Weekend Fun!!
Marshall and I had a great weekend! It kind of started on Thursday night when we went out to my favorite beach to watch the sunset and have a bonfire. Wood is really hard to get in Malta so we had to buy two of the firestart logs and use though. :( They worked well, you just can't cook anything on them. So no s'mores this time around! The view and the company was just perfect, so I was a happy girl!
Our sweet friends at the embassy had a going away party for us on Saturday. We were blown away with all the thoughtful gifts, kind words, and friends surrounding us...wishing us well. It's always a bittersweet feeling, leaving behind what you have come to know and love, and the excitement and curiosity of what's to come.
They wouldn't let me bring anything to the party but brownies. So I remembered this delicious recipe I made before for cupcake peanut butter brownies. Let me tell you, if you are a reese fan... you need to make these.
Super Easy. Freaking Delicious.
This is all you do. Make any brownie mix. Stir in like 1/2 cup or so of peanut butter chips. (Could leave out if you do not have them.)
Pour the brownie mix into a muffin tin 3/4 full. Bake. Try and take them out of the oven before they are completely done. If you stick a toothpick in it and it comes out a little wet, thats perfect.
Once you take them out of the oven, you are going to melt like a cup or so of peanut butter in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir it well.
Then you are going to want to like punch down the center of the brownies. I use a tablespoon and just rotate it around and press down a little. Since they are warm they will go right down. Then you scoop a full spoonful of the peanut butter into your little pocket. I like topping with mini m&m's for color, but you can use peanut butter and chocolate chips, or just one or the other... or really whatever you have on hand! Let the peanut butter set up a little so it isn't liquidy and you are finished! Incredibly easy and seriously amazing!
Here are all of our cupcakes!! The funny looking ones are a result of my lack of creativity. I was trying to make different designs but they definitely did not come out like what I pictured in my head. Regardless, it was fun to play around!
Hope you all had a great weekend!! I have a bunch of new cupcakes and cookies I have to make this week so check back later to see how they turn out!! XOXO