The Best Galentine’s Day Gifts for Your Girls

Let’s hear it for the girls! Galentine’s Day is all about appreciating the strong women in your life who support you day in and day out. While one gift could never communicate how important they are in your life—we’ve rounded up some sweet items that will definitely help you show them that you care. From delicious teas to heart-shaped serving dishes—there’s definitely something in here that your bestie will love almost as much as she loves you.

Junior’s Cheesecake White Chocolate Strawberry Heart Cheesecake, $69.95 on Goldbelly

Goldbelly

If you’re getting together for a Galentine’s Day party, go all out and treat your guests to this strawberry swirled cheesecake. You can show them how much you love them while living our your “Golden Girls” fantasies, only better. (Caftans optional but highly encouraged).Buy Now

Swedish Folk Art Unicorn Embroidered Dish Towel, $6.75 on Etsy

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When I was getting married, I got the best gift idea from my mother-in-law after one of my showers: Wrapping candles in cute kitchen towels! She helped me decorate hostess gifts and tied them up with the cutest ribbons. This would be perfect for your friends if you’re hosting a Galentine’s Day party or just hoping to let them know you care.Buy Now

LAFCO Duchess Peony Candle, $60 on Amazon

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This candle is the perfect floral scent to sit in your kitchen or on your dining room table. It has hinds of rose, peony, cassis berries, camellia, and musk. Also—the jar is so delicate and pretty. Reuse it for holding small trinkets or loose change when the candle’s gone.Buy Now

Vietri Heart Plate, $31.99 at Wayfair

Wayfair

This ceramic heart platter would be so cute alone or filled up with your best friend’s favorite chocolates. It may be shaped like a heart, but its milky white color would make it the perfect serving dish for girls’ nights year-round.Buy Now

“Whiskey in  a Teacup” by Reese Witherspoon, $15.38 on Amazon

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Not only does this cookbook contain the best Southern recipes, it features life lessons that will be uplifting for any lady in your life.Buy Now

Chocolate Rose Tea, $15 at Tea Forté

Tea Forté

Your best bud can think of you every time she sits down to have a relaxing cup of tea. To say the chocolate rose tea from Tea Forté is delicious is an understatement. It features hints of chocolate with a rosy floral finish.Buy Now

TruCup Heart of Bold Coffee, $12.95 at TruCup

TruCup

This “Heart of Bold” TruCup Coffee’s name is almost as perfect as its flavor. It’s has a rich, bold taste, but it’s low acid—meaning it won’t irritate your stomach. Believe me, your galentines will thank you. (Also available on Amazon.)Buy Now

Little Black Box, $49 at WineSociety

WineSociety

This canned wine comes in red, white and rosé blends—and it’s delicious. WineSociety also offers a gift box option that will have your friends falling head over heels. (Check out Vinebox’s Valentine’s Day reds and roses, and some great wine subscriptions too.)Buy Now

Pink Reactive Glazed Heart Handle Mug, $5.99 at World Market

World Market

Pretty in pink with a sweet heart-shaped handle, these mugs are the perfect gift for your best gal. They’re cheap enough that you can get two and have friendship mugs—much more practical than friendship necklaces.Buy Now

Anthropologie Catriona Apron Set, $50 at Nordstrom

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Your galentine will look adorable and feel ready to make treats for the two of you with this floral apron. Bonus: It comes with a matching pot holder. Get yourself a set and bake your hearts out.Buy Now

Zen Kitchen Heart Fondue Set, $23.65-$25.85 on Amazon

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This heart fondue pot is the perfect, easy way to do something interactive when the girls are over, and is also available in white if you’re not a fan of red. Set out a platter of fruits, breads and anything else that you want to slather in chocolate! (Try this Chocolate Stout Fondue recipe with Homemade Lambic Marshmallows, or for something more traditional, our Easy Chocolate Fondue recipe.)Buy Now

Decadent Chocolate Fondue, $20 each on Uncommon Goods

Uncommon Goods

Or skip the fondue pot and go straight for these microwaveable stoneware crocks filled with rich Belgian chocolate (Dark Chocolate Espresso, Dark Chocolate Raspberry, or Dark Chocolate Fleur de Sel). It’s perfect to serve at a small gathering, or to wrap up for your bestie so she can treat herself at home—and it can be reheated if she can’t polish it off in one go.Buy Now

Check out our Valentine’s Day gift ideas for more presents perfect for your galentines too.

