Deliciously Easy Recipes
These Peppermint Chocolate Chunk Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips, and peppermint bark, and are so easy to make, and require zero chill time. So you can enjoy these almost as soon as you crave them.
Christmas is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for all of your favorite festive cookies! These Peppermint Chocolate Chunk Cookies are the perfect addition to your cookie tray.
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One thing I absolutely love during the holidays is baking treats & food gifts for friends & neighbors. Because we were just moving in during the holidays last year it was our neighbors that brought us plates of goodness to welcome us to the neighborhood. But usually I like to prepare either a plate of a collection of goodies or I like to make something like a cake or loaf of breakfast bread to give to them to day before the holiday so that they have breakfast covered for the next morning. This way they don’t have to make anything for their guests while also trying to prepare for the feast or for the other festivities happening that day. This particular breakfast treat is my favorite to give the day before Thanksgiving.
I give it a light wrap with parchment & some bakers twine.
Rustic & imperfect.
Then I send the kids out to do the deliveries.
Look at all that buttery goodness in there. The pumpkin butter is perfect for Thanksgiving morning.
You can pick up Land O’ Lakes butter sticks at Walmart & create this dish for your friends & neighbors too.
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I wasn’t going to do it. I really had not planned on making any recipes with pumpkin puree this season. But then I was sent some to try for another post & I couldn’t just let it sit there in the cabinet. So since I figured the kids were tired of having banana bread for breakfast everyday – I decided to take the pumpkin muffin recipe to the next level & make them something they will really enjoy in the mornings.
As if the pumpkin muffins weren’t tasty enough- that Dulce de Leche makes it goodness overload.
Mmmmmmm………. look at that drizzle.
You know you want one 🙂
Want more caramel?
Caramel Gingerbread Ice Cream Cake
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Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows are a fun and tasty treat for make for holiday parties, neighbor gifts and so much more. Plus they are easily customizeable for any occasion.
Friends, I’m sharing with you today one of the most kid-friendly recipes that’s equally a hit with adults – Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows. The perfect treat for any special occasion or just those rainy days when you want a quick and easy treat!
Imagine the fluffiness of a marshmallow meeting the rich, silky touch of melted chocolate. You take a bite, and your taste buds are flooded with the sweet marshmallow and the creamy layer of chocolate. Sounds heavenly, right?
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I’m sharing my recipe for Pumpkin CinnaChip Blondies over at The 36th Avenue today. I will be posting there monthly as a food contributor! I’m so excited to be working with Desiree. She is such a dear blogging friend. Head on over there & check it out.
A bit ago one of the guys at the station brought the hubs one giant summer squash & one giant zucchini from his garden. I was so thrilled when the hubs brought them home. They sat on the counter for a while just because I knew that prepping them would be a chore. I wasn’t really worried about them going bad because they were given to us so fresh. I knew that the ones you pick up at the store aren’t even close to being that fresh. So there they sat. Finally I was tired of looking at them & needed to make something for the kids for breakfast the next day. So while the hubs was traveling- the boy & I decided to get them off the counter & prep them for baking. Peeling- cutting & grating consumed a good hour of two or our day. I like to portion out what I need for recipes into individual packages for the freezer. I made sure to leave out some of the summer squash because I had a particular recipe in mind.
Summer Squash Chocolate Loaf
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line 2 loaf pans with parchment & lightly spray cooking spray- set aside.In large bowl- sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon,baking soda & salt.Whisk in eggs, oil & vanilla.Mix in with large spatula. Mixture will be very dry & pasty until you add the squashFold in squash & then chocolate chips.Transfer to your prepared pans & smooth out.Bake for 55-60 minutes or when toothpick test comes out clean.
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Good Morning!! Can you believe tomorrow is Halloween? Are you ready?
Well if you are not- I have another last minute simple Halloween Snack for you. If you are ready but your mind is already thinking about what you will do with all that candy in the house- you can use this recipe for that too. 🙂
Simple & such a crowd pleaser. The kids love them & parents live the nostalgia associated with them.
Can’t go wrong with Heath Bar & popcorn together.
Have fun!
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Halloween Oreo Pops area quick and easy chocolate-covered decorated Oreo cookie recipe that is fun for the kiddos and quite tasty too.
Looking for last-minute ideas for Halloween Treats? We have been working on some simple & quick little Halloween snacks that can be thrown together easily & that kids will love.
I’m sort of obsessed with these Halloween double stuffed Oreos.
