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{WIAW} Dark Chocolate Coffee Butter Bark

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Hello Friends!

I sat down to type up my WIAW, only to remember…it’s not Wednesday.  *sigh*  Good thing Jenn is amazing and is going to add my link manually…a day late!!

I might be a tad bit sleepy.  You see Tuesday we made the trip to Nebraska so that Dave could go to a 7am big wig meeting at corporate.  The thing about this trip was that he didn’t get off work until 7pm, we didn’t leave our city in Minnesota until 8pm, thus I arrived at the Daddio’s in a tired stupor at 3:30am.

By the time I woke up my day was half over and I spent it attempting to make peanut butter in a small inadequate blender (no peanut butter in the house–the horror),

taking a very schweaty walk, figuring out the self-timer on my phone to promote my lower back workout from Tuesday on Instagram, finding a decent lunch without having to go grocery shopping (Jimmy John’s for the win!)

and arranging and attending a dinner with my family whom I missed SO. MUCH. these past couple of weeks.  (10 points for longest run-on sentence ever!  With incorrect punctuation to boot!)


Then I forgot to reset my alarm this morning so I got 10 hours of sleep and woke up feeling like I had a hangover.  And all I had to eat all day was cereal.  I know, my life is super rough, right?  I should also probably complain about how I don’t have a job or school right now…please don’t hurt me!

But seriously,  I do kind of wish I could be back home (which now is Minnesota..so weird) where I had plenty of fresh food!

We enjoyed some delicious salads….with some Wholly guacamole, fresh peppers and salsa ranch.

And even some brinner!

Thanks Dave for the photo!!

I might be feeling a little better if I hadn’t forgotten my magnificent dessert back in Minnesota.  I can almost taste it now.

Biting into the chilled dark, rich chocolate reveals a soft, sweet peanut buttery inside.  The sweet, bitter chocolate and salty flavors combining to make a party for my taste buds.  Darnit now I made myself drool all over my keyboard.

While I wallow in my sorrows over having forgotten my creation, you should definitely whip up some of the good stuff for yourself.  Then you will surely understand my deep pain.

Dark Chocolate Coffee Butter Bark

by Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Keywords: dessert dark chocolate peanutbutter bar

Ingredients (10-15 pieces)
  • 1 cup melted peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup melted dark chocolate
  • 2 TBS powdered, flavored cappuccino
  • optional: chopped almonds and coffee bits for the top
Instructions
Add powdered cappuccino to melted peanut butter.
Spread aluminum foil over a bread pan or brownie pan.
Spread half of the chocolate onto aluminum foil. Pour peanut butter over the chocolate. Stick in the freezer 30-45 minutes or until peanut butter hardens.
Add the rest of the chocolate (you might have to re-melt it.) to the top.
Spread the almonds and coffee sprinkles on top. Stick in the freezer another 30-45 minutes.
Pull out of the freezer, break apart and ENJOY.
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Now I must get back to my evening with my family!  Much love from Nebraska!!

*~Amanda aka Semi-Health Nut~*

 

How often do you have brinner?  Be honest. 😉

What’s your favorite thing to put in salads in the summer?

Linking up to Jenn at Peas and Crayons!


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  1. that sounds awesome. but sadface: found out i’m allergic to all nuts and sesame seeds. booooo. hiss.

  3. Everything looks absolutely awesome! I do not eat brinner nearly enough, but I made banana bread pancakes last night and they were SO good!

  4. Everything looks absolutely awesome! I do not eat brinner nearly enough, but I made banana bread pancakes last night and they were SO good!

  9. We do brinner whenever I’m feeling too lazy to cook (at least once every two weeks – or maybe more), because I don’t consider omelettes cooking. Although, I think I’m just good enough at them they feel easy, you know?

    Salads MUST have avocado. In the summer. All the time. Yum!

  10. We do brinner whenever I’m feeling too lazy to cook (at least once every two weeks – or maybe more), because I don’t consider omelettes cooking. Although, I think I’m just good enough at them they feel easy, you know?

    Salads MUST have avocado. In the summer. All the time. Yum!