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White Chocolate Crockpot Candy

Jan 09, 2020

White Chocolate Crockpot Candy – easy 4 ingredient white chocolate peanut clusters! Made completely in the slow cooker. Perfect for holidays!

White Chocolate Crockpot Candy - easy 4 ingredient white chocolate peanut clusters! Made completely in the slow cooker. Perfect for holidays!

My most popular recipe I’ve ever shared is my Crockpot Candy recipe. It is also my personal favorite and I make it for every holiday. I think I made 7 batches this past holiday season. 

So it’s about time that I made a White Chocolate Crockpot Candy! 

I’m a white chocolate person so I almost prefer this version to the original. It is only 4 ingredients and made in the slow cooker. It’s just so easy! 

Plus, you can change up the sprinkles you use for the holidays. How cute are they for Valentine’s Day with little heart sprinkles? It would also be cute around Halloween with black and orange spooky sprinkles on top. Or 4th of July red and blue star sprinkles?! Adorable. 

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Blondies

Oct 04, 2019

Pumpkin White Chocolate Blondies – chewy pumpkin blondies with white chocolate chips. The perfect fall treat!

Pumpkin White Chocolate Blondies - chewy pumpkin blondies with white chocolate chips. The perfect fall treat!

Originally published September 2009. Updated October 4, 2019. 

Okay, we’re several days into October which means it’s officially okay to share pumpkin recipes. 

This Pumpkin White Chocolate Blondies recipe is a really old one (I posted it over 10 years old!) but I make it every fall and I decided it’s photos needed a bit of a makeover. 

The blondies are perfectly chewy and taste like fall thanks to the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. Plus, white chocolate just goes so well with pumpkin.  

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White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

Dec 10, 2018

White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge – homemade white chocolate fudge with crushed peppermints! Easy, delicious, and perfect for Christmas!

White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge - homemade white chocolate fudge with crushed peppermints! Easy, delicious, and perfect for Christmas!

Happy Monday!

How is your holiday prep going?

We finally got our tree this weekend. I think I had mine up weeks before Thanksgiving last year but we’ve just been so busy/we kept waiting for a tree lot to pop up around us and nothing ever did.

My closet has filled with Target boxes and I’ve watched The Holiday Calendar 17 times.

It doesn’t really feel like Christmas though. You know? It’s not super cold, I haven’t taken the dogs to see Santa, we haven’t even made gingerbread houses yet.

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Filed Under: candy, christmas cookies Tagged With: fudge, peppermint, white chocolate, white chocolate peppermint fudge

Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Feb 20, 2018

Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies – oatmeal cookies filled with everything but the kitchen sink! Chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, walnuts, raisins, and coconut!

When we moved I realized I had a lot of mostly empty bags of chocolate chips.

A lot.

Same goes for pecans, shredded coconut, almond meal, bottles of vanilla, all the stuff I always think I’m out of when I’m out the store and apparently am never actually out of it.

Plus, 15 packages of almond bark even though I only use almond bark once a year for crockpot candy…? I don’t know, guys.

I guess everyone I know is getting crockpot candy for Christmas next year.

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Boozy Cinnamon White Hot Chocolate

Dec 22, 2017

Boozy Cinnamon White Hot Chocolate – the perfect way to warm up on chilly days! Easy homemade white hot chocolate with Fireball Whiskey and marshmallows on top!

Boozy Cinnamon White Hot Chocolate - the perfect way to warm up on chilly days! Easy homemade white hot chocolate with Fireball Whiskey and marshmallows on top!

Heeeey guys, one last post before Christmas!

I couldn’t leave you without something delicious and boozy.

Because, as I tell you every year, I’m not doing my Christmas Eve all night wrapping session without Elf on in the background and some kind of delicious beverage next to me.

Before we get to that though, I wanna say thank you for coming back, for all the emails, for checking on me if I don’t post for a few days, for stopping me in Target and saying hi, for everything this blog has given me. These last couple years have been a real rollercoaster for me and having this little space on the internet full of people who share the same interest as me has been one of the only constants in my life. I appreciate it all more than I can express.

This may be my last post of the year (other than my yearly favorite recipes – that’s still happening) so I hope you have a fabulous Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

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White Chocolate Orange Cookies

Jan 19, 2017

White Chocolate Orange Cookies – chewy white chocolate chip cookies with fresh orange zest mixed in! 