I tried eating a regular stuffed Oreo & I definitely missed all that extra filling. I think they should call the regular ones “diet” and double stuffed should be the normal amount of creamy filling going forward.
The kids & I had the idea that it would be fun to get all the kids in the kitchen to whip up something tasty. We like to create some sort of goodie for them to enjoy while they pass out candy on Halloween.
These chocolate-covered Oreo cookies were incredibly simple to make. The kids love helping & it creates lots of fun family time in the kitchen.
Once the chocolate has hardened, these are fine to store at room temperature. Just make sure to place them in an airtight container or zip-top bag.
You bet – I highly recommend doubling this recipe if you are serving these at a party or gathering. They are delicious and go quickly.
Sure – as long as they are stored in an airtight container, these should be fine if you wanted to make them 1-2 days ahead of your celebration.
You can, but sometimes they don’t temper as well and the chocolate will seize – especially when working with white chocolate chips. You may need to add 1/2 to 1 tbsp of shortening or coconut oil to help the chocolate chips melt.
This Halloween chocolate-covered Oreo cookie recipe is SUPER EASY and delicious – and if you’re like me this time of year, then you maybe already have some of these items on hand OR maybe you have never made chocolate-covered cookies before, & you might be a bit nervous – but you’re going to love them. I have made a list below of the things I absolutely can’t live without when it comes to making this treat recipe.
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So I had a little fun at the store the other day. I found the Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows that are out for the season. YAY!!! I have been seeing them around & knew I wanted to try them. I have a serious marshmallow obsession. I grabbed a bag & did a little happy dance there in the isle. It was all I could do to NOT buy all the other flavors they had available there too. I knew exactly what I was going to do with these though. You guessed it…. I love Yummy Bar Recipes!
Brownies topped with melted pumpkin spiced marshmallows, chunks of milk chocolate & slivered almonds. YUM!
Just look at all that gooey goodness!!! Seriously!!!
Oh & the spice flavor- to DIE for with the chocolate. I’m tellin’ ya’ !!
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Today I wanted to share with you a super simple Halloween treat that everyone goes crazy for.
I had originally shared this over at Reasons to Skip the Housework but I wanted to be sure to share here too in case you missed it.
I adapted this from my White Chocolate M&M Popcorn I made back in July. The family has been begging me to make it again with the festive fall candies but I wanted something a little different. I used the super fun Halloween Oreo’s instead. I love the pop of the dark cookie against the orange filling with the popcorn. The kids love it & it’s so YUMMY!
Oh my goodness- I could eat the whole batch in one sitting.
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Chewy and fudgy Banana Blondies with ripe bananas, chopped walnuts, white chocolate chips, and a touch of vanilla. An easy sweet breakfast or afternoon snack.
This easy recipe makes gooey and moist banana blondies packed with mashed bananas and vanilla flavor, but I added my own twist: hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
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There are some things in this world that bring instant happiness in my world. One of those things is JELL-O®. I will never forget the first time my youngest tried JELL-O®. She looked at me & said “WOW mom – this sure is bouncy!” That cracked me up & made me really take notice of just how fun JELL-O® is for all ages.
As you have seen, I have been planning a little Halloween Party of sorts here for the kids & their friends before the trick-or-treating starts. I have been testing out all sorts of recipes to serve. I decided that since JELL-O® is so much fun & so versatile- I would get a little creative with the JELL-O® JIGGLERS for some really great Halloween Party Snacks.
After viewing the recipe page & seeing all the super cute Halloween themed JELL-O® JIGGLERS
I was inspired to twist things up a little bit & make these Pumpkins.
I also made some regular JELL-O® in Grape & Lime & layered it in these jars with some Whipped Cream & Gummy Worms.
I then topped them with some Pumpkin shaped regular JELL-O® JIGGLERS I cut with a cookie cutter.
How fun is that?? My kids are over the top excited to share these with their friends come Halloween.
They had such a great time helping me with making them too.
That’s the best part- we had some really great family time while playing & creating.
Just make your JELL-O® JIGGLERS to the directions found HERE.
Then remove & add a Pretzel for the stem & some Piping Gel to draw the faces.
Don’t you think these are so cute?? They just make me so HAPPY! I’m practically squealing. 🙂
You MUST make some for yourself!
There are also some great recipes for Creepy Crawly JIGGLERS, Halloween Cat Eyes JIGGLERS & Halloween JIGGLERS Hands.
