Rocky Road S'mores Bar

It's a rocky, rocky, old Rocky Road...but wait, they're S'mores!!!  You wanna know more?!  The awesome folks at Annabelle Candy made me feel super sweet when they let me walk right up that rocky road into their inner circle and allowed me to try their newest product, Rocky Road S'mores Bars! It's their hot new product that I got my hands on even before these babies hit the store shelves!  And let me tell you, once they do, you have to get your hands on some!

Just like the original Rocky Road bars, these two are covered in a milk chocolate shell.  But, not only is it filled with fluffy, marshmallow gooey goodness, there's also graham crackers and cashews packed into this bar of deliciousness.  Take a bite, and you'll feel like you're surrounded by your loved ones and sitting by the fire pit, making S'mores.  It's so chocolatey, marshmallowy, savory, and amazing!  If you're a S'mores lover like me, you'll love these.

I did do an experiment and froze a bar to see what it'd taste like.  To me, it was a completely different experience.  Biting into this bar gave my taste buds a more pronounced graham cracker and nutty taste.  Instead of a fluffy, smooth, and chewy bar, there was a crunch to it.  It wasn't as obvious to my taste buds that there were cashews in the bar when it was eaten at it's normal state, as the marshmallow and chocolate were the more prominent tastes.  

I'd recommend eating these bars both ways because each way is delicious, but in totally contrasting ways.  You're bound to enjoy them at it's natural state and frozen.  Who doesn't love a frozen chocolate bar? And who doesn't love a chewy and full of fluff S'mores bar?  They're perfect for a dessert at any time of the day.  They are filling though so be prepared!

Thanks to Annabelle Candy for sharing the wealth and letting me in on this new, delicious product that I love! 

Edible Easter Baskets

Hippity Hoppity Easter's on its way! This year, instead of buying an Easter basket, make an Edible Easter Basket!  Good Housekeeping knows what's up, and this was their lovely idea.  

Ingredients:

Ice cream cones

Jelly Beans

Green Apple Twizzlers

Instructions:

Cut two small holes on the side of the ice cream cones, but be careful so you don't crack the whole cone!

Sort jelly beans by color, or don't, and fill the cone with jelly beans

Take a green apple Twizzler, cut it to the appropriate size, and stick each end into the holes on the side of the cone

Use as a decoration or give to your loved ones right away to enjoy.  It's definitely an easy edible craft that kids will enjoy making and eating!

Happy Hoppy Easter!

Chocolate Crema Eggs

Move over Cadbury Eggs, because this year, the Easter bunny will be delivering Chocolate Crema Eggs instead from Truffle Truffle!  And lucky for me, the Easter Bunny sent some of these eggs over for me to try before they end up in Easter baskets all over the world next week!  The package arrived in this cute, dainty box:

There were four different types of truffle eggs for me to divulge into.  The first was passion fruit covered in a milk chocolate shell.  As you can imagine, this egg was fruity, and super sweet.  I tend to like super sweet, fruity, and tart flavors so this was my second favorite.   

The next was raspberry flavored.  This eggshell was made out of dark chocolate but once you bit into it, you tasted burst of raspberry.  The flavor was strong and tart.  This egg is good for those who love sweet and fruity flavors.

Thirdly, I bit into the fresh mint.  Once I cracked open the dark chocolate shell, the spearmint and super minty flavor engulfed my taste buds.  It was like I was a girl scout again eating my thin mint cookies.  I'm a mint fan in general so I enjoyed this egg, and green is also my favorite color.  You can just look at the photo below and your mouth will water!

And last but not least, there was the triple chocolate.  This was my favorite!  It's rich and creamy milk chocolate egg shell mixed with the milk chocolate and cream inside, plus the shortbread taste and is what put the icing on top of the cake.  Any chocolate lover will love this!  It was sweet and included the perfect amount of chocolate.

Each egg had the perfect balance of smooth and crunchy.  There was a buttery shortbread crust at the bottom that resembled a graham cracker crust.  All in all, all four flavors were delicious and I'd eat them out of my Easter basket any day!  

Thanks to the Truffle Truffle Easter Bunny for letting me sample these right before Easter!  These are approved by The Sweetest Temptations and if you're lucky, they'll be arriving in your Easter baskets next week!

Happy Easter Everyone!  Enjoy your Chocolate Creama Eggs!

Peeps love the Pope

Today 3/13/13, as the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, the new Pope was elected. Congrats to the new Pope, Pope Francis! He was elected at the perfect time, right before Easter.  I saw this adorable picture on Peeps' Facebook page and just had to blog about it!  So cute. Time to throw a welcome party for Pope Francis with me and all of my PEEPS! ;)

God Bless Pope Francis!

St. Patrick's Day Candy Bark

St. Patrick's Day is just a few weeks away and it's time to start thinking about rainbows, green, and pots of gold.  To help you get in the green mood, I'm sharing this delicious recipe I came across from Diana Rambles, St. Patty's Day Candy Bark! I have to admit, I haven't tried this yet, but it definitely made my mouth water and I can't wait to try it!  

Ingredients

Saltines

2 sticks of butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

12 oz bag chocolate chips

Green M&Ms

Green Jelly Beans

Lucky Charms Marshmallows

Rainbow sour punch straws

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cover cookie sheet with cooking spray

Place saltines over the cookie sheet

Melt butter and brown sugar and boil for 3 minutes

Pour over the saltines and bake for 5 minutes

Pour chocolate chips on top

Let melt for a few minutes, then spread thin over the saltines

Sprinkle the rest of your toppings all over

Drizzle green icing on top

Let cool and harden in refrigerator

Once cooled, break into small pieces and enjoy!

This recipe looks so amazing so you and I both should try it and I know by the looks of it that this will be a crowd pleaser! Thanks again Diana for the delicious recipe!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Candy Shamrocks

March is here! To me, March means green, and green means St. Patrick's Day! Green was always my favorite color growing up and a day based around the color green was always exciting for me.  If only I knew how to make Candy Shamrocks back then, like I do now, St. Patrick's Day celebrations would have been that much better!  On that note, let's make them together so your kids will not be missing out on this yummy treat!

Ingredients

Gumdrops

Sugar

Instructions

Sprinkle some sugar onto the countertop 

Use your hand or spoon to flatten out the gum drops

Once flattened, use a heart shaped cookie cutter to create hearts

Then use a knife to make a stem

Use three heart shapes to create a shamrock and place the stem at the bottom

And voila! You've got yourself another easy and tasty treat!  These can be used as decoration on top of cupcakes, cakes, or cookies, or eaten by itself!  It only takes a few minutes to make and right away, you'll feel the Irish coming out of you while you enjoy these sugary shamrocks.

Happy month of Green!

Valentine Lollipop Flowers

Happy Valentine's Day sweeties!  Today is a day of love, and candy.  This is also a special day for The Sweetest Temptations because today marks the 2 year anniversary of the blog! Check out my very first candy blog post here.

Hope you all get to spend this day with those you love and most importantly have been enjoying all of the red and pink sweet treats that your tummy can handle!  If you are looking for a fun craft to do with your little ones or to give to your lover, then join me in making Valentine Lollipop flowers!  

You can hand these out individually or create a bouquet to give to that special someone.  It's cheap, sweet, and easy!

Here's what you need:

Red and green construction paper

Lollipops

Glue

Here's what you do:

Cut out little red hearts

Glue lollipop in the center of the heart

Cut out two green leaves per flower

Glue leaves onto lollipop stick

And voila!  You've got a cute candy gram to give!  Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli lolli lolli lollipop, on a flower! Have a Happy Valentine's Day 2013!