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REPOST-Mini Earl Grey Tea Cookie Cups

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So y’all know that this had to happen right? Another re-post of another British-esque food, for the Royal wedding obvi,  and it just so happens to be one of my absolute favorite creations ever.  These little gems are also some of my family’s favorite too, so much so that the last time I made them, they were consumed so quickly that I had to make a whole new batch that day, that’s how good these are :-D.  I hope y’all will also be up super early tomorrow morning to see the dress, umm, I mean watch the wedding haha.  Have a fantastic weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!

Sometimes culinary ideas just pop into my head,  and sometimes they turn out to be blah, but ladies and gentlemen, this is not one of those times.  I have to preface this with a confession that I have a serious tea obsession I’m so wild and crazy aren’t I? and a life goal is to go to a real, honest to goodness tea house in London.  Scones, crumpets, clotted cream, beautiful men accents, elegant teapots and cups aaahh, sounds lovely.  Anyways,  I have wanted to combine my baking and tea obsessions together for a while and I sooo did y’all.  These are perfect mini sugar cookie cups filled with the most amazing whipped frosting brimming with Earl Grey Tea and vanilla bean… y’all these are eye-rollingly good, everyone in  my family absolutely loved these and they were devoured gone within hours.  These are extremely unique pats self on back but more importantly, amazingly delicious and perfectly bite sized.  I would also like to think that they would be perfect at any afternoon tea, cheers!  😉

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comFirst, steep your tea in your warmed milk…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comIn a saucepan place your tea milk and flour…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comMix it up while heating…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comRemove from heat when it reaches this texture…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comCut your vanilla bean down the center…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comScrape out all of that goodness and mix into your milk/flour mixture..

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comPlace your cookie mix, butter and egg into your bowl…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comMix it up until you get your dough…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comPlace in your mini muffin tins, pressing in the middle and up the sides…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comBake them up…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comWhile they are still warm press them with your teaspoon…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comAfter your milk/flour mixture has cooled, take your butter and sugar…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comMix together until light and fluffy…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comAdd your milk/flour mixture in…

tea-and-cookie-cups| HollysCheatDay.comThen mix, mix and mix…

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comThen pipe your frosting and enjoy!!

tea-and-cookie-cups | HollysCheatDay.comSo good…

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Mini Tea and Cookie Cups
Yields 28
Mini sugar cookie cups filled with Earl Grey Tea infused whipped frosting.
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FOR THE COOKIE CUPS
  1. Sugar Cookie Mix (I Used The Betty Crocker 17.5 Ounce Bag).
  2. 1 Stick of Butter, Softened.
  3. 1 Egg
FOR THE FROSTING FILLING
  1. 1 Cup of Milk, Warmed.
  2. 4 Twinings Earl Grey Tea Bags.
  3. 5 Tablespoons of All Purpose Flour.
  4. 1 Vanilla Bean (or 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract).
  5. 1 Cup of Granulated Sugar
  6. 1 Cup (2 Sticks) of Butter, ***Room Temperature.
THE FROSTING FILLING
  1. Warm your milk slightly in the microwave and steep your tea bags in the milk for at least 10 minutes.
  2. In a saucepan place your earl grey tea infused milk along with the flour, and on medium heat continuously stir your milk and flour together until it becomes the consistency of thin mashed potatoes and remove from heat.
  3. Place your scraped vanilla bean or vanilla extract into your flour/milk mixture and stir until well combined.
  4. You must let this mixture come to room temperature or it will not whip properly later, for reals, you have to :-).
  5. Once this mixture has cooled, in a bowl with a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment whip your butter and sugar together until super light and fluffy.
  6. Now add your flour/milk mixture and whip, whip, whip together until it has the consistency of whipped cream, it is not done until it looks like whipped cream.
THE SUGAR COOKIE CUPS
  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl with a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment place your sugar cookie mix, softened butter, egg and mix until the dough comes together.
  3. Using Baker's Spray, spray your mini muffin pans.
  4. Roll your dough into 1" balls and place into the pans, pressing the dough down with your finger to form a crevice and push slightly up the sides.
  5. Bake them for 8 minutes, and while still warm, with a 1 teaspoon sized measuring spoon press the cups down to form perfect cup holes.
  6. Let cool completely and remove your cups and pipe in your frosting.
Notes
  1. ***Your butter really must be room temperature for it to whip properly, don't microwave it either to speed up the process.
  2. If you are an overachiever or feeling quite grand you could totally make your own favorite sugar cookie dough, but the cookie mix I used was easy and delicious, and did I mention easy?
  3. To pipe the frosting I used a Wilton disposable bag and the Wilton 22 tip.
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REPOST–Earl Grey Tea and Cookie Cupcakes

