Happy Happy Tuesday everybody!!! Finally, we made it to October…honestly September can just go away, for forever, for a number of reasons, but at the very least October means I have full license to post all things pumpkin without too much judgement haha.
Oh, also Halloween is now in sight, which means costumes, haunted houses, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in a few weeks and lots and lots of chocolate in the shape of pumpkins which automatically means they taste better.
So before we get to today’s post, I would like to make mention that I had been feeling especially hungry one day (everyday really) and making french toast out of donuts popped into my head and I proceeded to congratulate myself on how clever my idea was. I swear, the next day, IHOP rolled out their ads for their new donut french toast that was about to makes it appearance for a limited time, sigh, I’m not a culinary genius after all.
Oh well, they didn’t make theirs pumpkin, so at least I have that going for me, and I think I can say without a doubt mine is better hehe. Y’all, I had a feeling that these would be ridiculously delicious and decadent, but I don’t think I was prepared for how mind blowingly decadent they ended up. Even using cheap Kroger brand donuts that had probably been hanging out in the bakery about a day too long still had no effect on how delicious these ended up. Lots and lots of pumpkin spice flavor, and the perfect french toast texture (I just can’t bring myself to say the ‘M’ word today haha). Anyways, I hope everyone has a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by.
all of the ingredients for your batter into your container…
mix, mix, mix…
donut getting ready to be cut in half…
a few ready to be battered…
into your batter, make sure to get both sides…
and then onto your pan…
and enjoy!!!
- 12 Large Store Bought Glazed Doughnuts.
- 3 Eggs.
- 1 Cup of Half & Half or Whole Milk.
- 1 Tablespoon of Granulated Sugar.
- 3/4 Cup of Canned Pumpkin Puree.
- 2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon.
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
- 1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg.
- 1 Griddle or Large Pan.
- In a large bowl or large flat plastic container, place your eggs, half & half, sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and whisk together until smooth, set aside.
- Place your pan or griddle on medium heat.
- With a bread knife, cut the doughnuts in half.
- Now dip both sides of your doughnuts in your pumpkin batter and place into your hot pan, grilling for a little over a minute or until desired done-ness is reached, flip it over and cook the other side.
- Serve with butter and syrup if desired and enjoy!
Unfortunately, here in Atlanta we only got 97% of the eclipse so we didn’t get the full darkness out like some photos I’ve seen, but still it was very awesome to get to experience that. Anyways, so let’s get to the food shall we? Today’s treat is another one that I almost didn’t post due to my own mistake. You see, I looove marshmallow fluff, and the original recipe that I stumbled upon for this roll, to me didn’t seem to have near enough fluff for my taste. 
So when I made this roll I added almost double the amount of fluff that the recipe called for, which made actually rolling this dessert up properly almost impossible. I kind of made it work, but this thing was absolutely falling apart and fluff was oozing out all over the place. Even after sticking this bad boy in the fridge for almost an hour it was still pretty gooey. Basically what I’m saying is, follow the recipe as listed below, and don’t do what I did and get overzealous with your fluff, but I did put in what I used just so y’all will know. This will probably be my last s’mores post for the summer (because I cannot guarantee that I won’t do a s’mores-esque fall recipe at some point) so I hope you get a chance to make this recipe (properly). Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!! 
Honestly, the term pizookie isn’t really used around these parts, we just call them skillet cookies, but I get that it’s supposed to be a mix between a pizza and a cookie, so yeah. I digress, so these pizookies that BJ’s have all look absolutely incredible, like holy crap, can I please just try every single flavor and happily go into a sugar coma for the rest of my life? 
Well, very unfortunately, the closest freaking BJ’s is no less than a three and a half hour drive from the Atlanta area, and well, I’m just not gonna do that y’all, I drive enough during the week. You guys, so obsessed am I, that I have even contacted BJ’s requesting that they build one of their restaurants in my area, I have yet to receive a response (shocker), but I had to at least try . Sooo, I decided, heck, I can bake some stuff, bet I can try to emulate this one particular pizookie that they have with a chocolate cookie, peanut butter, marshmallow fluff and toasted marshmallows on top. 
Since I have never actually tried their stuff I can’t accurately compare it, but holy freaking cow y’all, this turned out absolutely positively incredible! The soft, gooey chocolate cookie with the layers of peanut butter, fluff and toasted marshmallows, ohh emm geee, just get in my mouth. Yes, I cheated a bit since I used pre-made cookie dough but it was Trader Joe’s brand, so, #health haha. This dessert is oh so decadent and crazy easy to make so just go ahead and make your weekend a whole lot better and make this. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day and weekend! 
Y’all, I made this Easy Pineapple Coconut Fluff for a Memorial Day Party, y’all! Memorial Day!! That was almost 2 months ago! I didn’t forget or not post because I didn’t like this, not at all, I absolutely love this dish. Not only was it thrown together in about 5 minutes, but it’s also no-bake, it’s fruity & fun. If I were to look for a reason, it probably has something to do with making/shooting/editing 5-7 recipes every weekend, and I guess this particular one just got lost in the mix of all of my Junk Food Reviews and original recipes, sheesh I can be such a goob. 
