Cookie Butter Blondies

 

Cookie Butter Blondies

My husband didn't want anything special for his birthday, but I had been thinking about this recipe for awhile. We both LOVE cookie butter so I had to try it, and it didn't disappoint. It's incredible, like literally one of the best things we've ever ate. I just made them again because we have family visiting, they are so good.

Click here for the recipe from The Mindful Meringue 

"Easy" S'mores Bars

 

"Easy" S'mores Bars

These were a huge pain lol. Next time I wouldn't microwave the butter/marshmallow mixture, I'd melt it in a pot like I normally do for rice crispies because it makes it so much easier to stir in. Other then that they are delicious! They do taste like s'mores but they are missing the warm gooey marshmallow that really make it a s'more. I'd make them again though! My husband really liked them, which kinda surprised me. He doesn't like recipes that are "too cute" generally.

Click here for the Easy S'mores Bars Recipe by Our Love Language is Food

Cinnamon Peach Bread

 

Cinnamon Peach Bread

It was hard to get a good picture of this bread! I had bought a bag of peaches and a bag of nectarines that were super rock hard, ripe for like 2 days max then started to turn. So I needed to find a recipe that used up a lot. I used both nectarines and peaches in this bread, and I didn't peel them because it was a pain and was just squishing. I also added a little bit of Truvia brown sugar to the batter. Instead of the glaze I just sprinkled on a combo of sugar/cinnamon/Truvia brown sugar. A glaze would have been good too though! I was just impatient.

We loved it, my youngest wouldn't try it. I'd definitely make them again, they were super moist and flavorful. I tried telling my youngest that it's just like banana bread (which he loves) but for some reason he's weirded out with cooking with fruit. 

Click here for the Cinnamon Peach Bread recipe from Our Balanced Bowl

Cheesecake Brookie Cups

 

Cheesecake Brookie Cups

    Ingredients:

- 1 roll of cookie dough

- 1 box of brownie mix (and the eggs etc needed on box)

- 1 tub of already made cheesecake

This was based off a few Tiktok's I saw, it's delicious!

Preheat oven to 350.

 Spray a regular sized muffin tin with baking spray. Slice the cookie dough roll into 12 slices. Lightly squish the cookie dough into the bottom of the muffin tin. Make brownie mix according to directions and dollop the mix into each muffin tin....hole? I feel like that's the wrong word. Then dollop a spoonful of cheesecake mix over the brownie/cookie mix. I think I used about 1/3 of the cheesecake tub. Grab a knife or toothpick and swirl the cheesecake and brownie mix together, it doesn't have to be perfect at all.

I baked it for 30 minutes but I was worried it wouldn't be done because there really wasn't a way to check, so I did 10 more minutes. It was perfect! My oldest and I loved it, my husband said they were fine and my youngest wouldn't try them. I'd definitely make them again though!

Banana S'mores Muffins

 

Banana S'mores Muffins

I'm not normally a big fan of baking but we had all the ingredients for these so I thought they'd be fun. I don't enjoy baking as much because I feel like I have to use a million dishes and there is way more cleanup then regular cooking. I need to get over it because I do love when my family loves something I make :)

 These muffins are super good! I mean they are full of sugar, marshmallows and chocolate so of course they are. I'd definitely make them again and they're fun for summer. For some reason my batch ended up making like 22 muffins instead of the 16 it called for, I guess I didn't fill them enough. But the cook time was still spot on! Oh also I didn't realize Walmart had substituted regular graham crackers for cinnamon, but I really don't think it made any difference.

I got this cute cake display thing on Amazon, since I usually just toss baked goods into a Ziploc bag, this is a way cuter way to store them and hopefully it helps people remember that we have them so I don't end up throwing it away because we forgot about it. 

Click here for the Banana S'mores Muffins recipe from Inside Bru Crew

Protein Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

 

 Protein Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

I'm 22 weeks pregnant and I've been craving pumpkin chocolate chip, but I wanted it to be semi healthy. This is delicious!! It's hard not to eat a ton of it at once. I did do a couple things differently, mainly because of laziness. Instead of 1 cup of whole wheat flour (we don't have any) I was going to blend a cup of oats for oat flour. But I didn't want to do that so I just added a cup of quick oats. Instead of honey I used a few squirts of Truvia, because we are almost out of honey. I also used zero sugar chocolate chips, and the only protein powder I have is the Ryse Jet Puffed Marshmallow powder. I also just cooked it in an 8x8 pan.