White Chocolate Orange Cookies - chewy white chocolate chip cookies with fresh orange zest mixed in!

Hey guys, happy almost Friday! Hooray for a short week, right?

The boys and I are headed to San Antonio this weekend and this is probably our last San Antonio trip before we move, so send me all the must eats! All I care about is the food.

I mean, obviously we’ll see The Alamo again and we have other plans but really, I’m just going for the food. I already have a list of, like, 15 places and I plan on teaching the boys the fine art of eating like a food blogger.

Not much else going on around here right now. I finally stopped breaking all my resolutions on the 11th so that’s been good.

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Cookies

Oct 26, 2015

Pumpkin White Chocolate Cookies - the most delicious pumpkin cookies recipe! A must make!

Are you still loving pumpkin?

Okay good, me too!

Today I’ve got these yummy Pumpkin White Chocolate Cookies! Pumpkin and white chocolate is one of my favorite combos in the fall. Something about the earthy pumpkin with the super sweet white chocolate just makes my mouth happy.

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Loaded Cookie Bars

Sep 30, 2015

 

I recently had a really fun opportunity to participate in a baking Blog Hop. So I baked something, sent it off to Becky of Somewhat Simple, and received the yummiest Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies from Jenny of Picky Palate.

This Blog Hop featured the new Pillsbury Purely Simple baking mixes. They contain simple ingredients, no colors, no preservatives, and no artificial ingredients. Have you tried them yet?

Loaded Cookie Bars - this easy recipe starts with a boxed cookie mix and are stuffed with chocolate, peanut butter, candy, and coconut!

I used the Pillsbury Purely Simple for these Loaded Cookie Bars and it was fabulous. The mix only requires a stick of butter and an egg if you want to make sugar cookies. I, of course, added more than that! This bars have white chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut, and milk chocolate candies!

I would’ve added more but I ran out of things in my baking cabinet!

Loaded Cookie Bars - this easy recipe starts with a boxed cookie mix and are stuffed with chocolate, peanut butter, candy, and coconut!

I love these kinds of bars! Something fun and different in every bite! Plus the chewy cookie itself!

And since I started with the Pillsbury Purely Simple baking mix, these took no time to whip up! The hardest part was waiting for the butter to soften!

Loaded Cookie Bars - this easy recipe starts with a boxed cookie mix and are stuffed with chocolate, peanut butter, candy, and coconut!

More Bar Cookies 

  • Salted Nut Roll Bars
  • Pumpkin Roll Bars
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

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Loaded Cookie Bars

Loaded Cookie Bars

Yield: 9 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 17.5 ounce package Pillsbury Purely Simple Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate candies

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together cookie mix, butter, and egg until combined. Stir in coconut, all the chips, and candies. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan.
  3. Bake 22 - 24 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. Cool completely before cutting.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 127mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 3g

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This post sponsored by Pillsbury. All opinions are my own.

Loaded Cookie Bars - this easy recipe starts with a boxed cookie mix and are stuffed with chocolate, peanut butter, candy, and coconut!

Filed Under: cookie Tagged With: chocolate, coconut, cookie, peanut butter, white chocolate

Raspberry White Chocolate S’mores

Aug 12, 2015

Raspberry White Chocolate S’mores – a new twist on the classic! Fresh raspberry and white chocolate with toasted marshmallows and graham crackers!

Raspberry White Chocolate S'mores - a new twist on the classic! Fresh raspberry and white chocolate with toasted marshmallows and graham crackers!

I’m just going to get this out of the way and then we’re never speaking of it again.

Uggghhhhhh. Pretty Little Liars. The worst.

I thought I’d never have a TV disappointment on the LOST level again. But last night… was so bad. Not only was it just a disappointing “end” but it was so messy and felt like they’d decided who A is last month.

So disappointed. I give up on TV.

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Filed Under: snack Tagged With: raspberries, s'mores, white chocolate

Peanut Butter Party Popcorn

Jul 06, 2015

Peanut Butter Party Popcorn - a sweet and salty snack!

Happy Monday! I am SO ready for a fresh week. Although I’m simultaneously hating how fast summer is going. I am most definitely not ready to be getting up early for school again.

So, good news! Sofia (#schnoxie) got her cast off last Thursday! Two weeks early! Because the cast was causing these nasty sores on her leg and she kind of smelled like garbage that had been sitting in the sun for 7 weeks. She’s technically on “kennel rest” which translates to “my bed rest” because I’m that kind of person.

