fairy-dusted cake batter rice krispies treats


My kiddos are so into fairies lately. They love them. Tinker Bell being the all-around favorite, of course… all 3 littles love to talk about and play pretend fairies.

(Even 1 year old Maren walks around the house chanting “Bell! Yay BELL!”)

So, of course I had to encourage this sweet fairy love (because secretly I really love fairies too! Always have, always will!!) with a fun little treat.

Fairy-Dusted Cake Batter Rice Krispies Treats | Sweet Anna's

I’ve never met a kid (or husband, for that matter!) who doesn’t love a good buttery, gooey homemade rice krispies treat, so I decided to change them up with some cake batter for flavor and a sprinkle of sanding sugar ‘fairy-dust’!

To say my kids were excited was an understatement. (It might have helped that this was Maren’s first time tasting a rice krispies treat!)

Now, you might say fairy-dust should be gold, but in this house fairy-dust is purple. Actually just about everything is purple around here. My boys are UW Huskies fans… so purple fairy-dust it is!

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peanut butter oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies

I think I’m late on the stuffed-cookie train, but my goodness am I in love.

Peanut Butter Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies | Sweet Anna's

I have made 3 batches of Picky Palate inspired oreo-stuffed cookies in the past 2 days (click here for some great step-by-step photos!), and I can’t stop dreaming of all the other things I want to stuff inside a cookie!

I am having so much fun using my favorite, perfectly chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe and stuffing them with sandwich cookie goodness.

I seriously don’t know how I missed out on this trend for so long. These cookies are just so fun, not to mention delicious and addictive!

If you only bake one more batch of cookies in your life, make it these ok?

You can substitute any Oreos you like, of course, but the peanut butter ones are fabulous! (They taste exactly like those chocolate covered peanut butter girl scout cookies, only better!)

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healthier delicious whole wheat banana bread

You guys, I am so excited about this banana bread! (Ok, I know I say that a lot, but that’s because I love to share the things I’m excited about with you!)

This much-healthier banana bread is way up at the top of my list right now of favorite things!

It’s no secret that I love banana bread. I love making it, baking it, eating it, and sharing it with others. But my ultimate banana bread recipe is so indulgent and wonderful that I almost feel bad serving it sometimes. It’s too good. (And NOT so good for you!)

This banana bread on the other hand…

Healthier Whole Wheat Banana Bread | Sweet Anna's

This banana bread is the kind of treat you can serve your kids every morning if you want and not feel the least bit guilty for it. Even when they slather it with butter, because the only fat in this bread is what you find in your greek yogurt. That’s it!

It’s chock-full of healthy stuff. Greek yogurt, mashed bananas, whole wheat flour, oats… and it tastes like a cross between a thick, hearty slice of oat & wheat bread crossed with a decadent banana bread.

I’m telling you, you should make this soon. Because we all need a healthy treat in our back pockets for those munchie (or “there’s nothing for breakfast!”) emergencies!

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