Name: Peanut Butter Kit Kat Ice Cream Sandwiches
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons honey; 3 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 cups quick oats; 3 cups chopped white chocolate Kit Kat bars; vanilla ice cream

Pumpkin Muffin Tops

These easy two ingredient Pumpkin Muffin Tops are a delicious breakfast treat on a chilly fall morning. Extra chocolate drizzles on top will get extra smiles from everyone!

I think it is safe to say that I like to bake. A lot. One of the things that I enjoy baking the most is different breakfast items.

Lots of Banana Bread Muffins, Cinnamon Sugar Apple Donut Holes, and Toffee Latte Scones get cranked out pretty regularly in our kitchen.

My kids love having muffins or donuts instead of eating dry cereal, and I am happy to make them these yummy breakfast treats.

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Peanut Butter Marshmallow Brownie Cups

Little desserts with a big impact are perfect for ending a dinner meal or taking to a party. These Peanut Butter Marshmallow Brownie Cups will steal the show no matter where you eat them.

Lately I have realized that I am easily distracted or disorganized...or both. I have been losing receipts and putting things down then forgetting where they are.

Those are the times I storm around the house blaming one of the kids for moving it. But then I find it, and realize that I am the one who moved it.

The thing is our house isn't that big, and I don't have huge messes everywhere. Yes, there are some things that could be a little better organized.

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Peanut Butter Kit Kat Ice Cream Sandwiches

I was cleaning up some photo folders on our computer and,
I realized that I have so many recipes from this summer that I still haven't shared.

Peanut butter cookies made with Kit Kat candy bars and filled with vanilla ice cream are a sweet treat for those hot summer days.

Peanut Butter Kit Kat Ice Cream Sandwiches - peanut butter cookies made with Kit Kat bars and filled with vanilla ice cream

I'm sure that means I bake way too much and should probably slow down...

Yeah, like that's going to happen.
And I have the stretchy pants to prove it!!!

Yesterday our weather turned cooler...very fall-like and wonderful.

Gotta love bringing out the jeans and hoodies.
I am so excited for my favorite season to be here nonstop!!!
In the evening ,my husband got out our fire pit and we enjoyed a blazing fire.

The irony in this is that we were huddled around the fire to keep warm.
while eating ice cream!

I realized that just because summer is gone, it
doesn't mean we stop eating ice cream here.
And I'm betting that most of you keep eating ice cream, too.
So, I think I am safe to share the couple ice cream goodies from this summer.

What could be better?
Oh yeah, TWO of these cookies and vanilla ice cream in the middle.

Sandwich cookies are the best because you get 2 cookies + filling every time you have just one.
I need to make more filled cookies just for that reason alone.
And you wonder why I wear stretchy pants...

Recipe

Peanut Butter Kit Kat Ice Cream Sandwiches

Yield: 48 cookies - 24 ice cream sandwiches

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Total Time: 31 minutes

Peanut butter cookies with Kit Kat candy bar chunks make a delicious sandwich base for vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 cups quick oats
3 cups chopped white chocolate Kit Kat bars
vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together the peanut butter, butter, honey, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
Sift together the salt, baking soda, flour, and oats in another bowl, then slowly add them to the creamed mixture. Do not over beat. Stir in the candy bars by hand. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
Roll the dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Place on a baking sheet with 2 inches around each one.
Bake for 10-11 minutes. Let cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a cookie and top with another one. Makes 24 sandwiches. Store in a sealed container in the freezer if ice cream is in the middle.

Notes

*Let the cookies thaw slightly before trying to eat the ice cream sandwiches if they have been frozen for awhile.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 408Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 202mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 2gSugar: 32gProtein: 7g

Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.

Coffee Toffee Popcorn

This Coffee Toffee Popcorn is loaded with candy bits and chocolate covered coffee beans. It's a fun and easy snack mix to munch on while you watch tv.

(photos updated April 2018)

It was a sad day on Sunday. Our Keurig coffee maker decided to die. We still have no idea what happened to it. My husband made his coffee first, and everything was working fine. But when I came out an hour later to brew coffee for a Coconut Nutella Latte, nothing was working.

We tried unplugging it for a few minutes but it still wouldn't turn on. We tried unplugging it for over an hour and still nothing worked. Then we tried cleaning it out, but that was a no go. I tried jiggling the plug hoping for a miracle. We even tried calling Keurig but because it was over a year old, they were no help.

My hubby tried smacking the side of it. There was a flicker, and then nothing. We think it is dead for good. Boo! Thank goodness for an awesome hubby who made a Starbucks run for me at this point. It's a good thing I had some chocolate covered coffee beans and a slice of Java Chip Bundt Cake to hold me over until he got back.

