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Chocolate Lava Popcorn

January 28, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Chocolate Lava Popcorn | 5DollarDinners.com

This stuff will knock your socks off. We love making popcorn in the air popper. Just the other day, the kids figured out that they could put the popped popcorn back into popper and it will fly everywhere when they plug it back in! (Yes, I was watching...and was curious as to what they were up to and closely supervised the entire event. I had just popped some popcorn and … [Read more...]

Sourdough Chocolate Muffins

January 21, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Sourdough Chocolate Muffins | 5DollarDinners.com

Chocolate + Muffin in the same recipe title. OH YEAH BABY! These are perfectly moist, delicious and sweet with a simple powdered sugar topping and a side of fresh fruit. (Because the fresh fruit accompaniment means that we can have more chocolate, right? right? right?) Bake them up, dust them with a little powdered sugar, toss a couple berries onto the plate and you are … [Read more...]

7 Droolworthy Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes

January 20, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Morning friend! Here's a list of my favorite Droolworthy Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes! Tap to see each recipe... Slow Cooker Pear Blueberry Crumble Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Crisp Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler Slow Cooker Cherry Cake (just 3 ingredients) Slow Cooker Raspberry Blackberry Crisp Slow Cooker S'mores Dip Slow Cooker Mocha Lava Cake *passes a … [Read more...]

Pineapple Cupcakes with Ginger Lime Frosting

January 14, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Pineapple Cupcakes with Ginger Lime Frosting | 5DollarDinners.com

You're going to see a number of pineapple recipes in the coming weeks, as I scored a few couple of cans of pineapple in 100% juice on clearance at Target. I do my best to avoid Target and the 'inevitable $100 tag' that seems to happen whenever I walk in there. But I will go in for special deals (like the Huggies diaper deal this past week (sale price &$2 off coupons & … [Read more...]

Homemade Pumpkin Roll

December 21, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Homemade Pumpkin Roll | 5DollarDinners.com

Go ahead and reach through your screen and grab a lick of that cream cheese filling. Or just drool on your keyboard a bit. (We won't judge. We're all doing it, whether we admit it or not.) A holiday staple in many homes...here is the $5 Dinners version! This delicious treat is worth every.single.step that it takes to create such a masterpiece. Because … [Read more...]

Chocolate Cherry Chiperoons

December 17, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Chocolate Cherry Chiperoons | 5DollarDinners.com

Chiperoon??? Yes. Chiperoon. If a Macaroon and a Chocolate Chip Cookie got married and had a kid...it would be a chip-eroon. Which is exactly what you find here! You're planning a cookie exchange, attending one, or just baking up a storm and wanna try a new cookie recipe, look no further! These are all about the fruity burst from the cherries, combined with … [Read more...]

White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

December 16, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

Two dudes in my family aren't fans of chocolate chip cookies. CCCs are generally my go-to cookie because I have my favorite recipe memorized and can make them from scratch without too much thought. Since there is usually some grumbling from a portion of the dude crowd whenever chocolate chip cookies are made, I'm trying to mix things up and make more oatmeal raisin type … [Read more...]

Peppermint Bark Brownies

December 9, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Holiday treat alert! If you're making treats for teachers, friends, neighbors, etc...might I recommend these! I've take my favorite brownie recipe base...and added in some peppermint extract and topped with a crispy layer of white chocolate and crushed peppermints. You could, of course, just make a box mix and top with the white chocolate and peppermints … [Read more...]

Salted Carmelitas Recipe

December 8, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Please pardon the iPhone photo. An unnamed toddler managed to hide my memory card for my camera. Sigh.  This is one of my favorite desserts. It really is. Seriously, my sister makes these on occasion and I almost eat the entire pan. I would eat them for dinner if that was 'allowed.' My taste buds just go bananas over the chocolate, caramel and salt flavors in … [Read more...]

15 Holiday Recipes for Cookies, Fudge, Truffles & More

December 5, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Whether you are baking for your own family or sharing with friends, neighbors, and coworkers, holiday cookies are always a delight! I think sometimes we get so caught up in finding the best deals during the holidays that we tend to forget that homemade gifts (especially edible ones!) can be the perfect gift for a loved one. They are made with love and come from the heart. So … [Read more...]

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