Tag: snack

Noah’s Yummy Ooey Gooey Bars

Recipe Highlight:  This is a quick & easy way to satisfy a sweet tooth. Noah makes his own mean version of these bad boys! This is my take on this popular homemade treat that’s sure to please even the most discerning tastebud at the family gathering.

Makes 9 x 13-inch pan of bars.

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

  • box of cake mix (I use French vanilla)
  • 1/2 cup of melted butter (1 stick)
  • 2 eggs
  • vanilla extract to taste

Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese (1 block)
  • 2 eggs
  • vanilla extract to taste
  • 4 cups powdered confectioner’s sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter.
  3. Add your box of cake mix to the melted butter and mix in eggs & vanilla to form a crust mixture.
  4. Press crust mixture into a 9 x 13-inch pan.
  5. In a separate bowl, cream together softened cream cheese (room temperature) with eggs & vanilla. Once mixed, slowly incorporate the powdered sugar, one cup at a time. This will be your topping mixture.
  6. Pour the topping mixture over the crust mixture.
  7. Place into your preheated oven, cooking for 35 to 40 minutes. When done, the middle will be softly set and the top of the bars will have a crinkled texture.
  8. Cool completely before eating.

NOTES

Kiddos: I love you so much! Please feel free to make this your own! I normally use the French vanilla cake mix, but the original calls for yellow cake mix … and lemon or strawberry would be fantastic as well! We always enjoyed putting them in the fridge once cooled as it transforms the topping! No matter how you enjoy them, know I’m thinking of you!

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Double Chocolate Small Batch Muffins

*I have a lower calorie version here, which we actually enjoy even more, but that may be because of our diet brains!

INGREDIENTS

  • 140 grams all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 40 g of sifted cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 120 ml (1/2 cup) whole milk
  • 75 g (1/2 cup) chocolate chips … plus more for decorating tops, if desired.

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place 6 liners in muffin tin, alternating cups to leave a cup between each muffin if possible.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Add salt, sugar, oil, vanilla, egg, and milk to dry ingredients and stir until combined. Try not to overmix.
  • Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Fill 6 lined muffin tins with mixture, overfilling to achieve a bakery-style muffin.
  • Dot top with additional chocolate chips (I love using chocolate chunks on top or chopped pieces of quality chocolate bars).
  • Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 18 minutes until risen & domed.

NOTES

Makes 6 bakery style muffins. If not sweet enough for your taste, add 2 heaping tablespoons of granulated sugar in addition to the brown sugar. However, I find these perfect as they are for my tastes. The chocolate flavor is deep and rich, akin to a lava cake or brownie.

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