Maple and Toffee Autumn Muddy Buddies Recipe

Hola Amigos! I know summer is not quite over yet, but the minute September hits, forget it! I'm in fall mood! Thinking about fall menus, Halloween decorations, which I'm already working on , hay rides, cider, doughnuts, you name it! But this year is a little different though,  my little one is going to school and I have a lot of time on my hands to create, cook and craft (you will think) well guess what? the back to school blues are hitting me pretty hard right now and I got nothing! lol...yup.. can't think of one original recipe, one ingenious craft or decorating  tip to offer, so I'm just going to sit still for a few days and munch on these guys: Muddy Buddies, Puppy Chow or Kitty Kaboodles call them what you wish, they are good! I've  never had them before, this was my first batch and won't be the last, that's for sure.

Super easy recipe! They're usually made with Chex Mix which I don't like,  I made mine with my favorite cereal ever, Quaker Oatmeal Squares and since this one here is  my fall batch I used the Golden Maple!

You won't find just regular butter on my Muddy Buddies...but how about cookie butter (aka Biscoff spread) and Maple Syrup! oh yeah, the maple syrup alone screams Fall

I needed some fall colors and what's the best way of bringing color and flavor on, that with Reese's Peanut Butter Pieces! yummm

And just in case you are not getting enough of an Autumn yet feast your taste buds on these little morsels, Butter Toffee Peanuts, Oh My!!!

Finally in addition to the powder sugar bath you give them, I finished mine with Cinnamon Sugar!

There you have it my friends, this is the way I give myself a pity party, lol! I know you've seen dozen of Muddy Buddy recipes but I'm pretty sure you haven't had one quite like this! make yourself a batch and tell me what you think! Thank You for stopping by and remember everything tastes better with a Pinch Of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Maple and Toffee Autumn Muddy Buddies

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Cups Quaker Oatmeal Squares Golden Maple

1/2 Cup Cookie Butter (Biscoff Spread)

1/4 Cup Maple Syrup ( I used butter flavored)

2 TBSP Butter

1 Cup Powdered Sugar

1 Large Zip Lock Bag

3.5 oz Reese's Pieces

4 oz Butter Toffee Peanuts

Directions:

Place your cereal in a large mixing bowl. On a separate microwave proof bowl melt in 45 sec intervals, the cookie butter, maple syrup and butter. Depending on your microwave you might have to do this just once or maybe add a couple more seconds until everything is melted. Careful, the maple syrup gets super hot fast. Mix, Pour this mix over the cereal and mix until every square is coated. I started with a rubber spatula but ended up using my clean hands. 

Put powder sugar inside a Zip Lock bag. Add the cereal and shake to coat every square with powder sugar. You could use 2 bags with powder sugar if you want more coating or if you are making a larger batch.

Once every bite is coated, place the Muddy Buddies in a cookie sheet to cool and dry a little bit. 

Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar. Place in a large serving bowl and mix in the Reese's pieces and toffee peanuts. Mix all together one last time and enjoy

Prep time 5 minutes                          Cooling time 5 minutes                    Serves 2 1/2 Cups

Bringing my Sweet Munchies to these Fabulous Parties:

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Other Seasonal Snacks you might enjoy

Green M&M's Coconut Squares

Butterscotch Banana Harvest Cake with Apple Butter Maple Sauce Recipe

Hola Amigos! Happy to have you join me and share a piece of this gooey cake with me! As you can see, I'm getting better with the "bundt' pan and so far no other accidents.
I have a hard time giving this cake a name..why..because it's really put together with all the things I love other than chocolate. It reminds me of fall because of some of the ingredients but you could actually have it all year long! It's good anytime and with everything.  Here is the recipe:

Butterscotch Banana Harvest Cake with Maple Apple Butter Sauce

1 Box Yellow Cake

1 box (3.5 oz)  Butterscotch Instant Pudding

1 (6 oz) Container Banana Yogurt

2 Ripened Bananas, Pureed 

1/2 Cup Butterscotch Chips 

Banana Chips for garnish (optional)

Heat you oven at 350 F or according box instructions. As a suggestion, substitute the amount of water called in the recipe for apple juice. Mix ingredients called on the box until moistened. Add yogurt, pudding and bananas. Mix for about 2 minutes as called in the recipe. Fold in the Butterscotch chips and bake according to the box instructions.

Garnish with Banana Chips and drizzle with Mapple Applebutter Sauce

 Apple Butter Maple  Sauce

1 Cup Apple Juice

3/4 Cup Maple syrup

3 TBSP Brown Sugar

1 1/2 Tsp Lemon Juice

1 Cinnamon Stick

3 Tablespoons Apple Butter

3 TBSP Butter

3/4 Cup Butterscotch  Chips 

In a sauce pan on medium heat, add Apple juice, Maple Syrup, brown sugar Lemon and Cinnamon and let this simmer for about 5 minutes without letting in boil. Remove Cinnamon Stick and add Apple Butter and Butter, simmer for another 2 minutes. Finally add the Butterscotch chips and bring to a slow simmer and boil until it thickens enough to coat a spoon. It is not going to be a thick sauce while it's hot, it thickens as it cools. 

Once it has cooled drizzle it liberally on your cake.

Listo,

The cake is delicious even without the Apple Butter Maple Sauce!

So good, my hubs couldn't resist having it sitting there waiting to be photographed and had a slice of it!!!

Needless to say I pretty much took it out of his mouth and send him to "blogger hubby retraining camp" LOL

I figured this would be the perfect cake to welcome the fist days of fall. You can find it's ingredients anytime of the year!

Thank you so much for your kind visit. Let's keep enjoying our summer...after all this cake has a good dose of bananas to take you back to your tropical summer vacation mood with every bite!

Keep in mind my dear friends, everything you do tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Sharing some Harvest Cake at these Fabulous Parties:

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