Pastel Peanut Butter No-Bakes ~ Easter

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Posh Little Designs

No-bake cookies are a favorite childhood treat of mine. Not only are they yummy, but also very easy to make. This year for Easter, I thought I’d put a little spin on the traditional no bake cookie using white chocolate instead of cocoa powder to create a delightful rendition. Peanut butter is the shining star in this version, and to make them Easter-chic I cut them into shapes, dipped them in milk and white chocolate and added in some Spring color with pastel sprinkles.

Perfectly posh and deliciously divine.

Happy Easter!

Peanut Butter No-Bakes

Ingredients/Supplies~

1 3/4 cups Sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup butter

8 oz white bakers chocolate

1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter

3 cups quick-cooking oats

1 teaspoon vanilla

White & Milk Chocolate for dipping.

Confetti Sprinkles.

Parchment Paper.

Directions~

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In medium saucepan, combine butter, milk, sugar and white chocolate. Bring to a boil and allow to cook for 1.5 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, peanut butter and oats.

Pour hot cookie mixture onto baking sheet, spreading evenly.

Allow to chill in fridge until hardened.

Once completely chilled, use an Easter cookie cutter to cut the cookies into shapes.

Dip cookies into melted milk and white chocolate.

Decorate with sprinkles.

Place decorated cookies back on lined parchment paper and chill in fridge until chocolate has hardened.

Serve and enjoy~

Source of pastel print: Pastel Canvas Prints

“Kiss Me I’m Irish” ~ Peppermint White Chocolate Kisses

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Posh Little Designs

Today I made these adorable Peppermint White Chocolate ‘Kisses’, using St. Patrick’s Day and the term “Kiss Me I’m Irish” as my form of inspiration.

To add a posh dimension, I used an ombre color scheme, which is a trend that I absolutely love right now. The shaded affect offers a unique element, which as you can see, looks beautiful when displayed.

And the best part of all…(other than eating them of course) is that they only require 3 ingredients to make! So simple.

Peppermint White Chocolate Kisses

Ingredients/Supplies~

1. Natural Peppermint Oil

2. 2 boxes Baker’s Premium White Chocolate Squares (10 squares total.)

3. Green Food Coloring.

Parchment Paper.

5 sandwich ziplocks.

Directions~

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Heat 10 squares of white chocolate in double boiler or in microwave for 30 second intervals until melted.

Add in 1/4 tsp peppermint oil and stir well (you can always add more if you like a stronger peppermint flavor.)

Divide the chocolate between 5 small bowls.

For ombre shades:

Leave the first bowl of divided chocolate white. Add 1/2 a drop of green food coloring to the second bowl. Add 2 drops of food coloring to the third bowl. Add 4 drops of food coloring to the fourth bowl and 8 drops of food coloring to the *5th bowl.

Stir well until food coloring is completely incorporated.

*You may notice the chocolate beginning to seize up a bit on the 5th bowl however this is ok because it should end up being the exact consistency that you’ll need the chocolate at when you pipe the kisses.

Other than bowl number 5, you will want to let your chocolate cool for about 10 minutes so it is the proper consistency for piping.

Once cooled and thickened a bit, spoon each bowl of shaded chocolate into the corner of a ziplock bag.

Snip the corner of the bag with scissors and begin piping the chocolate onto parchment paper using a circular motion to form each kiss. Repeat for all 5 bowls.

Place in fridge immediately to harden for at least 1 hour.

These are best served chilled.

Enjoy!

St. Patty’s Pretzel Rods

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Posh Little Designs

Chocolate and pretzels equal a heavenly combination of sweet and salty. I am a sucker for both so I combined the two not only for a bit of pregnancy craving relief, but also with St. Patty’s Day day in mind. These chocolate dipped pretzels are in the ‘mini’ version if you will. I made them in minis because I adore anything pint sized, perhaps because they give the illusion of less guilt? Regardless of the reason, they are a perfect treat or favor for your next St. Patrick’s Day Fete, or any occasion for that matter.

To make them all posh and festive, I used a few drops of green liquid food coloring and then decorated them with my sprinkle mix. So simple to make, and adorable too. If you have little ones they will just love to help you make and eat them as well.

Happy St. Patty’s Day!

St. Patty’s Pretzel Rods

Ingredients~

1 Bag Rold Gold Pretzel Rods.

1 box Baker’s Premium White Chocolate Squares.

Green Food Coloring.

Parchment Paper.

Sprinkles.

Directions~

Line Cookie Sheet in parchment paper and set aside.

Heat white chocolate in double boiler or in microwave for 30 second intervals until melted.

Divide melted chocolate into two bowls, adding the food coloring to one of them until the desired color is achieved (I used two drops in mine.)

Dip pretzels in both green and white chocolate, then decorate.

Place decorated pretzels onto parchment paper and allow to harden in the fridge for at least an hour.

Enjoy!

Real Parties ~ Minnie Mouse Birthday

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Posh Little Designs

My sweet little girl had her 2nd birthday recently, and with her absolute love for Minnie Mouse, we knew it was the perfect direction for her celebration. I am an avid do it yourself-er, so I was determined to create everything on my own, down to the very last detail. My daughter couldn’t have been more excited for her special day and seeing her smiling face was worth every moment it took to create this party so near and dear to my heart.

I decided on a pink and yellow color scheme with polka-dot accents and of course a bit of sparkle for that posh flair. I hand designed the mouse ears via The Suburban Mom tutorial. The invitations, dessert table, labels, flower arrangements, and all other decor that you see were hand crafted by me as well. The adorable Minnie Mouse Banner was a custom creation by my Mother Kelly.

We served an array of sweets and goodies decorated to match our theme and color scheme. Chocolate dipped oreos, or “Mouse Ears”, Magical rice krispies, pink and yellow sixlets, crushed pineapple and cotton candy jelly bellys and pineapple and cherry rock candy.

We also served homemade pink lemonade punch, red velvet Minnie and Mickey mouse cake pops and a homemade cake. 1st layer coconut with strawberry lemonade swiss meringue buttercream and 2nd layer, chocolate with double chocolate frosting.

We hand decorated the cake with pink, yellow and black fondant. For Minnie’s head, we wrapped the black fondant around a rice krispie mold. We used Oreo cookies for Minnie’s ears and adorned the top with a pink polka-dot bow. I got the inspiration for the silhouette cake pops from none other than Bakerella. It was a bit difficult to get the ears on the cake pops to not melt while dipping them in the chocolate, but freezing them before dipping seemed to do the trick.

Other items on the menu: Minnie’s bow tie Caprese pasta salad, Mickey’s Chicken and Spinach meatballs, Mouse masala wings, Fruit Skewers in cutout shapes, Mouse shaped cheese ball with crackers, and cheese panini cutouts for the little ones.