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As we are coming to the end of the fresh produce season here, I am spending lots of time visiting the farm down the road picking up apples 40 pounds at a time. I’m canning as many jars of applesauce, apple pie filling & apple butter as I can to see just how long it will take me through the cold months here. At the same time I am using some of those things in my baking for the kids & their breakfast. This time I decided to use some of that apple pie filling & make them a frosted breakfast cake. Rarely do I add the frosting for them but this one just seemed like the right recipe to do just that.
This has the perfect blend of cinnamon & apple. You know my son & his obsession with all things cinnamon was loving this.
It’s a great fall recipe that your family will love to have in those cool crisp mornings.
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Remember last week when I shared with you my Caramel Gingerbread Ice Cream Cake? Well I used my favorite recipe for Chocolate Gingerbread cookies to make that. I wanted to share that recipe with you all here today because I love you guys & I know you will really LOVE these cookie bars. Plus- you won’t believe just how simple they are. You know how I love simple- right?!
These are the perfect combination of chocolate & gingerbread. Neither flavor overpowers the other.
Soft & chewy- oh so yummy??
Come on over & share a couple with me over coffee?? There are plenty for all. 🙂
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Do you feel that sense of togetherness this time of year? When you think about family moments, do they center around food? I know a lot of my family memories are jogged by certain triggers, many of them food. Whether it be a smell, a flavor, a moment shared with my kids that is similar to one I had as a child- they are all so great & they all come flooding back & give me smiles.
I love creating memories like that with my kids. I want them to remember the times we spend in the kitchen. I want them to taste something when they are adults & remember something we did together & smile about it. One thing I am trying to do is bring back old family recipes & combine them with things I love to make new family favorites & great memories for the kids.
If you ask my kids what foods I love- they would definitely say Ice Cream. Not just any Ice Cream though. When I am looking for Ice Cream I want something that tastes amazing, wholesome ingredients, variety of flavors, creamy texture & makes me feel special. I think that’s part of the experience. So I decided to take one of my favorite cookie recipes & combine it with one of my favorite Dreyer’s Slow Churned flavors – Caramel Delight & make a treat that we will be making for years to come.
This was a HUGE HIT! We will be making this for many holidays here in the near future. I prefer the Dreyer’s Slow Churned for this not only because of it’s creamy texture but because it’s Slow Churned it makes it HALF THE FAT and 1/3 FEWER CALORIES than regular ice cream.
Don’t miss the seasonal flavors Pumpkin & Peppermint this time of year.
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Good Morning!! Hope you all are having a fabulous week.
This past week I was trying to think of ways to use up all these apples I have around here. I wanted to do something different for the kids & yet keep it relatively healthy. Sooooo- I started by taking some of my largest apples & cutting them into slices to get the shape of the apple. Then I added the peanut butter but I still wanted it to be more fun. Then I had an idea to use the candy corn & make these…
No need for a recipe here- just apples, peanut butter & candy corn in the shape of a Jack-O’-Lantern.
Simple, quick & so much fun for the kids.
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For an easy game day tailgating snack as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®
I made these Game Day Bites using MARS Snickers & Milky Way Bites for my family.
Do you love tailgating? Do you love sporting events? Do you love going to your favorite event with some great snacks to make the experience just that much more fun? I totally do. I love Yummy Bar Recipes! I am a HUGE College & Pro football fan & I LOVE NASCAR. We have not had the opportunity to go to a football game in a while but when we would head to the NASCAR track in Vegas we loved enhancing the party atmosphere with great snacks. Being a HUGE Kyle Busch fan – I regularly purchase & use MARS products in support of my favorite driver. So you can imagine how excited I was when I had the opportunity to work with MARS & Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community to make a new tailgating recipe using MARS Snickers & Milky Way Bites.
I new I wanted something quick, simple & easy to transport to the track. I also wanted something that people could grab & walk around with that didn’t require a plate. Knowing that we typically get up before the sun to get to the track- I knew whatever I made had to still taste great if made the night before. So I decided on these Game Day Bites. I took my cake bar recipe, twisted it a little & then doubled the whole thing for extra yumminess.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees & coat your 9×13 glass pan with cooking spray.
Put your cake mix, butter & evaporated milk in your mixer & beat well until it is thoroughly combined.Add in 1 cup of the Milky Ways bites & beat in on high.
Spread out 3/4 of batter in prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Pull out of oven & sprinkle on 1 cup Snickers Bites & remaining Milky Way Bites.
