Peanut Butter Cracker Balls

I just love peanut butter candy! Last year around Easter I shared a recipe for Homemade Peanut Butter Cups.  And this Easter I've got another peanut butter treat!
This is one that I just threw together as an experiment one night.  It's based on this traditional peanut butter cookie/candy recipe that I shared back in January. And I think you'll find it's the perfect sweet and salty combo candy!
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Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Easter Peeps

Today I've got an amazingly simple and fun treat! It's a great take on a classic favorite, The Rice Krispie Treat, with some fun Easter ingredients added in to create a festive and fun edible party favor that everyone will enjoy!
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Lemon Buttercream Cupcakes

Before I get to this week's recipe, I have to share this story with you. Tonight we were at a local food tasting event, and Gigi's Cupcakes was one of the vendors.  As I approached the booth, all wide eyed and smiling (as I always tend to be in the presence of a Gigi's Cupcake), I told my husband, "I have to decide which ones I want to try."  And the girl behind the table said, "Take as many as you want."  And I said, "Oh no! Don't say that, cause I'll take them all!"  
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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

Today I've got one of my easiest desserts recipes to share with you!  I first learned to make these in the sixth grade when I was in the Future Homemakers Club (now known as Family Career and Community Leaders of America or FCCLA). 
It became an instant favorite of mine, and I immediate went home and shared it with my family.  And it's been fave easy-fix recipe of mine ever since! Ordinarily I make these around Christmas, but today with the red sprinkles on white chocolate they are a Valentine's treat!
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Sweets on a Stick Giveaway

Today I'm celebrating a thousand Facebook followers with a fun book review and giveaway! If you're in to the food pop craze, you'll love this! The book is Sweets on a Stick: More Than 150 Kid-Friendly Recipes for Cakes, Candies,Cookies, and Pies on the Go!

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Favorite Foods of 2011

Homemade Alfredo

Looking back over 2011, we had many noteworthy (perhaps even pin-worthy) food posts. Oddly enough, one of my most viewed recipes was my alfredo. It was actually posted in 2010, but since it's obviously popular, so today I'm featuring it, as I take a look back at some of my favorite food posts from last year!

Hope you enjoy my picks!  Happy New Year! And I hope you'll join me as we discover more delicious recipes in 2012!

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Chocolate Covered Caramel Popcorn - 2 Ways

When I was kid we used to get those giant popcorn tins every Christmas! Those are still around today, but now we also have a whole host of gourmet popcorns to choose from for holiday parties and gift giving.

Today I'm going to show you  how easy it is to make your own gourmet popcorn at home using 2 different methods!  Not only will it make a fabulous homemade gift, but it's also a lot cheaper than a lot of the gourmet gifts on the market!

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Bauble Pops Recipe and Crazy for Cake Pops Review and Giveaway

Photo: Present Pops

If you're in to the cake pop craze, you are going to love today's review and giveaway!  It's for the brand new book Crazy for Cake Pops!  And I've also got a super fun Christmas recipe for Bauble Pops! 

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Southern Brownie Pie

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it seemed like the perfect time to share this classic, Southern recipe.  This Southern Brownie Pie is yummy served warm or cold, and it's sure to please everyone at your table.  My husband isn't really a chocolate fan, and he doesn't like pies at all, but he couldn't get enough of this one!

By the way, come join Love the Pie with TidyMom sponsored by Cherokee USA, Le Creuset, Wilton, Bags by Bloom and  Harvard Common Press.

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Apple Chai Recipe and Mini Pies Book Review and Giveaway

Photo: Spiced Cranberry Pear

The fall and holiday seasons are such great times for baking!  And there's nothing like freshly baked pies to satisfy your guests' sweet tooth (err...teeth) and make them feel right at home.

By the way, come join Love the Pie with TidyMom sponsored by Cherokee USA, Le Creuset, Wilton, Bags by Bloom and  Harvard Common Press.

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Pumpkin Bread

Fall weather is finally in the air around our house!  It really makes me crave the tastes of fall and all those great Thanksgiving classics!

Today I'm sharing a little taste of fall. I made a little tray of fall goodies for my husband to carry to work last week, and the Pumpkin Bread was a very popular treat. Hope you enjoy!

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Fun Halloween Sweets

Photo Credit: Taste of Home

Can you believe that Halloween is just a couple of weeks away? Whew...how time flies! Today I've got an array of fun sweets and treats to help inspire your creativity this Halloween!

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Orange Dream Parfaits

Since orange is the quintessential fall and Halloween color, it seemed like the perfect week for me to share these Orange Dream Parfaits.  Previously I've shared my Orange Dream Pie, one of my husband's favorite desserts.  This is basically that same recipe in parfait form, and it's super delicious!

