Happy Happy Monday everybody!!! Did everyone have a nice weekend? They’re usually always nice though right, well except when they’re over so quickly. Anyways, I’m going to confess something… sometimes I am an absolute terrible food blogger. Sometimes I make recipes, I photograph recipes, I even share these made recipes at a party, and then sometimes I forget all about them, oops.
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!!!
crushed pineapple with the vanilla pudding…
mix, mix, mix…
then the Cool Whip & coconut extract…
then the marshmallows and coconut…
and enjoy!!!
- 1 (3.4 Ounce) Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix.
- 1 (20 Ounce) Can of Crushed Pineapple (Undrained).
- 1 (8 Ounce) Container of Cool Whip, Thawed.
- 1 Teaspoon of Coconut Extract.
- 2 Cups of Mini Marshmallows (I Used Lemon, Lime, Orange & Strawberry Flavored Marshmallows).
- 1 Cup of Sweetened Shredded Coconut.
- In a large bowl, combine the pudding mix and the entire undrained can of crushed pineapple, stir together until well combined.
- Now fold in the Cool Whip, Shredded Coconut & the Coconut Extract until just combined.
- Chill covered until ready to serve and enjoy!!!
- If you are unable to find the fruit flavored marshmallows, regular mini marshmallows are totally fine.
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 
Not too long ago, I was at a birthday party and the lovely hostess was serving these meatballs. Now, I’m not normally a giant meatball fan, I’m not saying I dislike them or anything, they’re just not a normal go-to cheat day delight, because #doughnuts and #pizza. Well, these meatballs are a different story, and I’m sure it has something to do with the fact that these have that sweet & salty thing going on. When I started raving to the hostess about how much I just loooved these meatballs, she started laughing and said that these were hands down one of the simplest recipes ever and would be happy to give it to me. 
Apparently, this is one of those dishes that has been bouncing around for forever and somehow I have managed to miss it. Well, I must say that I’m super stoked that this recipe has finally found it’s way to me, because these are so freaking good y’all. The sheer lack of ingredients had me checking to make sure I hadn’t missed anything, but these have just 3 darn ingredients and that is it, doesn’t get much better than that y’all. Anyways, I hope y’all get to enjoy these bad boys soon and good luck to everyone headed back to school this week. Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!!! 
As you will see in one of my pictures below, it literally deflated under the weight of the meringue, womp womp. Speaking of meringue, that is a totally different story. The recipe for this meringue is different than any I’ve seen and it turned out 100% perfect. Not only was it delicious & beautiful, but it was stinking easy to make, like, if I can make this meringue, anyone can. In the future I will certainly be placing this meringue on top of my 
I also thought I would rig the crust with Biscoff cookies (some of my favs) to change it up a bit, but I think I messed up the ratio of butter to cookie/cracker and it was a bit soggier than I had hoped-again, I am not a professional haha. Anyways, I spent quite a bit of time making this concoction so I figured I might as well post it, and the meringue recipe alone is worth it. Anyways, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and good luck to all of the teachers, students and parents that are starting back Monday-which, in my humble little opinion is wwaaayy too early to be going back to school, but what the heck do I know? Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
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! 