See Valentine’s day gift ideas from our sister sites CNET, GameSpot, ET Online, and TV Guide. 

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Keep It Simple This Valentine’s Day With a Wine and Cheese Dinner

Staying in for Valentine’s Day is the new sexy. What’s not sexy is doing dishes. The sensual flavors and textures of cheese? Sexy. Going-for-broke on a bombastic, multi-course home-cooked meal and inevitably lousing up some element of it? Not sexy. Eating with your hands? Sexy. Not eating with your hands? Less sexy. Since we’re on the topic of Valentine’s Day, here’s a proposal (all entendres intended): assemble an elegant, thoughtful cheese board with a few on-theme touches. Pair it with some romantic wines, and voilà! Dinner is served and dishes are all but non-existent, so you can get on with…whatever else the evening has in store for you.

Step One: Supplies

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Begin by impressing your date/betrothed with the fact that you thought ahead on this one. It’s the accessories which will elevate your presentation from a thoughtful, delicious, cheese-based dinner to a thoughtful, delicious, cheese-based dinner with a heart-shaped cheese board! This board alone is enough to make you a thing of Valentine’s Day social media legend, and we’ve just gotten started. Some fiery red-stemmed wine glasses also fit nicely into the thematic-yet-tasteful category, giving you a streak of ruby but leaving the bowl clear for proper wine evaluation. Meanwhile, some classic, burnished steel cheese spreaders will have you both seeing platinum. Hint, hint? Up to you.

Out of the Woods of Oregon Heart-Shaped Cutting Board, $24.95 on Amazon

Because nothing says love like cheese served on a heart.

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Red Nuance Wine Glasses, 6 for $32.95 on Amazon

For when you need your stemware to match your passion.

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5-Piece Cheese Spreader Knife Set, $12.99 on Amazon

These elegant yet every day utensils will have you seeing platinum.

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Step Two: The Cheeses

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Since the theme of the evening is romance, you’re might want to keep the cheeses on the mild side of funky, saving the wild for elsewhere. (Unless your lover is an aficionado of the dank dairy, in which case: game on!)

An easy principal for a lovely board, unrequiring of any breath mints, is to create balance and variety with one soft cheese, one sweet cheese, and one salty cheese.

For a soft cheese, I love this Baked Brie With Nuts and Jam recipe for extra texture, and because figs should absolutely have a place on your Valentine’s Day menu. (Research suggests these are actually what Eve likely tempted Adam with during the OG seduction.)

For a firm cheese, goudas or Alpine cheeses are both sweet and a little nutty. (An apropos metaphor for love.)

Honey Goat Gouda, $24/lb at Murray's Cheese

This goat milk gouda is washed with honey to bump up the sweetness.

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Crumbled Parmigiano-Reggiano fits the bill nicely for classic and salty, or this is where you can up-the-ante into the strong stuff, if “powerful” is also a metaphor you’d like to introduce into your Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Related Reading: How to Learn to Love Blue Cheese

Step Three: The Accoutrements

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That “Brie My Valentine” Plate 💕 The perfect plate for a loved one, your gal pals or all for yourself! Cheese plates are self-care after all. ⁣ ⁣ 🧀: Brie (you can also use Camembert) and cut the cheese with a heart-shaped cookie cutter! I learned this handy tip from @ainttooproudtomeg ♥️⁣ 🍓: Strawberries + Raspberries ⁣ 🍫: Chocolate Fig Salami from @dudesweetchocolate + Raspberry Dark Chocolate from @mastbrothers ⁣ 🥜: Walnuts ⁣ 🍯: Cherry Chai Jam from @brinsjam ⁣ 🌿: Rosemary ⁣ ⁣ #SwipeToBuild now on @cheesebynumbers ⁣ ⁣ We just launched a curated gift box with @justhitsendgifts that includes the jam, salami and chocolate from above, plus our signature Brie Mine Socks, a polymarble cheeseboard and knife! Check out their page for more info 🌹⁣ ⁣ #ThatCheesePlate ⁣

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The devil’s in the details, and whether your intentions for the evening are devilish or angelic, the additional components that grace your cheese board are what can elevate you to truly heavenly in the eyes of your beloved. Again, balance is a principle to abide by, in love as in cheese, with a variety of colors and textures.

