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Peanut Butter Fudge: 12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 2 (2018)

December 11, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

As I shared yesterday I'll be posting our 12 Days of Christmas Baking over the next two weeks, and goodness, this one is always a favorite at our house (plus it makes so much, so it's perfect to share with folks over the holidays!)

The ingredients are pretty simple ~ and it takes less than 30 minutes to make.

Perfection.

My son Jackson gets home from tonight from college, and I'm just so glad he'll have something yummy waiting for him when he walks in the door. 🙂

And my Caroline . . . well she decided that she needed exactly eight batches to share with friends at school tomorrow, so they're all wrapped up and ready to go.

I'd love for you to join me and download your free 12 Days of Christmas Baking Grocery List and Cookbook over HERE.

And if you're making any yummy recipes this month, I'd s0 love for you to leave a comment and share what you're making too!

Looking for more ideas? Here you go:

12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 1: Muddy Buddy Chex Mix
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 2: Perfect Peanut Butter Fudge
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 3: Almost Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 4: Christmas Crack
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 5: Reese's Peanut Butter Bars
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 6: Peppermint Chocolate Fudge
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 7: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies {EVER}
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 8: Easy Marshmallow Fudge
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 9: Honey Bun Cake
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 10: Buckeye Balls
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 11: Hello Dolly Bars
12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 12: Slow Cooker Christmas Candy

Note: be sure to download your FREE Christmas Made Easy checklists including the 12 days of Christmas recipes to print at home (watch for it via email as soon as you sign up). But, if you'd like a “real” paper copy mailed to you head on over HERE to order one on Amazon.

12 Days of Christmas Baking: Day 1

December 10, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

It's a new 12 Days of Christmas Baking series (you can download your grocery list and cookbook HERE), where we'll be making yummy Christmas treats to share with others this season!

I'll be honest . . . I totally wanted to skip this series this year (or at least to do it all in one day . . . ) but my daughter Caroline begged me to keep it around so she would have treats to share with her friends at school each day.

Well, you can imagine I was all about making her day that way (I really do love to bake!) so here we are. Oodles of Muddy Buddy Chex Mix mad and one really happy girl on her way. 🙂

Here are the recipes included in the free cookbook (I'm not sure I'll make all of them on Facebook Live, but you can print all the recipes + my free Christmas printable checklists right over HERE.)

12 Days of Christmas Baking:

Day 1: Hello Dolly Bars
Day 2: Muddy Buddy Chex Mix
Day 3: Slow Cooker Christmas Candy
Day 4: Perfect Peanut Butter Fudge
Day 5: Homemade Cinnabons
Day 6: Christmas Crack
Day 7: No Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars
Day 8: Peppermint Fudge
Day 9: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER
Day 10: Easiest Fudge EVER
Day 11: Happy Birthday Jesus Cake
Day 12: Peanut Butter Buckeye Balls

Looking for more homemade DIY projects? Here you go!

Air Fryer Turkey Breast

November 14, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Hey everyone, this is PPP team member Cheryl. I've been LOVING my air fryer for the past 6 months and I wanted to try a turkey breast for Thanksgiving. I was SO excited how it turned out, that I had to share!!

Did you know you can cook a turkey breast in the air fryer? I didn't either but started looking it up and found that it's SO easy, not to mention delicious!!

Here's what you'll need to get started, just a few seasonings:

salt
pepper
sage
poultry seasoning
olive oil

I greased up my air fryer (I have a 3.5 quart). I also had to cut the breast into two smaller portions so it would fit (the larger air fryers shouldn't have any problem cooking the whole breast).

Then rub the breast with oil and seasonings, pop it into the air fryer at 325° F for 30 mins.

After 30 mins, flip the turkey breast over and cook an additional 15 – 30 mins until the internal temperature 180° F.

It was such a treat to have this delicious air fryer turkey breast ready in such a short time and my family just LOVED it!!

Air Fried Turkey Ingredients

Turkey Breast (be sure to buy one that will fit your fryer or you can cut it off the bone to fit like I did)
salt
pepper
sage
poultry seasoning
olive oil

Seasonings are optional.

Air Fried Turkey Directions

Drizzle your turkey breast with olive oil, rub seasonings all over turkey breast and lay in air fryer basket.
Set your air fryer to 325 degrees (I didn't have to preheat mine at all, just set it and set the dial to the correct time).
Set the timer for 30 mins.
Once the timer goes off, flip the turkey breast and set the timer for another 15-30 mins.
Make sure the internal temperature is 180° F – let sit for 15 mins, slice and serve.

