Sweet Tooth! Nifty Kitchen Gadgets

GT Xpress & The newer version Xpress ready set go "Meals in 7 minutes or less!!"

I wanted one of these gadgets when I first saw them on TV. I resisted and ended up finding a brand new one on craigslist a few years back. If you purchase on the info commerical you end up getting two machines so people end up selling the extra one on the internet. I really enjoy this little machine because I can cook up all kinds of things in a few minutes and I don't have a huge mess to clean up. It really comes in handy for singles or even couples.

The newer version has a built in timer and removable plates for cooking different things. I love it. You can make a grilled sandwich, grill a single steak or chicken breast and even bake a desert in minutes. You can cook a meat and a veggi at one time if you use the pan with the divider. You can bake make muffins and all kinds of things! Put a mini candy bar in the middle of the cake batter for a yummy stuffed muffin.

Everyone knows I have a sweet tooth. Tonight I am sharing the pineapple upside down cake that took 5 minutes!   I had chicken cooking in one machine while the cake was cooking in the other! It only takes a cup of mix so I have the rest of the cake mix in my freezer for another day.

1 cup of vanilla cake mix

1/4 cup water

1 egg

3 Pineapple rings

3 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Whisk together the water, egg  and the cake mix until smooth without lumps. Plug in the xpress and drop in butter. Layer the three pineapple rings next over the butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and begin pouring the mix over the pineapple.

Be careful to spoon the cake batter over the pineapple. You may have a little mix left over for a few muffins. Just save it and use the muffin pan (comes with it) to make up a few cupcakes too! The recipe in the cookbook that came with the machine said to cook for 7 minutes. I kept an eye on it and it was done in only 5 minutes. Actually the sugar started to burn so I took it our right away. It was so yummy! I only tried one piece so I have 2 more slices to have for a snack another day!

 Yummy!  I loved the caramelized sugar on top of the pineapple. If I had cherries I would have put one of those in the middle of each slice of pineapple. This dish was easy, fast and delicious!

The only thing I would change on the machine is to be able to adjust the temperature and it should have an automatic shut off when the timer goes off. Oh well... I guess they will do that next so people will keep on buying new ones! I will share more recipes soon! Enjoy!

Sweet Tooth! Nifty Kitchen Gadgets