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With the upcoming nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to share these wonderful Earl Grey Tea and Cookie Cupcakes.  Will I be waking up early on Saturday to watch? You dang right I will! I totally got my love of all things British and the British Monarchy from my mom, so I really have no choice in the matter, especially since my invitation was apparently lost in the mail.  Just FYI, this frosting is where it’s at.  It’s a delectable whipped frosting filled with Biscoff Cookie Butter, drrooool, so y’all need to get on making some of this 😀  Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Happy Wednesday everybody! I seriously have been so excited to share this recipe with y’all, for reals.  It’s probably gonna sound silly,  but when I have a totally awesome idea (or what I think is totally awesome) for a recipe zap into my head & it sooo comes together perfectly and tastes ridiculously good to boot, I can’t wait to share. 

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comI knew I wanted to make Earl Grey cupcakes due to my love of the Mini Tea & Cookie Cups that I made a while back, but I hadn’t decided yet what kind of frosting would go best…well, I just happened to be watching an interview with Tom Hiddleston for research, obviously and he mentioned drinking tea with a biscuit (silly Brits, they’re cookies) and that’s when it hit me…biscuit cookie frosting! 

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comOh yes, cookie frosting, and it had to be Biscoff cookies because apparently they’re  ‘Europe’s favorite cookie with coffee’ (tea in my opinion haha) and also,  if you’ve ever had Biscoff cookie spread, you’ll totally understand, drooool it’s beyond delicious, like, beyond y’all. 

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comSeriously, just go out and buy some today-I had to order mine on Amazon, it seems to be hard to find in stores for some reason-so my obvious enthusiasm for this stuff made it a no brainer to make a frosting out of it.  These cupcakes are moist but light and fluffy with just the right amount of the tea flavor, and the little bit of heaven that is the frosting on top, yeah, just go out and make these as soon as possible 🙂 Have a wonderful day and as always thank you so much for stopping by. 

Start by steeping your tea bags into your whole milk for a hot second (at least 30 minutes)…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comnow, cake mix & eggs into your mixing bowl…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.commix, mix, mix, now butter…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.commix, mix, mix & now time for the tea steeped milk…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comnice and mixed, then into your cupcake liners…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.combake, bake, bake…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes | HollysCheatDay.comnow, time for frosting…flour & milk into your pan…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comheat and mix, mix, mix…

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after the flour/milk mixture cools, place butter into your bowl…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.com now sugar…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.com whip, whip & I then put in the milk/flour mix & forgot to photo, then whip it like crazy …

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.comnow for the good stuff, the Biscoff spread…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.commix until evenly distributed & may I just say, mmmmm…

tea-and-cookie-cupcakes| HollysCheatDay.com then enjoy!!

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Tea and Cookie Cupcakes
Yields 18
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THE TEA CUPCAKES
  1. 1 Butter Yellow Cake Mix (I Used Betty Crocker).
  2. 1 Cup of Whole Milk.
  3. 5 Earl Grey Tea Bags.
  4. 1 Stick (1/2 Cup) of Unsalted Butter, Softened.
  5. 3 Eggs.
THE BISCOFF COOKIE FROSTING
  1. 10 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour.
  2. 2 Cups of Milk.
  3. 4 Sticks (2 Cups) of Unsalted Butter, Softened.
  4. 2 Cups of Granulated Sugar.
  5. 1 1/2 Cups of Biscoff Cookie Spread.
FOR THE TEA CUPCAKES
  1. Slightly warm your whole milk in the microwave for about 30 seconds, place your tea bags into your whole milk for at least 30 minutes--you really want that flavor concentrated in the milk--after steeping, squeeze the bags into your milk & throw them away.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Place 18-20 paper cupcake liners into your cupcake tins, set aside.
  4. With a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment place your cake mix, butter and eggs into your bowl, mix until just mixed.
  5. Now add your tea concentrated milk to your batter, and slowly mix in (you don't want it to splash everywhere) until smooth.
  6. Now fill your cupcake liners half full to 3/4 full (they do puff up really well) and bake for 15 minutes or until they spring back to the touch.
  7. Let cool completely.
FOR THE BISCOFF COOKIE FROSTING
  1. In a medium saucepan, place your flour and milk, and place on medium heat.
  2. Stir constantly until the texture becomes the consistency of thin mashed potatoes.
  3. Let this mixture cool completely, and I mean completely otherwise it won't whip up properly.
  4. Once the flour/milk mixture has cooled, with a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment place your butter and sugar into your mixer and whip, whip, whip until light and fluffy.
  5. Now add your flour/milk mixture and whip the ever loving heck out of it in your mixer, it will be done when it's super light and fluffy like whipped cream.
  6. Now add your Biscoff cookie spread (after eating a spoonful or two hehe) to your frosting and whip in until evenly mixed.
  7. Now pipe or spoon your mixture onto your cupcakes and enjoy!
Notes
  1. This recipe might just make 24 cupcakes, but because I have a tendency to overfill my cupcakes this recipe only made 18, I highly recommend filling your liners 1/2 full because these cupcakes puffed up beautifully.
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Holly’s Junk Food Review Series: Sweet Apple Donut & Coffee

