bake. eat. repeat.
Do I have a cookie recipe for you guys today? These little whoopie pies have quickly moved into my top favorite list. Who knew that a brownie mix could turn into these cute chewy cookies? I love to make cake mix cookies like these Butterfinger Whoopie Pies. So, I decided to sub in a brownie mix and see what would happen. [Read more...]
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Reese’s Pieces give that extra peanut butter taste to these Reese’s Rocky Road Brownies.
One thing that I have always done since getting married is wash and fold the laundry. As a stay at home mom, it is just one of those things you do without really thinking about it. And quite honestly, I don’t mind doing laundry. Well, most days that is 
When the kids were younger, I also sorted all the folded clothes into piles and put everyone’s clothes into their drawers. I like neat organized piles, and I like drawers that are clean looking. As the kids got older, one of the jobs that I “gave up” was putting the folded laundry away. It was time for them to learn some responsibility and for them to take on more chores. This resulted in me having to give up control of those neat organized drawers.
Seriously I’m not sure why I still fold their clothes because when they put it away it is shoved in every which way possible. For my sanity’s sake, I try not to look in those drawers. The mess drives me to want more chocolate…and more Reese’s candies.
I have decided that no matter what “diet” I am on or trying to do, I just can’t give up my beloved peanut butter and chocolate. Plus, I have see how you guys go crazy for the recipes using that wonderful combo. You all are just as nuts for that good stuff. LOL that pun was totally intended.
So the other day when I helped my daughter organize her entire room (drawers included) I knew that some sort of chocolate brownie was needed after hours of organizing. It was the only thing that helped get me off the “why is your room such a pig sty” ledge that I was on. Adding Reese’s peanut butter cups under the melty marshmallow layer AND Reese’s pieces on top was just the thing I needed to put me into a sugar coma of forgetfulness.
What messy drawers?
This is such an easy brownie recipe to put together. Bake your favorite brownies. Go ahead and use a mix or go all homemade if that’s how you roll. Most days I’m a brownie mix fan, but you do what you have to do.
As soon as the brownies come out of the oven, place an entire bag of those Reese’s mini peanut butter cups on top. You need to work quickly because they will start to melt and slide. That’s not a problem though because then you are going to cover it with a layer of peanuts and marshmallows. Put it back in the oven to get all warm and toasty for about 5 minutes. As soon as they come out, add the Reese’s Pieces to the top for some fun color and texture.
This is definitely a brownie for the serious sugar lover. Grab a cup of milk and dig in!!
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Fudge brownies topped with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, peanuts, marshmallow, and Reese's Pieces is a peanut butter lovers dream come true.
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More Reese’s treats that will help you forget about cleaning…
Reese’s Fluffernutter Fudge Brownies
Marshmallow Reese’s Blonde Brownies
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cookie Bars
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Desserts made with chocolate and Reese’s are definitely my favorite part of the meal. Don’t you just want to sink your teeth into a Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake?
Is it bad that I can’t stop thinking of new ways to enjoy more Reese’s candies? It has been awhile since I made mini cheesecakes, and I had some peanut butter cups to use up.
That sounded funny because usually Reese’s peanut butter cups don’t last more than a day in our house. I used to have my kids trained to bring me their peanut butter cups…then they grew up and realized that peanut butter cups are like the best candy ever. They now hide their Reese’s from me. Silly kids
Don’t they know that I have a cupboard full of candy, and there is usually some sort of Reese’s hiding in there. I just make sure to put the spices and baking powder in the front, so no one will ever know what is in the very back.
Ok, now I realized after typing that, that I sound very selfish and that I have a candy addiction. The candy addiction is a real problem, but I do share all my candy with my family. Honest. I just like to bake with it before sharing.
