These delicious No Bake Gooey Butterfinger Bars are a creation by my mini me, Ava.

She is a foodie like me and has a sweet tooth like her Dad!

I love that she enjoys baking, cooking, and sampling new foods with me.

It is something we bond over and I cannot wait to see her grow as a little chef herself!

We attended a community Dessert Bar Crawl at our local library this summer and Ava made and served this recipe.

Family selfie with our plates full of dessert bars! Ava’s gooey no bake bars were a hit.

I made one of my favorites, Creamy Chocolate Pecan Crunch Dessert Bars , for the event.

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Ava’s No Bake Gooey Butterfinger Bars

Makes 12 bars

Ingredients

• 7 graham cracker squares
• 2 heaping cups mini marshmallows
• 12 oz jar caramel sauce
• 2 Butterfinger bars coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

• Spray the bottom of a 8x8 baking pan with non stick spray.
• Add graham cracker squares to the bottom of the pan, breaking in half if needed to fit.
• Next, sprinkle marshmallows evenly over graham crackers covering the top.
• Add caramel to a small bowl and heat for 30 seconds or until warmed.
• Pour caramel over the marshmallows so the marshmallows slightly melt and are completely coated.
• Now add chopped Butterfingers on top of the caramel, covering the top.
• Melt chocolate in a bowl on 50% power for 1 minute or until melted.
• Scoop the chocolate into a ziptop bag, seal, and push to the bottom of the bag.
• Snip off tip and squeeze to drizzle all over the top of the bars.
• Cover and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
• Cut into 12 bars and serve.

Ava and Stella both enjoy helping and sampling! 

Assemble the layered bars and drizzle with chocolate. 

These bars need time to firm up before you cut.

Refrigerate for at least an hour or up to overnight. 

Once chilled and firm, cut into 12 squares. 

Serve with extra napkins and enjoy your sweet and gooey treat!

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Happy Easter, y’all!

This collection of festive springtime Easter treats couldn’t be any easier or more delicious!

Choose from over 60 no bake sweets and treats to make at home with the kids this Easter season.

Be sure to save some for the Easter Bunny too. We know he has a sweet tooth!

1. Bunny Butt Rice Krispies Treats – For the Love of Food

2. Chocolate Clusters – Consumer Queen

3. Easter Candy Popcorn – We Are Not Martha

4. Peeps Nests – Fake Ginger

5. Springtime Ambrosia Fruit Fluff – For the Love of Food

6. Easy White Chocolate Cereal Bars – The Dizzy Cook

7. Easter Jello Pie Jars – Conservamom

8. Carrot Cake Ice Cream Bonbons – For the Love of Food

9. Cadbury Mini Egg Chocolate Bark – Homemade Heather

10. Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs – A Clean Bake

11. Easter Bunny Butt Cheesecake Ball – Consumer Queen

12. Strawberry Cheesecake Salad – Flavor Mosaic

13. Peeps Chicks House – No Bake Easter Treats for Kids – Crayons and Cravings

14. Snickerdoodle Muddy Buddies – The Short Order Cook

15. Chocolate Dipped Easter Rice Krispies Treats – Homemade Heather

16. Bottoms Up Easter Caramel Apples – For the Love of Food

17. Peeps Rice Krispies Treats – Kids Activity Zone

18. Ritz Cracker Cookies – Bellyfull

19. Peeps Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats – For the Love of Food

20. No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake – Mighty Mrs

21. Robin Eggs No-Bake Cheesecake for Easter – Barbara Bakes

22. Peeps Easter Bunny Pudding Cups – For the Love of Food

23. Oreo Dirt Cake – Easy Weeknight Recipes

24. Easy Easter Bark with Chocolate Eggs – Mommy Made That

25. Chocolate Dipped Peeps – For the Love of Food

26. Easter Chick Apples “Surprise” Snack Idea – Raising Whasians

27. No Bake Butterfinger Cheesecakes – Miss in the Kitchen

28. Easter Egg Fridge Cake – In the Play Room

29. Carrot Cake Oreo Truffles – We Are Not Martha

30. Bunny Brunch Fruit Skewers – For the Love of Food

31. Easter Charcuterie Board – The Inspiration Edit

32. Colorful Peanut Butter Eggs – Cupcakes and Kale Chips

33. Springtime Haystack Egg Baskets – For the Love of Food

34. White Chocolate Oreo Easter Bark – Kickass Baker

35. Chocolate Marshmallow Peeps – Walking on Sunshine Recipes

36. No Bake Key Lime Tarts – For the Love of Food

37. Easy Fruit Salad – The Forked Spoon

38. Cadbury Mini Egg Dip – Conservamom

39. Frozen Pink Lemonade Pie – For the Love of Food

40. 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs – An Edible Mosaic

41. Super Easy No-Bake Easter Egg Slice – Bake Play Smile

42. Easter Chocolate Birds Nests – Bake Play Smile

43. 3-Ingredient Oreo Easter Egg Truffles – Play Party Plan

44. Cherry Pie Cream Cheese Spread – For the Love of Food

45. Oreo Fluff – Flavor Mosaic

46. Easter Bunny Butt Doughnuts – The Kitchen Is My Playground

47. Walking Banana Pudding– For the Love of Food

48. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars – Vegan Huggs

49. Easter Colored Chocolate Covered Strawberries – Partylicious

50. Strawberry Cream Parfait – For the Love of Food

51. No-Bake Easter Cheesecake Mousse – Beyond Frosting

52. Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Easter Eggs – A Mother Thing

