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Marshmallow M&M's Fudge

This pretty Marshmallow M&M's Fudge is a great no bake dessert that can be made in just a few minutes.

The pastel candies make it a great treat for Mother's Day, bridal showers, baby showers, or weddings. Use different colors to make it work for other parties and events.

3 pieces of white fudge loaded with marshmallows and chocolate candies on a white plate on top of a blue polka dot napkin.

I realize that I just shared a fudge recipe with you last week, and that this easy fudge staring back at you has Easter candy in it.

Stick with me. I promise this Easter fudge makes sense. After all, you probably have just as much Easter candy lurking in your house as I do, right? We need someway to use it all up before the next holiday.

These M&M Blonde Brownies are is my favorite way to use up extra bags of those colorful chocolate candies. Ok, ok, so eating M&M's by the handfuls is actually my all time favorite way to "get rid" of chocolate. But my shorts and swimsuits would really prefer it if I didn't do that very often.

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Carrot Coconut Bread

A loaf of sweet bread is a great way to start the morning in our house. This sweet Carrot Coconut Bread is loaded with veggies making it acceptable to eat "carrot cake" for breakfast.

This Loaded Carrot Cake is one of my all time favorite desserts. I just don't make it very often. Actually, it is usually the one dessert that I order when we go out to eat.

I think the reason I do not make it very often is because I would eat it ALL tiny sliver by sliver. And that's never good when you are trying to be good and to eat healthy.

So what did I do instead? I made a loaf of carrot bread with lots of carrots and coconut added in. I feel better eating this sweet bread for breakfast because it's technically a healthy carrot bread because of all the orange veggies in it. Right? Wink, wink!

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Key Lime Cake

This Key Lime Cake is topped with a coconut frosting that makes it taste absolutely amazing! The rum glaze and homemade coconut frosting makes this the best tropical tropical cake. Such an easy cake recipe to make for spring or summer parties or events.

Make this Fruit Punch recipe to serve with this coconut layer cake.

I have rediscovered my cake love. Oh, don't get me wrong. I never left my cake love. Eating cake is something I do best.

What I mean is that I have been baking more cakes lately. This is the 10th cake I have made since this Strawberry Cake happened.

Have you seen the "naked" cakes? They are so different and pretty looking, not to mention a whole heck of a lot easier to frost! Just slap some frosting on and plop the next layer of cake on top! Easy, peasy!

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Easy Fruity Marshmallow Fudge

A plate of this pretty Easy Marshmallow Fudge is the perfect addition to your Easter dessert table. Sprinkles and colorful marshmallows add a fun texture and taste to this easy Easter fudge.

3 pieces of white fudge loaded with colorful marshmallows on a white plate on a pink polka dot napkin.

A few weeks ago I had the awesome privilege to make a ton of desserts for a ladies event at our church. And I do mean a ton because there were over 100 ladies signed up for the meetings.

So, that meant I had to bring my A game with lots of sweet goodies. Most of the desserts I made and shared were tried and true recipes from here on the blog because I just didn't have time or energy to come up with lots of new desserts.

The little mini version of these Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits was a huge hit. And this Banana Nutella Snack Cake was another favorite that got so many compliments and requests for the recipe.

I did sneak in a few new fudge recipes because it's a dessert that can be made in minutes, and it's so easy to change up.

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Peanut Butter Eggs

These homemade Peanut Butter Eggs have a smooth peanut butter filling covered in chocolate. Each one is decorated with candy flowers and a personalized name making them the best Easter dessert. Surprise the peanut butter cup lovers in your family with one in their Easter basket.

Reese's eggs are my absolute favorite Easter candy. They remind me of going to my Grandpa's farm for egg hunts every year. My mom and Grandpa would hide plastic Easter eggs all over his yard for us to find.

But the big Reese's egg with my name written on top was my all time favorite thing to get at Easter. My Grandma ordered these Amish peanut butter eggs from a church in the area every year for each of us.

We all agreed that the homemade peanut butter eggs are so much better.

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Carrot Cake Donuts

These soft baked Carrot Cake Donuts are the perfect way to enjoy cake for breakfast. They bake up light and fluffy and are topped with a cream cheese frosting. Perfect recipe for Easter brunch or for anyone who loves carrot cake.

Two frosted donuts stacked on top of each other on a white plate.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes of all time. It makes me feel like I am eating a healthy dessert because: A. there are carrots in it and B. there is pineapple in it.

The last time I checked, carrots and pineapple were still healthy fruits and veggies. So, that makes these carrot cake donuts perfectly acceptable for breakfast, right? Kind of like these orange donuts are full of oranges!

I love that this carrot cake donut recipe because it has fruits and veggies in it, AND the donuts are baked not fried.

They bake up light and fluffy, are perfectly spiced, and have cream cheese frosting. Best way to eat "cake" for breakfast!

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Breakfast Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Breakfast Cookies will have your kids up and dressed in no time, just so they can nosh on these tasty treats. Plus, you'll use up those black bananas!

So last month my husband convinced me that we should do a workout challenge together. Lucky for me, he just meant we had to do the same thing, not actually workout at the same time.

I'm glad he clarified that because there is no way that I want to get up at 5 am to do these crazy workouts before having some coffee.

He decided that we would add 100 burpees into whatever else we decided to do for the day. Yup! You read that right. ONE HUNDRED BURPEES! EVERY DAY! The crazy thing is that I agreed to the madness!

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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie is an easy, no bake treat that can be put together in 15 minutes. The smooth and creamy textures make this peanut butter pie with pudding a treat your whole family will love.

