Easy Valentine's Day Treat, Part 2

Okay - Part 2!  Another easy one, and again, can be adapted to any single holiday or occasion.  I actually prefer my rice krispie treats naked.  No chocolate dipped treats for this little lady.  But it does add a certain cuteness and of course some extra sweetness.

White chocolate dipped rice krispie treats:

5 c rice krispies

4 c mini marshmallows

1/4 butter

1/2 bag white chocolate chips

pink food dye

 In a large saucepan melt your butter, then add your marshmallows.  I love little marshmallows, they're so cute :)  Mix, mix and mix a little more.  Then once they're all melted, keep mixing.  Once it's super smooth add in your rice krispies!

 Then mix, mix, mix some more.  Make sure all those little babies are covered!

 Put your mixture into a greased 13x9 baking pan and cover with wax paper.  Press down firmly to spread it into the pan.  

 Use every ounce of willpower you have and don't dig in now.  I didn't do that step.  I ate some, because when mixture is warm it is SO dang good.  But that's just me, no willpower here!  Cut them into whatever shape and size you want.  You could stop here and these would be one of these most heavenly sweet treats on earth

  But I didn't stop here.  I sprinkled them with Valentine's Day inspired sprinkles.  You could stop here and these would not only be delicious, but festive.  But I didn't stop.

 I melted down my white chocolate chips over low heat until smooth, then added a few drops of pink food dye.  Then I dipped half of each treat in the chocolate.  Now PLEASE, stop here!

Aren't they beautiful???  Even though I said I liked mine nakey, these ARE delicious.  I'm just a sucker for a plain jane rice krispie treat I suppose!

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!

Easy Valentine's Day Treat, Part 1

HAPPY SUNDAY!
I love Sundays, they're spent being a little productive, a lot lazy, and always with family.
Which has nothing to do with my post, but I just thought I'd share that little tidbit.

Here are the how-to's one of yesterday's Valentine's Day treats.  crazy easy.

The other great thing?  It can be adapted to any holiday just by switching up the colors.

Pretzel Buttons:

Waffle shaped pretzels

1 bag of Hershey Kisses

1 bag of M&M's

 Step one.  Unwrap your kisses

 Step two.  Assemble your kisses on your pretzels on a wax paper lined baking sheet.

Bake at 200 until the kisses aren't melted, but look glossy.

Step three.  Remove from oven and place one M&M on the kiss, pressing down to spread the chocolate.

Let cool completely.  Placing in the fridge for a few minutes works great!

HOW easy!  So many variations - switch up the Kisses, switch up the M&M's, you could make these for virtually any holiday, or any day for that matter.  They're SO good, the perfect sweet & salty combo, and I'm a total sucker for sweet & salty!  One warning, they're addictive.

Make 'em & enjoy!

Nutella Gooey Butter Cake

Happy Sunday folks!  I have the perfect Sunday dinner dessert for you today.  It's sure to please.  It's chocolate-y and gooey, and who is crazy enough to not like that combo?  I made this for our Sunday dinner today at my parent's and it was a hit!  Also, it's super easy.  I got the recipe from this blog, so let's all thank Let's Dish for this awesome recipe! 

You need:

1 box devils food cake mix

2 sticks of butter, melted & divided

4 eggs, divided

1 c nutella

8oz cream cheese, softened

1 tsp vanilla

16 oz confectioners sugar

 Okay, here we go peeps, time to bake...

 This all you need for the cake/brownie layer.  Melt one stick of butter, then add the cake mix and egg and beat with an electric mixer until combined.

 Then press this buttery, chocolate-y concoction into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 baking pan.

 Now for the filling, better known as the goo(hereee we go again with the goo!).  In a bowl mix together cream cheese and nutella.  Add in your eggs, vanilla & melted butter and mix until combined.  Lastly, add in your confectioners sugar and beat until smooth.

 Pour the goo batter over your first layer and bake at 375 for 40-50 minutes.  DO NOT OVERCOOK.  This will come out seeming jiggly and under cooked.  It isn't.  You want this to be gooey, remember!

After baking, top with whipped cream or ice cream and dig in!!!

 Heaven.On.Earth.

Now THAT is some serious goo.  Mmm Mmm Mmmm!

Gooey Cake - Part 2

This is the day you've all been waiting for.

You might not know it, but it is.  

It's the day that I introduce you to the original Gooey Cake.  

Life will never, ever be the same!

SO without further ado...

Bake a chocolate cake according to the box.  No, I didn't lie to you, boxed cake.  I got dark chocolate, but any chocolate cake will do.  After baking, let 'er cool for a few minutes, then form your goo chambers.  Sounds so technical.  It's not.  Just poke some holes in the cake with something fairly skinny & circular.  I use chopsticks, but anything would work, as long as it's wide enough so the goo can seep in.  After that comes goo #1 - pour a can of sweetened condensed milk over the cake, covering it totally.  

Sweet, thick, lovely, oozing goo, down into the holes you go!  Okay, I took that too far, I know, but it's so hard not to.  Now for goo #2 - pour a little over half a jar of caramel over the cake.

You can actually SEE the caramel whirlpooling it's deliciousness into the holes, O.M.G.!  I took it too far again, didn't I?  Sorry, I have a thing for sweet, heavenly goo oozing into a moist, delicious cake.  :)

Now let this pretty little treasure cool in the fridge for an hour or so, until it's totally cooled.  Once cooled, top it with a container of cool whip, a BAG of toffee bits, and a sprinkle or four of semi sweet mini chocolate chips.  

Ta-Da!  There you have it, the original Gooey Cake.

See it oozing onto the plate?  That's one of the most amazing things you'll ever eat.  I will tell you the secret of Gooey Cake, and I wouldn't repeat it to ANYONE(because then you'll have to share) - the BEST part is the stuff that gets left in the pan.  The wet, sludgy looking cake on the bottom.  It's cake totally saturated in goo, and THAT my friends, is what will blow your mind.  It is what keeps you coming back for more.  And more.  When you find yourself sneaking into the kitchen to spoon out the leftovers from the bottom of the pan, that's when you'll know you're hooked.

Xo,

Linds