It's my 3 year blog anniversary! I can hardly believe that what started out as a tiny blog that I shared with my friends and co-workers 3 years ago has become the success that it is today! I still love blogging. In fact, I think I love it even more now then I did when I first started. How am I celebrating? I'm bringing you FOUR days of giveaways! Make sure to come back tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday to see all of the giveaways!
One of the things I love most is the community. I'm part of an online cooking board and I share everything with those wonderful ladies; my achievements, my problems, and just my life in general. They've come to be a family to me. Then I'm part of 6 food blogging communities where we share ideas, talk, give each other tips and pointers, and post at least once a month together. It's such a wonderful feeling that people that share a love of food can come together for that reason but then end up being friends.
This past year I had the opportunity to go to not one but two blog conferences as well as attending two online. I learned a ton of great information, was able to meet some of my virtual friends in person, and I made a lot of good contacts.
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| Here we are at Mixed Con! |
I'm back on my Biscoff kick. This week I was going to make the Biscoff Banana Chocolate Chip muffins again but I wanted to take them to my parents and my brother can't eat chocolate because they trigger his severe migraines. At first I thought I'd just make Banana Biscoff muffins but that's no fun. So I searched my pantry until I found some cinnamon chips I had hidden in the back.
I added the cinnamon chips along with some nutmeg and ended up with Cinnamon Spiced Biscoff Banana Muffins. They were definitely drool worthy as the nutmeg and cinnamon chips only added to the Biscoff Spread. These are more of a dessert then a breakfast, but since they do have bananas in them I may have had several for my breakfast.
Cinnamon Spiced Biscoff Banana Muffins (a Hezzi-D original)
6 T. butter, softened
⅓ c. sugar
⅓ c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
2 bananas
1 c. flour
1 T. baking powder
½ t. salt
1 t. nutmeg
⅓ c. Hershey's cinnamon chips
½ c. Biscoff Spread
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners.
2. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar together.
3. Add in the eggs and mix well. Stir in the vanilla.
4. Mash the bananas and then add them to the sugar mixture.
5. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir until well combined.
6. Stir in the cinnamon chips.
7. Pour the muffin mixture into the prepared muffin pans. Place a small spoonful of the Biscoff Spread on top of each muffin and use a knife to swirl it into the mixture.
8. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
shirley
Love to use try the donut pans.
shirley
Like to try the Gooey, Chocolatey, Zucchini Brownies-Vegan Brownies.
Brigette Streeper
I am most excited about the donut pans!
Brigette Streeper
I think the Monster Marshmallow Pops - 1 dozen -Halloween Pops are way cute!
Carmen
The Donut Pan and the amazon gift card, happy anniversary! 🙂
Becca
The cookies would probably be my choice. Thanks for the cool giveaway! 🙂
Becca
The Amazon card would be fun to win!
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Anonymous
Definitely the Smores brownies. Yummy! treasuretoday@aol.com
Anonymous
I would be excited to win the Yankee Candle. treasuretoday@aol.com
eclairre
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies!
eclairre
I would love the donut pan!
Laurie
amaazon gift card and candle
Anonymous
The candle would be great for my home.
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amanda hoffman
yankee candle
lisa
I would say the candle
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Laura Jacobson
I would pick the Banana Nut gluten free muffins!
Laura Jacobson
Oh I am excited for your Etsy shop and the Gluten free muffins! 🙂
Melissa B.
I would like to win the Jumbo Doughnut cake pan.
GeorgiaBeckman
I would choose Kahlua mudslide brownies or S'mores brownies! (and maybe some chocolate covered pretzels too!)
GeorgiaBeckman
I am most excited to pick something from your Etsy shop! Like the s'mores brownies or Kahlua mudslide brownies!
Diana
I would love the Yankee candle
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BethElderton
Your Zucchini Brownies look heavenly!
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BethElderton
I'd love that measuring cup
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Teresa Thompson
Owl Sugar Cookies - 1 dozen - Choose up to 3 colors- Cookie Favors
Teresa Thompson
Etsy item.
