As I get older, it gets harder and harder to watch Teen Mom and keep a straight face. Although I love a good dose of trashy MTV, it’s hard to watch kids play “house” and not roll my eyes the entire time.
Especially when I hear a 17 year old say the words “financially responsible” while holding a crying baby and living in their parents’ house and flipping through prom magazines.
I also feel really old when I see teenagers talking to each other, but wearing headphones…how do they hear the conversation? Are they actually listening to anything in the headphones? Does their life need a soundtrack? Don’t they know that it’s rude to be ignoring someone while half-heartedly pretending to pay attention to them?
Gosh, I’m so not cool. Probably because I say “gosh.”
So I decided not to DVR the latest installment of the Teen Mom series. Yet, because I’m not recording it anymore, I’m still trying to catch it live. Then get mad when I have no idea what’s going on…which defeats the point of not recording it. I just can’t stop! But I have to!
Instead I’ll make “adult” treats. That’s what I’ll call them because I’d prefer to make them and feel fancy and grown up and not share them.
I saw chocolate-covered figs in Whole Foods last week. They cost slightly more than I make in a month (kidding), so I definitely would prefer to make them at home. Plus, when I make them at home…I can stuff them with cookie butter! Holla!
Yay for being a “financially responsible” adult. Take that!
- Figs
- Semi-sweet or dark chocolate, melted
- Cookie Butter*
- Set up an assembly line with washed and dried fresh figs, cookie butter and melted chocolate. Set out parchment to lay finished figs on.
- Cut a fig in half, but not all the way through. Smear a small amount of cookie butter in the fig then softly squeeze the fig shut.
- Carefully dip the fig in the melted chocolate. Set the finished fig onto the parchment to set. Repeat with as many figs as you want! Enjoy!
- (creamy or crunchy, or Speculoos Spread or Biscoff Spread)
If you’re loving Figs as much as I am right now, you’ll love my Baked Fig and Almond Oatmeal too!
holy ridiculousness!! these look so unbelievable good i’m basically licking my computer screen! and i shamelessly still watch teen mom too…. lol
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Thanks Linz!
I can totally see the two of us, binging on a Teen Mom marathon followed by some Catfish. Oh MTV…
Melissa recently posted…Cookie Butter-Stuffed Figs
i’m gonna say it… that’s some FIGGY deliciousness!
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Thanks! Sometimes, you just gotta say it 😉
Melissa recently posted…Cookie Butter-Stuffed Figs
Hold up- this is the single greatest thing I have seen today. I need these ASAP.
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Best Compliment Ever! Thanks girl! 🙂
Melissa recently posted…Cookie Butter-Stuffed Figs
OMG, cookie butter is the best thing ever invented!! Right??? And I don’t even like figs that much (unless in savory applications) but with cookie butter and chocolate, I’m all in!
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Yes!!!! And because cookie butter is a bit savory…these will make figs your new favorite food!
Melissa recently posted…Cookie Butter-Stuffed Figs
That cookie butter always sounds SOOOO amazing!! 🙂
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Holla! Hahaha! Mother of GOD!! I’ve done the cookie butter stuffed fig thing, but why the HELL have I not dipped them in chocolate?!? What can I say…pictures of fig foodporn bring out the religion in me! 😉
And seriously? Third pic? I want to make LOVE to it! Lucky for you it helps me forget the fact that I really want to slap you upside the face right now for submitting your precious, kitchen-brilliant brain cells to trash like Teen Mom! Stick to the bridal shows…Say Yes to the DRESS! 😀
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I just let out the most obnoxiously loud and disturbingly guttural laugh after reading this comment! Gahh I love your comments!!! Haha
I totally was wondering when you’d see I posted this! I knew you’d flip!