It would be delicious with a little bit of peanut butter and sugar free maple syrup!

It's SO GOOD though and I'll definitely make it again! Not sure if anyone else likes it yet, no one has tried any for some reason. I know my husband wont try it because he's not a huge pumpkin fan, especially with chocolate. My youngest loves pumpkin so we'll see. I don't hate the idea that no one tries it though, more for me! :)

Click here for the Protein Pumpkin Bread by Oh Snap Macros

Snickerdoodle Banana Bread

 

Snickerdoodle Banana Bread

We have a bunch of bananas to use so I'm making banana bread again. This recipe is MUCH better. The last one I did I make a streusel topping, but I think that's such an annoying process that it's not worth it to me. This was just topped with cinnamon sugar, which is much easier. I made it almost exactly as written but I did add extra cinnamon, a bit of Truvia brown sugar in with the flour mixture (my husband likes it really sweet), and I did add probably half a cup greek yogurt to make it extra moist. Oh I did add vanilla too, so I guess I did change it a bunch lol. This is definitely the recipe I'll be using from now on!

Click here for the Snickerdoodle Banana Bread recipe by Mmmrecipes

Edit: I'm making this recipe again and I'm looking at the recipe website, and I think it might be an AI website? There are so many recipes AI sites out there, it's super annoying. But the recipe worked out anyway. I wish they had to say if it's an AI site

Banana Bread with Streusel Topping

 

Banana Bread with Streusel Topping

Terrible picture because people got into it before I could take a picture lol. It's pretty good, a little dry though. I made the recipe exactly as it said except my eggs were cold and I microwaved the butter for 30 seconds to make it room tempature-ish. I figured it would be fine and it did work out so yay. The only thing I would do differently is I feel like it could use a bit of vanilla.

Click here for the Banana Bread with Streusel Topping recipe by Cake Babe

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit Waffles

 

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit Waffles

I just took a can of biscuits, and sprayed down my mini dash waffle maker with butter spray. Once they were cooked I rolled it in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. We just ate them as is, and I thought they were just ok, a little dense, but the boys loved them. I loved how easy and quick it was! 

Berry Oat Bars & Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Muffins

 

Berry Oat Bars & Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Muffins

I accidentally bought quick oats instead of old fashioned so I was looking for some new recipes to use them up. These berry oat bars are so good! The oatmeal mix part made waaay too much though, like I should have used less on the bottom so it wasn't quite so thick, and I still had a ton left even after adding the top. Or I could have tried to add a bit more raspberry preserves, I was worried it would turn into a mess not a bar though. Oh instead of using coconut oil (I didn't have any) I used a 1/2 cup cold butter that I worked in like a streusel. I'd definitely make these again. 

Since I had so much of the crumbly oat mixture left I made these cinnamon roll muffins. They were also super good! I might add more cream cheese next time since you didn't really notice it. I topped them with the rest of the oat mixture as a streusel. I like how the recipe comes with lots of variations so I'll try other versions when these are gone. I STILL had streusel left so I just tossed the rest because knowing me I'd forget about it in the fridge forever.

I did add cinnamon to both mixtures because we love cinnamon!

Click here for the Berry Oat Bar recipe by The Oven Light

Click here for the Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Muffin recipe by Meals with Maggie

Zero Sugar Apple Pie WW Cake

 

Zero Sugar Apple Pie WW Cake

Ingredients:

- 3 eggs

- 1 box zero sugar cake mix

- 1 can sugar free pie filling

Mix everything together in a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. I sprinkled cinnamon all over the top too.

It's really good, not too sweet and would be fun with some whipped cream or cool whip topping. I think it works out to 4 points if you sliced it into 12 bars.

I got the recipe from a random screenshot from a WW Facebook post.

3 Point Reese's Chocolate Rice Cake

                        3 Point Reese's Chocolate Rice Cake

- 2 tbs Reese's Dairy Whipped Topping. 1 point.
- Quaker Chocolate Crunch Rice Cake. 2 points.

I love this with a cup of coffee for an afternoon pick me up!