Lazy Nor'EastAH Saturday :)

After getting 2+ feet of snow in the past 24 hours, I have NOT ventured out to the grocery store! I decided we should keep these Disney names going for storms (this one was called Nemo...?), so the next one should be Bambi... 
My husband and I spent a good two hours outside this morning shoveling off the deck, borrowing the neighbors snowblower (thank yoouu!), and playing with our dogs in the snow :). 
We have some fantastic neighbors who brought their dog over too, so we had a mini dog park going. Once we came in I decided to make some homemade peppermint hot chocolate with a recipe given to us by a family member. Unfortunately I don't know the measurements of the chocolate & white chocolate chips, as well as the peppermint candy because it was given to us in a cute jar already measured out. However I found something similar online using these numbers:

Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Mix 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 1/3 cup smashed peppermints and 1 can of condensed milk in a medium saucepan, on medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Stir frequently and once hot, serve with some mini marshmallows on the top :)

We literally did nothing the rest of the afternoon except nap and eat whatever was laying around our house. I was craving rice krispy treats and got an all around request from my neighbors and husband to "do something peanut buttery with them." So I did, and they came out good! I didn't take a picture because next time I will double the frosting recipe (already doubled below) since it only covered half the rice krispy's, LAME! That was slightly irritating but this should be correct below.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats, with Peanut Butter Frosting:

Idea from Tasty Trials webpage, however I added some things and changed measurements, but still want to give them the main credit!

6 cups crisp rice cereal

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

4 tablespoons butter

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

10 ounces marshmallows (1 bag)

Topping:

2/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2.5 tablespoons butter

Mini peanut butter cups to smash up and sprinkle on the top :) 

Use a 13x9 pan (I used glass).

In a large pot, melt the butter and then add in peanut butter, melting until smooth. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until they are completely melted! Mmmmm!

Add cereal and chocolate chips, and immediately stir them until covered with marshmallowy goodness. When completely coated, pour the whole mix into the pan. Make sure to spread evenly and press down to get the treats slightly packed.

When cool, start prepping the topping. Melt butter and peanut butter in a pan like above, then slowly start to add in the confectioners sugar on low-med heat. Once all melted and mixed, I spread it across the cooled krispy treats and sprinkled some PB cup's mashed up on top. Cut into squares and done!

Luckily we have a chipotle right down the road (literally 5 minutes away), so that is where our dinner is coming from! No dinner recipe tonight, sorry! I'll be stuffing my face with a nice burrito.