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Happy Happy Friday y’all!!! So y’all have to know by now, doughnuts are my absolute complete and total favorite junk food ever, sooo I’m always looking for new, local doughnut places to try out.  I kept hearing about this very unassuming place called Sweet Apple Donut & Coffee and how ridiculously good their doughnuts were.  To be honest, I guess you could say this place is in Atlanta, but it’s soo not, it’s about 30 miles north of Atlanta, but I figured, what the heck, even a not great doughnut is probably worth the trek-spoiler alert, these are very worth the trek.

Here are a couple of nice overviews of the whole ding dang box of doughnuts I got, obviously their label here…


mmm…

more mmm…

and here is a close up of their peanut butter banana donut sandwich with a chocolate glaze, that’s not the official name of it, but y’all get the idea…

and a close up of their peanut butter cup donut…

First off, the lovely, lovely people who own and operate Sweet Apple Donut, could not have been any nicer, seriously.  When the sweet woman found out it was my first time there she gave me 2 free food items, one donut (their top selling tofu donut-it wasn’t terrible but not for me) & this incredible pig in a donut blanket thing “for the road.”  I mean, how sweet was that?  Anyways, so the peanut butter banana sandwich donut tasted like my childhood, because PB & banana sandwiches were life as a kid.  There was no way I could finish that donut because it was massive, but crazy decadent and delicious, with neither the PB nor the banana overpowering the other, then the perfect hit of chocolate glaze on top, mmm.  The peanut butter cup donut, is a yeast donut and had the perfect whipped peanut butter frosting on the top and a little in the middle of the donut with a chopped peanut butter cup.  This donut y’all, sheez, soooo rich and wonderful, because they still put a wonderful glaze all over the entire donut.  All of their yeast donuts knocked it out of the park, their cake donuts, which I had 2 of (blueberry & and old fashioned sour cream) were just OK, I felt they may have been just slightly over cooked, but that may have just been that day. I had high hopes for their bacon and cheddar cheese topped donut, but it was just meh, I thought it would be an awesome sweet & salty thing, and it was just kinda chewy.  Their strawberry bar with the whipped cream was phenomenal, with the perfect amount of strawberries and cream, and the bar had just the slightest crunchy bite to the outside, but soft in the middle, sooo good.  Their apple fritter was also pretty good, but I kind of didn’t like the apple pie filling just sitting on top, I much prefer the apples mixed throughout the fritter, not bad, just not spectacular.  They had a Dulce de Leche donut with white chocolate shavings on top as well, and to be completely honest, I was so full by the time I got to it, I took one bite and I don’t even remember what I thought haha.  Overall, Sweet Apple Donut & Coffee make fantastic donuts, especially their yeast ones, and the customer service is what sets this one apart from other places.  If you are ever in the Alpharetta area, make sure you swing by and grab one. 

Thank you all for stopping by & Happy Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, especially to my mom!  😀   

Easy Banana Cream Pie Dip

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Happy Happy Wednesday y’all!!! Well, it seems in the Atlanta area, that Spring is officially over (which we had all of 3 days of) and now we’re full on into Summer.  If any of y’all think I’m being dramatic, I want to let y’all know it will be in the 90’s here this weekend, which in my humble opinion is waaaay too dadgum early for that kind of nonsense. 