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Turkey Appetizer Tray

November 13, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Turkey Appetizer Tray

My sweet family can't wait to gobble down this Turkey Appetizer Tray, and I'm betting you'll love it too! This one just might become a new Thanksgiving tradition. 🙂

Here's what you need:

Turkey Appetizer Tray Ingredients

small potato or Asian pear (for the turkey head)
1 each Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples
small bunch each red and green seedless grapes
snow or snap peas
baby carrots
dried apricots
whole almonds and pecan halves
raisins
cracker sized cheddar and smoked gouda cheese slices
1 box mixed party crackers

These ingredients are merely suggestions! Tweak it to your family's tastes.

A few suggestions are pretzel sticks, pepperoni slices, rolled up ham or turkey slices, red or green bell pepper slices, sliced or whole olives, cherry tomatoes, broccoli or cauliflower.

So many fun options! 🙂

If you missed me on FB live making the Turkey Appetizer Tray, you can watch it HERE.

Turkey Appetizer Tray Instructions

Start at the bottom with the turkey head, using either a potato or pear (if needed, slice the potato in half lengthwise so it will lay flat). You will build out from him in a fan like fashion. Be sure to use the picture as a reference as you are creating your turkey!
Following the picture, add the raisins, snow peas, carrots and dried apricots.
Next, spread out 3 different type crackers using the picture as a guide.
Fill in between the crackers with the almonds, cheese slices, grapes and thin apple slices.
The last part is what really makes it. Add eyes to the turkey by using a hole punch to make 2 white circles and marking them with black dots. Or, take a piece of the white cheese, cut in a circle and put a raisin on top for the pupils. The nose can be made by cutting a triangular piece out of the dried apricot or cheddar cheese. Give him a cute tongue by slicing off a piece of a red grape and don't forget to add pecan halves for his feet!

I just LOVE this little guy! 🦃🦃

What a great and healthy option to have for your guests to nibble on while they wait for the main event. Or such a cute idea for a holiday party!

I would love to see your pics if you decide to make this little guy for Thanksgiving ~ leave your pictures on the Passionate Penny Pincher Facebook wall to share or tag me on Instagram when you share your pictures there too. 🙂

SIDE NOTE:

As I mentioned in the video, tomorrow we'll be doing a one day freezer cooking challenge and I would love for you to join me! I'll be using my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cook's recipes ~ head on over HERE to get started, and use the code PPP to save 30% off your entire order.

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Looking for more turkey tips this year?

Best Turkey Prices (and When to Thaw)

November 12, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Looking for the Best Turkey Prices this Thanksgiving?

Don't pay full price! It's easy to find the Best Turkey Prices (and prices on everything you buy. . . ) by doing a quick deal search right over here.

But, to make life easy, here's this handy dandy list including the Best Turkey Prices (for frozen turkey) at various grocery stores nation wide, valid as of 11/12/18:

Albertson's 49¢ per pound (with $50 minimum store order)
Aldi 87¢ per pound (Butterball)
Bi-Lo 99¢ per pound (Butterball)
Food Lion 27¢ per pound (with $25 minimum store order)
Ingles 98¢ per pound (Butterball)
King Soopers 49¢ per pound (with $25 minimum store order
Kroger 47¢ per pound (with $25 minimum store order)
Meijer 37¢ per pound
Publix 49¢ per pound
Schnucks 59¢ per pound ($25 minimum store order)
Target 79¢ per pound
Walmart 98¢ per pound (Butterball)
Wegman's 48¢ per pound (with miniumum $25 store order)
Winn Dixie 49¢ per pound (10 pounds and up)

And if you'd like to know when to thaw that turkey out, here are a few tips on that too (it's almost time)!

In refrigerator…
5-10 pounds: 2 days to thaw (start Monday – 11/19/18)
10-15 pounds: 3 days to thaw (start Sunday – 11/18/18
15-20 pounds: 4 days to thaw (start Saturday – 11/17/18)
20-25 pounds: 5 days to thaw (start Friday – 11/16/18)
25-30 pounds: 6 days to thaw (start Thursday – 11/15/18)

*No time to thaw in fridge? Thaw 30 minutes in cold water per pound of turkey, changing water every 30 minutes.

Looking for more turkey tips this year?

Candy Recipes (Perfect for Clearance finds and Holiday leftovers!)

November 1, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Leftover or Clearance Candy Recipes

If you're looking for candy recipes that will help you use up your leftover candy from Halloween, Christmas or Easter – I have several ideas for you!

From Snickers Salad to a Kit-Kat cake – these candy recipes lend themselves perfectly to leftovers and clearance finds 🙂 (Check out current candy deals here.)

