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Pillsbury Caramel Apple Bars

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I’m pretty sure that every baker adores the holiday season. Why? Well, brands start introducing new flavors and products to bake with! I, for one, can’t resist going through the baking aisle every time I go grocery shopping just to make sure that I didn’t miss any of the new items that came out.

Pillsbury has plenty of fall inspired box mixes and frosting for me to play with. For these caramel apple bars, I used the Caramel Apple Premium Cake Mix and Caramel Apple frosting. I also took the sprinkles from the orange Funfetti frosting to make it a little more festive.

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I can’t get enough of those little star sprinkles. Aren’t they darling? The colors would be great for a boy’s baby shower! Everyone that I know is having a girl at the moment, so I’ll have to keep that in mind for the next time someone announces they’re having a boy.

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With Pillsbury’s products, it’s extremely easy to mix and match. I could have used their cream cheese frosting instead of their caramel apple frosting to tame down the sweet flavor. Actually, I think that flavor would have been better than caramel apple on caramel apple. I’d use the caramel apple frosting on Funfetti cake and call it a day. Oh, the possibilities!

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This is a very low maintenance recipe. There’s no piping or extra tools needed. You can mix everything in one bowl. Bars are much easier than cupcakes, but they still look just as pretty.

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I was surprised by how fast these baked. I baked mine for 17 minutes, but that was already too much. I’d check them at 12 minutes the next time I make it.

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You can find other great ideas from Pillsbury on their Facebook and Pinterest pages. On their Facebook page, you can even participate in their “We Bake It, You Name It” program!

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Pillsbury Caramel Apple Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 box Pillsbury Caramel Apple Cake Mix minus 1 cup of cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 box Pillsbury Caramel Apple Frosting
  • sprinkles

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan and set aside.
  2. Mix together the cake mix, eggs, and oil until just combined. Evenly spread the batter in the prepared pan. It will be very thin!
  3. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean (I did 17 and that was too much).
  4. Remove and let it completely cool before spreading the frosting on top. Decorate with sprinkles.
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This is a sponsored post, but the opinions expressed are my own.

Pumpkin Maple Coffee Cake

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Happy weekend! Since it’s nearly Halloween (how did the time go by so fast?!), I figured that it’s an appropriate time to start the pumpkin recipes coming. Let me tell you, this one’s a good one.

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That glorious, slightly browned, sweet crumb topping… it sure is something.

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I haven’t even started on the actual cake. It’s moist, practically melts in your mouth, and has that strong pumpkin flavor that every girl (or guy) is craving. Ohhh yeahhhh.

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If you’re looking for a dessert to bring to your pot luck, this is it. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser. Or, you can always just make it for yourself this weekend and devour all of it while catching up on your TV shows. I won’t judge.

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Have you guys gone to the pumpkin patch yet? I just learned that my DH has never been to a pumpkin patch… ever! He’s never picked his own pumpkin! I don’t even know how that’s humanly possible since I thought every child did that as a field trip in elementary school. Maybe I just went on a lot of field trips as a child?

Now, I feel like I have to have children in order to go the pumpkin patch. Adults don’t go alone and pick out pumpkins, do they? Wouldn’t that be creepy? I have a feeling we’ll have to wait until we have kids now in order to mark “going to the pumpkin patch” off of his bucket list (okay, that’s not really on his bucket list, but it’s on my list for him).

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Recipe from Uni Home Maker, who adapted it from Pillsbury.

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Pumpkin Maple Coffee Cake

Ingredients

    Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2/3 cup of buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin
  • 1/3 cup of canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons of maple syrup
  • 2 eggs, beaten
    • Topping:
  • 1/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter
  • 1/4 cup of pecans, chopped (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, buttermilk, canned pumpkin, canola oil, maple syrup and eggs. Mix until just moistened.
  3. For the topping. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, cold butter and pecans. Mix well with a fork until crumbly.
  4. Pour half of the batter in a 9x7 pan. Sprinkle with half of the topping. Spoon the remaining batter over the top, using a spatula to spread evenly. Sprinkle the remaining topping evenly.
  5. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
https://lovintheoven.com/pumpkin-maple-coffee-cake/

Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake Muffins

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Most people know today, July 11th, as free Slurpee day, but did you know that it’s also National Blueberry Muffin Day? I swear every food has its own day. It’s exhausting trying to keep up, but luckily I have Krusteaz to remind me! They sent over a box of their Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix so that I could celebrate the day with them.

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The box came with a can of blueberries, rather than having dehydrated ones in the dry mix. That’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like that. It was just as easy to work with and made me feel like I was making something a little more “homemade.”

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I doctored up the muffin mix with a recipe that I found on Krusteaz’s website. Instead of using lemon flavored yogurt, I used real lemons. My parents have a lemon tree growing in the backyard that is overflowing with ripe lemons right now. The last time I came over, my dad tried to hand me a grocery bag full of lemons to take. Since it’s just me and my DF, I settled with six.

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These muffins are bursting with lemon flavor, the blueberries taste fresh, and the greek yogurt that I used made the muffins extremely moist.

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I’m always up for a streusel topping.

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Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 package Krusteaz Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix
  • 1/3 cup milk or water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup greek yogurt
  • zest of 1 large lemon
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 can blueberries, drained and rinsed (enclosed)
    • Topping:
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, cold

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. For Coffee Cake: In medium bowl, blend together muffin mix, milk or water, eggs, zest and lemon juice. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into 12 lined muffin pan.
  3. For Topping: In small bowl, mix together brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter with fork or pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle topping over batter.
  4. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
https://lovintheoven.com/blueberry-lemon-coffee-cake-muffins/

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This a sponsored post, but the opinions expressed are my own.

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