Choc Peppermint Rice Krispy Treat

Monkey and I are back with an easy Holiday treat recipe –  Chocolate Peppermint Rice Krispy Treats!

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons of Butter

6 cups of mini PEPPERMINT marshmallows

6 cups of Cocoa Krispies

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He was posing all cute and on his best behavior for like 3 seconds, and then he stuck his hand in the marshmallows.

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Monkey really tries to be helpful.  He carried the pot over for me… and then did this amazing front flip into the pot.

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Then all of a sudden he pulled out some mistletoe.  Mistletoe.  Where does a monkey get mistletoe from ??  He even did the spiderman upside down kiss thinking that would help him get lucky!  And it did ;)

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Then we melted the butter, added the marshmallows, stirred them until they were melted, added the cocoa krispies, stirred,  then poured it into a buttered pan and smooshed it down.

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They turned out great!  Easy and simple!  Done in minutes and ready to eat!   Some recipes called for extra peppermint extract but I think they were pepperminty enough (but not too strong).

I was trying to take pictures but all he wanted to do was get his hands on a treat!  I kept shooing him away and then he came in all Tom Cruise “Mission Impossible” style!

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  Cooking with a monkey is not always easy… but there is never a dull moment with him!

My Thanksgiving vicariously lived through Pinterest

The Ott’s are all going to be celebrating Thanksgiving apart this year. :(  I am so sad.  This also means that I won’t be cooking up a yummy Thanksgiving dinner with them either.  I kept seeing all these recipes on Pinterest the other night that I won’t be able to make!  So I am sharing them with you… Here are my must have recipes for Thanksgiving… courtesy of Pinterest and fellow bloggers.

The Glitter Guide posted an elegant DIY Thanksgiving Tablescape idea…  I love this centerpiece because it’s not your typical Thanksgiving orangey and yellow colors!  And I love the gold accents!  This is how I would have set the table….

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Doesn’t this turkey look divine? Roast Turkey with Black Truffle and White Wine Gravy.

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I love Martha Stewart’s Simple Stuffing… I always add cooked sausage to this recipe!

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Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without Sweet Potatoes Casserole… with little marshmallows on top!

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Call me crazy… but I have to have this jello salad as a part of my Thanksgiving dinner!  It’s better than cranberry sauce.  Thank you to the Wald family for introducing it to us Otts.

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This has been a recent addition to my Thanksgiving must haves… Corn Souffle. Oh, so yummy.

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Did anyone notice that I did not include a healthy, green vegetable dish??? No green beans or brussels sprouts or spinach?? I say, “no, thank you” to those in my imaginary Thanksgiving!

And don’t worry… I definitely did not forget dessert!  I have to have apple pie!  Milly would always whip up apple and pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving!

This apple pie recipe is courtesy of Robyn Stone from Add a Pinch!

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Why isn’t today Thanksgiving ?!  I’m hungry….

What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish??

Bananas Fosters Bread

A TWIST ON BANANA BREAD!

When I came across this recipe from Taste of Home, I knew I had to make it for my friend, Dustin. Dustin’s favorite dessert is Bananas Fosters. It was his birthday a few weeks ago, so I thought this would be a perfect birthday treat for him.  Dustin loves all things banana and he is very particular about his banana things… so I was really curious/worried if he was going to like it or not!  Well, he loved it!  He said it was so delicious and tasted a lot like the real dessert!  It was Dustin Approved… so this recipe really is a hit!

If you read my Pumpkin Roll post last week, you will remember my awkwardly place pumpkin decoration.  Well, I kinda thought that maybe that should be my signature move from now on!

So this time, I brought in a monkey…

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Caramelized bananas with rum!  Yummy!

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Monkey helped stir the batter.  He also watched over the loaf while it was baking!

He was pretty helpful… BUT…

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 You can’t leave this monkey alone for one second!!  He easily gets himself into big trouble.

I walked into the other room, and when I came back…. I found him like this!!!!

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I felt like Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean!  Why is the rum gone?????

Because the monkey drank it.  Sneaky little fella!

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^ Here it is!  While posing for this picture he said… “I made dis!”.

Then we whipped up the glaze and put it in a little container on the side.  Wrapped up the loaf.  And then delivered it to Dustin!

Confession: I had a little too much fun playing around with that little monkey… I am kinda embarrassed to say.

Let me know if you try out the recipe!  XO