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Peanut Butter Ball Pops with Land O’ Lakes

November 17, 2013 by Jenni 329 Comments

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client.

Peanut Butter Ball Pops #HolidayButter #shop

It’s the middle of November and for me, that means the beginning of some serious holiday baking and candy makin’! The smells, the textures, the colors and tastes…it’s an art form I tell you! My most favorite thing to make is chocolate covered peanut butter balls. One, because it’s the most requested thing from my extended family and two, because – well – I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that they’re just the best things EVER! I always end up making a couple of batches for both sides of the family and there’s never any left over.

Land O' Lakes #HolidayButter #shop

I made up a quick shopping list and ran to Walmart to gather my goodies. When I do my baking and candy making, I always ALWAYS use real Land O’ Lakes stick butter. It’s just the creamiest and the dreamiest! Now they make packages with Land O’ Lakes Half Sticks which are 1/4 cup instead of 1/2 cup. That’s really convenient this time of year!! I double checked my list twice to make sure I wasn’t forgetting anything else.

peanut butter ball pops Land O' Lakes #holidaybutter #shop

The process of making the peanut butter balls is a fun one. From making the dough to dipping them in the warm melted chocolate…yum. I thought it would be pretty cool to do something a little different this year and make peanut butter ball pops! Everything is tastier when it’s on a stick, right?!

peanut butter ball pops #shop #holidaybutter

These are just so much fun that I wanted to share the recipe with you!! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Please leave us a comment and let us know what you and yours thought!! This recipe makes about 5 and 1/2 dozen give or take, depending on how big or small you roll the balls.

peanut butter ball pops #holidaybutter #shop

Peanut Butter Ball Pops with Land O’ Lakes #HolidayButter
Author: Jenni
Ingredients
  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup cold Land O’ Lakes butter, cubed
  • 4 cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring or extract
  • 4 cups (24 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • paper straws or skewers
Instructions
  1. Peanut Butter Ball Dough instructions:
  2. Combine powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter and vanilla into a uniform dough. It’s easier to mix with your hands. *If it’s too dry, add more butter. If it’s too wet, add a bit more powdered sugar. You want the consistency of dry fudge so it holds together well when you roll into balls.
  3. Place bowl of dough into the freezer until it’s firm enough to roll into balls.
  4. After it’s firmed up, begin rolling the dough into 1 inch balls (give or take) and place each one on a baking sheet lined with wax paper or foil. Place a straw/skewer into each one.
  5. After all the balls are formed, place back into the freezer to chill again.
  6. Chocolate Dipping Instructions:
  7. Melt the chocolate chips either in the microwave as per the instructions on the bag or use a double boiler. Make sure to use microwaving instructions on the bag because chocolate tends to get too hot very fast and will clump into a mess if you’re not careful.
  8. After chocolate has melted, add the shortening to keep thinned out. Stir until combined.
  9. Once chocolate is thin enough, pick each one up by the straw/skewer and dip the peanut butter balls. Let the excess chocolate drip off and place each one back onto the baking sheet to dry.
  10. Allow them to sit in room temperature to dry thoroughly or you can place them in the refrigerator until set.
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Make sure to follow Land O’ Lakes for fun Holiday goodies @landolakesktchn on Twitter and also, be sure to check out their Holiday Gift Giving brochure. It’s full of yummy buttery recipes!!

Filed Under: Recipe Box Tagged With: Land O' Lakes, Peanut Butter Ball Pops, Peanut Butter Balls

Skinny BLT Pasta Salad – Dinner Ideas Made Easy with Land O’ Lakes #SauteExpress

October 7, 2013 by Jenni 711 Comments

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client.

Pasta Salad

Who likes to stand over a hot stove for hours to fix a dinner that takes 20 minutes to eat? I don’t. I’m always looking for killer dinner ideas with little time to invest. I know that they say all good things come to those who wait, but I don’t think that they were talking about dinner. At least I hope not. Otherwise my family will starve!

Have you heard of Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter? Well, let me just tell you that these will forever more be in my refrigerator! I found these at Walmart in the dairy aisle. They’re a combination of butter, olive oil, different herbs and spices all wrapped up in one little square package! Now you don’t have to worry with having all the different spices and herbs on hand. Just add one of these little cubes to your skillet along with your chicken, pork or fish and voila! Talk about saving time AND money!

There are a few different flavors. Moms must love these because there were only 2 varieties in stock at my local Walmart!! They’re inexpensive and you can make several meals out of one pack! It’s definitely a thrifty way to make a quick and flavorful meal or to turn your ordinary go to recipes into something a little different! Who loves the same ol’ same ol’ all the time anyway, right?!

Pasta Salad using Land O' Lakes #SauteExpress

I found some easy chicken recipes on the Land O’ Lakes website including a BLT Pasta Salad. I really wanted to put my own spin on it though. See, I’ve packed on a few pounds the last few months (thanks, coffee creamer) and I’d like to lose them before the holidays creep in with all the candy, baked goods, turkey and stuffing! Mercy! So, I’ve been recreating a few of my favorite recipes using healthier alternatives. We prefer real butter over margarine and we always use olive oil so these new Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter squares are a no-brainer for us!

I turned the Land O’ Lakes BLT Pasta Salad into a skinny version! My family loves pasta salad, so I was hoping that they wouldn’t really notice the “skinny” and luckily they didn’t. It tasted fan-flipping-tastic! This new skinny BLT pasta salad is now one of my go-to quick dinner recipes! It makes a great pitch in dinner dish too!

Skinny BLT Pasta Salad Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of uncooked mini rotini
  • 2 Land O Lakes® Italian Herb Sauté Express® squares
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 10 slices turkey bacon (cook until nice and crispy, then chop into chunks)
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes (cut in half)
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, coarsely chopped

Instructions:

  • Cook pasta according to the package directions, then drain.

 

Pasta Salad

  • Melt 2 Italian Herb Sauté Express® squares in a skillet over medium-low heat until it bubbles, then add chicken.
  • Sauté chicken for 13-18 minutes or until chicken is done, is golden brown on both sides and juices run clear when pierced with a fork. Remove from the skillet to a cutting board and cut into small bite-sized pieces.

Pasta Salad

 

pasta salad

  • Add pasta, greek yogurt, turkey bacon and tomatoes to skillet; stir until heated through. Then toss in chicken and spinach to coat. Serve hot or chill and serve cold if you prefer.

*The original recipe (in case you’d rather have the full fat version) used 1/2 cup of ranch dressing and regular bacon. It also called for the Savory Butter and Olive Oil variety of Sauté Express® squares but I thought the Italian Herb was a nice twist.

Pasta Salad

Be sure to stop over and “Like” the Land O’ Lakes Facebook page or Follow them on Twitter @LandOLakesKtchn! They share great things there and you can stay updated on any news, promotions and recipes! You can also grab a $0.75 off Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter coupon! You’d end up paying right at $2 after coupon!!

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Recipe Box Tagged With: #SauteExpress, Land O' Lakes, Pasta Salad, Recipes, Skinny BLT Pasta Salad

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