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Taco Breakfast Squares

These easy Taco Breakfast Squares are a delicious way to use leftovers in your morning routine. This delicious breakfast can be made the day ahead to save time too.

We have gone into full blown school mode around here. School supplies have been purchased.

Is it just me or do kids have more and more things added to their lists every year? Say hello to a shopping cart full of notebooks, binders, and pencils and goodbye to all the fun baking money for the month.

There is only one more full week of summer vacation left here. I really feel like the kids just got out.

Where did the summer go this year???

It's no secret around here that I don't like to get up in the morning. Thank goodness my kids are old enough now to get up with their alarms and to get ready without me monitoring every single minute.

They are even big enough to get their own breakfasts. Toast, poptarts, cereal, and toaster strudels...yup, plenty of the easy stuff that they like.

Now there are the days that I will make muffins or donuts the afternoon before so they can have those the next morning. Not that I couldn't get up and do it that morning, but my body doesn't function so well first thing.

And you kind of need to be alert when baking yummy stuff. Wouldn't want to grab the wrong ingredient or something. Plus a hot stove and a sleeping person isn't the best combo.

I am always on the lookout for fun things that I can make the day before and refrigerate for early morning breakfast. The other night we had tacos and so we had extra taco meat in the fridge. And I had another tube of Pillsbury crescent rolls, because I have kind of been in love with them lately.

Scrambled eggs and leftover taco meat happens to be a huge favorite of mine, so it got me thinking on how I could incorporate it into something the kids could reheat easily.

Bake this yummy taco egg mixture up in a crescent roll and you have super easy breakfast that can be enjoyed right away, or you can reheat it the next day for a quick and easy breakfast.

By folding the edges of the rolls up just slightly on the edges, it keeps the mixture together just a little bit better!!!

Don't worry about it looking perfect. They will disappear quickly before anyone even notices!!!

Recipe

Taco Breakfast Squares

Yield: 4 breakfast tacos

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Crescent rolls filled with scrambled eggs and taco meat makes a great breakfast.

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) can refrigerated crescent rolls
½ lb. hamburger
¼ c. chopped onion
2 tbsp. taco seasoning
¼ c. water
4 eggs
½ c. black beans
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°.
Cook the hamburger and onion in a saucepan until fully cooked. Add the taco seasoning and water and bring to a boil. Lower temperature and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Set aside. Scramble eggs in another saucepan. Combine eggs, taco meat, beans, and cheese.
Unroll the crescent rolls. Separate into 4 rectangles. Press the seams together. Cut each rectangle into 2 squares. Place 2 spoonfuls of eggs onto each square. Roll the edges of the dough up just slightly all around. Press together to hold shape. Top each square with more egg mixture, so each one is full.
Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve immediately or refrigerate and reheat the next day.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 395Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 249mgSodium: 792mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 24g

Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.

Randomness of Our Week

This week we...

went camping with my inlaws.

Thank goodness for ooey gooey smores to distract me

from thinking I would die when someone attacked at night!!!

saw beautiful skies like this while out walking at night.

let the kids enjoy this awesome splash park. There is no staying dry in that one.

ate this yummy treat for breakfast...yup, you read that right...
s'mores inspired breakfast:-)

sent the two youngest munchkins off to church camp...the house has been so quiet!

waited in line for Chic-fil-a for 2 ½ hours...well worth it to show our support!

ate a berry sundae at Sam's with chocolate syrup...

best idea of the week goes to my hubby for the chocolate idea.
He knows me oh so well:-)

ordered Dippin Dots online because my hubby is obsessed with them...

3 gallons that need to be eaten within 24 hours of receiving them.

Good thing we bought more dry ice because that's a lot of dots!!!

made pizza with a cauliflower crust...it was actually really really good.
I was way impressed with how yummy it was.

What fun things did you do this week???

Thank you so much for reading my blog. If you liked this post, please leave a comment. Comments are a great way for me to see what is a blog hit or miss:-)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

I made cookies...again....with more Reese's! Does that surprise you??

Yes, crazy is the word I use too 🙂 Just wait until you try these Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies...you will be crazy about them too.

Easy cookies filled with Reese's peanut butter cups and raspberry chocolate bars. These don't last long!!!

Ever since I made these banana Reese's cookies I kept thinking about a vanilla version with more Reese's in them.

Then one day when the kids were having a super simple lunch of pb & j...
and it hit me!!! Peanut butter and jelly in a cookie!
Awesome idea, huh???

