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Easy Candy Recipe– Rice Crispy Peanut Butter Balls

When I was looking through my archives, I was surprised that I hadn’t posted this easy recipe for crispy peanut butter balls. It is one I got in a home ec class back in middle school. They’ve been a family favorite for decades!

My teacher called them peanut butter yummies, but they are like a rice crispy treat with peanut butter. I’ll take these peanut butter balls over rice crispy treats any day!

This recipe is really easy to throw together, and it’s perfect for summer because you don’t have to turn on the oven. So if your kids are begging for a treat this summer, try these out. Or even better, have the kids make them!


We like them just as they are, but you can also dip them into chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup corn syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter (I like chunky the best)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups Rice Krispies cereal

Instructions

  1. Stir together corn syrup and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  2. Remove from heat and add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir till smooth. Stir in cereal.
  3. .....................................


for full instruction please see: www.creationsbykara.com

No-Bake Cake Batter Truffles

Admit it … you know you’ve sampled a piece or two from that tube of pre-made refrigerated cookie dough, haven’t you? I mean, who hasn’t? And, who doesn’t love some form of cookie dough ice cream? If you answered no, then you have some catching up to do before reading! The rest of you may proceed as I introduce you to that scrumptious, delightful flavor in the form of No-Bake Cake Batter Truffles.

I stumbled upon these goodies on Pinterest, courtesy of The Girl Who Ate Everything, and was immediately enticed. And they looked easy enough to be made by an amateur such as myself. And it’s cake … covered in white chocolate … a win-win!


We’ve made these for birthday celebrations in the past, they work especially well for work functions where there’s a lot of people moving around as they are portable and bite-sized.  But of course, for regular birthdays we normally opt for Cream Cheese Frosted Chocolate Java Cake or a non-traditional birthday cake such as a Glazed Cinnamon Roll Cake.

These little dollops of sweetness were unbelievably easy and fun to make. And, since there are no raw eggs to worry about, you really can eat the cookie dough!

Ingredients
For the Truffles:

  • 1-1/2 c. flour
  • 1 c. yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 3-4 tbsp. milk
  • 2 tbsp. sprinkles
  • For the Coating:
  • 16 oz. (8 squares) almond bark or vanilla flavored coating
  • Sprinkles
  • Pop sticks (for dipping)

Instructions

  1. For the truffles: Beat together butter and sugar using an electric mixer until combined. Add cake mix, flour, salt, and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add 3–4 tbsp. of milk (I used 3) if needed to make a dough consistency. Mix in sprinkles by hand.
  2. Roll dough into one-inch balls and place on parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet. Chill balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up.
  3. For the coating: While dough balls are chilling, melt almond bark in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. Stir between intervals.
  4. .....................................


for full instruction please see: whoneedsacape.com

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE TRUFFLE BALLS CAKE POPS

It’s Valentine’s Week here at Modern Honey! Cake Balls were a huge trend 5 years ago and every baby shower or party I ever attended, offered these delectable creations. The Cake Pops were usually made using a cake mix and canned frosting.  Even though they may have tasted good, there is nothing like made-from-scratch desserts!

I wanted to make a homemade yellow butter cake and combine it with a handcrafted fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting to make the ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Ball Cake Pop. It tastes like a mix between a strawberry cheesecake and strawberry shortcake. It is so creamy inside with the moist butter cake, cream cheese frosting, and pops of freshness from the strawberries. Absolutely heavenly!


Ingredients

  • Yellow Butter Cake:
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 2/3 cup Whole Milk or Buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Butter softened, cut into cubes
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
  • 1/3 cup Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 1/2 cup Butter softened
  • 1 - 8- ounce pkg. Cream Cheese softened
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 cup Fresh Strawberries diced
  • Coating:
  • 2-3 cups White Melting Wafers Ghirardelli or Wilton
  • Optional:
  • Sparkling Sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla.
  3. In a standing mixer, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Beat the butter into the flour mixture, one cube at a time. Continue to beat until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. Add the 1/2 of the egg-milk mixture and oil and beat the batter is light and fluffy. Add remaining egg-milk mixture and vanilla pudding and mix just until combined.
  6. ...................................


for full instruction please see: www.modernhoney.com

Sugar Cookie Truffles

It’s the season for sugar cookies!  What’s better than sugar cookies?  Sugar cookies coated with chocolate and sprinkles to make truffles.  These truffles are so fun and easy to make.  The best part, you can use festive sprinkles to make these be dressed up for any holiday or occasion.

I happened to dress mine up for a GENDER REVEAL!

If you’ve been following along, you know that we are currently expecting baby #4.  We have 3 beautiful girls already.  And seeing as how we are not the type of people to wait until we have the baby, we found out at our last doctor’s appointment what we are having.


So are you ready?!?!    Drum roll please!