This week I put together a chocolate cheesecake with a peanut butter mousse on top. I was going for a take on my favorite Reese’s candy. The peanut butter mousse is so light and fluffy! I didn’t add any extra sugar to this layer because of the whole container of Cool Whip. If you eat that part just by itself, you might think it isn’t too sweet. But wait until you bite into one of these cheesecakes. There is plenty of sugar in the bottom layer and in the candy on top to balance it all out.
Now a true Reese’s cheesecake had to have some peanut butter cups in it. So I chopped a whole bunch of peanut butter cups (and ate a few while I was at it), then dropped a bunch of those chopped candies right on top of the cheesecakes. They turned out so pretty.
I love all the layers in these!!!
It is a very good thing I started running again this week. After eating a few of these, plus the extra candy, I probably should have run a little bit more. That’s on the agenda for this week.
Right after I bake some more yummy treats
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Other fun ways to enjoy more Reese’s:
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Peanut Butter Brownie Batter Ice Cream
Chocolate cheesecake topped with a peanut butter mousse and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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It’s official. Puppy chow is my new snack love! I made Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Puppy Chow for the Super Bowl party we are headed to this afternoon…and it is amazing!!!
Let’s talk puppy chow for a minute. No, it isn’t really for puppies, even though that is what the name suggests. There have been so many comments all over pinterest about how chocolate isn’t good for dogs! Hello!!! People read the ingredient list…do you feed that stuff to your dogs? Because I don’t. Well, unless she steals the bag of chow from the counter…which does happen here if we aren’t careful. But I don’t GIVE it to her. I have also seen it called Muddy Buddies, and to me that name isn’t much better, because who eats mud. Right?
Whatever you call it, just call it good!!! I mean it’s cereal coated in melty chocolate goodness and doused in a whole lot of powdered sugar. How could you not love the stuff?
Now I know that I just posted the Mocha Cappuccino puppy chow recipe on Thursday, and here I am with another puppy chow for you today. But in my defense, this Peanut Butter Cup Puppy Chow was way too good to wait any longer. I just had to share it with you right away. I mean it has 4 different kinds of Reese’s loving going on in it. You can see why I couldn’t wait another day!
Ok, ok! Fine, I had to share it right away for two reasons. 1. It was amazing!!!! You needed it. 2. I didn’t want to wait…because I just knew one of my amazing blog friends might have this chow version up their sleeves…so I didn’t want to be disappointed when I googled it a week from now, and someone else had already made it. :-)
For this batch of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Puppy Chow, I used more chocolate so the powdered sugar would stick a little bit heavier. If you do not want so much powder, feel free to use a little less. Have you used the CandiQuik melting chocolate before? I love that it comes with it’s own melting tray. I just opened the outer package and put the tray in the microwave. Once the chocolate was melted, I added the peanut butter right to the tray and stirred it in. It saves me one dish to clean later. Gotta love that!
A yummy Reese’s snack that takes less than 10 minutes to make? That’s my kind of treat!
Did I say I was taking this to a party today???
I think I feel a cold coming on…I better stay home and make it feel better with Peanut Butter Cup Puppy Chow
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If you ever have extra Reese’s just lying around, I suggest one of these recipes.
Hahaha! That made me laugh…I never have extra Reese’s just for no reason!!!
Marshmallow Reese’s Blonde Brownies
Peanut Butter Threat Mini Cheesecakes
Chex cereal coated with a peanut butter chocolate and tossed with 2 kinds of Reese's candies
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I recently learned something new about my desserts…
Chocolate brownies topped with a marshmallow, peanut butter cup fudge...grab a cup of milk because you are going to need it.
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Happiness is…
Chocolate cake mix cookies made with banana and Reeses...best cookie ever!
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I have a real serious problem. I can’t stop eating these Marshmallow Reeses Brownies.
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Fudge brownies with a layer of Reese's peanut butter eggs and marshmallow cream in the center...the best way to get rid of Easter candy.
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You can also use a bag of Reese's peanut butter cups if it isn't Easter.
There is a debate that goes on in our household
each and every summer.
Nothing super serious…
but one that neither of us will budge on how
we say it:-)
If it comes up when other people are around
we ask their opinion too.
