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Homemade Junk Food. Homemade Twix bars.

Homemade Junk Food

Two for you, enough for everyone else. 19 Reclips 14 Likes Healthier goldfish (did you know Goldfish normally contain MSG?) 27 Reclips 18 Likes Make your own thin mints any season of the year. 48 Reclips 12 Likes Samoas, another Girl Scout favorite. 24 Reclips 5 Likes Make your own "Snickles" bar. 38 Reclips 4 Likes.

Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites. Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites These peanut butter pretzel bites are like a cross between a peanut butter ball and a chocolate covered pretzel.

Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

With a combination like that, how can you go wrong? I enjoyed making these treats not only because they tasted great, but also because they were incredibly simple and very cute. I used Christmas shaped pretzels, but you could use any shape you wanted. They are quick to prepare and addicting once you start eating them! So enjoy! Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites Ingredients:1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons softened butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar Pretzels 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chipsDirections:Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.

Click here to see the 12 Days of Christmas Treats. Lola Cooks: Soft Pretzels and Roasted Garlic Dip. You know what’s good? …warm, chewy, pull-apart soft pretzels. The texture is so wonderful and the occasional slight crunch of the coarse salt makes it even better. You may be surprised to learn how incredibly easy they are to make. It takes some time, but it’s well worth it. Pretzels are delicious with mustard. Savour … mall food Soft Pretzels and Roasted Garlic Dip Before you start: You can find instructions for roasting garlic in our Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette post.

The temperature of the water matters. Coarse salt is best for sprinkling on top. You may opt for a combination of machine kneading and hand kneading. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups. Soooooo… you know that episode of Sex and the City where Miranda has to dump dish soap on top of chocolate cake just so she will stop eating it??

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups

Uh. Yeeeeeah. These are like… of that caliber. And that totally almost happened to me. You PROBably should not make these if you are home alone for four days. I ate what felt like a million, then had a plate of 5-day old green bean fries from the fridge and called it lunch. I definitely recommend those. For lunch. Face? Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter…Midnight Snack. Need a midnight snack?

Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter…Midnight Snack

Or anytime snack for that matter, my cookies and cream peanut butter might just knock your socks off I was so lucky to have my sister and her family visit earlier this week and I got to have some kitchen time with her beautiful girls. They are just the sweetest things ever. Hope you’ll enjoy this naughty snack that’s good enough to eat by the spoonful! Here’s your 3 ingredient line up. Butterscotch Peanut Butter Marshmallow Hearts. Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Marshmallow Hearts

I hope you’re all having a great week. Has Valentine’s Day enamored you the way it has me this year? I just can’t get enough of it. I thought it would be fun to chat about a ridiculously yummy-yet-simple recipe. These Butterscotch Peanut Butter Marshmallow Hearts (usually “bars”) are as easy as it gets to make: 4 ingredients and 4 steps.

You know I’m the first girl to promote breaking out the confection-tool arsenal for highly decorated sweets, but sometimes, or possibly most times, we don’t have that much time on our hands. Although I have fond memories of this type of a treat at my school bake-sales in the 80′s, I had completely forgotten about them until Grant’s cousin, Leah, started bringing them to the family cottage. So here are the 4 ingredients responsible for this delicious treat: peanut butter, butterscotch chips (I use high quality, such as Guittard, because they are just a bit less sweet, use real vanilla, and make them just that much better!) Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. What? Yes! - SugarBlog - SugarDerby.

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Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. What? Yes! - SugarBlog - SugarDerby

Why didn't I think of this?!?!?! Of course you can hollow out a strawberry and stuff it full of cheesecake. Of course you can!!! And just in time for Valentine's Day... perfect excuse to make them! Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Here's what you need: About 20 strawberries... this was a little over one carton for me. 8 oz pkg softened cream cheese 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 sleeve of graham crackers 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (optional) First you will want to wash the strawberries and cut off the tops. Now core them! A thin ended apple peeler....