Superbowl Stuffed Brownie Cupcakes

This weekend, I fell off the "eating healthy" wagon. Well, when I say "fell off", I really mean "thrown off and got trampled by a herd of pregnant bison. And this is part of the reason. For the superbowl, I (with the help of my friends, Allison and Jen) made stuffed brownie cupcakes. What were they stuffed with? Reese's, Twix, York Peppermint Patties, and COOKIE DOUGH! Yum Yum Yum!

Ingredients
-To make this simple, I just used a box mix for Fudge Brownies and made it per the direcgtions for the "fudge-like" texture (I like fudge)
-Mini Reese's
-Mini Twix
-York Peppermint Patties
-Roll of chocolate chip cookie dough

Chocolate Ganache Icing
-1 bar of your favorite chocolate
-1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions
1) Mix up the brownie batter
2) Fill the cupcake tins up 1/3 of the way
3) Place your desired filling on top of the batter
4) Fill the cupcake tins up another 1/3 (batter should now be 2/3 of the way up the side)
5) Continue until you run out of batter
6) Bake at 350 for about 13 minutes (check on them, oven times vary)
7) Frost with ganache and use extra candy to sprinkle over the top of the cupcakes (to remember what's inside)

Directions for Ganache
***I am a college student and did not "scald" the cream like you are supposed to
1) Crush the chocolate into a bowl
2) Stick the cream in the microwave for 1 minute
3) Pour hot cream over the chocolate and let sit for a few minutes
4) Whisk the cream and chocolate together until there are no "pieces" of chocolate left and it is smooth

White Trash

This is another favorite snack mix recipe...the super bowl is THIS weekend people!!! I first heard of "white trash" at my Anatomy & Physiology professor's house when his wife made it for us! It was awesome! Here's how you make it...

Ingredients
-1 package (10 ounces) mini pretzels
-5 cups Cheerios
-5 cups Corn Chex
-2 cups salted peanuts
-1 pound M&M's
-2 packages (12 ounces each) vanilla chips
-3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions
1) In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients; set aside
2) In a microwave-safe bowl, heat chips and oil on medium-high for 2 minutes, stirring once
3) Microwave on high for 10 seconds; stir until smooth
4) Pour over cereal mixture and mix well
5) Spread onto three waxed paper-lined baking sheets
6) Cool; break apart
7) Store in an airtight container

Puppy Chow

No, I'm not talking about the stuff your dog eats...in fact, this might not be such a good idea for dogs at all (chocolate). I'm sure most of you have had this before and would agree with me on how good it is. But anyway, puppy chow is a WONDERFULLY delicious snack food that would be perfect for a Super Bowl party. And did I mention it's delicious?

Ingredients
-9 cup Chex
-1 cup chocolate chips
-1/2 cup peanut butter (I prefer the extra crunchy kind)
-1/4 cup butter
-1/4 teaspoon vanilla
-1 1/2 cup powdered sugar



Directions
1) Put cereal in large bowl
2) Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter
3) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla
4) Pour over Chex cereal, put into a large plastic bag with powdered sugar and shake well to coat
5) Spread mixture evenly on wax paper and allow to cool