Last night, I made babies.
Lots of babies.
Lots and lots of yummy babies.
Lots and lots of these: Chocolate Peanut Butter Babies.
Initially, the chocolate balls were to be a Christmas present for a friend on a gluten-free diet. But then I got on a baby-making roll; now all my friends are getting chocolate peanut butter babies for Christmas!
Wah wah wah.
To add color and variety, I also made a few batches of these:
Nut-free: Girl-Scout Cookie Truffles.
If you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea, these truffles are awesome: they ship well, and they’re a cinch to make!
Question of the Day:
What gifts are you giving your friends this year?
Do you have your holiday shopping done? Last week, my roommate and I went to the mall in an attempt to find Christmas presents for all our friends. But every store seemed to be selling the exact same things. How many bottles of hand sanitizer or body lotion does a person need?
So I gave up and decided to make gifts this year. (My roommate also gave up at the mall, opting to do her shopping online. Amazon.com is dangerous; you could spend a fortune on there!)
The only problem is not eating the gifts :)|
Last year I was shopping at the mall with a friend at Christmas eve. This year I did all my shopping on amazon. 🙂
sorry to sound dumb, but where is the recipe?
Hi Rechy,
Here’s the recipe: https://lett-trim.today/2009/10/30/peanut-butter-babies/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Thanks SOOO much.
everything i’ve ever tried from you is absolutely DELICIOUS.
you really do have a knack for texture and density and putting it together to be just right!!
Thank you for an awesome blog.
Those look delicious! Anything Girl Scout cookie is bound to be amazing 🙂
I made honey roasted peanut butter (and an almond butter variety that was a fail — I still have it and it needs some work, any suggestions??? I added a little vanilla and cinnamon, and I did not toast them– I think that us where I failed.) and my hubby’s cousin made home-made ruhbarb & apple jam- so I gave PB&J for Christmas in little mason jars 🙂
Hmmm… I’ve never actually made almond butter from scratch, so I can’t really offer any suggestions :-?. Just keep playing around with it, adding more ingredients and tasting as you go along! 🙂
Homemade treats are the best! I’d totally be down getting some of these… just saying 🙂
yes smooshed up truffle nut balls are definitely the way to go. what will i be making?….well these went down an absolute treat last week- thought they might make you smile! http://www.includingcake.com/2011/12/twelve-days-day-10-sugar-cookies.html
What gifts are you giving your friends this year? = None
My friends, family, and every.single.person in my life and I have all agreed that we are going giftless this year. With many of my friends out of work or having two kids or three kids to feed and spouses without jobs or homes in short sales and foreclosure, the thought of them giving me a gift would be gut-wrenching. Not to mention with family, we are ‘all adults here’ and realize there is nothing any of us really ‘needs’…if I lived closer, I’d bake for them. But everyone has told me, don’t send me any gifts! So hey, that’s easy…I won’t 🙂
But I wouldnt mind one of your truffles right about now!
Hi Katie, I’ve been reading your blog for a while but this is the first time I’ve commented. I love your recipes. I just made hot cocoa fudge babies after reading this post (with hazelnuts, yummmmm). Cut it into pieces like fudge and took it to my Dad to try (without telling him what it was ;)) he couldn’t believe there was no sugar or anything except hazelnut, dates and cocoa! Keep up the awesome work and have a lovely Christmas.
Aww hey Sarah!! I love your hazelnut idea… it sounds like Nutella fudge babies. I need ot find some hazelnuts! 🙂
Well, Me and my family are making holiday gift baskets (small little felt baggies) filled with little dollar-plus toys and stuff, a candy cane, and some home-made cookies (with recipe cards). And yes, I’m pretty much done with my Christmas shopping! I just am contimplating wether to get my boyfriend one more gift…. he’s hinted that he really likes the Mumford and Sons C.D. 😉
Yum! I love making homemade gifts, espicially when they involve food!
By the way, I love all your photos of your food. Ever post I read I’m just like “wow, Katie takes great pictures.”
Aww girl, that means so much to me! I really love photography… maybe even more than thinking up the recipes :).
Ohh I think your friends are very lucky to be getting those truffles from you!! They look delicious! I sadly, have not finished my Christmas shopping yet! I’d say I’m at least half done but the ones remaining are the hard ones! But I’m trying not to stress about it this year and focus on the important things instead… it will get done!
Yum! All my friends are getting treats for gifts this year 🙂
I am making cookies & ornaments this year to give to friends this year. The cookies look awesome. I agree that amazon can be dagerous for anyones spending. I always spend way too much on there as well. I am about done shopping, just have to do some wrapping. So much to do, I cant believe it is almost christmas!! Happy Holidays to everyone!!
Those truffles look amazing. I love truffles but have never made them.
I have most of my shopping done – just a couple last minute gifts to pick up. I can’t believe that Christmas is this weekend!
Surely you have posted about this before, but I like to melt some dark chocolate to dip the truffles in. Gives them a nice crunchy contrast to the creamy truffley-ness inside! Mmmm. Trader Joe’s sells the best unsweetened cocoa mass discs for melting. Mmmm. Oh wait, I already said that. 🙂
Holy hell, Katie – I bought dates when I saw your gingerbread man in a photo a few weeks back but never bit into them. The stars aligned when Mike yelled from the kitchen, “What’s with all the dates? Are you going to eat all of these?” and then your facebook post showed up. I saw it had three ingredients and figured it was worth a shot – but how could it possibly taste like cookie dough? And magically, it does. Insane.
LOL
I always buy dates in bulk when they’re on sale. Then I second guess myself, wondering if I’ll be able to use them. But somehow, they always get used! 🙂
That’s a good idea- I probably spent $12 on two small packages; I had no idea what they should cost. I think he liked the peanut butter truffles though, I can’t seem to find half of them….
I find the SunMaid ones for only $2 (when on sale) per package, and I actually like them better anyway… or rather, my blender likes them better because they’re softer ;).