Drop remaining batter on top – do not spread out. Return to oven.
This is what it looks like up to this point.
Bake 40-45 minutes – until toothpick test is mostly clean. Cool completely before cutting.
These are so tasty. A cross between cake & brownies with the nougat & caramel of the bites melted throughout. OH MY!
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Good Morning! I’m still visiting with my family who is in town. Life is crazy full at the moment & I’m certainly ready for some comfort food. I don’t know about you- but flavors like salted caramel top my list for comfort. Add in there a little pumpkin spice & it just screams fall for me. I have about a million different things I was going to make but I kept coming back to the idea of salted caramel pudding. But I really wanted to make it more fall like- especially since I don’t do a lot of recipes with actual pumpkin in them. But I do love pumpkin spice- so I came up with…
The salt mixed with the rich flavors of caramel & pumpkin spice is the perfect blend.
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Remember when I made the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cookie Butter?? I mentioned that I would probably make it in bulk & store it in the fridge for future recipes. Well- I did do that & so today I bring you the first of probably many more recipes using that cookie butter. Oh heavens- it’s so amazing. Taking chocolate chip cookie flavored buttery spread & using it to make other treats- really… it doesn’t get any better. So this time I made…
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Don’t miss my Fall Table Setting I’m sharing over at Design, Dining & Diapers today.
I don’t know about you- but one thing I really look forward to this time of year is candy corn. I LOVE IT! It usually doesn’t last long enough in this house to make it into recipes. But I was really good & used all self control this time because when I bought it- I had this recipe in mind. I knew that the mix of the brownies, the dough & the colors of the candy corn would make the perfect Fall/ Halloween treat.
I thought I might hold off on the Halloween type posts until at least October 1st. But I just couldn’t help myself with this one.
The thought of it kept swirling around in my head & the craving just got stronger & stronger.
The heat made a week long return after we had such fall like temps.
But I ran the oven anyway because I just couldn’t wait any longer to make these.
Oh my- so decadent. One with a tall glass of milk will take care of any brownie, cookie dough or candy corn craving you might be having.
Take these to your next pot luck or gathering. They will be the first dish that runs out- I promise.
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What’s more comforting than a chocolate chip cookie?? How about cookie dough? Do you like eating cookie dough- but do you worry in the back of your mind that it has raw eggs in it?? I so do! I could eat the whole thing & not even bake cookies. Sometimes I would buy the pasteurized eggs for my cookie dough just so I could eat it- especially when I was pregnant. But now I have this recipe for eggless cookie dough. This is not for baking!!! I have not tried it but I don’t think it would bake like regular cookies should.
Anyhow- in the middle of the night I woke up with the idea to take the “safe” cookie dough & use it as a filler for chocolate chip cookies made into a cookie sandwich. I mean really- it’s like chocolate chip cookie overload. What’s not to like??!! Everyone in my house was stoked when I put these together & they were gone in a flash. I mean- the poor guys at the station have been missing out on some serious goodies because they never last long enough to make it over there.
So I’m not sharing my actual cookie recipe. That one I have not even shared with my own mother.
I’m even debating if I will share it with my kids before they leave the house. I may take it with me to my grave. We will see.
Buuut- I am sharing the “safe” cookie dough for you to use with your own favorite chocolate chip cookies.
Dark Chocolate Pistachio Fudge
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Have you all seen the rage over Biscoff lately?? I totally get it. It’s ground up cookies made into a spread. What’s not to like?!
Seriously!!! I can’t get enough.
Oh my word- this is SO GOOD. It’s like spreading a chocolate chip cookie on my toast. Sigh…….
You may or may not see more recipes using this in the future. 🙂 Just sayin’
Thinking about making it in bulk.
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Today is 9/11. Today is a difficult day for our family. Having a hubs in the fire service on that day was a tough one. The 343 were his brothers just like every other firefighter in this great nation. 9/11 is a solemn day- one to stop & reflect on just how great this country is, how vulnerable we can be & to cherish every single day because sometimes some crazy things happen- things that you would never dream could be possible. Those things change people, lives, families & nations – forever.
Because this is a day where I just want to curl up on the couch with my babies & do nothing else but watch coverage of what happened that day- I thought I would need some comforting sweets to snack on. I figured that a nce warm cobbler full of cinnamon would do the trick. I had been mulling over different cobbler ideas all summer but I just never wanted to use my berries that I had for any cobbler recipes. Buuuuut now- since I already had a ton of pears & I had pear pie filling & caramel on hand- I decided to make these cobbler bars.
