A Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Hey All! Welcome back to another Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us for another great week of inspirational ideas! In case you missed it, here's what I've been creating:

Copycat Brownies Bites stuffed with Peanut Butter

That's it for now. I'm on vacation! But can't wait to see what you've been up to!

Welcome to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

The most popular post from last week's party is this delicious 
BBQ Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta salad. 
Mmmmm. 

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BBQ Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Salad by Recipes For Our Daily Bread

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Ladies Club Chicken Salad by Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Coffee Cake Muffins from Flavors By Four

Healthy Fruit Smoothies by Recipes For Our Daily Bread

Monterey Chicken Copycat Recipe from This Silly Girls Life

We can hardly wait to see what great new ideas and yummy recipes you have for us this week!

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Copycat Brownie Bites

Hello and Happy Friday to y'all!! Yay the weekend is finally upon us! Hopefully this Midwest cold snap will be over soon so I can get back outside. In the meantime, I guess I'll stay inside and bake.

So, the other day, yet again my weird obsession with all things chocolate and peanut butter hit me. But I was again stuck with the question of what to make to satisfy the craving?! 

As weird as it sounds, I had seen a package of brownie bites at a gas station and couldn't get them out of my head. Since I was being lazy didn't need to leave the house, I decided to try and make my own instead...of course making mine with peanut butter. So here are my Copycat Brownie Bites...stuffed with Peanut Butter! 

First I followed the recipe on my Nestle Cocoa Powder to make my yummy brownies.

Then I made a fun peanut butter mixture to stuff in the middle.

And last, I mixed up a yummy cream cheese icing for the top! 

I've nicknamed these "Death by Tiny Chocolates" because I can't stop eating them! And I don't want to, because they're so small and innocent...and amazing!

Ingredients:
1 2/3 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup butter, melted (1 1/2 sticks)
2 Tbsp water
2 eggs, room temperature
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup flour
3/4 Cup baking cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 Cup peanut butter
1/2 Tbsp butter, softened
1/3 Cup powdered sugar
1/3 Cup light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Icing:
4oz cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1/2 Cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
food coloring (optional)

Directions:

In a small bowl combine together the peanut butter and butter until there are no clumps. Add in the powdered sugar, brown sugar and vanilla and stir until completely mixed together. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a mini muffin pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the sugar and butter. Stir in the water, then the eggs one at a time until fully mixed together. Add the vanilla.

In a medium bowl combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir this into the wet ingredients until there are hardly any clumps left.

Fill each muffin cup until there's just a couple centimeters showing at the top. I did this three times and ended up with 36 brownie bites.

Roll together 1/2 tsp size balls of the peanut butter mixture and smash it into the middle of the brownie.

Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool. I set mine in the pan on a cooling rack for a couple minutes, then popped them out and let them finish on the rack while the next batch cooked.

For Icing:
Combine the cream cheese and butter in your mixer on high until there are no lumps left. Add in the sugar and vanilla and any food coloring you may want. 

Add to a piping bag and frost the tops of your bites once they are cooled. Or just grab a knife and glob it on there!

Refrigerate for later, or devour as many as you can now! I've had them warm and cold and both are equally amazing! I must say, I think these are even better than the ones you find at the gas station :)

Do you have any weird cravings that you just can't get enough of sometimes? Got any great chocolate/peanut butter recipes I should try? Let me know!

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A Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Hey Hey and Happy Tuesday to ya! I'm back hosting another Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! Last week was so much fun! I found amazing recipes and crafts and I hope you can join us again!

In case you missed it, here's what I've been up to:

Homemade Coconut Sugar Scrub

Open-Faced Fruit Pie

Now that you're all caught up, let's get to the party!

Welcome to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Last week our two most viewed posts had to do with FOOD -- desserts, to be specific. Oatmeal fudge bars and a plethora (exaggeration here) of Chocolate Cheesecake recipes!

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When Chocolate Meets Cheesecake by Ducks 'n a Row

Oatmeal Fudge Bars from Flavors By Four 

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Handprint Crafts for Mother's Day from Creative K Kids

How To Make Cute Pinterest Cover Boards by Vintage Zest

DIY Flip Flops from Coconut Head Survival Guide

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Sinea from Ducks ‘n a Row

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• Please follow our host and co-hosts in as many ways possible (social media links below) 
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• Add as many of your family-friendly posts as you would like, no giveaways please.
• Visit three or more others. Let them know you've been there!
• When you are PINNING, remember to do it from the original post. ♥
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Homemade Coconut Sugar Scrub

Hey Hey and Happy Monday to you all! I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! We had a great time down in southern Indiana spending the day with my Mother-in-Laws. We went to church together, they shared stories of past Mother's Days with me, and then we enjoyed a delicious homemade brunch. Speaking of homemade...

I know that there are some gifts that money can buy. Cars, trips, and Spa days are all nice, but not in my wheel house. I personally like the homemade gifts. Those are the ones that take time and effort and some special thought, but not a lot of money. 

Like I mentioned the other day, I have several "Mom's" in my life. So to help make them all happy and my wallet this Mother's Day I decided to make some Homemade Coconut Sugar Scrub!

I went over to my big sister's house the other day (I know her by Sarey, but most of you will know her as Thrifty Decor Chick. Check her out, she's awesome!) and made her up a jar. It smelled absolutely amazing! And it was so easy. Just add 2 parts sugar to one part coconut oil.

Stir it up. Add any essential oils you want. Put a lid and a cute ribbon around it, and you're done! Super easy and so much cheaper than going out and buying a gift. My sister loved it! Score! And, it's edible!

Directions:

In a small jar, combine 2 parts sugar with 1 part oil. My measurements were 1/2 Cup sugar and 1/4 cup coconut oil. I used coconut here, but you can use olive oil or even canola oil. Or for a sweeter scent, you can use brown sugar instead. Seriously, so easy.

If you want to make a fragrance, add in your favorite essential oil. Some suggestions are lavendar, mint, lemon, raspberry, peach, whatever you like. 

To go a further step, add in one to two drops of food coloring to make it your favorite color. That's it!

Did you have an amazing Mother's Day? I hope whatever you did, you got to see your loved ones and do whatever it is you wanted to do! Now I need to start thinking of what I want to make for Father's Day. Got any suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by!
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