No Bake Double Peanut Butter Bars

Before the New Year my bestie posted on FB a recipe for No Bake Double Peanut Butter Bars, and I just had to give them a try! I went to a Seahawks party 2 weeks ago and made these to share. I love bringing treats, I get my baking needs in and then I take the items out of my house so I don't eat the whole pan! (Don't judge I can do .. lol).

These are simple to make and tasted great, NOW I have always had a hard time with white chocolate melting (this is why you see I use Wilton Candy Melts for everything) and this was no exception, it was not smooth but still tasted great!

INGREDIENTS:

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup  + 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, divided
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Line a 9x13” pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
2. Place melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 3/4 cup peanut butter in a large bowl. Mix by hand until combined. Press firmly into prepared pan.
3. Place white chocolate chips and remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Pour over bars and spread with a spatula to evenly coat.
4. Chill for at least 1 hour to set, slice into bars. **It’s best to slice them at room temperature so your chocolate doesn’t shatter.**
5. These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator, depending on how warm your house is. The chocolate will get melty if it’s too hot, so use your judgement on where you should store them.

ALEXIS NOTES: I lined with wax paper to make it easier to come out of the pan. I did cut mine when they were not room temperature so they did shatter. IF your not in a hurry like I was let them be room temperature. 

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

TMTT ~ Beef-Broccoli Strudel & New Take No Bake Cookies

Another busy week around here last week and I found some yummy new recipes that were a big hit. Last night we actually got out for our anniversary so it's a quick post and I hope to catch up soon ... ugh. Thanks for stopping by ;).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Beef-Broccoli Strudel

Beef-Broccoli Strudel

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion -- chopped
• 1 10 oz pkg frozen chopped broccoli -- thawed/drained
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese -- shredded
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 8 ounces phyllo dough -- thawed
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Brown ground beef and onion in skillet, stirring until ground beef is crumbly; drain. Mix in broccoli, cheese, sour cream and bread crumbs. Cook until heated through and cheese is melted.

Place sheet of phyllo on waxed paper; brush with butter. Repeat with remaining dough, layering sheets. Spoon ground beef mixture evenly on half the dough. Roll up from ground beef side as for jelly roll. Place seam side down on baking sheet; brush with remaining butter.

Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

ALEXIS NOTES: I again had my ground beef broke up so it was closer to 1 1/2 lbs. I used fresh broccoli and light sour cream.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A New Take on No Bake Cookies

Non Chocolate No Bake Cookies:

1/3 cup butter

1/2 bag of mini marshmallows

1 cup white chocolate chips

2 cups oatmeal

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup coconut

1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

Melt the marshmallows, butter and chips in the microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes (depending on the power of your microwave, it may take a bit more or less). Stir until smooth. Add the peanut butter and vanilla and mix well. Add the coconut and oatmeal. You may need to use your hands to get it all incorporated. Form golfball sized balls and place on waxed paper or a silpat pad. Refrigerate if necessary. Mine were so firm that I just left them on the counter.

Note: You could leave out the peanut butter and still have a great cookie.

ALEXIS NOTES: I didn't have white chocolate chips just milk chocolate wanting to stick with the white color I skipped this part and added a little extra peanut butter (about 1/2 cup total). Also had about 1 1/2 cups of coconut in the bag so used that. I found that if your hands were a little wet in between the roll of each cookie it didn't stick to my hands as much :).

Thank you Kristen at Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker for this awesome recipe, check her blog out you'll love it!

TMT ~ Pizza 2 Ways & Coconut No Bake Cookies

Pizza is a favorite with the kids but with money short these days I've been trying ways to make it at home with what I have on hand. Hope you enjoy :).

Alexis Twist on Taco Pizza

Homemade Pizza Dough

3 c. bisquick (less if like thin crust)
3/4 c. water

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease pizza pan. Mix bisquick and water set aside. Pat out bisquick in pan. Bake for 5 - 10 minutes (until golden brown) let cool before adding toppings.

Toppings I used:

Taco Meet (Left over from previous night)

Salsa

Corn

Kidney Beans

Cheddar cheese

Add whatever you like this is what we had on hand. Cook for 10 - 12 Minutes until cheese is melted. Let sit for a few minutes and serve up!

Yes I turned around took the picture of the boys and saw something blue. That would be a leggo guy!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tiffanee posted this and OMGosh was it good. If you haven't stopped by make sure you do, she is so sweet and has the BEST recipes :).

Pillow Pizza

Pillow Pizza

2 tubes refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits/tube)

1 pound hamburger

2 cups spaghetti sauce

3-4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Optional ingredients:

Green Peppers

Turkey Pepperoni

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Place them in the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13 casserole dish.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Servings: approximately 24 cookies
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

• 1/4 cup organic sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 – 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups oats
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter or coconut peanut butter
• Optional: 1/4 cup shredded coconut

Combine sugar, cocoa, coconut oil and milk in a saucepan. On medium heat, bring to a boil. Once mixture has reached a rolling boil, boil for exactly 1 minute.

Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and oatmeal. Also stir in shredded coconut if using.

Drop by spoonful onto wax paper. Let cool for at least 30 minutes (place in refrigerator after cooled at room temperature for faster firming). The cookies will become more firm as they sit longer.

Makes approximately 24 cookies, depending on size. Store in refrigerator.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pizza and Dessert how can you go wrong? Hope you find something you like :).