You can keep it simple with prepared meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and herbs. But if you want to show off a little culinary technique, a fruit compote nicely accompanies a wide variety of cheese, and you can continue to keep it red with this Port, Cranberry, and Pear Sauce recipe.

For a dose of savory, this Artichoke Tapenade recipe has nuance of both flavor and theme. How so? Conveniently and not at all coincidentally, the recipe calls for artichoke hearts. Hearts!

Finally, a bit of chocolate actually pairs well with salty and strong cheeses. It is still Valentine’s Day, after all.

Nesting Heart Cookie Cutters, 5 for $8.74 on Amazon

Multiple nesting sizes of cookie cutters for all levels of love.

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Step Four: The Wines

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Comment below if you could use this epic cheeseboard paired with Loire Valley Wine to remedy your post-holiday blues. #Repost @therealhousewine

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Depending on how hard you wish to imbibe this holiday, you can approach your wine selections in one of two ways. You can opt for one wine to do it all, in which case a rosé Champagne has everything: class, effervescence, and color palette.

Ruinart Champagne Brut Rose, $89.99 on Drizly

What's more perfect than tiny bubbles with a pink tint?

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If you’re not into the bubbles, an off-dry Riesling brings the right amount of acidity and sweetness to brilliantly pair everything you have going on, including your feelings.

Or, if you really want to showcase your one-of-a-kind nature, just about nothing goes as well with cheese as Madeira, just as nothing goes as well with your darling than you. If you’re more about the play-by-play pairings, take it to the Loire Valley and dream of your honeymoon in France: a vivid Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre for goat cheeses, an earthy Cabernet Franc from Chinon for bries and the like, and a honeyed Chenin Blanc from Vouvray for the gouda. Now that you’ve nailed the dinner…

Step Five…

Well, it’s not doing the dishes.

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5 Essential Tools to Make Perfect Couscous from Scratch

Welcome to “Kitchen Essentials,” a new series from Chowhound where chefs and bartenders from around the country invite viewers into their kitchens and bars, unveiling the five tools that are simply essential to their work.

For Einat Admony, couscous is fundamental to Israeli and North African cooking. It plays a central figure in her West Village restaurant, Kish-Kash, home to housemade couscous hidden under mountains of chicken tagine and Moroccan vegetables. The fluffed-up, soft durum wheat is prepared daily and served warm, a lengthy process that’s antithetical to making the boxed kind purchased from the store. 

Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking, $20.99 on Amazon

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The process all starts with a bag of semolina, a flour made from durum wheat. With a little gentle caressing, the semolina transforms from a coarse ball into tender couscous, thanks to a bit of oil, water, and steaming. And while it certainly takes a lot longer than boiling up a box that can be ready in five minutes, Einat promises it’s worth the wait—and that anyone can make their own at home.

To get started, Einat explains that there are five essential tools needed to make homemade couscous. Ahead, Einant shares the tools she uses at Kish-Kash. It’s likely that once you cook your first batch at home you’ll be saying an unenthusiastic goodbye to the boxed stuff at the grocery store—and we totally endorse that sentiment.

Stybel Semolina Flour, $24.99 on Amazon 

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Couscous is not couscous without a foundation of semolina. The course, light wheat that’s almost like sand is slowly steamed with oil and water, transforming into fluffy, pebble-sized grains. Buy Now

Kish Kash, $29.99 on Amazon

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After the semolina is steamed, Einat uses a large kish kash—reminiscent of a sieve—to pass the grain through and get rid of any irregularities. Buy Now

Double Boiler, $39.99 on Amazon

Amazon

The semolina spends a good deal of time steaming in a double boiler—one pan filled with water, the other above with semolina. This process is tricky, because if the semolina absorbs too much water it becomes a dough. Steaming it in a double boiler slowly and carefully is the only way the semolina will expand it into properly fluffy grains.Buy Now

Spray Bottle, $12.98 on Amazon

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Although Einat jokes that during those hot summer days she uses the spray bottle to spritz herself with water, it’s actually essential for making couscous, too. “It’s much easier to spread the water evenly,” she explains. The sprayed water is thin and infrequent enough so that you don’t have to worry about creating chunks of couscous.Buy Now

