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Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake

April 7, 2013 104 Comments

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

Fluffernutter Fudge Brownies

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cookie Bars

Oatmeal Banana PB Cup Cookies

Peanut Butter Brownie Batter Ice Cream

Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes

Yield: 24 cupcake cheesecakes

Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake

Chocolate cheesecake topped with a peanut butter mousse and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients

For the Cheesecake

2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs

4 Tablespoons butter, melted

2 packages cream cheese (8 oz. each)

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Tablespoons flour

3/4 cup chocolate chips

1 teaspoon shortening

For the Peanut Butter Mousse

1 package cream cheese (8 oz.)

1 container Cool Whip (8 oz.)

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 cups chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Instructions

Combine the cookie crumbs and melted butter. Place a spoonful of crumbs in 24 cupcake liners. Press down firmly. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs, sour cream, and flour and beat again.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted. Let cool slightly. Pour into cream cheese mixture and beat until creamy. Spoon into prepared cupcake liners. Bake at 350* for 22 minutes. Let cool in pan for 3-4 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until creamy. Add the cool whip and beat with the wire whisk attachment until creamy. Place spoonfuls on top of cooled cheesecake and spread out. Top with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Makes 24 cupcake cheesecakes. Keep refrigerated in a sealed container.

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Chocolate Reese’s Pudding Cookies – #snackmadness

April 5, 2013 18 Comments

Are you a party planner? Do you wait to the last minute to get all your supplies? If you answered yes, to either of these questions, then Walgreens is the place for you. You can find all your last minute party planning snacks and treats in a hurry.

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This weekend the last games in the big college basketball tournament will be happening. Will you be watching them? Who are you rooting for? I have to be honest, my bracket is still blank.

I’m not as into watching sports as the boys in my house. They can sit and watch all the games every weekend. But what I am into, is planning a fun party for friends to come over and enjoy treats and the big game with us.

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I had the opportunity this week to visit Walgreens and to buy some snacks for a last minute party. You can check out my shopping story on Google+. Walgreens is a convenient place to shop for snacks and party decor when you only have a few minutes to spare.

Our Walgreens was stocked with lots of Coke Zero and Reese’s products for game day. Buying lots of Reese’s to snack on scores big points with me any day of the year. While I was shopping, I picked up some 12 packs of Coke Zero to share with our guests. Having drinks in cans means I can get away with not buying cups, and we can recycle those cans.

Of course I bought every kind of Reese’s product that Walgreens offered. You don’t have to tell me twice to buy Reese’s. They are my all time favorite candy. I love baking different sweets like these Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies, Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecakes, and Marshmallow Reese’s blonde brownies with lots of Reese’s in each bite.

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When you have a lot of people over for a big game, you want your party food to be finger foods that can be easily eaten. Cookies are always a good party choice. I had a box of Hershey’s chocolate pudding in my cupboard, and I thought that would make the perfect pudding cookies with a few boxes of Reese’s pieces added in.

The answer is yes, I did eat some of the cookie dough before it was all baked It was delicious and who could resist all that candy?

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I wanted my game table to be festive but easy. This corner of our living room was the perfect size for our 6 foot folding table. I covered the table with a white plastic tablecloth that I found at Walgreens. The party streamers were actually ones I had leftover from previous birthdays. I love that I had the colors to match the serving bowls and trays that I bought from Walgreens.

I wanted some disposable plates on our table, so I wouldn’t be doing dishes after everyone left. Walgreens had some different colored plates on one of their shelves. I grabbed a few packs of the orange ones because they reminded me of basketballs. I even used a sharpie to draw lines on a few of those orange plates making them look like basketballs that I could hang on the front of the food table.

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Now it was time to get everyone together to enjoy all the treats and a game. We have lots of friends who just love when we send them a quick message saying we want to spend time with you, and we have treats to share too. I think the treats are what sold them this time. All I had to do was mention Reese’s recipes and they came running. I am thankful for great friends that we can spend a fun evening with chatting and eating snacks.
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Walgreens is definitely the place to shop if you want to get together with friends for a last minute basketball game. You can find everything you need to enjoy a night of #snackmadness . You don’t have to tell me twice to start planning the next party. And if that party include more Coke and Reese’s, I think it will be another win for the BruCrew Team!

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Chocolate Reese’s Pudding Cookies

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Yield: 48 cookies

Chocolate Reese’s Pudding Cookies

Chocolate cookies made with instant chocolate pudding and Reese's pieces are the way to go if you are looking for a chocolate fix.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 box instant Hershey's chocolate pudding mix (3.5 oz)

2 1/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups Reese's Pieces

1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg, sour cream, and vanilla and beat again. Sift together the pudding mix, flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add to the creamed mixture beating on low until everything is combined. Stir in the Reese's and chocolate chips by hand. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
Roll the dough into 1 1/2 - 2 inch balls. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375* for 9 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest on baking sheet for about 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack or wax paper. Let cool. Store in a sealed container on the counter for 4-5 days. Makes about 48 cookies.