Can we just agree that hot as crud temperatures like that just need to hold their horses until at least July?  On the bright side of constant boob sweat of the impending heat is summer time desserts, which to me includes all things banana, lemon, lime and strawberry, especially in pie form. 
Well, in all honesty, as much as I love pies, they always end up being the biggest hassle for me to make, and they are certainly time consuming, so I figure, why not make one of my favorite pies in dip form?  When I say that literally throwing this dip together took not even all of 10 minutes, I’m not even kidding. 
This stuff is decadent too, rich, creamy, and full of all things banana cream pie flavor.  If you’re feeling fancy, you could even layer this dip with banana slices, maybe throw a little whipped cream or meringue on top for good measure.  I personally just threw it in a bowl and went to town on it with Nilla Wafers, so there you go.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a fantastic day!

whipping cream and banana pudding mix…

all mixed together…

now add your cream cheese and vanilla…

then add your powdered sugar and mix it in…

and enjoy!!!

Easy Banana Cream Pie Dip
Absolutely easy and delicious dip with all the flavor of a banana cream pie.
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Ingredients
  1. 1 (5.1 Ounce) Package of Banana Flavored Jell-O Instant Pudding Mix.
  2. 2 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream.
  3. 1 (8 Ounce) Package of Cream Cheese, Softened.
  4. 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
  5. 1 1/2 Cups of Powdered Sugar.
  6. 1-2 Bananas Sliced, For Garnish (Optional).
  7. Nilla Wafers, For Dipping (Optional).
Instructions
  1. With a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment, place your banana pudding mix and heavy cream into your bowl, start your mixer on slow (to not make a mess) and increase the speed, mixing until thickened and well combined.
  2. Scrape down the sides of your bowl, then add your cream cheese and vanilla extract, and mix again until well combined and smooth.
  3. Now slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined, serve with vanilla wafers and garnish with sliced bananas if you like and enjoy!!!
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Holly’s Junk Food Review Series: Strawberry Flavored Treats

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Happy Happy Thursday y’all!!! Today’s junk food review(s) is sooo random you guys.  Basically, I love strawberry flavored treats, of any variation, and today’s reviews are happening solely because I saw them at the store and I wanted to try them, so there you go. 

First we have the strawberry milkshake flavored Pop-Tarts, which I have seen for a while on social media with everyone touting how good they are, so obviously I had to give them a try…

First off, I want to say that the frosted strawberry Pop-Tart has always been my OG, so I was very optimistic about these.  The first one that I ate, I toasted, which to be honest, after eating one straight out of it’s little shiny aluminum bag, I realized the toasting kind of took away from the flavor.  So I definitely suggest eating this flavor un-toasted.  Pop-Tart (or whoever the parent company is) was able to capture the strawberry milkshake flavor really well, these are good, pretty darn sweet obviously but good.  I think I still prefer the regular strawberry frosted and S’mores flavors, but these are not bad at all.  I give these a 7 out of 10.

Next we have these strawberry shortcake rolls, which I got a Kroger, and that is the only place I’ve seen these FYI in case you go to look. 

So these Little Debbie strawberry shortcake rolls are pretty much what you would expect from Little Debbie. Moist, lots of strawberry flavor, and that delicious cream filling really blends well with the tart strawberry filling. These are very good, but as I said, these are very typical of Little Debbie, yummy, not mind blowing, just very very edible haha these little cakes get a solid 8 out of 10. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope y’all have a wonderful day!!!

Easy Cream Cheese Salsa Dip

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Happy Happy Tuesday y’all!  So apparently Cinco de Mayo is on a Saturday this year, THIS Saturday to be more precise, which to me sounds like some of y’all might need some kick butt food to serve with copious amounts of Margaritas and shots of Tequila to your friends and/or family.  Today I will be obliging this unrequested request…if that makes sense. 

Years ago, my sister introduced me to eating chips and salsa with a side of warmed up cream cheese, which is fantastic.  Not only is cream cheese delicious on just about everything, but it really helped in taking out the bite of the sometimes too spicy salsa.  Surprisingly, it wasn’t until recently that it occurred to me to just blend the cream cheese and salsa together really nicely to make a super simple but super tasty dip.

After taking the first bite of this not at all attractive dip, I actually found myself being annoyed at myself for having not done this before, and then I was doubly annoyed when with a quick Google search, I found out that I in fact did not invent this wonderfulness.

