{Food Fix} Betty Crocker Giveaway

Got a sweet tooth?

Me? There is very few times, when I don't have a sweet tooth.  I have this very bad habit of wanting something sweet every night after dinner.  Of course I don't reach for a piece of cake or a bowl of ice cream every time I crave something sweet.  Sometimes I reach for a diet soda, or a sugar free pudding snack or sometimes I just fight the urge.

Other times, I splurge, like nobody's business!!

So when I received a box of Betty Crocker products in the mail, I got excited.

In the box was...

 this...

and this.

 Of course each of these products make delish treats when prepared by following the basic intructions, but they are also the perfect foundations for other treats such as these...

Lemon Dream Tassies
Photo credit bettycrocker.com

 and this...

Impossibly Easy Banana Custard Pie
Photo credit bettycrocker.com

and this.

Cherry Limeade Poke Cake
Photo credit bettycrocker.com

 So do you wanna get a special box in the mail from Betty Crocker too?

After checking out the pics above and browsing through the Betty Crocker website, how could you resist?

All you gotta do is enter this giveaway!!

It's easy.

All you gotta do is;

1.  Go to Betty Crocker and check out the recipes, then leave a comment telling me which you'd like to try

And for more chances to win you can leave a separate comment for each of these entries;

1. Follow my blog
2. Facebook, Tweet, or Blog about this giveaway with a link
3. Share your fave way to satisfy a sweet tooth
   
   All entries must be received by April 7th.

Good luck!!

Disclaimer - Betty Crocker provided the recipes, mixes and giveaways.

Peppermint Chex Mix

A few weeks ago, I received a package in the mail from Betty Crocker filled with the ingredients needed to whip up a batch of this deliciousness.

The recipe is called reindeer feed, but since Santa and his four legged friends had already made their way around the world passing out gifts, by the time I had a chance to make it, I'm calling it Peppermint Chex Mix.

Ingredients

3 cups of Chex cereal ( I used Corn Chex)

1 bag of white chocolate chips

3-5 candy canes

Directions

Pour cereal in a large bowl

Crush candy canes

Melt white chocolate in the microwave in 30 sec intervals, mixing between until smooth

Mix in half the crush candy canes into the melted chocolate

Pour over cereal and mix until coated

Spread over a cooking sheet lined with parchment or foil

Sprinkle remainder of candy canes on top

Let cool before breaking apart

Enjoy!

I have to tell you, that it was delish. We're not big white chocolate fans in my house, but we all really enjoyed this treat. I made extra to use up all the left over candy canes, but no worries, I sent some home with a cousin and my MIL.

Thanks to the great peeps at Betty Crocker for the yummy treat!

Sweet!

A couple of weeks ago, I got a package from Betty Crocker in the mail.
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Inside were these goodies:

• Bisquick
• Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix
• Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix
• Mississippi Mud Supreme Bars Mix

Thanks Betty!

So with the Bisquick, I made pancakes. My first Bisquick pancakes, and they were delish.

Sweet!
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I received the goodie package from Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark.

Baking With Betty - Photo Studio

My last post about my experience at the General Mills Headquarters.


Just photos about the photos.

Disclaimer - General Mills footed the bill for all the bloggers to attend the event.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here.

Baking With Betty - Day Two

Photo By Matt Holland Photography

The second day of the event was spent at the beautiful General Mills Headquarters.

Inside the Betty Crocker Kitchens.

We broke into small groups and took turns at each kitchen station where we tried our hands at several different delicious treats.

Photo By Matt Holland Photography

Jack-O-Lantern Cake

Ice Cream Cone Cakes

Brownie Goody Bars

Brownie-N-Berries Dessert Pizza
My Fave.

Rocky Road Bars

Brownies on a Stick

Cherry Swirl Coffee Cake

Apple Oven Pancake

Fresh Lemon Cream Crepes

Caprese Pizza with Crispy Pancetta

Cranberry Macadamia Bars

Citrus-Kissed Fig Thumbprints

Red Velvet Rich and Creamy Cookies

Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars

All of the treats were so good. And really easy to make. What I like best about each recipe were that they had great visual appeal as well as a delish taste. Big bang for little effort.

Disclaimer - General Mills footed the bill for all the bloggers to attend the event.

Baking With Betty - Day One

As you all know, I went to the Baking With Betty Event in Minneapolis this past Monday and Tuesday. It was really exciting. There were 30 bloggers invited. A combination of food, mommy and frugal living bloggers. All very interesting women, from all over the US.


Upon arrival to the hotel, we were all greeted with name badges and swag bags.



Some great Betty Crocker baking tools.

The event for the evening was a dinner cruise around Lake Minnetonka. A beautiful lake, surrounded by big beautiful homes. The weather couldn't have been better. We spent most of the cruise on the top deck enjoying the perfect weather.

There was a little snack bar.

Nachos and dip.

And Chex Mix sprinkled with dill. Interesting, but tasty, if you like dill.

There was also a bar. I ordered a lemonade spiked with a touch of blueberry vodka. I requested it be made weak, since I am nursing. But it was still really good. The rest of the night I sipped on water.

Dinner wasn't great. But it was dinner and by this time, I was starved.

Fried chicken, cheesey potatoes, salad and a roll.

After dinner these tastey little treats were passed out.

Blueberry-Lemon creamy little bars of goodness.

The cruise was a great start to the event that provided a chance for all us bloggers to get to know one another.

Disclaimer - General Mills footed the bill for the entire trip. Airfare, hotel, transportation, food - everything.