Every month or so I get a special delivery from Green Mountain Coffee (the makers of KCup packs for your Keurig brewer). This month the delivery featured a variety of coffees from Donut House. Now, I’ve heard a lot about this brand but I’ve always been partial to my favorites, never stepping out of my routine to try something new but I’m glad I did.

They’ve got a delicious collection of flavors that includes: Donut House Light Roast Coffee, Cinnamon Roll Coffee, Chocolate Glazed Donut Coffee and Donut House Light Roast Decaf Coffee.

If I had to pick a favorite … it would be the chocolate glazed donut.

This one little KCup pack goes right into the Keurig brewer and smells like a liquid donut dripping right into the mug.

And nothing goes better with chocolate glazed donut coffee than an actual chocolate glazed donut! I finally got a chance to use my Wilton donut baking pan and baked up a half dozen of these rich, chocolaty donuts.

The chocolate glaze on these makes them doubly delicious because there’s a bit of the brewed coffee mixed in.

If you’re feeling adventurous you could even dip the donut right into the coffee.

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This morning my children woke up to a mass of pastel candy melts, Rice Krispies Treats and Peeps bunnies all over our island. My youngest excitedly screeched, is it Easter mommy? Imagine her disappointment when I had to tell her Easter is still over a month away but that doesn’t mean we can’t start celebrating now. After all, Easter treats are more fun when they’re around the house for several weeks leading up to the actual holiday. I like to think I’m helping build excitement.

One of our most favorite treats for the holidays is Rice Krispies Treats. And they only get yummier with a layer of Wilton candy melts, sprinkles and sugary sweet Peeps bunnies.

Step 1 – Gather some supplies including Peeps bunnies (or chicks), Wilton colored candy melts and cookie pop sticks.

Step 2 – Create your favorite Rice Krispies Treats recipe and let them cool in a rectangular pan.

Step 3 – Melt the candy melts on a plate and dip one side of the treat. You can also use a pastry brush or spoon to fill in all of the crevices.

Step 4 – Add some pastel sprinkles along the border. No need to fill in the middle since the Peeps Bunnies will go there.

Step 5 – While the candy melts are still soft, place a Peeps Bunny right in the center. Press it down a bit so it sticks.

Step 6 – Let the candy melt harden up a bit before jabbing a sick into the treat.

If you don’t have cookie pop sticks on hand you can certainly leave them as bars. You just get to avoid sticky fingers when you put them on pop sticks.

These sweet Rice Krispies Treats pops are perfect for class parties (if your child’s school allows homemade treats) and they’re great for Easter baskets too if you just slip a candy bag over the top of each one and tie it off with some pastel ribbon.

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I’m kind of in love with Valentine’s Day, yes, even the whole commercialized-Hallmark-holiday version.

I love the flowers, the candy, the cards, the sappy love story movies, the conversation hearts and the romance, well, maybe just the idea of romance. My husband has yet to discover his hidden talent for romantic gestures. I refuse to give up on the idea of being swept off my feet. Most of all, I love making other people in my life feel loved. The best way I know to do that is to spoil them with baked goodies.

These cherry heart cutout chocolate cupcakes are no exception. And to be honest, chocolate is actually quite healthy!

Each cupcake is imprinted with love. A cutout in the center leaves space to fill each cupcake with sweet cherry pie filling. Or you could pick your own favorite filling like strawberries, chocolate fudge, conversation heart candies … pretty much anything that will fit.

So how do you make these? Well, it’s pretty simple.

1.  Bake and completely cool your favorite cake mix cupcakes.

2.  Use a Wilton heart shaped fondant cutter to press into the center of the cupcake.

3. Sometimes the cutter will pull the cake cake right out for you.

4. If the cake doesn’t come out, just use a fork to gently pull the heart out from the edge.

5. Dust the cupcake with powdered sugar.

6. Spoon a dollop of cherry pie filling into the center.

That’s it!

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If you’ve been reading my facebook lately, you’ll know that I had to put out an APB for my missing bags of candy corn. Normally, this wouldn’t be such a problem except I NEEDED them for these marshmallow pops I was making for the kids. After turning my house upside down, I’ve just had to accept the fact that someone (or a few little someones) ate them and hid the evidence. Living in a house with a cop and a mom with an eagle eye, they’re getting quite good at this. Also go check out my our OREO Cupcakes too!

Anyways, even with the candy corn decorations missing, these candy corn marshmallow pops are still a fun treat for Fall or Halloween.

All you need to make these are orange and yellow Wilton candy melts (or white candy melts and orange/yellow candy coloring). Very important, you MUST use coloring made specifically for candy, you cannot use regular food coloring or gel. It won’t work, I’m promise, I’ve tried it. In addition to the candy melts, pick up a big bag of campfire marshmallows, some pop sticks and a few clear treat bags.

To make these, all you do is dip 2/3 of the marshmallow in orange candy melt, let it cool, then dip the bottom 1/3 of the marshmallow in the yellow candy melt. Once wrapped, they make fun treats for holiday parties, teacher gifts or just to munch at home.

Tips for Making Marshmallow Pops

• add a tablespoon of Crisco to 1/2 cup of Wilton candy melts to make the candy more smooth for dipping
• let the orange fully dry before dipping in the yellow candy
• use GIANT campfire marshmallows, bigger is better, always
• pop the treats in the fridge for an hour before eating

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