Oh well, I believe I made this dip enough of my own by my preference of salsa and chip type, or something like that.  I do recommend you all give this 2 ingredient wonder dip a try though, it sooo pairs well with your adult beverage of choice, trust me. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Your 2 ingredients into your bowl, cream cheese & salsa…

all blended together…

and enjoy!!!

Easy Cream Cheese Salsa Dip
This wonderful 2 ingredient dip doesn't get any easier to make and is the perfect blend of spicy and smooth.
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Ingredients
  1. 1 (16 Ounce) Jar of Pace Picante Salsa, Medium Heat.
  2. 1 (8 Ounce) Block of Cream Cheese, Softened & Cubed.
Instructions
  1. With a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment, place your salsa into your bowl.
  2. Now place the cut up pieces of the cream cheese into your bowl as well and on low speed combine the ingredients together until smooth and well incorporated.
  3. Chill until ready to serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
Notes
  1. You're welcome to use mild or hot salsa depending on your preferences.
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Banana Split Martini

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Happy Happy Friday y’all!  and an even happier cocktail Friday!  I feel like it has been forever since I’ve done a brand new cocktail on a Friday, so I’m super excited to share today’s recipe with you guys.  As y’all know, my cocktail of choice when I decide to partake in some celebratory libations is always a gin and tonic.

It’s my favorite because it’s not too sweet at all, it’s light and refreshing and bonus I don’t feel like hot garbage the next day after drinking one or two.  Now, if I do decide that a really knock out flavor cocktail is in order, it better be good y’all.  By good, I usually mean something very calorie heavy and tastes like dessert haha, I can’t help myself, I will totally admit it.  Well, last cheat day I had been having a hankering for something with a little more oomph in the flavor, so I started digging around in my ample liquor collection–seriously, I really don’t drink that much, just part of being a food blogger haha.

I found the gigantic bottle of banana rum I bought for one particular recipe a while back and I just knew it needed to be used.  Well, after tinkering around with some flavors and mixes, this delectable Banana Split Martini came about.  Y’all this thing is beyond smooth, which obviously I give credit to the added heavy cream, and most definitely delicious.  This is truly liquid dessert mmmm.  I hope y’all get a chance to have this cocktail soon, and thank you all sooo much for stopping by, have an absolutely wonderful weekend!  

Banana Split Martini
Yields 1
Delicious cocktail that tastes like a delicious banana split.
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Ingredients
  1. 3/4 Ounce of Banana Rum.
  2. 3/4 Ounce of Creme de Cacao.
  3. 1 1/2 Ounces of Vodka or Vanilla Vodka.
  4. 1/2-1 Cup of Heavy Cream or Milk.
  5. Cherry For Garnish (Optional).
Instructions
  1. In a martini glass, place your rum, creme de cacao, and vodka.
  2. Fill the rest of the glass with heavy cream or milk, mix together and enjoy!!!
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Holly’s Junk Food Review Series: Oreo Thins Fudge Dipped

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Happy Happy Wednesday y’all!!! Today’s junk food review is seriously so random… It’s not necessarily a brand new food item, it’s nothing crazy outlandish or even seasonal, but what they are is awesome and I thought, a must share.

Seriously, it was crazy random I even ended up trying these mini Oreo thins.  Having reviewed the larger sized Oreo thins and thinking overall that they were just okay, I wasn’t going to go out of my way to try these, fortunately they were handing them out on the last flight we took and since I was headed on vacation, I said why the heck not?

do not be fooled by their size…

Honestly, I’m not sure how they did it, these itty bitty cookies covered in fudge are just delicious!  For years I have loved the white chocolate covered Oreos, which luckily (for my diet) only come out around Christmas time.  Well, it’s like they shrunk those delicious Oreos down, made them a tad bit more rich with the darker chocolate, and voila you’ve got these super fantastic little bites of awesome.  Eating a few of these is basically not an option, they’re just so addictive!  I recommend you head to your local grocery store, find the cookie aisle and buy a bag of these guys (I think they may come in mint too?).  I do not recommend buying more than 1 bag a time though because they all may magically disappear in less than a day haha.  These deceiving little snacks get a solid 9.5 out of 10.  Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!! 

Holly’s Junk Food Review Series: High Road Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream

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Happy Happy Friday y’all and welcome to another junk food review!!!

