I Tried Conrad’s Dirt Bombs Muffins For Belly | The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3

Happy salt air season to everyone who live for the hope of it all!! We will be trying Conrad’s Dirt Bombs to celebrate ! <3

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I love August, firstly because it’s my birthday month and 2nd well, the weather feels perfect to me. It rains, less summery and the hints of fall. Also around this time I get to enjoy brand new seasons of my favorite series and books. Just like I am currently enjoying the brand new episodes of The Summer I turned into Pretty Season 3 : Well Always Have Summer but more like enduring pain as a Team Conrad. But lets forget all that for a while and welcome August with Conrad’s Dirt Bombs!

What Are Dirt Bombs ?

If you have watched The Summer I turned Pretty Season 3, Episode 4 you know Conrad bakes Dirt Bomb Muffins for Belly’s birthday. And if you have read the books you probably remember that there were mentions of these muffins a few times. I have read them but didn’t know what was that back then. But after watching episode 4 I was really interested and did some digging and really wanted to try.

Dirt Bomb Muffins are a combination of cinnamon sugar doughnuts and muffin. They were first invented by Bantam Bread Bakery in Connecticut, and are associated with the nostalgic taste and easy preparation. Warm spices (traditionally nutmeg, sometimes cardamom or vanilla) are used to bake the muffins, and they are then dipped in melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar when still hot producing a sweet crunchy coating that makes them so good you can not stop eating them.

Which we can pretty much guess from episode 4 and the The Summer I Turned Pretty books. And with the arrival of August, what could be the perfect time to bake, streaming August, while it rains?

Here is the recipe I gathered from a The Summer I Turned Pretty Bonus Content

Ingredients For Dirt Bombs Batter :

1. 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2. ½ Cup Sugar
3. 2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
4. 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
5. ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
6. ½ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
7. 1 Cup Milk
8. 2 Eggs, Lightly Beaten
9. ½ Cup Melted Butter
10. Vanilla Extract (optional)

The Process & Instructions For Dirt Bombs Muffins :

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Coat a standard size muffin tin with nonstick spray.In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside
3. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter and whisk until smooth. 
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry. and whisk until just combined, taking care not to overmix.
5. Evenly divide the batter between the muffin cups and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let the muffins cool to set for 5 minutes in the pan.
6. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool until slightly warm. This will help the coating adhere.
7. Pour the melted butter into a shallow dish.
8. Then, combine the sugar and cinnamon in a second shallow dish. 
9. Working one at a time, roll the muffins in the melted butter, then in the cinnamon sugar mixture. 
10. Repeat with remaining muffins, butter and sugar. 

Anddd, they are done! This snack and post was equally fun to make. Can’t wait to make more freshly brewed content like this soon <3