Barbara
Pumpkin Cake Truffles sounds super yummy!!!
Barbara
The Yankee candle 🙂
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MaryAnn
Amazon gift card
Brenna
Funfetti Cake Batter Bites, they look great.
Brenna
The doughnut pan for sure!
samdaleo
I'm most excited about the doughnut pan and the GC of course:)
Thanks!
Samantha
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Trista
I would prob. want the mudslide brownies... great for a girls night 🙂
Trista
The measuring cup!
Jackie
Kahlua Mudslide brownies http://www.etsy.com/listing/155014944/kahlua-mudslide-brownies-with-coffee?ref=shop_home_active
Jackie
Most excited about the donut pans!
Katherine Donovan
The Adjustable Measuring Cup would be great for baking peanut butter cookies.
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Katherine Donovan
The Kahlua Mudslide Brownies sound absolutely wonderful!!!
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Natasha
I would love to win all of this but that Donut Pan catches my eye! 🙂
Natasha
Happy anniversary! I absolutely love the Owl Cookies! So cute!
Barbara Bradford
On the second comment I adore your owl shaped decorated sugar cookies. So Cute
Barbara Bradford
I would love to win the 22oz. Yankee Candle: Farmer's Market scent. I too am curious as to the Farmers Market smell.
Happy Anniversary on your Blog.
Candice
Wow. If I won and had access to that tasty Etsy shop I would definitely go for Kahlua Mudslide Brownies! I love anything Kahlua and those look delicious...
Candice
Farmer's Market smell? What does that even mean?? I'm so curious to know. Super cool. 😀
Tiffany
I would choose the owl sugar cookies. They are soooo cute!
Tiffany
Happy blog anniversary! I am most excited for winning one of the items from your Etsy store. They look yummy.
Anonymous
I would love to win some of your Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks - yum!!! bjn1957{at}gmail{dot}com
Anonymous
I would love to win the Amazon gift card so I can start some Christmas shopping! bjn1957{at}gmail{dot}com
Cassie Tucker
For the second comment I would for SURE choose those Kahlua Mudslide Brownies.
Cassie Tucker
The item from your store. If I wasn't so poor I'd have already have bought so much stuff lol
Eva @ Eva Bakes
The jumbo donut cake pan is calling my name - I'd love to win that!
Eva @ Eva Bakes
The Kahlua mudslide brownies sound great. Happy blogiversary!
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious
Congrats to you! Quite an accomplishment!
The Home Cook
The smores brownies sound awesome! Happy anniversary.
The Home Cook
I would love the donut pan!
Ashley Lecker
Happy Anniversary!! Muffins sounds great!
Heidi Noel
I am kind of addicted to truffles, so that is what I would choose. Yum!
Heidi Noel
Very nice giveaway! Amazon and Etsy? It's perfect! Congratulations on your Blogiversary!
Six Points Marketing
Happy Blogiversary!!!
The amazon gift card. I am just $10 away from the total for the shabu shabu of my DREAMS and I promised myself I would only get it with gift cards and not actually pay for it with money! 🙂
Kate
Happy Bloggiversary!
That doughnut pan looks amazing.
Melissa @IWasBornToCook
I don't know - they're all awesome! Congrats to you!
shana
I like the Funfetti Cake Batter Bites
shana
Entenmann's Jumbo Donut Cake Pan!
Carrie
Fn getting cake batter bites, yum!!!
Carrie
The Yankee candle, I'm in love!
Blondie
Happy Blogaversary! That doughnut cake pan looks like it would be lots of fun!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes
A big congratulation on your three years Heather!
TAMMY/THE SELF-TAUGHT COOK
Probably the measuring cup; you can never have too many, can you? Happy Blogaversary! 🙂
Angie K
I'd love to have the measuring cup or the gift card!! Oohhhh....how to choose from your store!!!! Guess it would HAVE to be the dipped pretzels! Congrats on 3 years Heather! Great giveaway!
Alida
I just tried biscoff for the first time a couple days ago, and wow it's good! I can only imagine how wonderful it would be in these muffins. Happy Blog Anniversary!! 3 years goes by fast!