I’ve decided to join a blogging club called the Secret Recipe Club. ย Each month, we are given a blog to visit. ย We are to make one of the recipes from the blog. ย This month I was selected to visit The Spiffy Cookie.
Erin has lived in the same town as one of my best friends, Molly, until she moved to Ohio State University. ย Another one of my best friends graduated from Ohio State. ย I thought that was neat when I was looking through her blog.
We are different because she doesn’t like coffee and pickles. ย I love both of those foods. ย I also like mint especially mint tea. ย She lists mint as one of her dislikes. ย (I’m currently writing this post while drinking mint tea.)
Here are 5 other recipes from her blog that I would like to try:
- ย Homemade Olive Garden dressing and salad
- Coconut Chicken Salad with Apricot Mustard Dressing
- Bagel and Baconย Stuffing
- Oven Fried Onion Rings
- Carrot Cake Batter Dip
I ended up making the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Dip or as I call it Buckeye Dip. ย If you are from Ohio, we have this delicious candy called Buckeyes. ย Other places might call it peanut butter balls. ย They are called Buckeyes because they look like a buck’s eyes. ย Clever, huh!
I sent the Wee One to find the Reese’s Pieces so I got the regular size instead of the mini size. ย It was easier to tell him to look for the regular Reese’s Pieces. ย I also did not use the mini peanut butter cups. ย I cut up 2 regular sized peanut butter cups. ย I could have added more of them.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Dip
aka Buckeye Dip
adapted from The Spiffy Cookie
Stars of the Recipe:
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/3 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 c. creamy peanut butter (I used the peanut butter from Fresh Thyme – so delicious!)
- 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1/4 c. Reese’s pieces
- 1/4 c. chocolate chips
- 3/4 c. chopped miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups or 1 King sized package of Reese’s peanut butter cups, chopped
Step:
- In a small sauce pan, melt the butter and brown sugar over medium heat. ย Continually stir until the brown sugar dissolves. ย Remove from the heat and add the vanilla.
- Set aside to cool.
- Beat the powdered sugar, cream cheese, and peanut butter until combined (1 to 2 minutes).
- Add the cooled brown sugar and butter mixture. ย Beat for 1 to 2 more minutes.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, Reese’s pieces, and chopped up Reese’s peanut butter cup.
- Keep in the fridge. ย Remove from the fridge 15 to 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve with graham crackers, Nilla wafers, or even pretzels.
- Enjoy!
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Happy eating,
Traci
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