Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’

Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes
We take regular ol’ cheesecake up a few notches with creamy peanut butter, sweet brown sugar and -- instead of the usual graham cracker crust -- ours is made from granola bars. Sometimes we all need a little oomph added to our lives, so we thought why not spiff up one of our favorite desserts? They’re creamy, crunchy, peanut buttery indulgent little bites and we know you’ll love these Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes with Granola Crust! M... Read More
Peanut Butter-French Silk Pie
The Pillsbury Bake Off Contest is coming up! So we added a twist to a Bake Off recipe of the past. PB & French silk. And there goes the willpower... Three words. Chocolate and peanut butter. Pretty much enough said. How does a light and airy peanut buttery filling topped with silky smooth chocolate sound to you? Heavenly? We think so, too. The inspiration, you ask? Well, that came straight from the uber-famous Pillsbury Bake-Off French... Read More
Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie
Pi Day is coming up, so we're raising our forks to pies of all kinds, like this irresistible Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie. Pi Day is March 14th (get it? 3/14 ... as in 3.14, the Greek mathematical constant pi). Pi stands for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. If all you heard was blah, blah, blah … just know that a pie is a circle, so you can eat as much pie as you want on this day and no one will judge you! And thi... Read More
Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut butter and chocolate were meant to be together -- cozied up in a warm, gooey cup of deliciousness. These Peanut Butter Cups are made from a devil’s food cake mix with a creamy peanut butter ball surprise in the middle. These come together dangerously fast. From first craving to completion, we’re talking thirty minutes tops. I decided to make them in small ramekins to establish some kind of portion control. Because believe me, youâ€... Read More
Valentine Dipped Strawberries
Pull out those red high heels and get sexy this Valentine's day with these super simple Black & White Strawberries. You know those fancy schmancy companies that dip strawberries and sell them to you for a thousand dollars an ounce? You don't need 'em! This year, you can dip your own strawberries and make them look just like the top-notch gourmet guys do. Only, you're going to do it right in your own kitchen, using a few of our totally sex... Read More
Better than Sex Chex Mix
Based on its sinfully delish cake namesake, this Better than Sex Chex Mix is so luscious and rich, it's almost indecent. Chocolate-smothered caramel, peanut butter candies, sweet marshmallows and crunchy chocolate Chex cereal. Is it really better? You decide!   Start with a box of Chocolate Chex cereal. That's right ... Chocolate Chex. For real.   Combine brown sugar, butter and light corn syrup and add a titch of... Read More
White Chocolate Mint Truffles
Save money and wow your people with these easy homemade White Mint Truffles. There is nothing quite so indulgent as a chocolate truffle. Just say it. Chocolate truffle. I bet you couldn't help but say it with the slightest French accent, huh? Yeah, it happens to the best of us. Chocolate truffles aren't just for the French, though, ya know? You can make them at home with four totally easy ingredients and in less than an hour. Here's... Read More
Surprise Dipped Pretzels
Plain pretzels are, well, plain. But these pretzels have pizzazz! These Chocolate Surprise Pretzels have a special twist: a fun filling. But don’t worry. Not only are they ridiculously easy to make, they're a hit with all ages! To start, grab some pretzel rods. I'm partial to smaller ones (sometimes called dipping sticks), which are fat but shorter. It’s easy to coat them, and you end up with a higher pretzel-to-chocolate ratio (and w... Read More
Retro Recipe Redo: PB Truffle Bars
Peanut butter cookie mix and sinfully rich Sweet Moments Cocoa-Fudge Bite-Size Brownies team up to make the stuff dreams are made of ... Back in the day, fudgy peanut butter bars used to be a labor of love -- scooping out gobs of sticky peanut butter from the jar, then mixing up homemade fudge to marble into the stiff PB batter -- woooooie -- talk about a wicked treat! Well, I figured out a way to have my cake and eat it too. Here's a... Read More
Chocolate Truffle Cake Pops
Cake pops have been all the rage ever since they burst onto the scene a few years back. Pay a pretty penny for them or -- better yet -- make them yourself! Pretty mounds of cake and frosting on a stick? What’s not to love?! Well, for one thing … cake pops can be a rather finicky recipe. They can be gloppy. They can be bloppy. They can plop into your bowl of melted chocolate and be ruined forever. To keep you from making any of these rooki... Read More