I love Yummy Bar Recipes!
Oh my- they are better than I can even describe & exactly the comfort food I was after. They were also so incredibly simple. Do you see a theme here?? I try to do my best to keep the steps to just a few & not make things too complicated around here. I like simple recipes & so figure with everyone being so busy these days- I’m sure you do too. On days like today- who wants to slave away in the kitchen. Quick & simple is key.
Whip up a batch- tell your babies you love them & curl up with a couple of these & a blanket.
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Today some my my dearest blogger friends have joined me for this month’s Recipe Round-Up. We are all posting our Best Fall Recipes. My friends have really pulled out all the tricks this month & have shared some really awesome recipes for the fall season. I’m so excited to try them all. At the request of the hubs- I decided to share with you today this super quick & tasty breakfast recipe.
I’m sharing this as part of our September’s Recipe Round-Up. Want more Fall Recipes???
Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze from Let’s Dish
Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Pretzel Poppers from Reasons to Skip the Housework
Apple Ginger Cocktail from One Martini at a Time
Apple Fritters from In the Moment With
Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake from Random-osity
Apple Pumpkin Muffins from Joyful Healthy Eats
Chocolate Pecan Pie Granola from Little by Little
Crock Pot Tuscan Bean Soup from Mostly-Homemade Mom
Apple Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting from Nap-Time Creations
Caramelized Pear Pie Filling, a quick & easy dessert canning pears to use in homemade pear pie, or added to any of your favorite fall dessert recipes.
and you know- when you put a nice dollop of whip cream on top- it taste divine. Who cares if it’s not all in one slice.
So when it released from the pan you couldn’t really tell what the design was because all the details stuck to it.
I have tried greasing, greasing & flouring, cooking spray & bakers cooking spray.
As you can see- I sprinkled with a little powdered sugar – that tasted pretty good too.
I was able to get at least a couple slices out of it.
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If you haven’t noticed- this week I’m on a comfort food kick. You know- it must be the season. I’m in this really cozy mood & I just want to make & share all sorts of things that give you warm & fuzzies. : ) I don’t make or share cookies all that often here in this space. I’m not sure why- maybe this season I will work on changing that. As I mentioned yesterday the hubs & I have been in recipe tweak mode & I have been working on shaking up our “usuals” to make them a whole lot more fun. So this time I decided to take the hub’s ALL TIME FAVORITE cookie recipe- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies & turn them into…
Because … well- I like dates a whole lot more than I like raisins. So now I can enjoy them too. Win- Win!
These are definitely a family favorite & the kind of cookies I find my hubs eating all day long.
They certainly don’t last in this house.
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Brownie Chunk Frozen Yogurt -the perfect easy summer dessert. No-bake chocolate treats loaded with brownies makes this no-churn frozen yogurt pure heaven!
Indulge in the perfect balance of rich and refreshing with this Brownie Chunk Frozen Yogurt. Creamy, tangy yogurt meets fudgy brownie chunks in a frozen dessert that’s both satisfying and lighter than traditional ice cream.
It’s a dreamy summer treat that’s easy to make at home and packed with flavor in every bite.
View postI participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Smart Balance.
I received product samples, and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.
I make a lot of recipes- you all know that. Some….okay, most of them are not so healthy. But I have been trying to change that in an effort to make the things we love to eat a little better for us. So when I was asked by Mom Central to check out Smart Balance & their new packaging I was thrilled. We often purchase Smart Balance & love all the different varieties. We use it as a spread mostly but never really used it for cooking & baking. But like I said- I have been wanting to start changing our favorite recipes to make them healthier, so this was the perfect opportunity to push me to do that sooner rather than later.
I’m really loving the new square tub too. Smart Balance redesigned their round packaging to a square tub to save space in refrigerators & in the store. The 15 oz quantity is the same as before- but the new tub is eco-friendly. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 18% – that equals 6,487 newly planted trees each year. Very cool!! For more info on Smart Balances eco-friendly, space saving package redesign- check out their website.
I really do like the square tub- it’s amazing how just changing the shape can save me so much room in my fridge.
Enjoy!!! This is a huge hit in this house!!
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What a nutty week!! A while back I shared these Spiced Apricot Fro Yo Pops when I was contributing over at Reasons to Skip the Housework. I’m guessing that not all of you popped over to pick up the recipe – or missed the post that mentioned I was contributing over there that day- so I thought I would share it all with you today.
