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 new Chocoflan box mix
Pillsbury came out with a line of highly loved traditional Mexican desserts and I have been dying to get my hands on them. They have Mexican wedding cookies, cortadillo cake, and chocoflan. After months of searching I finally found the Chocoflan mix at my local store and immediately had to give it a try. Disclaimer…
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Trying Pillsbury’s new Pistachio cake mix
Have you noticed that pistachio has stormed in and taken over everywhere? It used to be if you wanted pistachio flavor you had to get pudding mix or ice cream and that was if you were lucky. Suddenly it is everywhere, pistachio coffee, pistachio chocolate, pistachio cake mix. I’m really interested to see if this…
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Trying out Bob’s Red Mill’s coffee cake mix
Bob’s Red Mill has impressed me in the past with their homemade tasting brownies and the care they put into using real ingredients in their box mixes rather than filling it with preservatives. Last year they announced a new mix, this coffee cake. I’ve been on the look out since, hoping it would end up…
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