A slice of chocolate peanut butter pie topped with Cool Whip and Reese's candies

About This Recipe

Last month I was listening to the radio as I was driving, and they were talking about their favorite pie flavors. Of course, anytime I hear people talking about sweets and dessert, my ears perk up a little bit more.

Someone was talking about their all time favorite pie that had layers of creamy peanut butter and chocolate pudding. Immediately, my mind went to this Peanut Butter Pie with pudding and this No Bake Chocolate Pie that I made in the past.

Right away I knew I had to combine them up to make a twist on a classic peanut butter pie. If you love peanut butter, you are going to fall in love with this easy dessert!

It was a good day in the kitchen because here is the best chocolate peanut butter pie recipe ever!

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Behind BruCrew Life

Last month was another busy, but oh, so much fun. Our oldest son came home from college for spring break. This year we didn't have any big plans, so we just did some fun things around town as a family.

It's hard to believe that break is already over, and everyone is back to work and school.

Watching the sun set over the water is something that never gets old. My husband and I love to go over to the bay and walk (or run) the bridge as the sun goes down.

The sky was such a pretty orange and purple this time. It truly brings new meaning to Psalms 19:1 "The heavens proclaim the glory of God."

We found a new favorite taco place. A few of the ladies in my Bible study had recommended the Screaming Goat, so we headed over there one night while the kids were at a movie together.

It was such a cute little place, and the food was amazing. All of the ones we tried were great, but my favorite was the Korean beef taco. I can't wait to go back and get another one.

Have you tried the new Cloud Macchiato at Starbucks? The other day my daughter and I were at Target, and I had to try it because it sounded dreamy.

It totally lived up to the hype because it was absolutely delicious!

Spring break this year was a combination of a bunch of fun things. One of the days we headed up to Busch Gardens to ride some rides and see some animals. It was a little busy because everyone else had the same idea, so the kids were bummed that they didn't get to ride too many rides.

But since it's so close, we decided to get season passes, so they will have plenty of time to ride some more.

The older I get, the more I stay away from the rides. All that movement and spinning makes my head hurt and gives me a headache. Yes, I did just say that. I'm totally living up to my old age. LOL!

My favorite part of the park was seeing all the animals. So, my plan is to wander around looking at the animals each time the kids want to ride a roller coaster. Sounds like a great plan to me.

My crazy psycho family is on this crazy high drop ride. Well, not everyone. My oldest is not a fan of heights, so he and I were the smart ones on the ground.

Of course, one day we spent at the beach soaking up some sun and playing some bocce ball since the water was still too chilly for swimming.

We headed up to Top Golf for half price night. It's always fun to see how many targets you can actually hit with the balls. My husband was looking forward to the giant pretzel, but apparently it's a popular appetizer because they were out of them that night.

The boys decided to take the paddle boards out one morning. This time they put the boards in by the bridge and just paddled around there.

It's still hard to believe that this kiddo of ours is almost halfway through college already. He and I headed out for breakfast on his last morning here. I'm so proud of the young man he has become.

Last weekend our church hosted a ladies event, and I volunteered to make dessert. It was a crazy few days as I made enough sweet treats for over 100 ladies.

It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Of course, I decided to do all mini desserts because they are easier to make a lot of in a little bit of time.

As much as I wanted to create some new recipes for the event, I decided to just make recipes that I was already familiar with. I made Coffee Cream Brownies, Zebra Brownies (topped with raspberries), Coconut Cream Cheesecake Pie Bites, Chocolate Cheesecake Pie Bites, Skinny Peanut Butter Granola Bites, Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits (minus the pretzels), Banana Nutella Snack Cake, Lemon Strawberry Snack Cake, and a few different kinds of fudge.

It was fun, but I was definitely glad to be done in the kitchen. For a few days anyway.

If I'm not in the kitchen or at the beach, you can usually find me at Target. This little jean dress is my new favorite thing to wear, and at $20 it's so affordable.

Adding jewelry and a cute brown belt is a great way to dress up this simple dress.

I usually carry this brown backpack purse, but sometimes you just need a small bag to hold your phone and money. I found this crochet bag on Amazon, and it's so cute. The little palm tree pin totally sold me on it.

I also picked up a few other tops from Target and Old Navy for spring and summer. I love that all of them can be dressed up or down depending on if you wear them with jeans, shorts, flip flops, or heels.

Last weekend my husband and I took our daughter out for pancakes after church, and I found the cutest little spot to take photos while we waited for a table to be available.

One of my other favorite things to take pictures of are flowers, so I was so excited to turn around and see this angle with the blue sky and pink flowers. The unexpected beauty of this picture just blows me away every time I look at it.

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Homemade Reese's Eggs

Homemade Reese's Eggs are the best Easter treat for peanut butter lovers. These easy copycat chocolate peanut butter eggs are decorated with Reese's Pieces and chocolate sprinkles. Watch everyone smile when they find them in their baskets on Easter morning.

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Our kids love these peanut butter balls, so every year I turn them into peanut butter eggs with their names on them. It is something that I have been making for them since they were little.

For the past few years I have been making a new Easter egg version too. So far, I have made Nutella eggs, coconut cream eggs, and these cookie butter eggs.

Why Make These Peanut Butter Eggs

Easy No Bake Recipe - No baking or hot ovens needed to make a batch of these eggs.
Kid Friendly - Kids of all ages will go nuts when they find these sweet treats in their basket.
Awesome Flavor - The center is made with a creamy sweet peanut butter filling and then dipped in a rich dark chocolate coating.

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