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!)
Those look great and healthy, too!
oooh:))) i really need a blender that can make these happen..!!
i also mostly give food..i’m gonna bake a whole lot of these protein-choc.chip cookies right now: http://girlinasong.wordpress.com/
additionally, i’ll give some “treats in a jar”..means muffins, cookies etc. in jars..(just the dry ingredients..looks so cute and is yummilicious!!:)
xoxo,
s.
I think I am going to have to make a batch of EVERYTHING. Just got a bag of dates!
Oh Katie… You sure know how to make a girl drool 😉
I’m sitting here with my mind-melting 35-page essay trying to legitimize spending the evening devouring those peanut babies by the hundreds. Luckily (for my grades, that is) I don’t have any dates around. Or rasins, or other dried fruit aside figs, and i’ve already had too many of those today… So ms. sweet tooth will have to rest until tomorrow..
And to answer your question: none. I’m not celebrating christmas with presents this year, the whole consumerism thing just makes me nauseous. I might hand out a few books i already own and enjoyed reading, but aside from that I’m trying to step back from the whole buy-toss-buy-toss way of life..
That’s really awesome, Rebecka… and it’s so true that people (me included) tend to go crazy with gifts. My family has scaled way back these past few years, especially with the frivolous stuff. Still, I know there’s room for improvement with how much I buy. People like you–and your self-restraint–really are inspiring to me.
P.S. A 35-page essay pretty much sounds like the worst thing in the world! Hope you’re taking lots of chocolate study breaks! 😉
I love making gifts! I’m making cookies in a jar for people, so they can take them home and bake their own cookies!
I have made gingerbread so far for a friend, and plan on making one of my family’s traditional cookies-an Italian Sprinkle Cookie, today. Funny that it is a family tradition-we are not in the least Italian!
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! 🙂