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!)
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!