And the bad news. My Macbook completely died on me the same day. After a year and a half. How do you people keep macs forever?! Mine’s been dying since day 3 when it had to have it’s keyboard rebuilt. RIP Macbook.

It sadly took most of my photos from November 2013 – present with it. I took it in to Geek Squad, forked over a ridiculous amount of money for them to recover 15k photos and then got the dreaded call that the harddrive was unreadable.

Yep.

I’d been working on uploading all my photos to the cloud storage I use but that dang computer was just so slow. Gahhhhh.

Anyway, I lost my next 5 blog post photos so I’m starting from scratch. Kind of. This is one of the posts I lost buuuuuut I was happy to remake it!

I don’t love popcorn. It’s just not my thing. Unless it’s covered in something! I can eat BOXES of that caramel popcorn with nuts. And I looooove those Christmas tins of popcorn – but only the cheese and caramel sections.

So of course I love this Peanut Butter Party Popcorn since it’s coated in a mixture of white chocolate chips and peanut butter chips with vanilla instant pudding mixed in. And then it’s all covered in sprinkles because everything is better with sprinkles!

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Cookies and Cream Cookies

Feb 09, 2015

Cookies and Cream Cookies - chopped candy bars and white chocolate chips make these cookies extra delicious!

Happy Monday! Let’s make it a great week! Cookies help!

You guys, it has been so HOT here. Yesterday I left at 7:30 am to go to Trader Joe’s (gotta get there before the crowds!) and didn’t need a coat. I wore flipflops. I didn’t even turn my seat warmer on. 

Normally at that time, it’s 20 degrees. Or less. 

Craaaaaaazy. Part of me is super excited because there are few things I hate more than sleeves. But then part of me is so sad that this is our last winter here (for now) and there’s no stinkin’ snow!

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White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce

Jan 29, 2015

White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce – rich and creamy mousse topped with an easy raspberry sauce. How perfect for Valentine’s Day!

White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce - rich and creamy mousse topped with an easy raspberry sauce. How perfect for Valentine's Day!

Can I whine for a minute?

Tonight’s the ball. 

And I’m not going. Wahhhh.

We always miss the balls but usually it’s because my husband’s scheduled for something months before. But this time I got my hopes up. I bought a dress back in, like, June. We bought tickets, we found a babysitter, and we ordered my husband a new blue jacket thing about a month ago. And I was psyched because the blue jacket thing said 3 to 5 day shipping which left us plenty of time to get it tailored and get all his patches put on or whatever.

So 11 days after I ordered it and it still hadn’t shipped, I got on the live chat. And the girl told me that they have to special order uniforms from a uniform shop. And I said, “But this is the uniform shop, no?”

Long story short, the Army even manages to screw up online shopping. 

I’m really only sad because I love my dress and what if it’s totally out of style by the time the next post-deployment ball rolls around?

Can I just show up alone, take a few pictures in my dress, and then leave? 

Is that acceptable? No?

So tonight I’ll be drowning my sorrows in something chocolatey and delicious while I watch Scandal. There may be a pizza involved, too. I might even go for a canned Strawberrita. I’m classy like that. 

Anyway, have you ever made mousse? I was under the impression that it was a labor intensive, 3 day process but it’s literally melting chocolate and folding in whipped cream. 

I made this White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce in less than 15 minutes. And it’s so rich and creamy that it really feels like something that should take hours to make. I think I’m obsessed with mousse now. 

If you need a quick, easy, but still awesome Valentine’s Day dessert, this is it!

White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce - rich and creamy mousse topped with an easy raspberry sauce. How perfect for Valentine's Day!

More White Chocolate Recipes

  • Raspberry White Chocolate S’mores
  • White Chocolate Orange Cookies
  • White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
  • White Chocolate Crockpot Candy

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White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce

White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry Sauce

Yield: about 8 servings

4from Food Network Magazine

Ingredients

For the raspberry sauce:

  • 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

For the white chocolate mousse:

  • 4 ounce white chocolate, chopped
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • shaved white chocolate, for topping

Instructions

To make the sauce:

  1. Combine raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat, smashing the raspberries with a wooden spoon until they release all their juices. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, using the wooden spoon to push the sauce into a bowl. Refrigerate until cold.

