Valentine's Snack With My Sweetie Pie

This Valentine's snack is for one of my sweetie pies -

my granddaughter that I am babysitting.

She loves chocolate milk - just great old Hershey's

syrup mixed in milk and made more fun in a pretty cup.

She was staying with me for a couple of days and I wanted

to make something special so I made some

Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

topped with a little

  chocolate love.

I included additional raspberry jam, but we really didn't 

need it.

The muffins were hot out of the oven 

bursting with mini chocolate chips and raspberries.

Then I topped

them with Dove chocolates.  

I made some of them without the heart sprinkles and

my granddaughter didn't like the fact that some 

were missing the sprinkles.  I told her that I hadn't

decided which way I would like them best.  

Of course the sprinkles ones went first.

I had picked up some fun old fashioned candy sticks when I had

the chance to visit Trader Joes in Las Vegas.  Each glass got

a candy stick (in pinks and reds of course!)

If I ever get close to a Trader Joe's I fill a suitcase full of

goodies to bring home.  This time we went back three times

to pick up more and more and more goodies!

I just love Dove chocolate.  It is so smooth and wonderful and these

fun hearts are perfect for Valentines.  You can see the warm muffins beginning

to melt the Dove hearts as the pictures progress.

I have to say that I could hardly stop eating and licking my

fingers long enough to take photos.

Does your camera ever get covered with food?  Mine sure

does - so far it hasn't killed it yet.

The flavor combination was incredible - definitely serve them warm.

She would probably want you to notice her nails which we had

done this morning!  Then after school we had to go shopping

for clothes.  She is 7and wanted to look for high heels at Target.

We didn't find any (whew!)

She wasn't the only one who got in on the warm fresh 

muffins.  My daughter-in-law and my youngest son 

walked in right as the pictures were done and everybody

got to sample the yummy, hot muffins.  I was 

rewarded with lots of oohs and aahs!

I will be sharing these warm yummy goodies with

Tablescapes Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday

And I will share the recipe with you in my

next post!