For those of you whose favorite ice cream flavor is Rocky Road, the same heavenly combination comes together in these bite size no bake cookies.
Supplies Needed:
10 ounces wemiseet chocolate chopped
2 tablspoons butter- unsalted
1 ½ cups mini marshamallows
1 ¼ cup walnuts. Toasted and chopped
6 graham cracker squares broken into ½ inch pieces (about 1 full cup)
#1: line an 8-inch square pan with foil, pressing the foil into the corners
and leaving a 2-inch overhang on two opposite sides.
#2: Melt the chocolate and butter in a large metal or glass bowl set over a
saucepan of barely simmering water; stir constantly. When the chocolate
is almost fully melted, remove the bowl from the heat and stir to
melt the remaining pieces.
#3: Let cool at room temperature for 5 minutes.
#4: Stir in 1 cup of the marshmallows, 1 cup of the walnuts, and all the
graham cracker pieces.
#5: Spread the mixture in the prepared pan. Sprinkle
evenly with the remaining ½ cup of marshmallows and ¼ cup
of walnuts, pressing down lightly so they adhere.
#6: Let stand at room temperature until the chocolate sets, about 2 hours; or refrigerate for
about 1 hour.
#7: Holding on to the foil overhang, lift up the bars and place on a cutting
board. Peel away the foil from the sides of the bars. Using a bench
scraper or a sharp knife, cut into 16 squares, then cut each square in
half to make 32 small bars.
#8: Store, layered between sheets of wax paper, in an airtight container
for up to 1 week; or refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
Before you throw out those seeds from your pumpkin try toasting them. Toasting Pumpkin seeds is an easy and healthy snack to make
Supplies Needed:
Pumpkin Seeds
Baking Sheet
Non Stick Cooking Spray
Salt
#1: Clean pumpkin seeds by running them under cold water. Make sure to remove the pulp and strings from the seeds
#2: Place the seeds on a baking sheet and spray with non stick cooking spray
#3: Mix the seeds around so that each seed is coated with cooking spray then flatten them out to a single layer
#4: Sprinkle the seeds with salt and bake at 325 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until toasted.
#5: Let cool then enjoy!
Other Seasoning Suggestions: Cajun Seasoning, Taco Seasoning, Cheesy Popcorn Seasoning
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Christmas is a special time for treats. Spend time with your kids making these easy and fun to make Christmas stick cookies
Supplies Needed:
Vanilla Icing
Writing Icing
Candies
Popsicle Sticks or Lollipop Stick
1 Tube of prepared Sugar Cookies
#1: Prepare the sugar cookies according to the directions on the tube (If you have Christmas cookie cutters use them to create fun cookie shapes)
#2: When you bring them out of the oven immediately place the popsicle stick into the cookie. Allow to cool with the popsicle stick inside.
#3: Once the cookies are cool, it’s time to decorate! Get creative using candies and writing icing. Give your child different colors of vanilla icing to use (add food coloring to the icing)
*Cookie Decorating Ideas:
Draw a green Christmas tree and use small white chocolate chips as the lights.
Draw a star and make it glitter with crystal sprinkles
Make an cookie ornament and place a hook on your cookie out of string licorice
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Make breakfast exciting with this fun smiley face breakfast food. Your family will have a blast making and eating their smiely face
Supplies Needed:
English muffin toasted
Cooked Sausage (links work best)
Cooked egg (scrambled eggs work best)
Red Pepper or Green Pepper
#1: Cook all your ingredients including, egg, sausage, pepper. Toast muffin
#2: Cut the sausage links in little bit sized pieces. Give all the times to your child
#3: Have your child make a face. They can use the sausage pieces for the eyes and nose and the pepper for the smiley face
#4: Bake in the over at 350 for about 5 minutes.
Add cheese to the muffin and egg before creating the face for an added treat!
What items do you add to make a delicious smiling breakfast face? Please share your ideas with us!
Make your halloween party perfect with this easy to do kids edible craft. Create a ghost, spider or goblin with marshmallows
Supplies Needed:
Popsicle Stick
Writing Icing
Icing
Food Coloring
String Licorice
Halloween Ghost:
#1: Place a few Marshmallows on your popsicle stick
#2: Decorate your new Marshmallow ghost with the icing
Halloween Goblin
#1: Place a marshmallow on the popsicle stick
#2: Icing the whole marshmallow with green icing
#3: Using the writing icing draw your Goblin’s face
Halloween Spider
#1: Place a marshmallow on the popsicle stick
#2: Icing the whole marshmallow with black icing
#3: Stick the string licorice to the iced marshmallow to make spider legs
#4: Using the writing icing draw your spider’s face (white icing works best)
Send us a picture or leave us a comment letting us know what Halloween marshmallow treat you made!
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