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Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups

October 19, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups from 5DollarDinners.com

Easiest afternoon snack ever!!! And perfect for busy little people - carbs, protein, crunch-idy crunch munch! Totally loving these great rollups...and I know you will to! Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups The perfect sweet and crunchy snack! 1/2 cup peanut butter2 Tbsp honey1 tsp ground cinnamon4 whole wheat tortillas1/4 cup granola (or make your own … [Read more...]

Breakfast Biscuit Calzones

October 14, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

It's not a breakfast taco. It's not a breakfast pizza. It's a breakfast calzone!!! Everyone's favorite bacon & eggs breakfast...wrapped in biscuit with melty cheese in the middle. Swooooon. Also, these babies are freezer friendly (details below!) These guys are gaining in popularity over breakfast tacos at our house. Hope your little people love them as much as … [Read more...]

Pepperoni Pizza Muffins

October 12, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Pepperoni Pizza Muffins ~ easy kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

These babies are ALL.THE.RAGE. around my house lately. Like kids begging for them...for dinner...for snacks...for lunchboxes! All. The. Rage. And they are super simple to make - I'm still teaching the boys how to make them. I think after 1 or 2 more batches, the older 2 could make these on their own! (wahooooooo for working myself outta the job ;) ) Highly … [Read more...]

Root Beer Float Cake

October 10, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Here's a fun twist for the next time you make a cake for dessert. You can use root beer in BOTH the cake batter and frosting for a delicious Root Beer Float Cake! And, I jazzed up the frosting to give it a little cream soda flavor by mixing a little bit of root beer and a little bit of vanilla (or vanilla beans) INTO the frosting container...for one less mess! Then frost … [Read more...]

Twirly Triple Mac n Cheese

September 30, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Cheesy magic is about to happen in your kitchen. Have you ever made a homemade cheese sauce? If not, please do so...like, tonight. I'm showing you how in the video (you can watch the complete FB Live video here.) It's super simple and after watching, you'll have the confidence and inspiration to try! What makes this recipe so amazing is the combination of mild cheddar, … [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 14, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Maybe I should call these Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies? Why?? Because the cookie dough contains peanut butter AND peanut butter baking chips. Have you seen them yet? You can get a combo of peanut butter baking chips and milk chocolate baking chips in the same bag. I might caution you though. You might want to buy two bags. Because you might end up eating the … [Read more...]

Quinoa & Berries Smoothie Bowl

September 9, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Smoothie Bowls. These are my latest breakfast obsession. All the great ingredients of a smoothie, but in a bowl. You can mix and match your ingredients using a yogurt base, grain toppings, fruit toppings, protein toppings and a touch of sweet (in this recipe, it's honey). You will quickly see why I'm so obsessed! ;) Don't these look amazing...   And … [Read more...]

Lemon Blueberry Cobbler

September 7, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Lemon Blueberry Cobbler Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

This right here is a lick the pan kind of dessert! Yes, lick the PAN! I'm giving you permission right now to lick the pan and your plate CLEAN! I big puffy heart lurvvveeeee lemon and blueberry together and this cobbler makes me fall in love with it all over again. The tiny bit of tart from the lemon with the touch of sweet from the baked blueberries is simply … [Read more...]

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

September 5, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This is one of those snacks or lunches that I have to double up on if I want any to end up in the freezer. I do a.l.o.t. of baked breads and muffins like this for my boys' lunch boxes because they don't love sandwiches. So I often resort to these kinds of goodies. If I'm adding chocolate chips, then I bring the sugar down in the recipe so it's not too much. (Not any more … [Read more...]

Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies

September 2, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies from 5DollarDinners.com

Our family is currently obsessing over these "oatmeal cookies." I love how easy they are to put together. And they turn out so perfectly. They kinda remind me of drop biscuits in the way that you drop the dough on and they stay nice and rounded and 'fluffy.' But they are sweet enough to be cookies. (And Strawberry Oatmeal Drop Biscuits doesn't quite convey the right amount of … [Read more...]

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