For our family night & as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias, I created these Peanut Butter M&M’s Brownie Bites for the perfect #fueledbymm family night gaming snack.
When the kids were younger, we had a tradition of a movie night every Friday. We would each pick a snack or treat, like popcorn and M&M’s, rent a couple of movies and spend the evening enjoying each other’s company.
Now that the kids are older, and two of them have moved out, we don’t get together as often as we’d like to. In fact, it seems like the most I get to see my oldest son is when he drops his girls off twice a week so I can watch them while he and my daughter-in-law go to work.
The other day I got to thinking about those family movie nights, and decided we needed an impromptu get together. I knew we’d want a treat to snack on, so I picked up some Peanut Butter M&M’s at Walmart and used them in a batch of homemade brownie bites, because who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate? Besides, gaming is better {as is pretty much everything else} with M&M’s!
These bites were perfect for snacking on while playing Forza 4. I made cute little treat holders by simply using washi tape as a guide, positioning it on the fry boxes and tracing around it. Next, I peeled off the tape and colored in the rectangles with black marker to make them look like lines on the road. Not only were they cute, we were able to set them in our laps. This made it so easy to grab a bite {which fit perfectly in our mouths!}
I know how much the family loves video games, so I had my son bring over his Xbox and we popped in Forza 4, {which is a pretty awesome racing game, have to tried it?} and played for a couple of hours.
While I know everyone enjoyed the treat, what they really couldn’t stop talking about is the release of the new Xbox One and Forza 5 on November 22nd. I have a feeling I am going to see this on several Christmas lists this year!
Is your family as excited about the release as mine is?
Thankfully there’s a promotion we can take advantage of :
Buy Forza 5 game
Buy participating M&M’s products: Participating products include: M&Ms Peanut 42oz Stand Up Pouch, M&Ms Milk 42oz Stand Up Pouch, M&Ms Peanut Butter 38oz Stand Up Pouch, M&Ms Pretzel 30oz Stand Up Pouch, M&Ms Peanut 19.2oz Large Laydown Bag, M&Ms Milk 19.2oz Large Laydown Bag, M&Ms Peanut Butter 18.4oz Large Laydown Bag, M&Ms Pretzel 15.4oz Large Laydown Bag.
Snap a photo of qualifying items on the receipt on your phone and text it to 811811
Redeem: You will receive a text back with a reward code valid for a $10 eGift card to Walmart.
Delicious chewy chocolate brownies with Peanut M&M's
20 minPrep Time
40 minCook Time
1 hrTotal Time
Yields 10-12
Save RecipeIngredients
- Your favorite brownie recipe
- 1 bag Peanut Butter M&M's
Instructions
- Prepare the brownie batter per recipe instructions
- Top with Peanut Butter M&M's, spacing about 1-inch apart
- Bake brownies according to recipe
- Let cool and cut into 1-inch pieces
- Serve in cute fry boxes like I did, or on a fun plate!
I used this delicious homemade brownie recipe {minus the candied bacon}!
Also: an exciting contest coming up!
Pixel Art Instagram competition “Gaming is Better with M”
RULES:
Get creative with M&M’s® and win an Xbox One gaming with M pack! Create your own Pixel Art using M&M’s (R) candies and snap an Instagram Photo. Tag your image with #FueledByM AND #Contest and post the image on Instagram and Twitter.
One lucky Pixel Artist will win a new Xbox One and Gaming is better with M pack including the Forza 5 Motorsport game and a 14 oz bag of M&Ms(R). Contest runs Dec. 4th – Dec. 18th and winner will be chosen at random.
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