Marshmallow Monday

We didn't make any muffins for Muffin Monday today but instead we are making these yummy treats. Nothing says holidays like large amounts of sugar and chocolate!

We made these a few days ago for Braden to take to school. They are cheap, quick, and not that messy. Braden made most of them all by himself. He had a little trouble rolling them in the sprinkles but he was able to do the rest without any help.

You need: large marshmallows, stick pretzels, chocolate ( I bought a bowl of Baker's Dipping Chocolate. It doesn't get more simple than that. You pop it in the microwave for a minute and start dipping. If you have left you can but the lid back on and store it in the refrigerator for later.) and sprinkles of course.

Braden starting pushing the pretzel sticks into the marshmallows while I melted the chocolate and then we dipped them into it and rolled them in the sprinkles. TA DA! Yummy snacks for the holidays.

They would be really great to pair with some hot cocoa mix and give as a gift.

Muffin...Wednesday?

I'm a few days late posting this weeks muffins but we did have Muffin Monday and by the look of the cake pedestal, it was a success! Braden helped me make the muffins this week so I didn't do anything fancy just quick Jiffy banana muffins. I didn't eat one but they smelled amazing!

I'm planning something more interesting for next weeks Muffin Monday. Yummy yummy!

Call me Martha!

I spent the afternoon baking muffins (from a mix! don't be to impressed!). Braden loves muffins. They have become his favorite breakfast and since a muffin and a banana takes like a minute to "fix" and devour in the mornings, they are now also one of my favorite breakfast options!

I have been buying chocolate chip or banana nut muffins from the bakery department on grocery day. Depending on which store I'm shopping at that week and the sales, I spend between $2.25-$3 per package of 4. I decided to save some $$$ and make them myself this week.

I bought 2 packages of cheap (but yummy) Jiffy muffin mix and for a whopping $2 (factoring in the eggs and the milk) I made a dozen muffins. To really martha-ify my day I decided to put them on the table in the cake pedestal. Everything seems special when it's served from a glass cake pedestal!

So in honor of my Martha-ified muffin moment. I declare Monday's muffin day! If you have a good (and easy--I'm not much a baker!) muffin recipe then please share.