Posts Tagged ‘cocoa puffs’

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More Snacks!

October 24, 2012

I’m a sucker for Reese’s Pieces.  I don’t want to say that a certain movie with a loveable alien changed my life, but maybe it did.  This snack is like puppy chow on steroids.  It’s just as simple and just as addicting.  I would suggest using either pretzel sticks or the snaps, but really use whatever you prefer.

The original recipe calls for more white chocolate, but I didn’t really miss it.

Oh, and make this as often as you can, it’s going to go as quickly as you make it.

Peanut Butter Snack Mix

  • 4 C Golden Grahams cereal
  • 2 C Cocoa Puffs cereal
  • 2 C Pretzels
  • 1 C  Reese’s Pieces
  • 1 C Dry-Roasted Peanuts
  • 5 oz white chocolate baking bars or squares, chopped
  • 1 T butter
  • 1/2 C Powdered Sugar

In large bowl, mix cereals, pretzels, peanut butter candies, peanuts and powdered sugar; set aside.  In a microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate and butter uncovered on high about 1 minute, until melted and chocolate can be stirred smooth. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. I but the lid on the container and toss. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

This is another recipe I found via Pinterest.   Here’s the original.

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A Chocolate Lover’s Dream

April 22, 2012

I love to read.  I’m always reading something.  Recently I found a book that also has recipes in it.  Unfortunately, I don’t like the book.  Fortunately, the recipes are good.  I found this recipe and have made it a few times.  Meeshie loves it.  I’ve brought it to work and it’s been a hit.  I knew it was a winner when one of the attorneys in the office gave me a hug.  I’ve never seen her hug someone before.  The things people do for chocolate.

These are a rich bar, so I prefer them with a small amount of nuts in between a few layers.  But, I’ll admit I don’t like chocolate as much as I love caramel.  This is definitely for the chocoholic in your life.  Make these and they will be putty in your hands.  I did mention I got a hug, right?

The book may be a bust, but the recipes have been great.  So if you see someone using their cell phone to take pictures of a recipe or two in the book section of your local Target, just keep walking.  I’ll act like I don’t see you either.

Chocolate Euphoria Bars

  • 1/2 C Butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 C Oreo Cookie Crumbs
  • 1 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 2 C Mini Marshmallows
  • 1-14 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 C White Chocolate Chips
  • 2 C Cocoa Puffs
  • 1 C Milk Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 C Chopped Pecans (optional)

Combine the melted butter and Oreo crumbs.  Press them into a prepared 9×13 cake pan.  Layer the semi-sweet chocolate chips, marshmallows, sweetened condensed milk, white chocolate chips, cocoa puffs and milk chocolate chips.  If you are using the pecans, I added a small amount between the Oreo layer, after the sweetened condensed milk layer and on top.  Once assembled, press the layers into the pan with your hands.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.  Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely before cutting.  Cut them into bars.

Makes about 35 bars.

From the Devil’s Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke.

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Happy Easter

April 7, 2012

For the first time ever, I had trouble with my lamb cake mold.  I actually made the cake twice yesterday.  I had planned to give one away for after mass today and one for us tomorrow.  After the first try, the cake was raw in the middle.  I have issues with my oven in the kitchen.  I spent a pretty penny for that oven and it runs cold.  Usually I’m on top of it, but yesterday I was involved with too many things.  After the second attempt, the cake would not come out of the pan.  That’s never happened before.

So, this is what I did instead. I cut up the parts of the pound cake I could and made mini lambs.  I frosted them, made the head with Milano cookies and added marshmallows.  The mini lambs are so cute, but I’m still going to use the lamb mold next year.  It’s something that my mother used when I was a girl, and when I moved into my current home, she passed it on to me.  Meeshie loves helping me decorate the lamb (she puts jelly beans all over the body), along with making the coconut grass.

You can tell that the dark cookie head was done first, the eyes are crazy because of their size.  The light cookie head has jelly beans cut in half for the eyes.  Each lamb has cocoa puffs for ears and a tail.

Happy Easter!

 

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