Ok, so yes, I have reviewed several of High Road’s ice creams before and there is darn good reason too, they put out consistently awesome product.  They have recently come out with several new flavors and to say that I was excited to get my hands on them is an understatement.

Being team peanut butter over here, obviously the Peanut Butter Chocolate had to be first to be reviewed…

OMG, look at those swirls…

Alrighty y’all, so, the base flavor of this ice cream is peanut butter with a chocolate caramel swirl, mmmm.  Oh yeah, if you think that sounds amazing, it’s only because it is.  Y’all, the peanut butter ice cream is perfect, you can tell real peanut butter or peanuts were used to flavor this ice cream, subtle, but still with the perfect amount coming through, nothing fake about it.

As awesome as the ice cream base is, the caramel chocolate swirl is the pièce de résistance.  Not to be dramatic or anything, but that caramel chocolate swirl is magical, seriously.  They call High Road Craft Ice Cream luxury ice cream and you know what? it really is, it’s decadent and rich without feeling like they’re trying too hard, just really awesome, freshly made ingredients used in their products.  Per usual, they knocked it out of the park with this one and it gets a solid 10 out of 10, y’all go get you some!

Pineapple Bars

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Happy Happy Wednesday y’all!!! You guys know it’s been a super crazy week so far when I just completely forgot to post these amazing Pineapple Bars yesterday.  Like, just completely forgot, I mean, I do wake up at the absolute crack of dawn and then work all day, but you know it’s been hectic if I forgot about food,  especially dessert.

These bars are not your usual run of the mill bars either, when I say that these bars are absolutely out of this world delicious, I’m not even exaggerating a little.  I knew that I would love these because I’m a giant pineapple fan, pretty much in any capacity, but these are eye rollingley, holy moly, wowza good.

Just imagine the most delicious buttery, moist bar with just the perfect amount of pineapple flavor that’s all caramelized around the edges, mmmmm…that’s these bars y’all.  I cannot begin to emphasize enough how much you need these bars in your life.

There are more than a few steps to make these, but trust me, they’re 100% worth the effort.  I hope everyone is having a fantastic day & week, and I really appreciate you dropping by, thanks!

all of the ingredients for the crust into your bowl…

all mixed up…

into your pan, with 1 cup of the crust set aside…

all of the ingredients for the pineapple filling…

all mixed up…

onto your cooled crust…

with the remainder crust mixture sprinkled on top…

bake, bake, bake…

and enjoy!!!

Pineapple Bars
Absolutely decadent buttery bars filled with pineapple.
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FOR THE CRUST
  1. 1 1/2 Cups of All Purpose Flour.
  2. 1/2 Cup of Granulated Sugar.
  3. 3/4 Cup of Unsalted Butter, Chilled & Cubed.
  4. 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt.
FOR THE PINEAPPLE FILLING
  1. 1-20 Ounce Can of Crushed Pineapple, Slightly Drained.
  2. 2 Eggs.
  3. 1 Cup of Granulated Sugar.
  4. 1/2 Cup of Sour Cream.
  5. 1/3 Cup of All Purpose Flour.
  6. 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt.
FOR THE COCONUT DRIZZLE
  1. 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar.
  2. 1/4 Cup of Milk.
  3. 1-2 Drops of Coconut Extract (Optional).
TO MAKE THE CRUST
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and spray your 9x13 pan with non stick spray.
  2. Place your ingredients into a bowl, either with your hands or with a mixer, mix all of your ingredients together until crumbly.
  3. Remove 1 cup of the crust mixture and set aside.
  4. Gently press the remaining crust into the bottom of your pan evenly and bake for 10 minutes, take out and let cool completely.
TO MAKE THE PINEAPPLE FILLING
  1. With a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment place all of your ingredients into your bowl and mix until everything is fully incorporated.
  2. Pour your pineapple filling onto your crust and evenly sprinkle the remaining crust mixture on top of the filling.
  3. Bake for 48-50 minutes or until the center doesn't jiggle anymore.
TO MAKE THE COCONUT DRIZZLE
  1. In a small bowl combine all of your ingredients mixing thoroughly until smooth, you may need to add more milk to reach the desired texture.
  2. With a spoon or fork drizzle over the top of your bars after they are completely cool.
Notes
  1. Just know that when the crust is all mixed in together, it's going to still feel very fine, it will not be nearly as crumbly as a lot crust mixtures feel like.
  2. You can substitute out the coconut extract with vanilla extract instead.
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