53. Easter Crack Toffee Candy – Home Eat Cedar Springs Farm

54. Easter Bunny Bark – Pudge Factor

55. Salted Caramel Mousse Easter Egg Cups – Bake Play Smile

56. Cadbury Mini Eggs Cereal Bars – Conservamom

57. No Churn Carrot Cake Ice Cream – For the Love of Food

58. Bunny Bait Popcorn – Ashcroft Family Table

59. Easter Chick Oreo Pops – Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen

60.  Bunny Bait Easter Snack Mix  – For the Love of Food

61. Easter Cupcakes Kids Can Decorate – Moms Who Save

62. Broken Glass Jello – Love Bakes Good Cakes 

63. Spring Flower Pretzel Bites – Princess Pinky Girl

64. Surprise Candy Filled DIY Chocolate Easter Eggs– For the Love of Food

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These no bake mini tarts are a creamy and tangy treat in a bite size cup. If you’re a fan of Key Lime Pie, these are a must try!

Prepare in minutes and chill until ready to serve. Make them for the upcoming Easter weekend and enjoy.

Welcome to #SpringSweetsWeek 2021 hosted by Heather from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks!   With the weather warming up and flowers beginning to bloom let’s celebrate with spring sweets and a fun giveaway!   This year 24 food bloggers from around the country are sharing over 100 sweet recipes that are perfect for the spring season.  So say goodbye to the snow and cold and get ready to enjoy the best spring treats like cupcakes, cookies, pies, dessert boards, and even a few beverages!  Our #SpringSweetsWeek sponsors are helping us give away some great prizes.  Thank you to Dixie Crystals, Melissa’s Produce, Door County Coffee, Circulon, Taylor and Colledge, and Nairn’s for your generosity.  We have an incredible giveaway with six amazing prizes and would love if you would take a moment to read about it and the prizes that you can win!
 

Check out the amazing prizes you can win in our #SpringSweetsWeek Giveaway!

Door County Coffee & Tea Co. is giving away one $50 gift certificate to doorcountycoffee.com so that one lucky reader can try any of their amazing coffees and teas.

Door County Coffee & Tea Co. was founded in 1993 in Door County, Wisconsin. It is a small, family-owned business, roasting coffee the old-fashioned way – in small batches to exacting specifications. The mission has always been to produce some of the best-tasting and highest quality coffee. They have over 100 types of coffee, all of which are roasted right on site. Visit https://www.doorcountycoffee.com/ to see their selection of coffees and teas as well as to find some fabulous recipes.

Dixie Crystals is giving away one propane kitchen torch which is ideal for caramelizing creme brulee or roasting peppers in a snap!

Since 1917, Dixie Crystals® has been the South’s choice for high-quality sugar and sweeteners. Our pure cane sugar products are all natural, non-GMO and provide consistently delicious results. Visit https://www.dixiecrystals.com/ for hundreds of recipes, holiday ideas, and plenty of baking videos.

Melissa’s Produce is giving one reader a Fabulous Fruit Fare Basket.  Forget your basic apples and bananas and try faraway tropical fruits such as Mango, Papaya, Gold Pineapple, and Coconut, and exotic treasures like Asian Pear, Kiwi, Pepino Melon, Baby Bananas, Seasonal Tangerines, and Kumquats. 

Joe and Sharon Hernandez founded Melissa’s Produce with a decade of produce industry experience in a small, rented produce warehouse lunchroom. The Melissa’s brand is named after Joe and Sharon’s daughter, who takes an active role in the company.  The company’s Food Service Division has become a full-service operation that supplies culinary professionals with staples, exotics and Melissa’s full line of organic produce.  Visit https://www.melissas.com to find the very best fruits, vegetables, gifts, and to get tasty recipes!

Circulon is giving one reader a 5 piece baking set including two 9-inch cake pans, a 9 x 13 baking pan, a 9 x 5 loaf pan, and 10 x 15 cookie pan!   It’s everything you need to get baking in the kitchen.

Circulon’s commitment to detail and design for nonstick cookware makes your time in the kitchen more enjoyable due to their 4 “Must Haves” of everyday cooking.   The first is nonstick performance.  The Circulon TOTAL® Nonstick System of raised circles and triple-layer premium nonstick reduces surface abrasion from cooking utensils to enhance nonstick durability.  Then there’s durability.  Hard-anodized, stainless steel, and aluminum construction is backed by a hassle-free lifetime warranty for built-to-last cookware you can count on.  The last two are even heat distribution and easy clean up.  No matter what piece you buy it is sure to meet your expectations and help you enjoy your time in the kitchen.  To see all the Circulon products visit https://circulon.com/ .