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Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: Nicole's Homemade Treats

I'm excited to welcome back Nicole's Homemade Treats as a sponsor to my blog!  As you all know, I have a huge sweet tooth, so this shop is right up my alley!


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Pudding Cookies

One of the great things about hosting my linky party is that it gives me a chance to get recipes and ideas that I might not have otherwise found through regular blog surfing or hopping through links at other parties.  One blog that always shows up to the party with some standout eats and treats is Chef in Training. Back in July, they linked up these Pudding Cookies, which I made almost immediately.  And they were just scrumptious!

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Chocolate Mousse

With this current heat wave, you can't have enough cool, no bake desserts!  The other day I made this super yummy chocolate mousse!  It's perfect if you're hungry for something rich and chocolately but you're not in the mood to cook!  Enjoy!

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Lemon Pudding Pound Cake

Lemon is such an amazing flavor for summer time! As a kid, lemon desserts were always my favorite!  Since getting married I haven't tried many recipes of the lemon persuasion, as my hubby's not a fan.  But then several months ago, I had a slice of this lemon cake at a potluck, and I was totally wishing I could take the whole thing home with me!

Since then I've been on a search for the perfect lemon pound cake.  I decided to start with this recipe.  I've seen it on several sites but most recently over at Tidy Mom.  And I think I've already found my perfect lemon pound cake.  (Hubby even tried it and loved it! So...Hooray! We have a winner!)

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Homemade Fudgesicles

I am super excited to share this new recipe with you.  I originally found it over at Joy in My Kitchen, a simply wonderful recipe blog!

And you know how it is with recipes like this; you say, "Okay. This looks good, but does it taste like the stuff we get at the store?"  My answer for this one is, "Yes!"

I'm sure someone out there could tell a difference in the taste, but I have to say that I (and even my husband, the fudgesicle fanatic) were amazed at how good these were and how close they were to the fudgsicles we know and love!  So check out the recipe and go make some this week!

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Fiber One Brownie Review and Giveaway

Don't you just love healthy snacks that also taste good? I know I do!  I've seen commercials in the past for Fiber One Bars and Yogurts, which are supposed to be very healthy and tasty  And now Fiber One has a new product we can all indulge in: Brownies!

Rather than focusing on the foods you can´t have - Fiber One® is giving you the opportunity to eat what you love without the guilt. New Fiber One® 90 Calorie Brownies are moist, chewy treats that let you have what you crave while helping you stay on track with your balanced diet. With 5 grams of fiber, which is 20 percent of the Daily Value of Fiber, the new brownies are a smart snacking choice.

With new Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies, you can have an unbelievably satisfying and wholesome treat in two delicious flavors. The Chocolate Fudge brownies are made with chocolate-flavored chips and topped with a dark chocolate-flavored drizzle, and the Chocolate Peanut Butter variety contains peanut butter chips topped with a peanut butter drizzle.

My Thoughts:  I can honestly say that I LOVE these brownies!  They're so dark, decadent, and delicious!  And I love that each brownie is 20 percent of your daily value of fiber.  As someone who doesn't always eat a lot of foods rich in fiber (ahem), I love the idea of supplementing my fiber intake with a brownie! (Much better and easier than a pill or a drink!) 

And since these brownies are super yummy, you can actually enjoy it as a snack, while at the same time doing something good for yourself. So it's a win-win! I'll definitely buy these in the future, and I think I'll even try the Fiber One bars and yogurts now!

Connect: Have you tried the Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies? Visit Fiber One on Facebook and let them know what you think!

Buy it! Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies are now available at your local store. For a limited time, get $1.75 off with this Coupon.

Win it!  One Simply Sweet Home reader will win a Fiber One Brownie Prize Pack, which includes the following:

• Box of Chocolate Fudge Brownies
• Box of Chocolate Peanut Butter brownies
• Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownie themed duffel bag
• Jump rope
• Water bottle
• Snack case
• Headband
• Bracelet

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Disclosure:  Prize pack and product information were provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.  I also received a prize pack for review purposes.  The opinions are my own.

Orange Cream Shakes

It's super hot and humid here!  Lucky for me, I'm an indoor girl! hehe. But I still like to eat my cool summer snacks!  And I've had a super craving for ice cream lately.  Maybe it's because the ice cream man drives by our house every day!

This week I'm sharing a wonderfully yummy recipe that came to me via my lovely bloggy friend Chaya of Chaya's Comfy Cook Blog. Seriously, I made this almost immediately after I saw it!

If you love Orange Dreamsicles, Push-ups or anything like that, you're sure to love these Orange Cream Shakes!

Recipe for Orange Cream Shakes:

Ingredients:

4 cups vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt
2 cups orange juice
4 tablespoons milk
6 tablespoons sugar or agave
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions:  Place all ingredients in blender.  Blend until smooth.

I'm linking up at these parties.