Reviewing Box Mixes

A good fake or go home made?

When you crave a dessert, how do you know if a box mix will hit the spot and be a good shortcut or if you should just commit to the time it takes to make it from scratch?
How do you know which box mix to pick up?
Do you ever wonder if the new box mixes coming out are good or gimmicks? Is the brownie with all the added toppings and sprinkles worth purchasing or should you stick with a plain brownie mix?
Come with me as I investigate which box mixes are good fakes and which ones you were better off making the dessert homemade.

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  • Trying out a recipe for “Puppy Chow Fudge”

    Puppy chow is iconic. I believe it has a place at every party in every season but I do see a lot more of it in the Christmas season. This may be due to the excess of get-togethers or the joy of holiday baking, either way I am not mad about it. Let me back…

  • Trying out Nestle Carnations’ Famous Fudge Kit

    Behind cookies, the next best popular Christmas baking tradition is making fudge. I personally have a few different recipes and flavor combinations that I cycle through each year but they always follow the same theme, quick, easy, and made in the microwave. Each recipe varies but typically you put everything in a bowl and melt…

  • Testing Betty Crocker’s Limited Edition Soft Baked Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix

    My number one, must have, Christmas cookie is a crinkle cookie. There will not be any other holiday cookie that tops this one for me. While I love the chocolate flavor the most, I can appreciate the other variations of flavors like lemon and red velvet. I was so excited when I stumbled upon this…

  • Trying out Betty Crocker’s Soft Baked Peppermint Sugar Cookie mix

    Peppermint always finds it’s way onto my Christmas cookie platter. Nothing feels quite as festive to me as peppermint. When a friend told me about this mix, I knew I had to find it right away. Online, I found the Smith’s near me sold the mix so I went in and after circling the store…

  • Testing out Cookie Butter Flavored Cookie Cups by Favorite Day

    As I was strolling the holiday aisles at Target I found a section dedicated to seasonal baking goods. Of course they had box mixes for gingerbread and sugar cookies but I also found something that stood out; cookie butter flavored cookie cups by Favorite Day, Target’s house brand. That name is a mouthful but I…

  • Comparing Betty Crocker and Great Value’s Gingerbread Cookie Mix

    Now that Turkey day has come and gone, it is officially full blown Christmas season! This means you can expect a large amount of various Christmas cookie reviews to come across your screen in the coming weeks. Gingerbread cookies are a special tradition and one of my non-negotiable cookies baked every Christmas and I know…

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