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 Pillsbury’s – Funffetti – Elf of the Shelf Hot Cocoa Cookie mix

    Christmas cookie season is my favorite season, I always overdo it and end up baking 10 or more varieties of cookies and gifting them to friends, family, and even acquaintances because I make way too many. I always intend to make less but there are too many good cookies that only come out once a…

  • Turning Pillsbury’s Red Velvet Cake Mix into Cookies

    There are so many cake mix hacks on the internet, they range from making a cake out of just box mix and a soda, to elevating the box mix to taste even better. On Pillsbury’s official baking Instagram account, they shared a video and a recipe hack that turns their red velvet cake mix and…

  • Comparing Krusteaz and Martha White’s Pumpkin Spice Muffins

    It has been awhile since we have done a box mix showdown but I couldn’t find any exciting mixes at my local stores that advertise being the same product. Brands have gotten good at changing up a word or an ingredient to make their products slightly different but I found these pumpkin spice muffins to…

  • Testing out a chocolate “unchip” cookie hack from Instagram

    Happy Halloween! I wanted to celebrate my favorite holiday with an extra post this week. It will be a quick one so I don’t keep you from any holiday festivities. While scrolling on Instagram I came across a video posted by its.halfbaked for “chocolate unchip cookies” and I immediately turned up my nose and thought…

  • Trying out Betty Crocker’s Peanut Butter Cookie Brownie Bars Mix

    To break up some of the fall foods, I wanted to throw in something I have super high hopes for. We haven’t had any additions to our brownies in a while so it’s time to try out a brownie cookie bar, specifically a peanut butter cookie and brownie bar by Betty Crocker. Peanut butter and…

  • Trying out Libby’s Pumpkin Bread box mix

    After our disaster a few weeks ago with Jello’s “pumpkin flavored” pie, I was overly excited to find Libby’s Pumpkin Bread box mix in the stores that includes a can of pumpkin puree. When I first found this box mix, I was at a Safeway out of state with no room in my luggage to…

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