Since I am already currently being bombarded by all things to do with Fall, I figure I might as well throw out one last tropical, summer type recipe before it’s too late, I mean, it is still hot as Hades around here after all. Oh, and I used these really fun and yummy marshmallows that were fruit flavored in this recipe, but if you can’t find them or don’t want to use them, using regular old mini marshmallows, is A-OK. I really hope everyone has a fantastic Monday and as always, thank you all so much for stopping by!!! 
I almost don’t even want to admit where I got this recipe, because y’all, this one came straight off the top of the Jif Whips Peanut Butter container. BTW just so y’all know, the Jif Whips Peanut Butter is the freaking bee’s knees, and no I’m not being paid or sponsored to say that, but I love you guys and want you to know how good it is. 
Not only is the texture nice and whipped and fluffy, but it’s also slightly lower in fat, calories and carbs than regular peanut butter. I put 1/2 a serving of it in my oatmeal almost every morning, and it’s pure magic, like I literally take as long as possible to eat it because it’s so delicious. Anyways, back to this delicious dessert dip. The top of the peanut butter container had this recipe on it, but they called it an orange peanut butter dip because their original recipe had orange marmalade in it, and honestly I wasn’t really feeling that so I substituted raspberry jelly instead. 
Let me tell you guys, if you love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, you’re gonna freaking love this dip. It tastes like a more decadent (thank you Cool Whip) peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that you then get to dip pretzels (or cookies or fruit) in, drooool. I also may have doubled the amount of Cool Whip, because, why not? If you’re looking for something super easy and fun to make tonight or this weekend, I definitely recommend this glorious dip. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!
A big heck yes! Honestly, the offer couldn’t have come at a better time. When I say that I have had & will have at least 2 or more birthdays a week among friends and family in the month of July and August I’m soo not exaggerating. I have been to more parties, BBQ’s & shing digs in the last month than all year combined. 
I’m not at all complaining, but sometimes ideas for what to bring either as a hostess gift or an actual gift start to run dry. I’m always happy to make something to bring, but with the sheer number of events I’ve had to go to, sometimes (a lot of the time) there is just not enough time to even think about preparing something, and y’all, it’s hot here, I just don’t want to turn that oven on right now haha. 
I cannot believe I never thought of bringing something so delicious, fresh and beautiful as a fruit bouquet. I mean, come on, they have some of the cutest little smiley face pineapples, or chocolate covered strawberries that look like baseballs, seriously I cannot resist.
The chocolate & birthday sprinkle covered pineapples that came in my bouquet were so darn delicious, and obviously so cool to look at. I’m thrilled I have all of my gift/hostess bases covered for the remainder of this very hot summer. I cannot recommend enough heading over to their 
Some might even say that this is on the verge of being a full on kid, possibly hillbilly level of food making, and you know what? I am soo okay with that too. Speaking of being a kid, I went through a phase when I was about 12 that peanut butter & banana sandwiches were basically on my menu everyday, I was so obsessed, sometimes it was twice a day. 
What surprises me the most is that at the time I never even thought to put marshmallow fluff along with the peanut butter and banana, because obviously these combos just freaking work. Oh, and throwing all of this onto a hot pan to make sure the bread is all toasty, and the ingredients are all warm and melty would have also been a fantastic idea. 
I feel bad for 12 year old me (such an awkward age anyway, ammiright?) because this sandwich was so decadently gooey (super duper messy), warm, with all of the flavors that just go together so perfectly, droool. The grilled aspect of this sandwich really put this fluffernutter banana sandwich to a perfect 10. If you’re feeling low 
then peanut butter…
marshmallow fluff, mmm…
then bananas…
into your pan…
and enjoy!!!
I really mean that by the way, I had not tasted Nutella in about 10 years, and could honestly not remember fully what it tasted like. To my delight, Nutella is better than I remembered, but wowza is it rich, very chocolatey, very hazelnutey, and very sugary. Not that I dislike any of those things, but let’s just say I could sit down and eat a whole jar of peanut butter, and I can guarantee that sounds like the worst idea ever with Nutella.
This mousse is light, fluffy and with the perfect amount of that rich Nutella flavor without it being overwhelming. I had this dessert whipped up in about 10 minutes, and only had to wait for it to chill in the fridge to fully set up. If you’re in a hurry or not feeling making a full on dessert, this is a great one to make in no time at all.
This particular crack mix (and yes it is definitely that addicting I’m forewarning you) adds another element of flavor with a tart kick. Why in the world didn’t I think of this recipe?! Seriously I had this stuff in the fridge ready to set in less than 15 minutes. Oh my goodness you guys, the first bite far exceeded any and all expectations that I had for this delicious mix. It’s the perfect mixture of all of the flavors, and you get a little bit of everything in every bite. 
You get the softness of the marshmallows, the salty bite of the pretzels, and then you throw in my favorite cereal mixed with one of my favorite zingy fruits, y’all forget it. There was zero self control once this stuff was made, I kept telling myself that I would enjoy it all cheat day long and this was pretty much gone within in an hour. I’m telling you, the “crack” in the title is legit. Please just do yourself a favor and make this incredible snack ASAP, it is way too good to not enjoy this weekend. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and thank you so much for stopping by! 