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White Chocolate Reese’s Krispie Hearts

January 27, 2013 42 Comments

White Chocolate Reese's Krispie Hearts

I love Rice Krispie treats.
Like, love them so much I can’t stop eating them until they are gone. It’s bad people.
Bad for the jeans in my life that is. Me on the other hand…
well, I am good with more krispies in my life.
I should probably stop making them when no one is home with me.

Today’s White Chocolate Reese’s Krispie Hearts will make you want to eat the entire batch in one day. What? That’s not normal to do?

White Chocolate Reese's Krispie Hearts

This batch of rice krispie treats starts out like a regular pan of krispies, but at the last minute you add a box of white chocolate pudding into the melted marshmallows. Pour in the cereal and stir until coated. Go ahead and press the hot mixture into a buttered pan. Yes, go ahead and lick the spoon. You know you want to.

But…you probably are going to burn your tongue. I know, because I do it every single time I make krispie treats.

I was at Target the other day and I just couldn’t resist buying a bag of the Reese’s hearts. Not that I can resist regular Reese’s, but there is something about cute fun shapes that makes me buy them even more. I didn’t have any idea what I was going to make with them. I just knew they had to come home with me. (Please tell me I am not alone in my random candy buying!!!)

White Chocolate Reese's Krispie Hearts

Enter the White Chocolate Rice Krispies cooling on the counter. All of a sudden I knew I wanted to share my love of krispies, CandiQuik, and Reese’s all in one glorious ADORABLE treat! You start by cutting the white chocolate krispies into a heart shape just slightly bigger than the Reese’s hearts. Then drizzle the tops of the krispie hearts with white CandiQuik and drop a Reese’s heart on the top. (go ahead and eat the rest of the Reese’s while the chocolate is setting…I won’t tell

Super easy! And so stinking cute!!!

The bonus part of cutting hearts from these white chocolate krispies???

Someone has to eat all the scraps!
It’s a rough job, but someone has to do it. ;-)

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White Chocolate Reese’s Krispie Hearts

Yield: 15 hearts

White Chocolate Reese’s Krispie Hearts

White chocolate rice krispie treats topped with white chocolate CandiQuik and a Reese's peanut butter heart.

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons butter

1 bag miniature marshmallows (10 oz.)

1 box Jello white chocolate pudding (3.4 oz.z)

6 cups Rice Krispies cereal

2 oz. white CandiQuik, melted

15 Reese's peanut butter hearts

Instructions

Place the butter and marshmallows in a large saucepan. Heat and stir on medium heat until melted and smooth. Add the pudding and stir for about 1 minute so the pudding can dissolve. Stir in the cereal.
Pour the cereal into a buttered 9x13 pan. Press gently and evenly. Let set about 15 minutes. Use a heart cookie cutter to cut out 15 hearts. Let cool completely.
Drizzle the krispie hearts with the melted CandiQuik. Press a Reese's heart on top before the CandiQuik sets. Let set before serving.

Notes

You could also cut the rice krispie treats into squares and top with the melted chocolate and hearts.

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Looking for ways to incorporate more Reese’s into your life this Valentine’s Day?
Here are a few of our family favorites.

PEANUT BUTTER PUDDING COOKIES

PEANUT BUTTER THREAT CHEESECAKES

MARSHMALLOW REESES BLONDE BROWNIES

REESES POPCORN MUNCH

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Reese’s Turkeys

November 15, 2012 60 Comments

I couldn’t wait any longer to show you these cute little peanut butter turkeys. Well, ok, I had to wait until today because I finally finished putting everything together this afternoon. But the idea for them has been rolling around in my head all month long. I sure hope you have a bag of candy corn and some leftover Reese’s candy from Halloween. Who am I kidding? Leftover Reese’s? That never happens in this house either. My kids are just as crazy for those candies as I am. They used to share them with me when they were little…now they hide them, so I can’t find them:-) So, I just bought more for this fun project. I can’t wait to make more for us to devour on Thanksgiving Day.

How cute would these little fry boxes be at each kid’s place setting this Thanksgiving? I think this fry box die cut is my favorite one from Lifestyle Crafts right now. It makes the cutest little boxes for small treats. Plus using a die cut sure beats tracing an old McD’s fry box and trying to cut it all out right:-) I also found the “Keep Calm and ______” stamp at JoAnn’s the other day. I just filled in the “eat ham” part with some small letter stamps I found at Walmart. How perfect is this saying for these little boxes filled with turkeys?

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