Spurtle, $29.99 on Amazon

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This long wooden spatula—boasting both a lengthy handle and top—is slightly curved, allowing Einat to stir and turn the couscous, whether it’s in the steamer or she’s pressing it through the kish kash. Buy Now

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Cult-Favorite Bob Kramer Knives Are as Much as 45% Off Right Now—Sale Ends Today

Bob Kramer knives are considered by many to be the best in the world. And right now, his collection at Sur La Table (made in collaboration with Zwilling J.A. Henckels) is on major discount—but only for today.

sharp stuff8 Great Affordable KnivesBob Kramer is often referred to as the greatest American knifesmith working today and his blades have earned full cult status with giants of the food world slinging them in kitchens and singing their praises. Just this past November, in fact, Anthony Bourdain’s Bob Kramer knife earned an astounding $230,000 at auction. They also happen to be one of the most talked-about kitchen tools on our food and cooking sister site Chowhound.

Kramer’s blades are known for an ultra-strong Damascus steel with mesmerizing blade patterns and elegant handles made from rare or exotic woods. While these aren’t Kramer originals (there is an extremely long waiting list for those made by Kramer himself), the iconic bladesmith joined forces with another renowned knife producer, Zwilling J.A. Henckels, to create an exquisite line of carbon steel knives made by hand in Seki City, the ancient Japanese knife-making capital.

Some of these knives from the Kramer line are currently marked down as much as 45 percent, but only through today. Check out a few of our top picks for the limited Bob Kramer knife sale on now.

Bob Kramer carbon steel 7-piece block set, $1,200 on Sur La Table

Sur La Table

This handsome set includes five of the most important knives, plus sharpening steel. They’re all displayed on an elegant magnetic easel block because—let’s face it—you’re going to want people ogling these beauties. The unique storage system also helps to prevent moisture from causing rust on the blades.Buy Now

Bob Kramer Damascus Chef’s Knife, $264-$360 on Sur La Table

If you’re going to put money behind one knife in your set, it should probably be the chef’s knife: a true kitchen workhorse. This big guy from the Kramer collection has an SG2 super-steel core for a razor-sharp, lasting edge and the blade features deep-etched chevron Damascas designs by Bob Kramer himself. It’s available in a 6-, 8- or 10-inch blade.Buy Now

Bob Kramer 7-inch Santoku Knife by Zwilling J.A. Henckels, $240 on Sur La Table

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This knife is made from strong carbon steel and heat-treated to a hardness of 61 Rockwell so it stays sharp with less maintenance. The African Blackwood handle is crafted carefully to fit comfortably in your palm.Buy Now

Bob Kramer Meiji Chef’s Knife by Zwilling J.A. Henckels: $200-$280

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Boasting incredibly sharp edges that stay that way, this unique knife combines Japanese aesthetic with Western blade shape for an excellent performance. Each blade is forged from a FC61 steel and clad in 100 layers of nickel and stainless Damascus.Buy Now

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How to Spruce Up Classic Movie Snacks for Your Oscar Party

It’s Oscar season! For your consideration, may we submit: Oscar party recipes inspired by classic movie snacks?

After all of the amazing movies you went to see this year, you’re ready to sit down with a bunch of your friends and find out who is crowned the best of the best on Oscar night. If you’re hosting the Oscar party this year, you may be wondering what the best kinds of snacks are.

One option is to assemble a menu based on the actual nominees, which is always fun, but also maybe a bit more work than you want to put in on a Sunday.

Related Reading: A 2020 Oscar Party Menu Inspired by the Nominees

Another option is to really class up the joint. I mean, the Oscars are a high-class, fancy event, so you want to serve more elegant snacks than just chips and dip, right? So you might want to look to classic Hollywood or just throw a fancy cocktail party (edible gold leaf and all).

But here’s an easier idea that’s also really fun: The Oscars are all about movies, so you should be serving classic movie snacks! But because it’s true that the Oscars are no ordinary night, here are some ways you can put a more complex and delicious spin on some of your favorite movie theater treats.

