Category: Reviewing Box Mixes
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crockers Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust cookie mix
Cinnamon toast crunch cereal is a household staple for me. If it’s not in the pantry, it’s because it’s time to go grocery shopping. Because I really enjoy the cereal, I’ve been eyeing the new Betty Crocker line of Cinnamon Toast Crunch themed baking mixes and products. I hadn’t grabbed one yet because I haven’t… Read more
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Trying Krusteaz’s Premade Brownie Batter and Scrambled Brownies
This post has it all. A brand new Krusteaz product, a new brownie for the best brownie hunt, and an article online that suggested scrambling brownies rather than baking them. Buckle in because you are in for a ride today. Krusteaz products always amaze me so I was super excited to learn they have a… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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Testing out Betty Crocker’s Batchables fudge brownie mix
Betty Crocker came out with muffin, cookie, and brownie mixes called “batchables” and the slogan is “make a lot or a little.” It’s designed in a reusable tub that you can seal up after each use to keep your baking mix fresh. You can make as few as 4 or as many as an 8×8… Read more