Easy & Flavorful Roasted Butternut Squash with Bacon

Need an easy side dish packed full of Fall flavor? Roasted butternut squash with BACON and sage is the perfect idea!

There’s only a few ingredients needed, and while it does take about 20 minutes to prep this dish, it’s basically cleaning and prepping your squash, The rest of the prep is very quick, and then you need to allow for about a half hour of cook time in the oven.

It truly is a super easy dish to make, and the taste is amazing. If you’ve never tried butternut squash, this would be an awesome introduction. And, if you are a fan, you will definitely want to give this version a try!

While roasted butternut squash goes so well with turkey, it’s also a great side dish for chicken, or even all by itself :). Top with chopped fresh sage for added flavor and a pretty presentation.

You can check out the complete recipe for this roasted butternut squash with bacon along with step-by-step instructions and more photos over on DancingThruTheRain.com!

How to Make Yummy Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Bombs

hot cocoa bombs

Hot chocolate bombs are so trendy this year, and if you are wanting to make them for a gift (or for yourself!!), they are easy to make. Here’s a yummy idea – Peanut butter hot cocoa bombs! 

Peanut butter and chocolate have long been a classic matchup, and if you’ve never tried it in beverage form, you have been missing out.

There’s only a few ingredients needed and they only take about 20 minutes to make! If you are a fan of Reese’s peanut butter cups, the resulting hot chocolate made from these bombs is going to be your new favorite sweet treat!

It’s the perfect sweet treat on a chilly day, and a fun diy activity kiddos can help with too! Plus little ones will find it fun adding the hot milk and watching their creation turn into a delicious treat. 

Once the basic bomb is made, drizzle with additional melted chocolate and/or peanut butter and decorate with sprinkles for an added touch of fun decadence. Plus they add for a more elegant look for gift giving!

You can check out the complete instructions for making these super yummy peanut butter hot cocoa bombs along with more photos over on SheSaved!

Fun and Easy Melting Snowman Cupcakes

Super cute meting snowman cupcakes

It may technically be Fall, but with some parts of the US getting snow, these adorable melting snowman cupcakes fit right in! 

They are super easy to make and super cute! These are a fun idea for a party, or to get little ones involved in the kitchen. There’s only a few ingredients needed to make these delicious cupcakes, which can be made and decorated in about an hour!

However, if you are in a pinch time wise or really don’t like to bake, you can use store bought cupcakes. In addition, if you are working with little ones, you can get candy icing pens to draw on the features rather than using icing. You can also use mini m&ms for the buttons!

Served up with a glass of milk or a hot beverage of choice and you have a nice little pick me up on a chilly day, or a fun after school snack! Or, send a few to a neighbor to bring a smile to their face. After all, they are just too stinkin’ cute for words!

You can check out the complete instructions for making these fun and super cute melting snowman cupcakes along with more photos over on SheSaved!

Easy to Make Decadent Brownies Stuffed with Oreo Cookies

Oreo Stuffed Brownies

I have a weakness for Oreos. And I’ve never met a brownie I didn’t like. So when I saw this recipe for a brownie stuffed with an Oreo cookie, it didn’t matter if it was the middle of the night – these Oreo stuffed brownies needed to be made!

There’s not a lot of ingredients needed to make these fudgy, decadent brownies. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool off! If you like your brownies warm, you will need to be careful as the cookie center does take a bit longer to cool off than the rest of the brownie.

One of the great things about this recipe is that you can swap out flavors of Oreos. Not only are the original Oreos awesome, but personally I like using the mint and the peanut butter pie flavors.

I think the Java Chip and the limited edition salted caramel brownie flavors would be amazing as well! And, you could always use the orange colored cream filled ones if you wanted a dessert with an October feel to it.

You can check out the complete recipe for Oreo stuffed brownies along with step-by-step instructions and more photos over on DancingThruTheRain.com!

Halloween Spider Cookies – Fun & Delicious Halloween Dessert Idea!

It’s almost October, and if you are looking for a fun dessert idea, check out these Fun  Spider Cookies!

They are pretty cute with their big eyes, and you can use your favorite homemade cookies for the base. Or, use store bought cookie dough if you prefer. While you can use ANY flavor of cookie, you will want to use one that compliments the Reese’s peanut butter cup body of the spider.

Chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter or even sugar cookies work very well as the base cookie.

These super cute cookies make for a fun activity for little ones too! And, they make for nice little gifts for teachers, neighbors, or anyone you want to spread some Halloween fun too!

And, you could also make these for a creepy-crawly themed birthday party. How fun would that be? These are such easy cookies to make too!

You can check out easy to make Spooky Spider cookies along with more photos over on SheSaved!