Funny thing is, usually we get mixed answers…
So I am going to share it with you today,
in hopes that some of you are with me on this.
I wanted to stop in today
and let you know how my journey with P90X is going.
We are half way through week 2…
woo hoo only 10 more to go!
Uuuugggg!
Doesn’t sound as exciting that way, does it?
Let’s stick with HALFWAY through week 2:-)
Some things that I have discovered while doing these videos…
*It wasn’t as hard as what I was afraid of…now don’t get me wrong…
it is super tough and I am panting and sweating my way through each video.
*Yoga is for the birds. I have been doing the extra cardio video in place of it.
Anyone out there that likes yoga? More power to ya! I would rather be moving;-)
*New sore muscles each morning are just going to happen. Imagine the pain
I am feeling right now after about a billion girly push ups…and that was 2 days ago!
*Those of you who warned me of the superman and banana…uuuuggggg is all I have to say!
*You will actually gain weight the first week of doing this! Believe me NOT COOL!!!!
I realize that it is just muscles growing so that they can shrink…but come on already…
with all the sweating going on I should have lost some right?
*Determination is needed to keep yourself going each morning…
or even just to push play each day:-)
Personally I would rather dive into a big slice of this yummy Peanut Butter Explosion Cake…
but probably not in the diet guide.
So if you make this cake…
remember me and my sugar deprived body
while you are enjoying it!
I was looking through some old pics and realized that I never
shared this cake from my birthday.
Yes, I made my own cake if you were wondering:-)
Believe me it is better that way!
My hubby handles dinner and I do all the baking!
We work well together!!!
Plus I knew exactly what I wanted in it:-)
and I like doing it!
If you don’t like peanut butter,
you probably should stop reading right now.
This cake is not for you!
Otherwise onward to the deliciousness…
Chocolate cake filled with Peanut Butter Butter Cream and Reese's Peanut Butter cups and topped with a Chocolate Butter Cream.
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If you are using a regular sized round cake pan, only use one cake mix and divide it between the pans. You will need 2 cake mixes if you use a cake pan that is two inches high.
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I googled turkey treats and found tons
of the same ones made out of oreos.
Those are cute and all, but call me crazy…
I wanted to come up with some thing slightly original.
Yes, I do know edible turkey treats are NOT an
original idea, but I hope you enjoy
my take on the brownie bite turkey.
(plus to make it even more original, I FORGOT to add his gobble…
I just realized it when I was adding the pics)
You knew brownie bites were coming, right????
10 bonus points to those that spotted that one right away:-)
I couldn’t help myself…
brownie bites were the perfect body for this “sweet” guy!
I need to caution you…
these are only for the SERIOUS chocolate lover!!!
They have chocolate all over them…
just warning you now:-)
And to fill these brownie bites, I used up some of the
reeses peanut butter cups that were lurking in my cupboard.
These would be a great thanksgiving day “craft”
to do with your kids.
They could easily dip the pretzel sticks and put the sprinkles on.
Brownies and peanut butter cups dipped in chocolate and decorated with chocolate covered pretzels for a fun turkey treat.
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Happy Turkey Making!
I might have to work out extra hard this week
to make up for eating so many;-)
Want me to share them with you?
What??? Your thighs said “No thank you”
Well, you know what???
Too bad!!!
They were way too good not to share:-)
I am sure your thighs will forgive you after the first bite!
First gather all your ingredients for the recipe.
I may have gone overboard on the Reeses…
NNNNNAAAAAAHHHH!
This is a Reeses lovin household…
not a thing as too many here!!!
Oh sweet bowl of chocolatey peanut buttery goodness!!!!
I just want to dive into you head first.
Remember Duck Tails
and how Scrooge McDuck swam in his money…
it would be much better if the pool was filled with this:-)
Brownies topped with vanilla cheesecake and 3 kinds of Reeses. It's all kinds of good!
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