 minutes in boiling water bath or steam canner.

Remove jars and place on a kitchen towel on your counter-top. Let sit 24 hours undisturbed. Jars are sealed when button on top of lid is fully depressed and won't flex up and down.

Serve with a sharp cheese over crackers, or top on a pound cake with whipped cream. This jam is extremely versatile and can be used in savory or sweet applications.

Store on pantry shelf up to one year. Open jars must be refrigerated.

Yield: 8 - 8 oz jelly jars

Enjoy,
Mary

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Orange Cardamom Jam

A leftover bag of Halo's from an event my husband hosted prompted me to make this jam. I didn't want marmalade, I wanted a sweet orange jam that would be equally tasty on an English muffin as it would be in a cake filling.

I also knew I wanted to add cardamom, one of my favorite unique spices. Cardamom has a complex flavor; it's citrusy, minty, spicy, and herbal all at the same time, and it's highly fragrant, too. It added just the right flavor compliment to this Orange Cardamom Jam.

Since cardamom is used in a variety of savory and sweet dishes, definitely try this jam basted on grilled chicken, pork, shrimp, or topped on a baked ham.

RECIPE
Ingredients
1 - 3 lb bag Halo's (mandarin oranges = approx. 6 cups sections)
1/2 cup orange juice
3 1/2 tbsp pectin ( I used Hoosier's powdered pectin, but one box of Sure-Jell also works)
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp cardamom
2 tsp butter to reduce foaming
7 cups sugar

Method
Peel and section oranges, removing white pith. Process orange sections in a food processor using the pulse setting; spoon into large sauce pan.

Add orange juice, pectin, lemon juice, cardamom and butter. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring often.

Once mixture is boiling, add sugar all at once and return to a rolling boil (one that doesn't stop while stirring). Boil hard 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat.

Ladle hot jam into prepared jars leaving 1/4-inch head-space. Cover jars with lids and rings. Process jam 10 minutes in boiling water bath or steam canner.

Remove jars and place on a kitchen towel on your counter-top. Allow jars to cool 24 hours undisturbed. Jars are sealed when button in middle of lid is completely depressed and won't flex up or down.

Store in pantry up to one year.

Yield: about 10 - half-pints

Enjoy,
Mary

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Sugar Candied Peanuts

Who doesn't like candied peanuts? They're sweet, crunchy and a great snack anytime. Of course, if you can't have peanuts, you can do this recipe with any tree nut. Hazelnuts or whole almonds would be wonderful substitutes.

These are so easy to make and require just 3 simple ingredients; peanuts, sugar and water! You can add a bit of salt if desired, but it's not required.

The only thing you have to do is be patient, and work over a low heat to avoid burning the sugar as it caramelizes.

RECIPE
Ingredients
2 cups peanuts (raw with skin)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
1 to 2 pinches coarse salt (optional)

Method
Line a large baking sheet or pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper; set aside.

In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, combine the peanuts, sugar, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens into a syrup.

Continue cooking and stirring for about 10 minutes, or until the liquids evaporate and a sandy-textured sugar mixture coats the peanuts.

Lower the heat a bit and continue stirring as the excess sugar in the pan begins to melt. This will take several minutes. Once the syrup begins to form, it will change in color from clear to golden to amber. Stir constantly, and be careful that the heat is not so high as to burn or darken the syrup too much.

When the syrup is a light-to-medium-amber color and the sugary coating on the peanuts has glazed, remove the sauce pan from the heat.

Sprinkle the salt (if using) over the peanuts and stir.

Turn the peanuts out onto your prepared pan and quickly spread them in a single layer. Allow them to cool and harden. Once the peanuts have cooled completely, store in an airtight container.

Enjoy,
Mary

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Onion Pepper Jelly

This Onion Pepper Jelly is a take on my popular Garlic Onion Jelly, savory yet sweet with a little heat.

Sweet onions are the key here, so I always use Vidalia onions, but any sweet variety white onion will work. The onions become translucent when cooking in the jelly, and the dried red pepper flakes give it just the right amount of heat and color.

This is the perfect party appetizer, served over cream cheese on crackers, or a great afternoon snack. It would also be very good heated slightly and basted over grilled/roasted chicken or pork. If savory and sweet is your thing, this Onion Pepper Jelly is for you!

RECIPE
Ingredients
3/4-1 cup finely diced sweet onion (Vidalia, or other sweet white onion)
1 3/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
1 tsp butter (to reduce foaming)
4 cups sugar
1 pkg. Sure-Jell (pectin)

Method
In a large stock pot stir together the wine, vinegar, onion, red pepper flakes. butter and sure-jell.
Bring mixture to a rolling boil over med-high heat stirring constantly.

Quickly stir in sugar and bring back to a rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute; ladle mixture into 1/2 pint canning jars.

Process jars in a boiling water bath or steam canner 10 minutes.

Remove jars from boiling water bath or steam canner and allow to cool on a kitchen towel. Once lids are sealed (button top is depressed and won't move up or down), twist jars back and forth from time to time to evenly distribute the onions and red pepper flakes in the jelly. Mixture will be "jelling" as you do this.

Cooled jars can then be placed in kitchen cabinet; will keep for 6 or more months. Keep any open jars in the refrigerator.

Yield: 4 - 8 oz jars

Enjoy,
Mary

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Maple Bourbon Peach Jam

Did you know South Carolina actually outranks Georgia – the Peach State – in the production of peaches? During a normal year, South Carolina grows 60,000 tons of peaches! South Carolina is #2 in the nation in peach production (second only to California), and we are fondly called the "Tastier Peach State."

Summer in South Carolina means peaches. From roadside stands to supermarkets, this delectable fruit graces our shelves and palates from early June straight through to September.

I just love peach season here in South Carolina! They are so juicy, sweet and delicious. Or course I also love to make peach jam and other peach treats during the season.

This Maple Bourbon Peach Jam takes normal peach jam to a whole new level. The maple syrup compliments the peach flavor so well, and the bourbon enhances it, giving it just the right amount of warmth and depth of flavor.

This Maple Bourbon Peach Jam is perfect on a cheeseboard with crackers, and a variety of cheeses, spread on top of English muffins and biscuits, or served alongside a roasted pork tenderloin or baked ham, it's versatile and delicious.