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Candy & Sweets

Gumdrop Nougat Candy

Easy, homemade vanilla nougat candy made in the microwave with just marshmallows, white chocolate chips and gumdrops (and a few other pantry staples).  No candy thermometer required for this quick, no-bake candy recipe.  If you know how to work a microwave and have a whole 5-minutes to spare, then you can make this candy from start to finish. Continue Reading…

Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Butterscotch Toffee Rice Chex Treats

Rice Chex marshmallow treats with the rich flavors of butterscotch and toffee, for an easy no-bake cereal treat!  I was inspired by the classic Scotcheroo recipes using Rice Chex, but wanted to make a version that was free of peanut butter and corn syrup.  These treats are rich and decadent and take just minutes to make! Continue Reading…

Cookies/ Desserts

Strawberry Pop-Tart Cookies

A sweet sugar cookie dough, with pieces of Strawberry Pop-Tarts added to the cookie dough and rolled in fruity cereal or sprinkles before baking. An additional piece of Pop-Tart is added on top after baking.These are a soft sugar cookies, full of strawberry flavor, with fun bites of strawberry pastry throughout. Continue Reading…

Healthy/ Main Meal/ Savory

Crockpot Split Pea Soup

This healthy, crockpot, split pea soup is full of creamy pea flavor with carrots, celery and ham added for even more flavor.  If you have 5 minutes and a crockpot, then you can have homemade split pea soup!  No stirring even required…just dump the ingredients into the crockpot, set it to cook and go on with your day.  And then boom!  A hot and healthy dinner ready to be dished up for the family. Continue Reading…