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Cereal Treat Sunday-Chocolate Chex Caramel Corn Bars

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So, this week’s recipe is straight from the source. I found it on the Chex website a few months back when I was looking for something to do with the new Chocolate Chex. It totally rocks! I love the mix of sweet and salty and well we are big fans of popcorn at my house so that’s just an added bonus.

Chocolate Chex Caramel Corn Bars

Ingredients

4 cups popped light butter-flavor microwave popcorn
4 cups Chocolate Chex® cereal
1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Butter bottom and sides of 13×9-inch pan. Remove unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal and pretzels; set aside.
2. Microwave brown sugar, corn syrup and butter uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until boiling, stirring after 1 minute. Microwave 30 seconds longer; stir. Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Press firmly in pan.
3. In small bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds to 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over bars. Cool.

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Feature Friday-Blog Swap with A Ruffle in Time

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hey ya’ll! let me start by introducing myself, i’m Megan from A Ruffle In Time. Michelle is one of my top bloggers, and i am honored to be swapping with her! i’m actually going to use her bean bag tutorial at my daughters 4th birthday party.. 🙂

i am a stay at home mom to my two bee-utiful babies! miss Leiton will be 4 in November and Brayden is 2 ½! the hubbys name is Mitchell, but almost everyone calls him Mitch. i stay super busy with my little people. if it’s not scrubbing crayons off the walls, breaking up the toy fights, or cleaning poop out of the carpets, we are having fun making crafts and watching movies with each other. i self-taught myself how to sew early 2009 and fell in love instantly. it’s led me in the direction of crafting, and now into scrapbooking. i share what i make and how simply because i wouldn’t be where i am if it weren’t for others sharing their’s.

ok.. onto a run through of my site!

or curler cozy.. which ever your use it for!

also gives details on the ruffly ones!

some yummy stuff right there!

a staple in our house, kids love it!

i guess that’s all! i want to thank michelle again, thank you for letting me steal your site for the day!! please come over, check me out! i promise i won’t bite 🙂

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Thanks for swappin it up Megan!
I so want some ruffly PJ bottoms and am excited to try those meatballs!

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Cereal Treat Sunday-Cheerio Treats

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Welcome to the second installment of Cereal Treat Sunday. This week we are making Cheerio Treats. I wish they had a better, more creative name. Peanut Buttery Piles of O’s, okay, that’s horrible, let’s stick with Cheerio Treats.

We are starting out with some super simple cereal treats for those who may be beginners in the cereal treat arena. 😉 This one is nearly fool proof with only 5 ingredients.

Warning: If you have a peanut allergy steer clear of this one!

Cheerio Treats

1 Cup Corn Syrup
1 Cup Sugar
Cook in sauce pan until boiling. Then allow to boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Then add:
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Blend until peanut butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over 5 cups Cheerios and mix until well coated. Drop by spoonfuls on to wax paper and let cool.

*Insider’s tip: to measure sticky items like corn syrup and peanut butter easily, coat the measuring cup with a little cooking spray before using.

Voila, you are a Cheerio treat chef. Now go enjoy your peanut buttery piles of O’s and we’ll see you next week for another episode of Cereal Treat Sunday!

Recipe originally from Good Things Utah Guest Host Laura Powell

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Better Than Turtle Cake Recipe

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It’s known by many names, Better Than Anything Cake, Better Than Sex Cake, Better Than (Insert word here) Cake. Well, we wanted to make that cake, but were missing some key ingredients so we switched it up and made a Turtle Cake. You know, Chocolate, Pecan, and Caramel deliciousness.

Better Than Turtle Cake

Ingredients:

  • 1 Chocolate Cake Mix (& ingredients needed on the box)
  • 1 (14 oz) Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1-2 Cups Caramel Topping
  • 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • Whipped Cream

Make cake as directed on box. Poke top of warm cake every inch with handle of wooden spoon. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over top of cake. Let stand until milk is absorbed. Drizzle with caramel topping. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until chilled. Top with dollop of whipped cream. ENJOY!

Store in refrigerator.

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