Hi there friends. Grab a cup of coffee and some Chocolate Mint Donuts and let's talk shopping...mostly "Black Friday" crazy shopping!!!
Last week I looked over all the "Black Friday" specials while my husband drove us to visit family for Thanksgiving. We found a crazy good deal on a certain item and just couldn't pass it up!!!
I mean surely we can battle the crowds and stand forever to save $150!
My husband's response... "How bad can it be?" Isn't he cute? Obviously he has never shopped on that particular Friday before.
So after filling our bellies full of turkey, stuffing, and some dessert...ok, you got me, mostly dessert, we ventured out to Walmart.
And we just had to laugh at all the irritated people we saw. Seriously, who goes shopping on Black Friday and doesn't expect it to be busy?
These people were so funny!!! Funny how fast the feeling of Thanksgiving disappears when you have crazy sales to get to.
We saw people carrying multiple boxes taller than their heads...and trying to pass people without being able to see the people!!! And then getting upset when they dropped them.
We saw people staked out beside the shrink wrapped pallets just waiting to pounce if someone dared to get an item first.
Then there were the people that had just regular day to day stuff...like towels. Towels?
Seriously, you are going to shop for towels on the worst shopping day of the year??? If you are only going to save a dollar or two, I recommend just waiting another day or two.
Then we got in line to pay where we waited for an hour and a half at least.
Now when you get in line, do you stand directly behind the number of the register you expect to pay at??? Or do you form a side line behind a register THAT ISN'T THERE!
And then each line was bickering back and forth about who was really number 17!!! It was super funny stuff, people!
We just stood there soaking in all the crazy irritable people! Lucky for us we had a guy that was easily 6'10" and weighed 400 lbs. in line with us! I don't think too many people wanted to argue with him.
It was 2 hours full of crazy Walmart people...but hey, the laughs from this date (and the savings) were totally worth it!!!! Now if only I had actually witnessed a fight or scuffle over something silly...you know like waffle makers 🙂
So, I'm curious...did you go shopping on Friday? Did you witness anything funny??? Or do you want some more Chocolate Mint Donuts?
****Still in a Chocolatey Mint mood...you need to check out the awesome Chocolate Cake that Aimee from Shugary Sweets made!!!
Chocolate Mint Donuts recipe:
Recipe
Chocolate Mint Donuts
Chocolate cake donuts topped with a mint chocolate glaze is a great breakfast with coffee.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup dark cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup Andes Mint Baking Chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- green sanding sugar and sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
- Cream the butter, vanilla, and sugars. Add the egg, sour cream and buttermilk and beat again.
- Combine all the dry ingredients and slowly incorporate them into the butter mixture.
- Fill donut cavities ¾ full. Bake 8-9 minutes. Let sit in the pan for about 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Melt Andes chips with shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Stir every 30 seconds, so it doesn't burn.
- Dip tops of donuts into the melted chocolate. Sprinkle with chocolate jimmies and green sugar.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 248Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 252mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
JenMarie
Looks great! I love chocolate and mint together. So funny about your shopping experiences!
Jenna
Oh girl you are braver than me I can't do that black friday shopping, but I will gladely come over for some of those donuts I can just imagined dipped in milk for the minty chocolate perfection, yum!!
Thanks for linking up to Newlyweds Recipe Linky.
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
Love chocolate mint! These look awesome! I'd rather stay home and eat these than go shopping!
Liz @ Two Maids a Milking
My hubby keeps asking for donuts...Thanks for sharing the recipe on 2 Maids a Baking!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I need these donuts! I bought the pan...but have yet to use it. Must. Make. Time. I went shopping but I don't like the whole midnight thing...so I go during the day Friday. I get deals at Old Navy and, if I'm lucky, some at Target. For me it's the spirit of *crazy* Christmas that gets me out the door!
Oh, and thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!
life...just saying
The dounuts look great...chocolate cake, my fav. Nope, don't shop on black Friday. I do utilize my sister-in-law, however, she goes every year and loves it! And I did see a totally packed Walmart parking lot at 10 pm Thanksgiving night. Crazy!
Carolina HeartStrings
Okay this is my new favorite treat! Delicious. We have pumpkin fried rice on our menu this week. Come over and check it out. And be sure to come visit us on Friday and register for a really wonderful give away from the Shabby Apple.
The Miller Five
Yuuuuum. I'm dying to know what the item was that you went to get?? My daughter and I went to Walmart and picked up a trampoline. Or rather, the three store employees picked it up for us. 😉
We were in Southern Virginia, so we were surrounded by rednecks.....PLENTY of funny stuff! One guy kept commenting about how he was ready to punch someone. We quickly moved around the other side of the pallet from him!
rebecca
pretty much screams the holidays.
Kara @ Mine for the Making
YUM YUM YUMMMMMMMMM
coconut
Oh man, now I want a donut!
Liz @ Two Maids a Milking
Yes, I went shopping but not until 7... I can only take so much crazy with little sleep!! You and your twin are freaking me out... what is the neck recipe combo you guys are both going to blog about?!?! 🙂
Erin
That's so funny. I didn't even bother this year with Black Friday. But I love your stories! And your donuts look amazing!!!!
Sara
These look delicious! I love chocolate and mint together but would never have thought to put them in a DONUT! Pure genius!
Brandy J.
I loved your Black Friday re-cap. I stayed inside all day and avoided the crowds. I wish I would have had this recipe then so I could have made it. These donuts look amazing!!
Mandy
I'm so happy to see you are usually the first to link up to TTT! I didn't go crazy shopping this year and now I wish I had just to see the great stuff you saw. Oh people...
Mrs. C
Its all about the thrill of the kill for me, but this year, it was about hanging with my girl since she wanted to go so bad! She has the shopping gene that runs in the family ; )
Kelli @ RTSM
These look so good! I love chocolate and mint together! We had a blast Black Friday shopping too:) I usually don't have a ton of things I'm looking for, I just like to go because it's so fun! There was a fight at our Target between a lady trying to sneak into line and one of the security guards! They closed the store for at least 10 minutes after only 25 people had gone in...crazy!
Lisa
I don't have the patience for shopping on Friday, but I still loving shopping! I would have been home asleep and dreaming about these doughnuts!
Aimee
Oh how funny. I saw in my google reader this morning that you made chocolate mint and I thought, I'm going to go link it up to my recipe...but you beat me to it! Thanks girl. I love how we are on the same wavelength...now can you share a donut???