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New from Budget Bytes this week, Jess is bringing back a classic with her Creamed Peas - a Southern and Midwestern Easter staple that you can make in just 15 minutes and costs next to nothing. Melissa is upgrading your Easter potato game with Hasselback Potatoes, the fancy-looking side dish that's a lot easier than it looks (and only $0.86 a serving!). And Jennie's got her Carrot Cake Bars for dessert! They're dense, warmly spiced bars with a cheesecake swirl baked right in, because carrot cake deserved a glow-up.
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15 minutes | 4 servings | $0.55 per serving
This is one of those recipes that's been on Easter tables across the South and Midwest for generations, and Jess grew up with it too. Frozen peas, a simple cream sauce, pantry staples you already have and you've got a side dish that's genuinely comforting and done in a flash. Nothing fussy, nothing complicated. Just really good peas.
Jess’s Tip
Frozen Is Fine (Really) Don't let anyone talk you into shelling fresh peas for this one. Frozen peas are picked and frozen at peak sweetness, so they're often better than what's sitting in the produce section anyway. Straight from the bag to the pan.
Hassle back Has1 hr 25 min | 4 servings | $0.86 per serving
Everything you love about a roasted potato, just a little fancier. The slices fan open in the oven, getting crispy on the edges while staying fluffy in the middle, with butter and seasoning working its way through every layer. They look like you tried really hard. You really didn't have to.
"It's everything I love about roasted potatoes, just a little fancier, and people always act like you did something really difficult."
55 minutes | 9 bars | $0.43 per serving
Jennie is a self-described carrot cake obsessive and these bars are proof. Warmly spiced, dense, and fudgy with a cheesecake swirl baked right through the middle, all the flavor of a classic carrot cake without the layers, the frosting, or the stress. At $0.43 a bar they're also the easiest yes on your Easter dessert table.
"I'm an absolute sucker for carrot cake. Always have been. These bars are my love letter to it. Easier to make, impossible to resist."
Until next time, happy cooking!