To make the mousse:

  1. Microwave the white chocolate and 1/4 cup heavy cream for 30 seconds. Stir. If the white chocolate is not melted and smooth, heat for another 30 seconds and then stir until smooth. Let cool while you continue.
  2. Beat the remaining 1 3/4 cups heavy cream with an electric mixer until foamy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until soft peaks form. Whisk about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the white chocolate mixture and then gently fold in the rest until combined.
  3. Serve with raspberry sauce, fresh raspberries, and shaved white chocolate on top.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 395Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 39mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 4gSugar: 26gProtein: 4g

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Filed Under: cake Tagged With: mousse, raspberries, white chocolate

Pumpkin White Chocolate Scones

Nov 04, 2014

I know, it’s November and I’m still posting pumpkin recipes. I’m sorry. I strongly believe that pumpkin season runs from October 1 until Christmas. 

Yes, I have strong beliefs about pumpkin. Whatever. 

Plus, I haven’t yet transitioned from a PSL to a Gingerbread Latte so… still pumpkin season! 

Anyway, we didn’t talk about Halloween yesterday. How was it?! Did you eat ALL THE CANDY?! 

I did. But it’s not my fault.

We got ONE trick-or-treater. ONE. So I now have 3 bowls of candy staring at me every time I walk into the kitchen. 

I had a game plan that involved spending the first hour (trick-or-treating on post is 2 hours long) walking around the ‘hood and then the next hour sitting on the porch, handing out candy. Apparently everyone else had the same idea because the neighborhood was completely dead by the time we were ready to hand out candy.

Gahhh, so yeah, I have all this candy. And the good stuff! Almond Joys and White Chocolate Kit Kats! They’re just calling out to me every time I walk by.

Back to the pumpkin. I made scones! Because the cool weather just makes me crave scones for some reason. 

These are Pumpkin White Chocolate Scones and since I love both pumpkin and white chocolate more than I probably should, you know I’m obsessed with these. My children were oddly into them, too. I had one (or two, shhhh) as a midnight snack the day I baked them and then the next morning, my children polished them off. 

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Pumpkin White Chocolate Scones

Pumpkin White Chocolate Scones

Yield: about 12 scones
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

adapted from Creations by Kara

Ingredients

For the scones:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs and the largest butter pieces are no bigger than peas. Mix in the butterscotch chips.
  3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir together just until the dough comes together. Be careful not to overwork the dough.
  4. Transfer to a well-floured surface and roll into a large rectangle, about 3/4" thick. Cut scones into desired shape and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until the tops are browned and the scones are cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before glazing.
  6. To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and milk. Drizzle over the cooled scones. Let set before serving.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 247Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 168mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 3g

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Easter Marshmallow Bark

Apr 16, 2014

Easter Marshmallow Bark – the cutest Easter treat! Pastel marshmallows coated in white chocolate and topped with sprinkles. No bake and takes about 10 minutes to make! 

Easter Marshmallow Bark - the cutest Easter treat! Pastel marshmallows coated in white chocolate and topped with sprinkles. No bake and takes about 10 minutes to make!

My kids are obsessed with marshmallows.

Obsessed.

And they’re in the baking aisle of the grocery store so I can’t even buy flour without hearing “MOM! LOOK! NEW MARSHMALLOWS! PINK MARSHMALLOWS! MARSHMALLOWS SHAPED LIKE COWS! LOOK!”

You can imagine how thrilled they were with bars that are literally just marshmallows covered in white chocolate.

You guys. They went nuts.

They’re pastel and I topped them with bunny sprinkles so they’re perfect for Easter! And no baking required so they are great for tiny helpers in the kitchen. 

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Blueberries and Cream Granola

Sep 17, 2013

Blueberries and Cream Granola - the most delicious granola recipe! Dried blueberries, almonds, coconut, and white chocolate chips!

Did you know that September is Better Breakfast Month? Well it is and I’ve teamed up with California Almonds to make sure your breakfast is better than ever.

It turns out that 50% of women skip breakfast when they are crunched for time. Studies show that those who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight, will maintain better cholesterol levels, and live an overall healthier life. So if you are one of those 50% that skip breakfast, almonds are a quick way to get a boost of fiber, protein, and healthy fat.

I have a great almond gift pack to give away to one of y’all but before we get to that, I have the most delicious granola recipe to share. It calls for all my favorites: almonds, dried blueberries, coconut, coconut oil! You could make this over the weekend and have a fantastic breakfast all week long.

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