• Candy,  Cheesecake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Halloween,  Peanut Butter

    Butterfinger Cheesecake

    Please enjoy this throw-back recipe.  One of my favorites! I might be a wee-bit obsessed.  With cheesecake, of all things. Which, actually is a GOOOOOD thing, but really, why can’t I be obsessed with Kale?  Or Flax Seed?  Or Chickpeas?  (I don’t know – those are the first three healthy-like things that popped into my cheesecake-obsessed head.) This cheesecake, you guys – it’s awesome.  It’s easy.  It goes together in no time, and you can change it up with your favorite add-ins, toppings, and crust.…

  • Appetizers,  chocolate,  Entertaining,  Peanut Butter

    Firecrackers & Football Cookies

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ScoreMoreFans#CollectiveBias Can you believe the big February football game is almost here again?  I mostly can’t believe it because January just flew by – which is really ok because as you know, I’m not a winter kind of girl – I’m counting down the seconds until warm weather. I really shouldn’t complain about this time of year though, because it’s actually pretty fun.  With all of the football…

  • Candy,  Cheesecake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Halloween,  Peanut Butter

    Butterfinger Cheesecake

    This post has been sponsored by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReinventSweet #CollectiveBias I might be a wee-bit obsessed.  With cheesecake, of all things. Which, actually is a GOOOOOD thing, but really, why can’t I be obsessed with Kale?  Or Flax Seed?  Or Chickpeas?  (I don’t know – those are the first three healthy-like things that popped into my cheesecake-obsessed head.) This cheesecake, you guys – it’s awesome.  It’s easy.  It goes together in no time, and you can change it…

  • Cheesecake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  No Bake,  Peanut Butter

    No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake

    As the minutes start to dwindle on my four-day holiday weekend, I have to admit that I’m not ready quite yet to get back into the swing of things.  Tomorrow it’s back to work, the girls start two-nights-a-week dance class, and suddenly the first signs of fall are all around us.  Now, don’t get me wrong – I love fall, but I don’t love winter.  Fall is a bit of a double-edged sword.  Love it, but dread it because cold weather is right around the…

  • Cake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Peanut Butter

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Bundt Cake

    Can someone please make summer stick around for a few more months?  While you’re at it, let’s just go ahead and do two months of spring, seven months of summer, two months of fall and one month of winter with lots of snow. Kthanks. I’m having weather feelings because today we bought school shoes and backpacks for the girls – they go back to school in less than two weeks.  That. Is. Not. OK. Even though I love me some fall weather, I am so not…

  • chocolate,  Cookies,  Dessert,  Front Page,  Guilt Free,  No Bake,  Peanut Butter

    Dark Chocolate Dipped Energy Bites

    It happens occasionally, that I’m going about my day, maybe enjoying a little energy bite out of my refrigerator when I’m like,  WAIT!  Why haven’t I shared these with you guys yet? I guess I get tunnel vision sometimes, always dreaming up the latest and greatest dessert idea that I guess I just overlook my everyday favorites. This is totally an everyday favorite. I’ve been making these energy bites for a couple of years now.  I’ve adapted the original recipe just a teensy-bit, but recently decided…

  • Cake,  Candy,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Peanut Butter,  Popular

    The Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

    So, yeah.  This might be a bit over the top.  It’s also messy, frumpy, and haphazard. But really, who cares?  When it comes to chocolate and peanut butter, you just can’t go wrong.  You just can’t.  And honestly, I love a cake that looks homemade.  I love soft, fluffy frosting, irregular and imperfect frosting techniques and drizzles, garnishes and sprinkles… Do NOT offer me a cake covered in fondant and shaped like some cartoon character.  It reminds me of the “bleedin’ armadillo groom’s cake” from…

  • chocolate,  Dessert,  Other Desserts,  Peanut Butter

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

    There’s a thing in this world…it’s called too much peanut butter. This is not that. This is the perfect amount of peanut butter.  Which, I suppose is hard to measure because some people don’t like peanut butter.  Who are these people?  I’ve heard of them, but I’m not sure that I’ve ever met one of them.  Actually, now that I think about it, I’m not even sure that there’s a thing called too much peanut butter.  That’s probably not possible. This is what happens when…

  • Cupcakes,  Dessert,  Peanut Butter

    Chocolate Cupcake with Peanut Butter Cookie Frosting

    So, close your eyes for a minute, and imagine with me. Wait, don’t close your eyes yet.  You have to read this first. Ok, in a minute, you’re going to close your eyes and imagine a soft, perfectly-chocolate cupcake.  It peels away from the wrapper in one piece, and is just strong enough to hold the weight of the frosting without being too dense or heavy. You bite through a soft, sweet layer of peanut butter “cookie” nestled atop a generous layer of dark, slightly-sweet…

  • Cookies,  Dessert,  Halloween,  Holiday,  Kids,  Peanut Butter,  Popular

    Peanut Butter Monster Cookies

    Pssst.  I have a secret to tell you.  You have to pinky-promise that you won’t tell anyone. Promise? I don’t really like Halloween.  I actually kind of dislike it.  It’s my least favorite holiday.   Don’t get me wrong; I love fall, I love Thanksgiving, I love leaves, scarecrows, dried corn stalks, pumpkins, hay bales…but that’s where I draw the line.  I don’t love costumes, costume parties, normal food disguised as disgusting food…(have you seen the spaghetti-hot dog worm thing on Pinterest?  Gross.) I’m not…

  • Cupcakes,  Dessert,  Peanut Butter

    Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes

    Sometimes when I’m baking, I have a general idea what I’m going to end up with but I’m never sure what the end result will be until I’m completely done.  That’s what happened with these cupcakes.  I knew I wanted a peanut butter cookie-type cake, but beyond that I was winging it. This cake is thicker and denser than a regular cupcake, more like a big thick peanut butter cookie, and I added peanut butter chips to give it even more of a cookie feel.  I…