INGREDIENTS

  • Sugar Cookie Dough of choice (I used a Betty Crocker Mix) + required ingredients
  • Food coloring of choice (I used Wilton Royal Blue)
  • 4 ounces of cream cheese softened
  • 1 12 ounce bag of white chocolate chips
  • sprinkles

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Prepare the sugar cookies according to directions. Add in the food coloring and thoroughly mix in, so the color is evenly distributed.
  2. Bake the sugar cookies according to directions. Allow to cool.
  3. Once sugar cookies are cooled, crumble up into mixing bowl, add in the softened cream cheese. Mix over low speed until fully combined, will be slightly sticky.
  4. ....................................


for full instruction please see: houseofyumm.com

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BROOKIES

Peanut Butter Chocolate Brookies were part of a marathon baking day I had a week or so ago. We had decided we wanted to deliver some baked goods to our local firefighters and you know me, I pretty much can’t do anything in small quantities.

I made these Peanut Butter Chocolate Brookies, Cookie Dough Brownies, Triple Chocolate Hazelnuts Marshmallow Crunch Bars and homemade Twix (Chocolate, Caramel and Shortbread) Bars. Those last two recipes are coming soon!

Yes, I know. I’m a little excessive.


I knew something I made had to have peanut butter in it, if I have learned anything about sending treats out to friends, family and coworkers, it is that peanut butter and chocolate make for the ultimate combination!

Finally before sitting down with my giant file of brownie recipes I had to narrow down exactly what I should make. You may think I am a bit crazy here, but my personal recipe files contain over 35,000 recipes I’ve collected over the years (And about 2000 that I’ve personally created or edited heavily) so deciding to make sweets was just the beginning.

Here is what I figured about fire fighters and what they would appreciate. From my extensive research (read: I watch Chicago Fire a lot) I surmised they do their own cooking and dishes. Originally I thought about making some pies or perhaps a giant cake, but then I realized this meant they’d have to do dishes. I’m not about to create extra work for them!

INGREDIENTS
For the Brownie Base:

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter , melted
  • 2 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
  • For the Peanut Butter Cookie Layer:
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease or use baking spray on a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  3. In a large bowl add melted butter (let it cool for just a minute or so), sugar, eggs, and vanilla and whisk together until well combined.
  4. ..............................


for full instruction please see: dinnerthendessert.com

CHEESY CHICKEN BACON RANCH MACARONI AND CHEESE

What is it about mac n cheese that is so irresistable? I mean, I know it’s cheese and carbs, but for two ingredients it sure turns out delicious. When I was little it was only Kraft Mac n’ cheese, and yes there were a few times my mom threw in some cut up hot dogs. I don’t know where that came from but it happened.

Cheesy chicken bacon ranch macaroni and cheese is like the ultimate casserole. It’s a great meal to take to people in need of a little pick me up, but it is obviously loaded with dairy so watch out for any dairy issues with new, nursing mothers.


It’s also a great dish to freeze. It wont last as long as other recipes in the freezer because the cheese sauce can be absorbed by the noodles or separate a little when reheated if you leave it frozen for too long, but we’ve pushed it past a month and it was still perfect.

PRINT RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 Cups cooked elbow macaroni
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons  flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 3/4 cup ranch salad dressing
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped cooked chicken

TOPPING

  • 2/3 Cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 10 Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
  2. In a 6-qt. dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth, continuing to cook for 30 seconds to cook out the flour taste. Gradually whisk in milk.
  3. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Switch to a wooden spoon, stir in cheeses until blended. Stir in dressing.Add chicken and sauce to macaroni, tossing to combine.
  4. .........................................

for full instruction please see : ohsweetbasil.com

PINA COLADA BREAD PUDDING

So I love taking spins on classic treats, that is no surprise right? I mean just take a loo at my Banana Split Waffles my Peanut Butter and Jelly Rolls or my Supreme Pizza Sliders. I just love taking already loved classic dishes and turning them into something so completely different but still absolutely delicious!



So when I realized that I had ALL the ingredients or the flavor of pina colada it didnt take me too long to figure out that I wanted to make a delicous bread pudding, because I mean who doesn’t love a moist, flavorful bread pudding once and awhile?

This recipe is super easy and it combines ALL the flavors of a traditional pina colada like the coconut, pineapple and cherries! While adding a fun and even more tasty vanilla rum sauce that is poured over the whole mess of things. That really does put the cherry on top so to speak.


So I really dont know what meal bread pudding is actually considered…is it breakfast? Is it brunch? Or is it a dessert? It was never really made clear to me when you’re supposed to eat this so I’ve been eating bread pudding all day every day ever since I had my first slice just a few years ago.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb loaf french , brioche or challah bread, stale and cut into about 1" squares
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 cups milk
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple , drained
  • 1/2 cup diced cherries (maraschino)
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Vanilla Rum Sauce:

  • 1 1/2 Tbs butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 Tbs cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 Tbs rum

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Place your bread into large bowl and set aside.
  3. In another large bowl mix together your coconut milk, milk, eggs, pineapple, cherries and coconut and whisk until combined.
  4. .....................................................

for full instruction please see : tornadoughalli.com
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