I suppose I could make better use of my time and do housework things like dust, mop, laundry, or even clean the toilet. "shiver"

But when I get an fun baking idea in my head, I kind of get distracted until I make it come to life!!!

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Fluffernutter Popcorn Balls

It's the last Monday of the month...

do you know what that means???

Fluffernutter Popcorn Balls - peanut butter and marshmallow turn popcorn into a delicious snack with a cute presentation https://insidebrucrewlife.com

It means it's the Secret Recipe Club reveal day for my group!!! Go group D!!!

Today I can finally tell you what blog I have been stalking reading through this past month.
The fun twist to this club is that you have to keep your lips zipped on who you have.
This month I was assigned Kimberly's blog.
As soon as I saw she was addicted to shoes and magazines, I knew this would be a happy place:-)
Plus we are celery hating twins!!! Fast friends in no time I tell ya!!!

Can I tell you how much fun she is to read through...the crafts, the photography,
and the recipes!!!! It was tough to pick just one thing to make for this.
I mean look at this Peanut Butter & Jelly Banana Bread!
Or this Sweet Potato and Chorizo Lasana!!! Yum!!!

But I procrastinated, yet again, and so as I was looking through Kimberly's recipes...
I came across these fun Popcorn Baseballs.

If you have been reading my blog for very long...you know I am addicted to fun popcorn!
It was fate...I mean just Friday I shared Monster Cookie Dough Popcorn Munch!!!
Any chance I get to jazz up plain popcorn, I'm going to take it!!!!
THIS. WAS. THE. RECIPE. for me this month!!!

Simple, FUN, and easy to use whatever is in your baking cupboard.

We got back from camping on Saturday, so I knew time wasn't on my side.
Can we say procrastinator...big time!!!!

Whatever was in the cupboard was going to have to do.
I dug through and found a few bags of Reeses peanut butter chips and mini M&M's.
(yes, I always have a few bags or each kind just waiting around for inspiration or in this case disaster:-)

Peanut butter and marshmallow is definitely a favorite combo around these parts,
so I knew that I would have a winner for sure.
Now my first thought was to eliminate some marshmallow from the recipe and
make them into bars...BAD IDEA!!!

The first batch fell apart when I started cutting into them.
Bad for the post, but oh so yummy for our tummies!
The kids had no problem polishing off my little recipe "fail"!!!

So now it is Sunday and the post is due in ONE day....aaaaaahhhh!
Good thing I still had enough baking supplies to make it again...not time for a grocery store run.
This time I was USING the marshmallows.
I figured that would make it hold together for a bar for sure!!!

Wouldn't you know the minute I cut into them...
yup, you guessed it, they kind of crumbled.
Not as bad as the first batch...
but still not very picture worthy!!!
WHAT was I going to do???

You can imagine the panic that was starting to creep into my body.
So I grabbed a bunch and started to compress it into a popcorn ball...
this was going to work if I had anything to say about it!

And you know what...turns out I should have just followed Kimberly's recipe
in the first place:-) They were super easy to make into popcorn balls.
But not as hard and crunchy as the ones I used to get in my Christmas stocking every year...
you know the ones right? The ones that sat around until Easter when you finally threw them out!
I have no idea why my parents bought them every year? 🙂

Not these popcorn balls...they are soft and easy to pull apart!

Now because I can't leave well enough alone,
I started digging in my cupboard again.
I knew somewhere up there I had thrown a bag of wooden popsicle sticks.

In my head these popcorn balls would be so fun with a stick, a cupcake liner, and a washi flag!!!
EEEEEIIIKKK!!! Love it so much when something goes from my head into real life!
I knew I bought that washi tape for a good reason:-)

These turned out absolutely adorable...and super duper delicious too!!!
So good, that I have the rest wrapped up to send out the door ASAP!
I can't be around such cuteness without devouring one each time I go into the kitchen!!!

Thank you so much Kimberly for a fun recipe to play around with!!!
This recipe is a sure fire keeper!!!
I definitely see more fun popcorn balls in our future:-)
Can we say Christmas stocking tradition?
Yup, it just might live on now!

Recipe

Fluffernutter Popcorn Balls

Yield: 12 popcorn balls

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Marshmallow and peanut butter make this Fluffernutter Popcorn completely delicious. Love that sweet and salty.

Ingredients

8 cups popped popcorn
6 cups miniature marshmallows
2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 Tablespoon shortening
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 cups miniature M&M’s

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the butter and 4 cups of marshmallows. Heat over low/medium heat until melted and creamy. Set aside for a minute.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine the peanut butter chips and the shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted.
Place the popcorn in a large bowl. Pour the melted marshmallow over the popcorn and stir. Add the melted peanut butter chips and stir again.
Toss in the M&M’s, salt, and the extra 2 cups of marshmallows and stir really well. Let cool a few minutes.
Squeeze handfuls into large balls and set on a baking tray. Garnish with popsicle sticks, washi tape, and cupcake liners. Keep covered.

