Fluffnutter Bars

The other day I had to buy marshmallow fluff for my niece. I remember when fluff was a staple in my cabinet but my daughter hasn't been asking for it for awhile. Its funny how you don't realize how your children's (or your own) taste evolve over time. I think all my son has been eating for lunch lately is tuna fish. (Why tuna fish? Why everyday?) I don't think my children will evolve away from desserts. Well, my daughter loved this dessert. Of course, my husband loved this dessert even more. It is gooey and soft.

Fluffernutter Bars
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
 1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup marshmallow fluff

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 8x8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cooled butter with the peanut butter until well combined. 
Add the brown sugar and sugar with the peanut butter mixture.
add the egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Add the flour until just combined. 
Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan.
Gently fold in the marshmallow fluff into the other half of the batter.
Pour the rest of the batter on top of the other batter. 
Bake the dessert for 15 minutes or until the center is set but still soft.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Recipe adapted from Bakerita. 

One year ago........................I made Chinese Chicken Salad.
Two years ago......................I made Fresh Strawberry Jam.

Did you already know......................
-In 1917, Archibald Query created Marshmallow Fluff.
-Due to sugar shortage during WWI, Mr. Query closed his business.
-After the war, two partners Mr. Durkee and Mr. Mower purchased the recipe from Mr. Query and began producing Marshmallow Fluff.

Disappearing Bunnies Cupcakes

My sister makes cupcakes for her girl's classroom. No wonder my sister is very popular at her girl's school. A few children have even put in request for the next type of cupcakes my sister should make. The best part about my sister making cupcakes for her girl's class is that she always brings a few over for us. Aren't these cupcakes so cute. My daughter could not wait to have one.

Disappearing Bunnies 
Cupcakes
Frosting
Food coloring
Oreo cookies, crushed
miniature marshmallows
candy melts


Directions:

1. Dye 3/4 of the cupcakes green and the remaining frosting brown.
2. Set a few cupcakes aside.
3. The remaining cupcakes pipe the green frosting onto the cupcakes using a 233 tip.Set aside.
4. Roll the remaining cupcakes in the crushed Oreo cookies.
5. In the center of the Oreo cupcakes, insert a miniature marshmallow for the bunny tail.
6. On a piece of parchment paper, draw the outline of the bunny's foot like a figure 8.
7. Melt the candy melts and pipe the melted candy melts in the outline of the bunny's foot. 
8. Once the candy has set, stick the candy melt feet onto the Oreo cupcake one on each side of the marshmallow to space out the feet. If needed, stick a little frosting on the bottom so the candy melt feet stick.
9. On top of each candy melt feet, pipe one large circle on the side closest to the marshmallow. On the other side of the candy melt feet, pipe 2 smaller circles to make the paw pads.

Recipe adapted from Hello, Cupcake! cookbook by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson.  

One year ago.......................................I made Fried Cheese Sticks.
Two years ago.....................................I made Burritos.

Did you already know........................
-Baby rabbits are called kit.
-A rabbit's front teeth never stop growing.
-Never pick up a bunny by it's ears.

Happy Easter!

Allie's Bars

I asked my family if there were any dessert request for the holiday season. My oldest daughter asked for those bars with the coconut. I have not made any dessert bars with coconut for years. Do you know why I knew what my daughter was talking about? She is not a big fan of coconut so I thought I knew the recipe. 

 I searched cook books and online. I could only find similar recipes. I found the Eagle Brand Magic Cookie Bars and the Gooey Coconut Dream Bars. Both recipes looked familiar but it wasn't the one I remembered. The dessert bar had coconut, chocolate, caramel, marshmallows, and mini snicker bars. Then I realized I was thinking about two different recipes. I think one recipe was actually a blondie. Since I could not find the recipe I wanted, I created this recipe with my oldest daughter's help. The recipe is called Allie's bars since it has everything she likes in it. Please adjust the recipe to your liking.

Allie's Bars
5 low fat graham crackers, crushed finely
3/4 cups butter, melted
1/8 tsp salt
1 (14 oz.) Sweetened Condensed milk
1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup Heath milk chocolate toffee bits
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
10 caramel pieces, cut in quarters
10 miniature snicker bars, cut in quarters
1 cup of miniature marshmallows, cut in half
1/2 cup peanuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the crackers, butter, and salt.
3. Press the mixture on the bottom of a 9 x13 baking dish.
4. Pour half of the sweetened condense milk on top of the graham cracker crust to coat.
5. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the Heath bits over the sweetened condense milk.
6. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the coconut flakes over the chocolate chips.
7. Top the coconut flakes with the caramel, snicker bars, and marshmallow pieces.
8. Add the peanuts then top with the remaining chocolate chips and coconut flakes.
9. Drizzle the remaining can of sweetened condense milk over the bars.
10. Bake the bars for about 25 minutes or until the coconut is golden brown.
11. Remove and let the dish cool for at least 30 minutes before placing in the refrigerator.
12. After the bars have harden, cut into desired pieces.

Recipe from Jen of Sweet Morris.

 Did you already know.................
-In the 1960s, the Magic Cookie Bar was introduced.
-It is found on the back of the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.
-In 1856, Gail Borden invented the milk product due to lack of refrigeration.
-The Eagle Brand is owned by Smucker Foods of Canada.