My Favorite Monkey Bread

My mom never made this, and I've only had it a handful of times in my life, but when Mr Toddlerwhisperer came home with the recipe from a co-worker for this delightful treat, I thought I would give it a go.

Mine made a buttery/sugary crust, while I have seen some with an ooey gooey crust.

We all THOROUGHLY enjoyed it too! Much better than taking a trip across town for doughnuts this morning.

So, without further ado...I present:

Recipe (Printer Friendly)

Heat oven to 350F

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 cans of Large refrigerated biscuits or cinnamon roll dough (Like Grands! or TJ's like I used)

1/2-3/4 cups butter or margarine; melted (I think 3/4 c butter would make it gooeyer)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

1. Grease bundt cake pan

2. Mix sugar and cinnamon in 1 gallon bag

3. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces

4. Shake pieces in bag to coat and place in pan

5. Mix melted butter and brown sugar

6. Pour butter mix over pieces in pan

7. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. (I started checking around 35 minutes)

8. Let cool 5-10 minutes. Turn upside down and serve warm.

I know you can add all kinds of goodies too, like nuts, choco chips, or raisins. Tell me what you do to make yours super yummy!!

No-Bake Breakfast Cookie Balls

Well, hello there friends. I have a pretty easy and yummy recipe that I've managed to take pics and take measurements of that I can share with you.

This is just one of those things that was born out of necessity and the desire to keep my kids from telling me "I'm hungry" 15 minutes after breakfast. It worked. They loved making them and eating them!

They are filling and fun to make.

Here's what you need:

2 cups Rolled Oats
1 cup Peanut Butter (I had smooth on hand but chunky would be fantastic) or the nut butter of your choice
1 small to medium ripe banana
1 T honey
sprinkle of cinnamon

Place oats and peanut butter in a large mixing bowl, break the banana into small chunks add the honey and cinnamon. Moosh together as best you can with a fork or spoon, then roll up your sleeves and get down and dirty. If it seems too mushy, add a little more oats.

Once thoroughly combined, begin rolling into ping pong sized balls. We made 14.

This is a nice base for any other add ins. Flax seeds would be great, raisins or cranberries, chocolate chips...

I am going to refrigerate these in sandwich bags for easy snacks for the kids.