Taylor & Colledge is giving one lucky winner a trio of extract pastes.   One winner will receive Almond Extract Paste, Lemon Extract Paste, and Lavender Extract Paste to help you do your own spring baking!

Taylor & Colledge was founded in 1897 in Australia and has been making extracts ever since!  Their products can be used in two different ways when you baking. Whether you use the products as the fragrant, hero ingredient in your baking, or whether it’s a supporting sidekick, you can be assured that with Taylor & Colledge, it will be a pure, rich, full-flavored ingredient in your baking every time.  Visit https://www.taylorandcolledge.com/ to learn more about their extracts.

Nairn’s Oatcakes is giving away six of their awesome products to one winner.   The winner will receive Nairn’s Gluten Free Original Oat Grahams, Nairn’s Gluten Free Stem Ginger Oat Grahams, Nairn’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Oat Grahams, Nairn’s Gluten Free Caramelized Onion Flatbreads, Nairn’s Gluten Free Rosemary & Sea Salt Flatbreads, and Nairn’s Organic Oat Crackers.  

Nairn’s knows a thing or two about oats, they’ve been baking with them since 1896 when John and Sarah Nairn first opened their bakery in Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Since then their team has grown and they have two Edinburgh bakeries.  They have a devoted team at each working on their recipes, mixing techniques, and ever-growing range.  Check out their products and blog at https://www.nairns-oatcakes.com/
 

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No Bake Key Lime Tarts

Ingredients

• 20-25 phyllo shell tarts
• 1/2 140 z can condensed milk
• 1/3 cup key lime juice
• zest from 2 key limes
• whipped cream for topping

Instructions

• In a medium bowl add condensed milk and key lime juice and whisk until mixed well.
• Carefully spoon filling into each tart shell, filling to the top.
• Add a small dollop of whipped cream on top of each then a sprinkle of lime zest.
• Chill until ready to serve.

Notes

The tart shells are prebaked but if you want them crispier you can bake them for 5 minutes at 350 degrees before filling.

Thanks to Melissa’s Produce for the amazing box of fresh produce for Spring Sweets Week!

This recipe I used tart and juicy Key Limes from Melissa’s Produce. 

My husband was a big help squeezing all the limes! Haha!

A 1lb bag of key limes gave me about 3/4 cup of juice. I used 1/3 juice for this recipe and reserved the rest for a marinade in another recipe. 

I love adding zest from the limes too. It not only adds flavor but is a pretty color. I zested two key limes for garnish.

In a medium bowl add condensed milk and key lime juice.

Whisk until mixed well.

Carefully spoon filling into each tart shell, filling to the top.

Add a small dollop of whipped cream on top of each then a sprinkle of lime zest.

Chill until ready to serve.

The tart shells are prebaked but if you want them crispier you can bake them for 5 minutes at 350 degrees before filling.

Make these this Easter and watch them disappear!

Saturday #SpringSweetsWeek Recipes

• Coffee Mousse in a Chocolate Cup by Family Around the Table
• Key Lime Pie Tarts by For the Love of Food
• Mandarin Orange and Rhubarb Crisp by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Mandarin Orange Scones by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Mini Carrot Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting by Blogghetti
• Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies by Jen Around the World
• Pineapple Coconut Quick Bread by Shockingly Delicious
• Rhubarb Cake by House of Nash Eats

We share recipes from #SpringSweetsWeek on Pinterest! Make sure you follow the board to see all the delicious recipes shared this week.

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Thank you #SpringSweetsWeek Sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Door County Coffee & Tea Co., Circulon, Melissa’s Produce, Taylor and Colledge, and Nairn’s for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #SpringSweetsWeek recipes. All opinions are my own. The #SpringSweetsWeek giveaway is open to residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older. All entries for the winner will be checked and verified. By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. Six (6) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. The #SpringSweetsWeek Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #SpringSweetsWeek posts or entry.

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Chocolate Butterscotch Haystack Cookies

Makes 18-20 haystacks

Ingredients

• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 3 1/2 cups dry chow mein noodles

Instructions

• Add the butterscotch and chocolate chips to a double boiler and stir until melted.
• Remove from heat and stir until smooth.
• Mix in chow mein noodles.
• Drop spoonfuls of noodles onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Let harden then store in a resealable container.

I used 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup butterscotch chips. You could sub milk chocolate if you’d like.

Add the butterscotch and chocolate chips to a double boiler.

Stir until melted and smooth.

Pour the melted chocolate mixture on top of the chow mein noodles.

Coat to combine well.

You want every piece covered!

I use a large spoon and drop scoops on a lined baking sheet.

Depending on the size you should be able to get 18 or 20 Haystacks.

Let harden and cool.

That’s all there is to it folks!
Easy peasy and a delish Valentine’s treat!

 

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