Notes

Note: I pressed my popcorn into a 9×13 pan while it was warm. After it was chilled, I cut it into squares and then made each square into a ball.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 295Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 474mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 2gSugar: 31gProtein: 4g

Monster Cookie Dough Popcorn

This Monster Cookie Dough Popcorn has all the traditional flavors of a monster cookie. The popcorn is coated in a chocolate and Biscoff coating and tossed with lots of extra goodness.

I have the funniest...ok, maybe the dorkiest habit...you are going to laugh at me...

but that's ok because my family cracks up all the time.

Want to know what it is???

I talk to myself. Like all the time. And not a silent whisper either.
Oh, it's a whisper...just kind of out loud 🙂

My husband and my kids always like to let me know when it happens.
They think it is super hilarious to stand behind me
and listen to me go on and on.
Ok, fine it probably is.

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100 Grand Rice Krispie Treats

100 Grand Rice Krispie Treats are the perfect snack food for a picnic, barbecue, or a fun blog meet up.

Ok, so I did something a little out of the ordinary...

for a shy person that is.

I know that most of you here would never have guessed that I am actually really a shy person.

It's true...I am really truly shy and find it hard to talk to people in real life.
Thank goodness I talk to most of you through my computer.
Otherwise I would be stuttering and turning red...
and then quite possibly it would all end in tears and embarrassment.

I am much better one on one...most of the time.

So, for the past 5-6 months Aimee (from Shugary Sweets) and I
have been scheming when and where we could meet up since we only live 3 hours apart.
Finally I offered to drive out there and visit...she lives near IKEA after all.
Duh, super no brainer. Meet up with the most awesome bloggy friend...and shop IKEA!

Now that puts me totally outside of my comfort zone...
going out on a branch and driving to meet someone you have never met before. Yikes!!!
I was a little bit nervous that morning.

But Aimee and I have been commenting on each others blogs and emailing
for about a year and a half...so I totally felt like I knew her.
We have so much in common we are practically twins:-)

Let me tell you what...she is 100 times more awesome in person!
We had THE best time that day...going through IKEA first.
Then she took me to this huge grocery store thingy called Jungle Jim's...
such a way cool place. You could find anything and everything food related there.

And then we just went back to her house, so our kids could play while we chatted...
oh, and we ate yummy snacks:-) Boy! Were they yummy!
She had cupcakes, cake, and fudge...oh, the cinnabon fudge.
Totally to die for...seriously THE.BEST.FUDGE.EVER!!!
And I have had a lot of fudge in my life!!!

Now as a good foodie friend, I had to bring her some yummy treats too.
I had some of these Caramel Pretzel Brownie Cheesecakes still in my fridge,
so those came with me to get rid of them share.

But I also wanted to take something else too...
not just something that was in my fridge from the day before.
I knew that Aimee's favorite treat is the all mighty rice krispie treat...
so that was what was going along for the drive too.

And to top it all off I made the krispies based off her favorite candy bar too...the 100 Grand bar.
Loads of caramel, crisp rice, and all topped with a milk chocolate layer...
oh and sprinkles, because they just make it look so much cuter!

I had such a fun day hanging with Aimee and getting to know her even better.
Our kids had a blast hanging out...helps that they are all the same age.
And they can't wait for us to do "hang" again.
So, I definitely see us meeting up again very soon.
Next time though, the kids will be in school and we are headed on a bakery crawl.
Totally can't wait for that!!!

Yup, best blog buds for sure!!!!!

Recipe

100 Grand Rice Krispie Treats

Yield: 24 squares

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

These easy 100 Grand Rice Krispie Treats are filled with caramel and chocolate goodness.

Ingredients

1 cup Kraft caramel squares (about 26 unwrapped)
3 Tablespoons butter
1 - 10 ounce bag miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips
1 Tablespoon shortening
2 Tablespoons sprinkles

Instructions

Line a 9x13 pan with foil and spray it with nonstick spray.
In a large saucepan, combine the caramel squares and butter. Stir until melted. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted again.
Add the cereal, and mix until everything is coated.
Press the mixture gently into the prepared pan.. Let sit and cool for 30 minutes.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and the shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Continue heating another 15-20 seconds and stirring until melted. Do not over heat.
Spread over the top of the treats and top with sprinkles. Let set. Cut into 24 squares.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 188Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 85mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g

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