Popcorn, Chowhound Style

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While buttered popcorn is the most perfect snack for going to the movie theater, it’s just way too plain for your Oscar party. Luckily, it’s super easy to add bold flavor to popcorn. I can’t decide between the French-style popcorn recipe and the spicy cinnamon sugar popcorn recipe. Guess I’ll just have to make both! See all of our Popcorn recipes. Or try this Gilded Popcorn recipe to bring the glitz and glam.

Salted Caramel Popcorn Cake

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You can also use the popcorn as part of another dish, like classic popcorn balls, or—even better—a gilded caramel popcorn topping on a salted caramel cake. This dessert, which has peanut butter sponge cake layers and brown butter buttercream frosting, also happens to be gluten-free, so it’s definitely worthy of a major award. Get the Salted Caramel Popcorn Cake recipe.

Wilton Edible Gold Star Sprinkles, $6.33 on Amazon

Sprinkle some stars on top to really bring it home.

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Cookie Dough Truffles

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These CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH TRUFFLES have been a very popular dessert choice this year! No egg in that dough, and if you’re one of those people who likes to sneak tastes of cookie dough while baking, then these are for YOU❤️! Grab the #recipe by clicking the link in my @recipegirl profile, or go here: https://www.recipegirl.com/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-truffles/ #cookiedough #cookiedoughtruffles #chocolatechipcookiedough #chocolatechipcookiedoughtruffles #truffles #ediblecookiedough #cookiedoughaddict #dessertrecipe #recipevideo #dessertvideo #chocolatedipped #foodblogeats #foodblogfeed #todayfood #huffposttaste #howiholiday #instadessert #imsomartha #goodeats

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You know those boxes of bite-sized, chocolate-covered cookie dough they sell at the movies? Why can’t I find those anywhere else? Cookie dough is delicious, and it makes for a great snack. And truffles are always a fancy dessert, so put the two together and you’ve got a beautiful, tasty dessert for your Oscar party! Don’t worry, the cookie dough in this recipe is eggless and totally edible. Get the Cookie Dough Truffles recipe.

Oatmeal and Chocolate-Covered Raisin Cookies

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These fun Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies are a classic, chewy, buttery oatmeal cookie with a fun twist Raisinets instead of raisins or chocolate chips. Tap the link in my profile to go straight to the recipe. https://www.barbarabakes.com/oatmeal-raisinet-cookies/ #baking #dessert #chocolate #cookies #cookie #sweets #sweettooth #raisins #raisinets #oatmeal

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Just like cookie dough bites, I never really see anyone eating Raisinets unless it’s at the movies. In case you’re skeptical, I did look it up, and “chocolate-covered raisins” seems to be one of the most universally popular movie theater snacks. Go figure. Honor the ever-popular Raisinets at your Oscar party by making these oatmeal and chocolate-covered raisin cookies. The recipe suggests just using chocolate-covered raisins instead of chocolate chips, but you can feel free to prepare the chocolate-covered raisins on your own and bake them into your cookies! Get the Oatmeal and Chocolate-Covered Raisin Cookies recipe.

Sour Patch Grapes

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Sour Patch Grapes are my new go to for my sour candy fix! With only two ingredients, these candied grapes come together in seconds and taste like you threw deliciously tart green grapes into the machines at the Sour Patch Candy factory! * * Read more at: Sour Patch Grapes – Healthier than the Candy! http://dinnerthendessert.com/sour-patch-grapes-healthier-than-the-candy/ * * #food #foodporn #yum #instafood #buzzfeast #huffposttaste #buzzfeed #popsugar #foodgawker #yummy #amazing #instagood #photooftheday #copycat #candy #sourpatch #healthy #hot #tasty #foodie #delish #delicious #eating #foodpic #foodpics #eat #eating #hungry #foodgasm #tipsgroup

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Sour Patch Kids are a classic, fruity candy that snuck their way into many a movie theater in my pocket. They’re absolutely delicious, but there is a way to make them both Oscar-worthy and healthy (oh yeah, you read that right). According to this extremely creative recipe, all you need to do is coat a green grape with a thin layer of flavored Jell-O mix, and you’ve got a grape that tastes just like a Sour Patch Kid! Get the Sour Patch Grapes recipe.