These were so easy & HEALTHY. I didn’t feel at all guilty about giving these to the kids with their lunch or after dinner. They loved them & didn’t mind at all that they were not loaded with sugar or sweeteners. My kids are pretty good about that anyway- they actually like things like broccoli & don’t even like soda. So I wasn’t shocked that they loved these. For my own peace of mind I felt so much better knowing I wasn’t loading them up on junk.
As we move through August I am sure you will be seeing less & less frozen treats & more baked goods.
I have really missed baking & I am really looking forward to doing more of it as the weather cools in the coming weeks.
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Do you love game day?? Do you love football??
I absolutely LOVE football & game day is what we all look forward to all week long in our house. Whether it’s college or NFL we REALLY LOVE watching our favorite teams each weekend. I spend all week planning out just what we will make for snacks. Appetizers & munchy, snacky foods are in full spread here. I like to spend my Fridays preparing the house. That means decorating with our favorite team colors & inviting guests over for the game.
What’s on the menu this coming Game Day??These Crock Pot Brownies. So simple- I can whip up the batter- pop them in the crock pot & let them cook while I work on the rest of the goodies.
I love that they cook in the crock pot so I have my oven available for the other things I’m preparing.
*Note – Start cooking on high but reduce to low when you start seeing the sides looking more cooked. They will burn before the center has a chance to finish cooking if you leave it on high the whole time. Since all slow cookers cook a little different it’s hard to say exactly how long this will take or when you should do this. Just keep an eye on it – checking them periodically throughout the process.
As everyone is arriving I prepare the snacks while we chat & watch kick off. I like to put the brownies in the crockpot around kick off time. OMG-the smell through the house is heavenly & by the time we reach the really heated part of the game- the brownies are done & everyone is happy. You have got to give them a try. No one will believe they were cooked in your crock pot.
So that’s how we spend our weekends in the fall.
What’s a creative way you prepare for game day??
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I have been meaning to do more recipes with blueberries all season. I love Yummy Bar Recipes!
I had one more Pillsbury product to try out – the pie crust. But you know the problem- I’m trying to not run the oven while it’s hot outside. Sooooo- I decided to see how this Pillsbury Gluten Free pie crust would do in the slow cooker. You know- for not having a recipe to follow- I was actually really happy by how great it turned out. Good thing I wrote down what I did so I can do it again- because the family loved these Dulce de Leche Banana Blueberry Pie bars.
The crust was so buttery & flavorful.
Oh yes- it was ooooey, gooey goodness all over the place.
Don’t forget I’m giving away a premium baking set from Pillsbury.
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Use this to try my SUPER SIMPLE gluten free recipe using this Pillsbury Pie Crust
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Don’t miss my guest posts today
I’m sharing at Life n’ Reflection
and I’m also sharing these Watermelon Lime Sorbet Pops at Just us Four
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Happy National S’Mores Day!!!
I have been meaning to make s’mores literally ALL SUMMER LONG!! I kept putting it off until I was asking Jessica what she thought about for the theme for our August Recipe Round-Up. She mentioned that today would be National S’Mores Day so I figured that was the perfect excuse I needed to make something s’mores related. Most of the time I try to not go completely over the top with my recipes. I don’t like to add too much usually. But this one was just calling me to do go overboard. So I created…
It’s certainly overload & Ah-Maz-Ing. One of those things that you want to be sure to have a lot of people around to help you eat it because you don’t want this sitting in your house with only you to eat it. Yep- 100% sinful. But OH SO worth it!
I will be sharing my recipe for this mocha ice cream soon- stay tuned.
This really is something you have to try at least once in your life- I promise you that.
I’m sharing this as part of our August Recipe Round-Up. Want more S’Mores Recipes???
Chocolate Bananas Foster S’Mores from Let’s Dish
S’Mores Chocolate Chip Cookies from The Taylor House
S’Mores Martini from One Martini at a Time
Frozen Mocha S’Mores Overload from Kleinworth & Co.
Peanut Butter S’Mores Spread from In the Moment With
Peanut Butter & Banana Boat S’Mores from Random-osity
Mini S’Mores Cups topped with Raspberries from Joyful Healthy Eats
S’Mores Monkey Mix from Little by Little
S’Mores Cookies from Mostly-Homemade Mom
Do you want to participate in future Recipe Round-Up’s & join in on the fun??
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