Pillsbury Makes Everyday a Celebration - Review

Pillsbury wants to make everyday a celebration and they are having a sweepstakes right now for a chance to win a family vacation to Celebration, Florida.

From September 21 through November 30, 2011, fans of Pillsbury baking mixes, frostings and flours can visit www.pillsburybaking.com to enter the Pillsbury People Celebrate More Photo Contest. Fans are asked to submit a photo capturing an everyday family celebration, plus a brief description (200 words or less) describing the moment and how the family experience made them feel. Ten finalist photos and captions will be chosen and posted on www.pillsburybaking.com for a nationwide online vote to help decide the winner beginning in January 2012. The winner will also be invited to the ultimate hometown celebration for the Pillsbury Doughboy’s birthday this spring.

Pillsbury is also introducing new baking products:

• Mocha Fudge and Dark Chocolate Pillsbury Brownie Mixes
• Pillsbury Cookie Mixes in Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Funfetti and Sugar Cookie
• Sugar-Free Moist Supreme® Cake Mix in Classic Yellow and Devil’s Food
• Sugar-Free Brownie Mix in Chocolate Fudge and Milk Chocolate
• Pillsbury Sugar Free Creamy Supreme® Frosting in Chocolate Fudge and Vanilla

I was sent the Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix, Chocolate Funfetti and Pumpkin Cookie Mixes for review.

The first thing we tried was the pumpkin cookies and man, were they good. My son made them pretty much on his own (with my supervision, of course) and we frosted them with cream cheese frosting. They tasted just like this pumpkin roll my mom makes, only so much easier to make.

We made ice cream sandwiches out of the Chocolate Funfetti Cookies and they were great. They kept a bit of softness on the inside even after freezing. These were the kids favorites. My husband liked the brownies the best. I was afraid that they would be sharp or bitter because of the dark chocolate, but they weren't at all. They were really fudgey and that's how we like our brownies.

My stepdad's birthday is coming up and he is diabetic, so I'm going to try the Sugar-Free mixes and frostings next. Then I'll send in our moment of celebration and you never know, maybe we'll end up celebrating in Celebration, Florida!

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