7 Candy Recipes We Love

Apple Snicker Salad

Just tell everyone you had salad for lunch. No one needs to know it was made of Snickers and caramel topping….. 😉

Apple Snicker Salad

S'Mores Peanut Butter Pie

So much ooey-gooey goodness in this one – with the toasted marshmallow flavor to take it up a notch!

S'more Peanut Butter Pie

Reese's Peanut Butter Cake

You just CAN NOT GET any closer to heaven than this chocolatey, peanut buttery perfection. JUst take all the chocolate peanut butter candy you have lying around (Reese Cups? Check. Reese's Pieces? Check. ) and get ready to create a masterpiece.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cake

Reese's Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies

Gather up your Reese's Pieces (Or M&M's will work fine) for these yummy peanut butter cookies!

Reese's Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies

Candy Corn Bark

This is one of those recipes where you throw together all sorts of random yummy things to wind up with the ULTIMATE yummy salt-sweet treat!

Candy Corn Bark

Kit Kat Cake

HOW FUN is this Kit-Kat Cake!!??? You'll want to stock up on both Kit-Kats and any small roundish candy to fill the cake. I used mini Cadbury eggs but you can use M&M's, Reeses Pieces, etc…. and of course just leave out the bunny to make it non-Eastery.

Easter Bunny Kit-Kat Cake (SO Fun for Kids!)

Fall Popcorn Ring

This Fall Popcorn Ring is a family favorite in our house – it uses M&M's and each season you can change up the color of your popcorn ring with the different colored M&M's 🙂

Time For A Treat: Fall Popcorn Ring

Check out all the most recent Candy Deals we've found HERE!

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken: Crocktober Day 20 (Last Day. Sniff!)

October 26, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken: Crocktober Day 20

Not gonna lie.

I was a wee bit weepy (WHAT ON EARTH?!) as I threw my “CROCK” sign away this morning ~ I'll make a new one next Crock-tober I think. 😂

THANK YOU soooooo very much for joining me and making ME get dinner done for our family alongside you. I hope you've loved this Crock-tober as much as I have!

Seeing your posts each day on the PPP wall (you can see them all over HERE) TOTALLY MADE. MY. DAY.

It made me not so grouchy if my kids didn't devour their awesome Crock-tober'ed dinner.

And let me know that there were a few other girls out there just like me, loving their Crockpot every night too.

Thank you for that. 🙂

Truly, you made my day (and my dinner!) every single morning this month! ❤️❤️

If somehow you've been under a rock this Crock-tober and missed all the fun 😂🎃😂 head on over HERE so I can send the free printable cookbook right out to you.

And, if you'd like to have the real cookbook mailed to you (the one that's bound and super handy with 40 recipes + grocery list and menu plan ~ TOTALLY no pressure AT ALL ~ I just know I really do love mine!) you can snag it right over here.

Also take a peek at all my favorite slow cookers right over HERE.

Watch as I made this today on Facebook Live too as well where you can check out reader's comments (I love hearing from you there!), and let me know what you're having for dinner tonight!

Crocktober Week 4 looks like (10/22/18):

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas + Mug Brownies
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Friday – Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Crocktober Week 3 (10/15/18):

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Taco Meat (we'll make taco salads) + Monkey Bread
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo
Thursday & Friday – Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup & Slow Cooker Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches

Crocktober Week 2 (10/8/18):

Monday – Slow Cooker Pot Roast + Apple Crisp
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Spaghetti with Meatballs
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Thursday – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Friday – Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak

Crocktober Week 1 (10/1/18):

Monday – Italian Beef Sliders + Chocolate Lava Cake
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Nachos
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Rigatoni
Thursday – Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops
Friday – Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Go HERE to print my free cookbook with the recipes we're using this month, and your family can enjoy Crocktober too!

Happy Crocktober!

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Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

October 25, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore: Crocktober Day 19

I can hardly believe it's Crock-tober Day 19 – goodness, I have loved Crock-tober soooo much for making my life easier, and have so enjoyed cooking every morning with you. (I sure hope you've loved it too!)

This Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore is one of my favorites because my family loves spaghetti, but I love that the chicken is all cooked in so I feel like they're getting a little protein too. This one is so simple, done in about 3 minutes, and all I have to do tonight is throw together a side salad and cook up some pasta.

I just love that. 🙂

If you haven't gotten your copy of Crocktober yet (the recipe for these Crockpot Mug Brownies are at the back of the book), head on over HERE so I can send the free printable cookbook right out to you. (I promise, you'll love this one and it's not too late to join us! Plus, you'll get all the homemade mix recipes included too!)

And, if you'd like to order a REAL printed copy to have at home (we just got the bound version which is my favorite!) start right over HERE.