Graduation Time!
I’ve been invited to a plethora of graduation parties these past few weeks. And yesterday’s was really fun: it was a brunch party. I decided to make mini muffins, because muffins are quintessential brunch fare, and because mini muffins are so dang cute!
I also brought a date to the party.
His name is Muttsee, and I’ve had him my entire life. (It was a pajama-themed brunch, and I love getting into the spirit of theme parties. You can bet I wore my pajamas!)
Question of the Day:
Growing up, did you have a favorite stuffed animal or baby blanket?
Coming soon: ice cream, pancakes, and a Funfetti version of this.
Those who say beans in dessert are dumb are just ignorant to the fact that it tastes amazing! They’ll come around 😉 And growing up, I had neither. I had a doll that I carried with my everywhere. Her name was Suzie, and I think I still have her. One time, my parents tricked me into thinking they sold her at a garage sale and I was inconsolable.
A pajama-themed brunch sounds so cute & fun! And chocolate chip cookie dough is pretty much the best flavour for anything 😀
Ohkay beans in desserts equal amazing (hello black bean brownies??)
I wish I had mini muffin tins 🙁 Could I use the recipe with a standard 12 muffin tin?
I’ve had a tweety bird stuffed animal ever since I was born ( its never been my date, but it has had play dates with my Barbies before haha!).
I bet you could! I know that one commenter made muffins out of my blondie recipe, so I don’t know how this would be any different.
The only thing I’d caution is to not take them out right away after they come out of the oven. I tried to take a mini muffin out when it was still hot, and it fell apart. So wait like 20 minutes.
Aww I love mini muffins – they’re so cute! But, not as cute as Mustee!! I had a bear called Brownie Pattern. I named him that because he was brown and had patterned feet – I was simple minded hehe 🙂
I had a pig stuffed animal that I loved so much that his stuffing was popping out. I still have him!
What is funny is that I never gave him a name — he was always just called “the pig”
My sister’s favorite stuffed animal was (is!) a pig too. She named him Wilbur, so one year for her birthday I got her Wilburetta :).
These look great. I especially like the top photo. I haven’t tried beans in desserts yet, but it doesn’t really sound weird to me – just different. Now that I’m trying to eat mostly gluten-free, there’s even more of a reason to give it a go. The person who said it was stupid clearly just doesn’t like trying new things.
Ahhhh yum! Chocolate chip is the BEST. I have tons of BabyCakes chocochip cookies in mah house and they are sooo good!
I always tried to have a favorite stuffed animal or blanket but could never hold onto one long enough…I’d get bored and move onto a different one too soon!
BAH! I have a Muttsey too!!!!
And FYI, I’m currently doing a sugar-free month (nothing, not even stevia or xylitol) and your Snickerdoodle Blondies will be my healthy break at the end! I’m Paleo, though, so I plan on making them with coconut or almond flour and maple syrup instead of brown suga. I’ll let you know how they turn out :)!
Ooh definitely let me know! And good luck! 🙂
These look absolutely amazing. mini muffins are 100000x better than regular sized ones. even though they’re technically the same… they just taste better to me, haha.
They’re just cuter, right? Like baby puppies!
I had my “string Blankie” for years! I was about 6 yrs old before I gave it up (or should I say I was forced to throw it away?!) It was literally made out of strings and it was so soft! But….because of the strings….it shed A LOT 😛
Yum! looks tasty. I guess I haven’t grown up yet, because my stuffed animal moose still sleeps with me and has a facebook page. hahaha.
I love that it has a facebook page! Too fun!
mmm bite size desserts (or anything on a stick) are the best for parties!
As a child I had a baby blanket (named Pink, for the color. original, i know). Still have it, but she’s most likely stored in the closet with my other baby things.
I think that using beans in sweet treats is a brilliant idea, not stupid!!
Oh, I loved stuffed animals, I had tons of them. I even had a stufffed bear who could talk 🙂 I know it is not that impressive now, but it was like 20 years ago, and in that time, it was SOMETHING :))
Awww Muttsee helloooo!! I had a HUGE stuffed animal collection- loved them all!! Sadly when we got Buddy he stole them all one by one and buried them in the garden…but I managed to hide a few from him hehe! 😉
And I can’t believe someone said that was ‘stupid’. I really dislike that word anyway, but that is RUDE! They clearly haven’t tried your amazing blondies 🙂
Mini muffins = even better because you can eat more and not feel SO bad about it 😉
I excite in the fact that by eating desserts with beans in them, I’m getting more protein and nutrients! Or, it’s just another reason to eat one of my favorite foods: beans 🙂 I’m weird, though, knowing my favorite foods are kale, beans, tofu, nut butter….
And coconut, right? 😉