Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll Ups

YES they are just as delicious as the name describes. So what sparked my interest to try these? Sometimes I go into my fridge, find little leftovers of stuff that I hate throwing out and then find recipes where I can use them. I HATE throwing away food. 1. Its wasteful and 2. Its like flushing money down the toilet. I'm all for not being wasteful. :) It seems like anytime that a recipe doesn't call for the whole thing of cream cheese I end up throwing it away. So I had a morning off, leftover cream cheese, and Pintrest. It all lead to this recipe. 

 Just check out that golden brown, deliciousness.

So this is all you need. Sugar, powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, cinnamon, and bread. I have all of this on hand normally (except the cream cheese) so that's what makes this recipe perfect!

Cut off all the crusts of the bread. I recommend just doing this to a few pieces of bread at a time. The recipe I found calls for a whole loaf of bread, but no way do I see the filling covering that many pieces.

Next feed the crusts to your dogs. Remember, don't be wasteful!

Dash gets a little crazy when it comes to food. haha

Oh you don't have a dog? I'm sorry that must suck. You can go get one! There are tons out there that want a loving family. Check out your local shelter or look online. People give away dogs all the time. We found our little Walter on Facebook! :)

Ok after the crusts are cut off use a rolling pin and smash each piece.

Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar then set aside.

Mix sugar and cinnamon together and set aside. I used a plate because you roll them in it. A plate is easier than a bowl in this instance.

 Spread some of the cream cheese mixture on a piece of bread.

Roll it up

Get your rolling station all set up. If you haven't done it yet, get your butter melted!

Roll one in the melted butter.

Then roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.

Repeat until your done! Put in a 350 degree oven for 16-20 minutes.

 Done! Super easy. Super delicious. The best part is you will only want to eat 1 or 2 of these. They aren't too sweet, but will satisfy any sweet tooth you may have!

Chefs and bakers seriously have the best job. They get to try new recipes and eat food all day. So lucky!

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll Ups

Ingredients                                                                                              

• 1 loaf of thin, white bread                                                                       
• ⅔ bar of cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¾ cups sugar
• 1 TB cinnamon
• ½ cup butter, melted

Instructions

1. Cut off the crust of the bread.
2. With a rolling pin, flatten bread.
3. In a small bowl combine cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended.
4. In a separate bowl combine sugar and cinnamon - set aside.
5. Spread 1 - 1½ tablespoons of cream cheese mixture onto each flattened bread piece and roll up.
6. Dip each rolled bread into melted butter and then into the cinnamon and sugar mix.
7. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Repeat for remaining pieces of bread.
9. Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm.
10. ENJOY!

Homemade McGriddles

So seriously...who doesn't love McGriddles? The part no one wants to think about is how absolutely terrible they are for you. Packed full of calories! So I searched Pintrest and someone had the same idea as me. Why not make homemade ones?! Anyway this is how I make Marrying Prince Charming's version! Her version is even healthier than this one.

Homemade McGriddles

Ingredients:

For Sausage:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black ground pepper
• 1/4 generous cup syrup

For Eggs:

• 12 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• Sprinkle of salt
• Sprinkle of pepper 

For Pancakes:

• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 cups flour
• Milk

 Instructions:

1. For the sausage, In a medium bowl mix spices together, then add ground beef, combine.
2. Next add maple syrup, working it into the spiced meat.
3. Shape into 12 equal rounds and cook in a skillet until done.  
4. For the eggs, with a whisk in a large bowl whip eggs, milk, salt and pepper together.
5. Bake at 350 in a greased large muffin tray for about 20 minutes, or until cooked all the way through.
6. For the pancakes, mix together dry ingredients in one bowl, and wet ingredients in another (excluding the milk).
7. Combine wet and dry, then pour in enough milk to make the mixture look like warm runny peanut butter.
8. Cook 24 equal sized pancakes on the stove, or on a griddle.

Now you can use sausage, but this tastes delicious. Plus sausage is full of fats and this is a great way to cut those out. I'm not sure if Curt even knows that it isn't sausage. haha

So this will fill up your muffin tins. Later on you'll see that I cut my eggs in half to make them smaller and also I get egg in every bite that way.

Oh don't those just look delicious!

If you don't want to make your own pancakes, feel free to use a premix! I just had all of the ingredients so I said..heck I'll try them.

This is what your eggs will look like when they are done!

I just throw each item on their own plate and then everyone can make their sandwich however they want! Feel free to add cheese too!

Don't forget to dip this in syrup before every bite!

Birthday Party!!

On Valentine's Day we headed over to Kev and Bonnie's to celebrate a few birthdays! We celebrated Jasper, Carter & Bonnie's birthdays. :) Its always fun to see your nephews and nieces!!

Cupcake time!

If you don't know by now Carter loves food. :)

He didn't waste much time!

The moms get the little kid table while the kids eat at the normal table. haha

Present Time!

They definitely are spoiled. :)

Because what kid doesn't like bouncy balls?!

We didn't realize that the goldfish crackers would be a hit with Carter. He was shaking his hands in excitement.

Jasper's all time favorite gift...Monster trucks!

We can't forget Sophie!

She likes Monster trucks too!

Valentine's Day

We kept Valentine's Day pretty low key this year. Its kind of like...what do you get each other? haha I decided on doing a special treat every evening for him and I got something completely awesome!

Day 1

 Chocolate Cinnamon Cookies

Day 2

Carmel Corn - because its delicious

Day 3

Chocolate Mousse - soooo delicious and actually really easy to make at home!

Day 4

Chocolate Covered Chips - super awesome

Day 5

 Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Day 6

Chocolate Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies - Holy crap these are YUMMY!

Day 7

Ok I did not take this picture.  I had to borrow it from The Pioneer Women because this is her chocolate pie. I didn't get a picture because I was soooo excited to try it! It was definitely worth the 7 day wait to make this!

MY GIFT!

My gift was by M&M's!!

Super cute bear! This guys fur reminds me of Walter. haha

It came with personalized M&M's!! How cute are those. My name has never been on a candy before. :) He is always thinking of cute things to do. I'm so lucky and seriously who thinks of something this awesome?!

What did your significant other do for you?!