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Candy Corn M&M Brownie Pie

October 22, 2020 By Jocelyn - 9 Comments

This Candy Corn M&M Brownie Pie is an easy dessert to make for Halloween parties. Swirls of candy corn colored frosting and crunchy M&M candies will have everyone going back for another slice.

My downfall when I am shopping at stores are all the specialty candies and cookies that come out every season. The foodie in me just has to know what they taste like.

So of course, when I saw the creepy cocoa crisp M&M’s on the store shelf I had to buy a bag right away. For research purposes…wink, wink.

I really loved the crispy texture that these candies have in the center. In order to keep myself from eating the entire bag, I had to come up with a fun Halloween dessert that I could share with our church life group.
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Peanut Butter Cup Spider Cookies

October 21, 2020 By Jocelyn - 3 Comments

Chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter candies, sprinkles, and candy eyes give these Peanut Butter Cup Spider Cookies a fun look. This peanut butter cookie recipe is such a fun treat for Halloween parties.

The month of October I boycott dusting. My reasoning is that it is part of my “decorations”. Skeletons and gravestones just look better with a layer of dust around them.

I mean have you ever seen a clean and shiny haunted house? No way! They are always musty and dirty because it just adds to the spookiness.

Of course, all this dust means that the spiders think it is ok to come live inside with us. Yesterday I was vacuuming and found a giant spider web behind one of the doors.

I didn’t see any spiders on it, but instinct kicked in and I sucked that web up in a hurry. [Read more…]

Candy Corn Fudge

October 20, 2020 By Jocelyn - Leave a Comment

This Candy Corn Fudge is an easy and delicious treat to make for Halloween. In just 15 minutes you can have a pan of three ingredient fudge loaded with a fall snack mix chilling on your counter.

One of my favorite things about this time of year is candy corn. There is just something about that iconic Halloween candy that gets me. It’s one of those candies that you either love or hate. And I personally love it.

Now I’m totally good with just eating a few pieces plain, but add it to this Candy Corn Snack Mix, and I will eat way more than I should.

The other day I had a bowl of this fall snack mix staring me down, so I decided to make a fun Halloween fudge with it. [Read more…]

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Latte

October 17, 2020 By Jocelyn - 74 Comments

Sit and relax with this easy homemade Salted Caramel Pumpkin Latte. Adding pumpkin and caramel to hot coffee makes a fall drink that tastes amazing. Don’t forget to finish it off with some whipped cream and caramel drizzles.

A hot cup of coffee and some quiet time is how I like to start off my day. It helps me slowly start the day off in the right way.

Since I am now on a pumpkin kick right now, I decided to add some fall flair to this Salted Caramel Mocha Latte. It was seriously a good idea.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownie Pie

October 15, 2020 By Jocelyn - 93 Comments

Make a Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownie Pie and watch everyone smile as they cut into the layers. A gooey brownie bottom with creamy pumpkin cheesecake makes the perfect fall dessert.

Do you ever bake a dessert that gives you that happy, dance for joy kind of feelings? You know the dessert that gives you butterflies every time you open the fridge to stare at it while it is chilling because you know it is going to taste so good.

Quite honestly, this layered pumpkin pie is going to give you those feelings in your stomach because you will not be able to stop looking at it.

You will keep opening the refrigerator door just to stare at it again and again. And bite after bite will disappear into your mouth when you cut that first piece!!!

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Candy Corn Snack Mix

October 13, 2020 By Jocelyn - Leave a Comment

Candy Corn Snack Mix is so easy to make, and you are going to love the fun flavor combination. Salty peanuts, Reese’s Pieces, crunchy pretzels, and candy corn make this sweet and salty snack mix disappear in a hurry.

This easy fall snack mix is one of my all time favorites this time of year. Now I am one of those crazy people that actually loves candy corn, and I look forward to it each year. I have found that most people either love it or hate it.

Years and years ago I was introduced to this harvest snack mix by one of our previous pastor’s wives. She had a bowl of this sweet mix at one our meetings, and I seriously could not stop munching on it. It’s truly addicting. [Read more…]

Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

October 9, 2020 By Jocelyn - Leave a Comment

Enjoy a taste of Fall with this sweet homemade bread. This Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread is a delicious treat to make for breakfast or brunch.

The apple pie filling and cinnamon sugar coated bread dough bake together into the most ooey, gooey bread.

*I am partnering with Dixie Crystals to bring you this sweet bread recipe. Click HERE to print the full recipe.

Your kitchen will be filled with the most amazing fall smell as this apple pull apart bread bakes. It is so delicious, and there is gooey goodness in every layer.

This sweet bread has apple pie filling in between each of the layers and is drizzled with a sweet glaze which makes it irresistible.

If you are looking for something easy and delicious to make for breakfast or brunch this fall, try this homemade recipe. A slice or two of this apple bread is delicious with a hot cup of coffee. Just saying… [Read more…]

Peanut Butter Zombie Eyeballs

October 8, 2020 By Jocelyn - 14 Comments

Serve up some eye popping fun this year! Oozing red gel frosting and a candy eye add a fun and spooky flair to these Peanut Butter Zombie Eyeballs.

These easy no bake peanut butter balls are an awesome treat for Halloween or Walking Dead parties!

Every year at this time our boys ask if I am going to make spooky Halloween eyeballs again. A few years ago I jazzed up some peanut butter buckeyes for a party, and now they want a batch of eyes for Halloween every year.

Most of the treats and goodies that I make around here are crazy ideas that I have come up, so if the boys request a dessert, I jump and make it right away.

And of course, any time I will never turn down an opportunity to make and eat chocolate and peanut butter treats. [Read more…]

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts

October 6, 2020 By Jocelyn - 81 Comments

Add these Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts to your Halloween parties and watch all the kids grab a spooky treat! Soft baked donuts decorated with chocolate, sprinkles, and edible eyes are a fun breakfast this time of year!

A few years ago I decided to boycott dusting for the month of October. As I was putting out the skeleton bones, spiders, and gravestones they kind of looked out of place on the clean shelves.

Last year I added some plastic rats to our decor. Let’s face it. Bones and rats look much better when there is a layer of dust surrounding them.

So, for now, I am letting the dust pile up on everything. The spiders have free rein of our ceiling corners. Well, for now anyway. [Read more…]

Witch’s Cauldron Brownie Cupcakes

October 3, 2020 By Jocelyn - 9 Comments

Creepy candies and green frosting make these Witch’s Cauldron Brownie Cupcakes a fun addition to all your Halloween parties this year! Trust me. Ghouls and goblins of all ages love a dessert with gummy worms in it!

Years ago we lived down the road from a couple that would always decorate their house for Halloween. They had large life-sized skeletons crawling on the roof and up the side of the house! At night they turned on a red glowing lightbulb, so you can just barely see the skeletons. It is so cool!

I know this might seem creepy and scary, but my husband and I both agree that it looked so fun. We love Halloween!!! It totally made me want to go buy 5 skeletons to attach to our house too! Well, that was until I looked at how much those big ones actually cost. Yikes!

It seemed like a much better idea to just keep driving by their house each night enjoying the fun decorations there instead of buying them. [Read more…]