Do you need a last minute Easter dessert? An easy centerpiece for your table? I am sharing Easter Rocky Road and more on weekend meanderings.
Happy weekend friends! It is Saturday morning and it is Easter weekend. This morning I am joining my friends Juliet and Kim for Weekend Meanderings.
Today, I am sharing the recipe for Easter Rocky Road candy(a no bake treat), an easy floral arrangement for your Easter table, and a few of my recent purchases.
When you are done here don’t forget to hop over to their blogs to see all of the things they discovered this week.
Weekend Meanderings
I don’t know about you but for me holiday meals are all about dessert and the yeast rolls(friends and family are a given). What can I say, I love carbs. No doubt there will be plenty of candy laying about from the Easter bunny but why not make some candy of your own to have on the dessert buffet?
Rocky Road candy could not be easier, you simple melt your chocolate, mix in some biscuits, marshmallows and peanut M&M’s and voila and delectable chocolate treat.
Easter Rocky Road Recipe
2 cup chocolate chopped
3 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of marshmallows chopped
1 cup of biscuits(cookies) chopped or broken into pieces
1 cup of M&M’s, roughly chopped
Line an 8 x 8″ baking pan with foil, spray the foil with cooking spray, set aside. Place the butter and the chocolate in a heat proof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water, melt until smooth.
Take the biscuits, marshmallows and 3/4’s of the M&M place into a bowl, When chocolate is melted pour over the cookie mixture and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top, sprinkle with remaining M&M’s . Place into the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Chocolate covered Oreo’s decorated with sprinkles, is another easy last minute treat. My nephew loves these so I make them often and will be taking them on Sunday to dinner(Find the directions here.)
If you don’t feel like baking or like making anything, assemble an Easter Candy and Cookie Dessert Board that your guests will love!
An Easy Floral Arrangement for Your Easter Table
Flower arranging is not one of my strong suits, but I love flowers and the color and texture that they add not only to the house but to a tablescape. This week my yard was awash in bright pink, fuchsia and pale green from the azaleas, geraniums and Lenten roses. So I thought they would try my hand at a small arrangement.
Then next thing I knew I was pulling out vintage ironstone pitchers, transferware sugar bowls and various other vessels but nothing seemed to work. Then I completely changed directions and decided to let the flowers take center stage. I pulled out a clear glass vase(former candle holder) and a jar and got to work.
How to make an Easy Easter Floral Arrangement
Supplies
1 clear glass vase
1 glass jar
colorful candy
flowers
Supplies for arrangement
Gather Your Supplies
Place the small jar inside the larger jar, pour candy around the edges, carefully add water to the small inside jar and do not get the candy wet.
Purchase flowers and herbs or forage for them in your yard.
Cut the flowers to size, place in jar and you have a beautiful arrangement for your table or to give as a hostess gift. Lenten roses, geraniums, azaleas, mint from my garden and some parsley are included in this one.
An even easier idea, take a handful of herbs from your garden or from the store, and plop it into the vase. Parsley, cilantro, and basil look beautiful. I used parsley, it was .79 cents ,and is an inexpensive way to add color to the table.
Add one of my carrot favors or edible cones as place card holders and your table will look festive and whimisical.
I ordered a few things from Target this week and I thought I would share just in case you wanted to take advantage of the sale on shoes. A pair of cornflower blue slides, I was inspired by the slides Kim shared last week
Chevron Print Knotted Slide Sandals and this dress, which is also on sale, ended up in my cart. I have not received them yet but I will let your know how they look when I do.
In case you missed it, I shared “All Things Easter” on my Friday Favorites post yesterday, including recipes, books and some fun facts and interesting articles about the origins and meaning of Easter traditions, candy and more.
Carrot loaf cake has been very popular this week as well and the best part, it makes 2 loaves! You can keep one and share one, or keep them both for yourself and freeze one.
I hope that you enjoyed my weekend meanderings. If you make the Easter Rocky Road Candy or a beautiful floral arrangement for your table please take a photo and share it or tag me on instagram.
Thank you for spending part of your day with me. Have a great weekend and a very happy and blessed Easter.
Don’t forget to check out what Juliet and Kim are sharing today.
Juliet has Lily Pulitzer, outdoor spaces, denim and so much more.
Kim is sharing Mark D. Sikes, Liberty prints with J.Crew, Easter table settings and other fun things.
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Valentine’s Day Chocolate Oreo Cookie Bark
Chocolate Peppermint No-Bake Tart
FRIDAY FAVORITES FROM CRAVINGS JOURNAL, BEV COOKS, The Curious Plate and More
Oh, Elizabeth … yes, it’a all about dessert … and carbs! Yeast rolls are my favorite thing about a holiday meal. Second only to potatoes … any kind of potatoes. And then dessert. I could run a marathon the next day having executed the perfect pre-race carb load! Your rocky road looks so good and I love all the fun things you added to elevate to dessert nirvana. I may have to try it although I’m meant to be cutting back this week in preparation for another wedding next weekend. Love your flower arrangement … and that you add herbs to the mix. That’s so clever and so pretty. I need to start doing that. I’m a terribly flower arranger but I love flowers so I keep trying. No matter what you say, you look like a pro. Wishing you a beautiful weekend and very Happy Easter! xo
HAPPY EASTER to you and your family dear Elizabeth.
Love the flower arrangements, and like you I often use herbs and vegs for table decor.
Elizabeth, You outdid yourself with all the lovely Easter ideas this year. The Rocky Road looks amazing. Now what kind of cookies do you recommend to use?
I love the vase with the candy corn! I also have the carrot cake saved to try and I love the candy board too. I guess I’ll start watching my sugar in a week. LOL. It’s so hard with Easter.. It’s truly my favorite holiday thanks to my grandma going bonkers at Easter when we were kids. We would have the hugest scavenger hunts and end the day in a sugar coma after my mom let us eat the giant sugar eggs with scenes in them.. Remember those? No wonder I have a lot of cavities.
The slides are adorable. I need that and the dress and I hope you don’t mind, but I might need to copy you. Who doesn’t need a sweet blue dress like this? Target has been so consistent with the cute styles!
I hope you have a lovely Easter with the family. They are so lucky to have such a creative and holiday loving baker in their circle! xoxo
So many amazing ideas here Elizabeth. I love your use of bright colors mixed with pastels. I’m doing some last minute Easter prep and decorating. This has given me more focus and inspo. Thanks for sharing for all us last minute folks this weekend.
So many great ideas! Love the carrot favors! Hope you have a very happy Easter! Donna
Thank you Donna.I hope that you have a wonderful Easter.
Love all of these wonderful ideas! The dress you ordered from Target is beautiful! I will have to check out their dresses. Happy Easter, Elizabeth!
Lynne, Target is having a sale on dresses and there are so many beautiful ones to choose from. Have a wonderful Easter.
Easter Rocky Road, your darling floral/candy arrangement, and the prettiest carrot cake yet! So many great ideas…for next year!! I’m pinning them now!
It has been a long time since i Had rocky road.
HAPPY EASTER WILLIAM.
This week would still be a great time to make anything with Easter candy, buy it on sale.
Elizabeth, so many fun and wonderful ideas for Easter. I always enjoy reading the newsletter.
Thank you for sharing these ideas! I am inspired to make the bark candy . Like you mentioned, I frequently find that Mason jars make the best vessels/ vases for flowers.
Such a great post with so much inspiration! The Rocky Road dessert is on my must try list.
Happy Easter!
Thank you Cindy! I hope that you had a wonderful Easter.