quick christmas treats

wanna make some quick christmas treats?

of course you do but you are busy.

but you wanna have a christmas party.

uh oh you have housework.

but you wanna have a christmas party next week.

oh boy you loove christmas treats.

but you have very little time to make them for your christmas party.

oh my! what to do? 

no worries, i got you.

cuz this is exactly what my dilemma was and i managed to make a bunch of quick christmas treats in no time at all to delight the guests and kids of all ages.

all ya gotta do is head to walmart or your local grocery store, pick up some treats, and dress them up with candy melt and sprinkles.

the pics will show you how 

but the directions are all the same. 

just dip it, or use the candy melt as glue and add the sprinkles. 

i'll let the pics speak for themselves:

so there ya go.

brownies. palmiers. oreos. and cookies.

a hohoho whoooole bunch of holiday sweetness that took a fraction to make and still tastes the same as if you were to make everything from complete scratch.

ok so maybe not exactly the same, 

but it sure beats the time it would take to make them and that my friend, is a holiday treat!

ghost family frosted brownies

i'm on a roll lately with halloween treats 

that are easy, quick and spooky.

it didn't really start out that way,

but since i have so much holiday stuff in my head, 

i have to narrow it down and today's treats are no exception. 

so whaddya say?

let's make some ghost family frosted brownies ok?

i was in the grocery store and i wandered toward the bakery section to check out their goods like i do all the time and spotted these babies:

so i put them in my grocery cart and then found these:

and because i cannot leave things alone, 

i realized food marker works great on candy corn!

so now that i have brownies and ghosts carrying screaming candy corn, 

let's just put them together...

i cut the brownies in half cuz they were pretty big and these are for my halloween party so smaller treats get eaten a lot faster when they are part of a dessert smorgasbord rather than having regular or large size desserts. 

but WAIT!

what do i see here?

do you see it??? 

oh my goodness i gotta get my black sprinkles out (from walmart)!

and lay them carefully like so...

ahhhhhh!

it's a mini ghost family!!!

and look they are having a reunion!!!

the bumps on the frosting make perfect looking ghosts and if you don't have this treat at your grocery store, you can always frost your brownies like you saw above to make these.

so what started out as ghost carrying screaming candy corn on a frosted brownie,came out to be 2 different types of halloween brownies :)

here's to ghostly goodies for all ghouls and goblins!

strawberry rose topped brownie torte

in my last post,

you saw a glimpse of today's treat,

strawberry rose topped brownie torte.

it's a definite people pleaser that combines 

chocolate, frosting, ganache and strawberries 

so y'know it's gonna be good! 

just use your fave brownie mix and a mold or you can even put it in a regular pan and cut into squares.

i used a heart mold cuz i had these at 

a galentine party last weekend.

follow the directions on the box to bake 

then when they're done baking,

this way they will lay flat on the bottom 

and the top to hold the strawberry.

remove from the mold after 5 minutes then allow to cool completely before slicing each brownie in half as shown:

next up you'll need to make the frosting 

with these ingredients:

then pipe it on top of the brownie bottom 

and top it off with the other half.

next, mix 1/2 cup whipping cream boiled for a minute then add a 6 oz. bag of chocolate chips and stir til smooth for some delicious ganache topping.

and last but not least, cut up a strawberry 

to look like a rose.

this tutorial is awesome and shows you 

a step by step on how to make your roses.

then lastly add it to your mini tortes 

for some beautiful deliciousness.

dang these are sooo yummy!

of course you want the recipe which you can get here, 

and as you will see, i left the frosting all one color 

(even though it looks beige in one pic and white in the next!) and i didn't make any candy or frosting decor, just used the strawberries instead.( i do make the christmas tree but it's february and thought that'd be weird to do so! lol)

if you're on a diet, just make 'em anyway 

cuz they're so pretty you can just stare at them...

or better yet, pass them to me!

mini christmas tree marshmallow brownie bites

this post was originally posted in Design Dazzle Christmas Wonderful here.

today is a good day to make some christmas treats like these mini christmas tree marshmallow brownie bites!

cuz there is sooo much to do on our list,

let's say we get down to business ok? 

first i spotted these babies at target:

they were in the christmas section with the food craft supplies. some of the marshmallows look like santa's sleigh ran them over so you 'll have to go through the package to get the ones that aren't squished!

 anyway, once you have them sorted out, 

grab the rest of the supplies:

i got the brownie bites at walmart but i've seen them around target and publix. you can always make your own but goodness there is already sooo much to do isn't there? 

so we are going for EASY PEASY.

anyway, here's the first step. just poke a minipretzel stick in the marshmallows. they will stick quite easily.

then melt your green candy melt and follow the next steps:

once the trees have dried, grab those brownies 

and add the tree like so:

take your time when you push the tree in 

so the brownie doesn't crack!

and there you have it. a million christmas trees 

(give or take a few) all decorated and ready 

to give out to all your holiday sweeties.

now if only our real christmas trees 

were as easy to decorate...