Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day came a little early to our kitties! Ben and I had a little coffee/shopping/errands date last Friday night and went to the pet store for some kitty toys. Now, don’t get me wrong, our cats are spoiled little girls. They don’t get along so we have to keep them separated unless we are around, so we do have to have multiples of most cat items just to keep ’em happy. But we’re suckers for making sure they have exactly what they want [right down to the milk out of our cereal bowls], so when Misty’s favorite toy broke recently, we had to get her a replacement.
Of course, we had to get Sheba a toy too… how could we not? Yes, we are crazy cat people in case you were wondering. 🙂
Not sure if you can see the detail, but it’s pink with white hearts! How appropriate for Valentine’s Day, huh? And speaking of appropriate for Valentine’s Day… check out these Red Velvet Marshmallow Bars!
I didn’t get these made far enough in advance for you to make them before today, but if you’re looking for a super fast and tasty holiday treat, these are just the ticket! With a thick, brownie-like red velvet base, these bites don’t really need anything else to be delicious, but topping them with gooey marshmallows and a few chocolatey M&Ms makes them even better!
The original recipe made these miniature sized treats in bar form, but since I made these to take them today to my class and for Ben to take to work, I decided I didn’t want to mess with cutting a whole pan of Red Velvet Marshmallow Bars into nice pieces. Mini muffin cups are my BFF sometimes! If you would prefer to make them in a pan, you can totally do that–just click over to the original recipe for altered times and quantities. But I personally love anything miniature, I think these are just perfect… and I think you will too!
Hope you have a lovely Valentine’s Day! What are your plans? My sweet husband is cooking me dinner and making me a pie! I can’t wait! 🙂
Red Velvet Marshmallow Bites [slightly adapted from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen]
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Ingredients:
- 1 [18.25 ounces] box red velvet cake mix
- 1/4 cup canola oil [or melted butter]
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 cups Valentines M&Ms
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare two mini muffin pans by spraying with nonstick cooking spray or lining with paper liners.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cake mix, oil, water, and egg. Mix on low until fully combined, scraping the sides as needed.
Scoop thick batter into mini muffin cups in generous tablespoon increments [a cookie scoop would be helpful if you have one]. If batter is not smooth, use a spatula coated with a little cooking spray to spread it in place.
Bake for 14-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Press in 3 mini marshmallows and top with 3 M&Ms, then return to oven for 2 minutes to allow marshmallows to melt.
Time: 35 minutes total time, 15 minutes active time.
Yield: 38 bites.
The Pajama Chef 
Ohmygosh. I want one right now! I had to send all of the cupcakes I made in with Kay (well…I gave one to Josh), now I’m totally regretting it haha. Happy Valentine’s day to you and your sweet kitties
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haha sad day! hope you had a happy valentine’s cupcakeless day! 🙂
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What a fun idea! I love that you made them in a mini muffin tin! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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thanks Jessica! hope you had a happy valentine’s too!
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Oh YUM! These look SO good + so perfect for Valentine’s Day. Want!
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they were delish!
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How cute are these? And SO perfect for Valentine’s Day! I would love to try making these, but with vegan marshmallows :).
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yes, you definitely should!!
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So cute!! Happy Valentine’s day!
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thanks dallas!
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Aw what adorable kitties you have! They’re too cute, as are these red velvet bites! The problem with treats like this is that I’d easily eat 10 in one sitting.
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yes, it was a good thing i was sharing! 🙂
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Those are so pretty, love the colors!! Happy Valentine’s day!!
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thank you suzie! hope your valentine’s was great!
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Cutest little treats! Happy VDAY!
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thank you natalie! hope you had a happy valentine’s day too!
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Hey Sarah! I’ve never thought to combine red velvet and marshmallow before. I am LOVING the sounds of it though! These are adorable.
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It’s a pretty tasty combo! 🙂
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Aww the cats are so cute! And what a fun filling for these cupcakes! I’d love to bite into one.
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Aww, thanks Joanne! We’re kinda fond of our kitties 🙂
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So these are basically just cupcakes, with different toppings instead of frosting, correct? or does your recipe differ from what’s on the box? Looking for treat idea for school, and these are really cute. I don’t have mini muffin tins though, so i would make as regular cupcakes.
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Well, they’re more like brownies made in cucpcake pans with different toppings than cupcakes with different toppings. This recipe uses different proportions of ingredients than cake mix (fewer eggs, oil, etc.). I don’t usually use cake mix so I’m not sure what exactly is different though. But if you wanted more traditional cupcakes you could make the cake mix as usual and then top them with marshmallows and m&ms like I did. If you’re using regular size muffin tins, using big marshmallows might work better. Another idea is to click over to the original recipe–she made them into bars. I just made these for a class I taught, and didn’t want to mess with cutting them. Hope that helps!
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Oh, ok, so the recipe is different – thank you, that does help! I will try them out.
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hope they turn out well!
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These look so Valentines-y. Thanks for sharing it with my Sweet Treats for Sweethearts.
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thank you! the roundup looked great.
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