Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Brownie Brittle Crunches

 Have you had the chance to try the brownie brittle.

I will be honest....

When I first heard of brownie brittle my first thoughts were:

It is going to be sticky and get get stuck in my teeth.

So I swayed myself from trying it.

I finally got up the nerve to disappoint myself and bought a bag.

 Was I disappointed?

NO WAY!

This stuff is surly a brownie crunchy corner lover's dream.

Yes, I am one that will attack the corners on a pan of brownies.

I love the chocolaty crunch that the corners provide.

And to have a whole bag of crunchy corners.....

Truly in heaven.

But when I got to the bottom of the bag there were a

bunch of leftover crumbs from all the crunchy goodness.

What do you do with crunchy brownie crumbs?

Well let's see.....

You could put them on ice cream,

on a frosted cupcake,

sprinkle in oatmeal,

and the list could be endless.

 This is what I chose to do with my leftover crunchies.....

I made a peanut butter sheet cake.

Everyone knows that peanut butter and brownies go hand in hand.

RIGHT?

RIGHT!

 I topped off our Sunday meal with

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Brownie Brittle Crunches.

Fantabulous!!

Plus, it's been a long time since I've made 

something sweet for my Johnie.

Here is the recipe for the cake:

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

The frosting is simply:

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

1/3 c. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

4 c. powdered sugar

Bottom of the bag Brownie Brittle Crunchies

In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter, peanut butter and milk over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until butter and peanut butter are melted. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Working quickly, add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating with whisk until incorporated and icing is smooth. Immediately spread icing over cake. Sprinkle with Brownie Brittle. Store loosely covered.

 See Ya'all Soon

Peanut Butter No-Bakes and the Weekend

It was kind of a quiet weekend for us.

We did our usual Friday night pool playing

(hoping it won't be long before friends join us)

We just got the man cave up and running about a month ago.

Our Friday night pool playing kind of lead to a late start on Saturday.

We went to Thiel's Wheels Backyard BBQ in Upper Sandusky.

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We got there late so we missed all the games and good times,

but we enjoyed the band for a couple hours.

If you visit their Facebook page you can see all the pictures of the BBQ.

On Sunday we rode the bike back north where I am (Angie) originally from.

I have two daughters that still live in the area.

My oldest daughter just celebrated a birthday and I wanted to be

there to see her. And I miss my grandchildren something terrible.

On our return to Marion we stopped to see my youngest daughter

and newest grand baby. 

We continued on through Toledo and stopped at Tony Packo's to eat.

This visit to Tony Packo's was my first time there.

I had no idea that Tony Packo's is all about German food.

I was in German food heaven right down to the cherry strudel.

I will for sure be going back there.

We are bringing you a sweet treat today.

Who loves no-bake cookies?

The inspiration for this recipe came from South Your Mouth.

We made a couple changes and we will fill you in after you

drool all over these pictures.

They are the perfect no-bake cookie.

This is what we did:

Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

2 c. sugar

Dash of salt

1/2 c. butter (1 stick)

1/2 c. Butter Pecan, International Delight coffee creamer

1 c. peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla

3 c. quick cooking oats

1/2 c. dark chocolate baking chips

1/2 c. chopped pecans

In a large saucepan bring to boil the sugar, salt, butter, and creamer. Boil for 1 full minute. Remove from heat.

Add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir well.

Add oatmeal and stir until fully incorporated.

We left that mixture sit and cool for about 5-10 minutes.

We added the pecans and stirred them in well.

We then added the dark chocolate chips and just stirred until the chocolate was marbled.

We then used a large cookie scoop and scooped the mixture onto waxed paper. We used the back of the cookie scoop to kind of press them down a bit.

Let them set and completely cool before eating.

See ya'all soon

A Weekend of Going Bananas: Peanut Butter Banana Bread

 Yes, you read that right.

44 games of pool on Friday.

We did not see our bed till 6 in the morning.

Johnie grew up playing pool.

He often uses, "My dad always told me.....",

and then he will clear the table.

Me! 

I'm a rookie!

I played some pool growing up but never seriously.

Johnie is taking the time to teach me his little tricks.

I racked 33 games....

So I could probably win an award for fastest racker......

On Saturday.....

We winged the whole entire day.

After 4 strong hours of sleep....

We just took off on the bike with no real destination in mind.

We ended up in the Mount Vernon, Ohio area.

We drove right into a music and arts festival.

From there we went to Heath, Ohio.

We ate at a privately own sports bar, and I do believe it was 

called Big Daddy's Grill.

We didn't really care for the atmosphere,

but the burgers were amazing.

We came back to Marion, Ohio (where we live), 

and we drove right into a car show.

We had to walk the street and look at all the old cars.

To top our Saturday adventure off we stopped at Fred's on Silver St.

to share a huge banana split that was less than $4.00.

 Our day was a little more planned on Sunday.

We are finding out that there is a lot of beauty in Ohio.

Our destination on Sunday was the Mohican State Park.

We spent most of the day there.

We packed Subway subs, chips, and iced tea drinks.

After our picnic we decided to hike the nature trails there.

We hiked six miles on rough 

tree rooted,

stone covered,

steep hill paths.

I don't know where my 51 year old man gets his energy.

I (46) could hardly keep up.

On our way back to Marion we cruised through Ontario, Ohio

with a quick stop at Brown Derby Roadhouse. 

The Brown Derby has got to be the best steakhouse I have

ever been at.

Their food is top-notch!!

If you're ever in the area you have got to stop and eat there.

We are still focusing on potassium.

And what better way than to make banana bread? 

I gave this banana bread a twist of my own.

 Have you tried the Jif Whips?

I am not too crazy about them.

To smear them on bread just doesn't do anything for me.

But to drizzle them over home-made banana bread....

The whips are awesome!

 All I did was melt a small amount of the Jif Whip in the microwave.

When the bread was completely cool I drizzled the whip over the top.

Banana bread with frosting......

The inspiration for this recipe came from Oh, Sweet Basil.

Give her a visit because she has lots of banana bread recipes.

All tried and true.

Mine turned out perfect.

I did just a few things differently.

Of course, topping it with Jif Whip as one.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1 3/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. all-spice

1/3 c. butter, softened

2/3 c. sugar

2 large eggs

an overflowing tsp. of vanilla

1 c. mashed banana

1 c. peanut butter/dark chocolate chips

Cinnamon/sugar mixture to sprinkle on top (about 2 TBS)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a bread pan with non-stick spray and set aside.

In a bowl mix together the baking soda, flour and salt, set aside.

Mix together the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a mixer bowl.

Mash bananas (I used two) in a bowl.

Alternate between the banana mixture and dry ingredients, starting with the dry ingredients first.

Stir in the peanut butter/chocolate chips.

Pour mixture in prepared pan and sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mix.

Bake for 50-60 minutes (mine was closer to the 60 minute mark).

Test with wooden pick to see if it comes out clean.

Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes in pan before trying to remove it.

Allow bread to completely cool and then drizzle with Jif Whip.

See ya'all soon!