No-Bake Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Bars

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“Peanut Butter is the glue that holds my life together.” I read that quote and it’s hilarious because it might be true. I love PB but my husband? OMG he is a true addict. He eats it every day…and I often treat myself to a spoonful as dessert before my IF window closes.⠀ 🥜⠀ Really…if I’m being honest, peanut butter + chocolate are the glue that holds my life together. 😂⠀ 🍫⠀ These fantastic NO BAKE Peanut Butter Bars are his heaven AND mine because they combine the best combo in the world: peanut butter and chocolate. Oh, and REESES!! They’re full of peanut butter cups and topped with even more Reese’s Pieces. ⠀ 😱⠀ Get the recipe here: https://www.crazyforcrust.com/no-bake-reeses-peanut-butter-bars/ or Tap @crazyforcrust for links to all recipes. #peanutbutter #chocolate #foodporn #pb #nobake #lovetobake #bakinggoals #feedfeed #huffposttaste #mysouthernliving #buzzfeast #bhgfood #todayfood #foodgawker #recipe #myallrecipes #beautifulfood #dessert #instayum #sweeeeeats #eeeeeats #dessert#desserttime #sweettooth #nomnomnom #instayum #treatyoself #summer

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Once Reese’s Pieces were featured in the Oscar-winning film “E.T.,” people started bringing them to the movies and haven’t looked back since. Instead of just eating the candy, get your peanut butter fix with these babies—which also bring in mini peanut butter cups because when is that ever a bad idea? Get the No-Bake Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Bars recipe.

Sno-Cap Pretzels

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Two popular movie munches are pretzels and Sno-Caps, so why not have both in the same snack? There are two ways you could go about making this mash-up. First, you could dip a pretzel or pretzel stick in chocolate and cover it with round white sprinkles so that it looks like a Sno-Cap. Or, you could dip one in chocolate and then cover it with actual mini Sno-Caps. Either way, this should take you all of about two minutes, and it’s a guaranteed Oscar party favorite!

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Milk Dud Cake Mix Bars

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Chocolate and caramel are a classic combination anywhere, especially at the movies! Take a box of Milk Duds to the next level with these Milk Dud cake mix bars. They are chocolatey, gooey, and an absolute necessity! Get the Milk Dud Cake Mix Bars recipe.

Butterscotch Potato Chip Cookies

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If I’m writing the article, there is a 100 percent chance something salty will pop up. And, well, here it is! It’s so easy to eat a billion potato chips while watching a movie, but to spruce it up for the Oscars you’ll need a little something sweet to balance out all that salt. The sweetness in butterscotch chips does the trick, according to this recipe. This could very well be the most addicting snack at your party! Get our Butterscotch Potato Chip Cookies recipe.

Skittles Cupcakes

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Let’s ‘Taste the Rainbow’ for this #funflavourfriday . 🌈 Skittles Cupcakes • vanilla cupcakes topped with a rainbow of strawberry, orange, and lime flavoured buttercream icing . 🌈 Skittles Macarons • multicoloured swirl almond meringue shells, filled with Skittles flavoured icing . 🌈+🦄 Sugar Cookies . Now that’s #homebaked Magic! HAPPY Friday! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 . #skittles #tastetherainbow . . #skittlescupcakes #rainbowcupcakes #homebakedcupcakes #skittlesmacarons #rainbowmacarons #homebakedmacarons #sugarcookies #homebakedcookies #homebakedhappiness #freshhonestbaking #downtownchatham #ckont

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Believe it or not, there are people out there who don’t like chocolate, so Skittles are another popular movie snack. If your party guests like super sweet desserts, you can’t go wrong with a Skittles cupcake! The rainbow frosting is beautiful, and the buttercream and Skittles are guaranteed to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth. Get the Skittles Cupcakes recipe.

Junior Mints Cupcakes & Peppermint Patty Brownies

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I was actually surprised that Junior Mints and Peppermint Patties were such popular movie snacks. But thank goodness they are, because otherwise, we wouldn’t have these amazing Junior Mints cupcakes to munch on at our Oscar parties. The chocolate shell and Junior Mint garnish on top make for a cupcake that looks as fancy as it tastes. And while our Peppermint Brownie recipe is a bit more unassuming from the outside, it tastes just as great and is even easier to make.

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