Let this day be known in history, as the day I got my 3 year old to eat a vegetable.
It was actually like a month ago, but we can still celebrate right?
Showing posts with label Candy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Candy. Show all posts
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Chocolate Caramel Truffles
I can't say the word "truffle" without silently adding "shuffle" onto the end.
Chocolate caramel... truffle {shuffles}.
(A truffle shuffle, of course, being when one holds on to, and proceeds to shake, their stomach.)
If you have no idea what I'm talking about you should probably watch Goonies immediately.
PS- These truffle {shuffles} are great for Valentine's Day.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Valentine's Oreo Truffles
Around these parts, we usually celebrate in the form of chocolatey-goodness.
Oreo truffles are nothing new but I've never actually posted the recipe here. I figured it was about time. Also, my husband (who is on Atkins) is convinced this is the food of the gods.
I agree.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Pink Peppermint Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches
These little peppermint Oreo ice cream sandwiches were my favorite new creation of the Christmas season. They are SO good.
Chocolatey. Pepperminty. Cool, creamy, and delicious.
Plus they're bite-sized little babies, so obviously they're low-cal...
Right?
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Peppermint Pretzel Candy Bark
Last year I found some really cute Reindeer candy corn bark over at Your Homebased Mom. I decided to do a peppermint version since I already had white chocolate peppermint M&M's, peppermint marshmallows, and Peppermint Jojo's from Trader Joes.
Literally as I'm making my version I noticed a picture on her sidebar...
SERIOUSLY??
Right down to the Jojo's.
It's hilarious how people share brainwaves sometimes.
This bark was so yummy. The pretzels really make it unique and keep it from being too crazy sweet. Also, its super easy so it's a great thing to whip up last minute when you remember people you haven't given Christmas treats to yet...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Chocolate-dipped Toffee Pretzels
These are one of my favorite treats to make at Christmas time. You can drizzle them with red, white, and green candy melts, or top them with anything from toffee bits to crushed Oreo.
Delish!
Friday, December 7, 2012
White Chocolate Peppermint Oreos
The knife block set we got for our wedding conveniently came with a whacker. You know, one of those long rods that you use to whack things like candy canes or Oreos to crush them?
Okay, so it turns out the "whacker" is actually a knife sharpener. Yes, I just figured that out today.
Who knew?
Everyone needs a good whacker in their knife set. Otherwise you couldn't make these babies.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Gooey Chewy Caramel Popcorn Balls
Chewy popcorn balls are a Halloween tradition for us. I highly recommend eating them while watching a Halloween movie. Like maybe a cheesy 90's one with a cat named Binx and references to 'yabos'.
If you know what I'm talking about, I love you.
These popcorn balls are very sweet and heavy on the caramel. If you like a higher popcorn ratio you can add an additional half bag of popcorn. These stay soft and chewy even once cooled but need to be eaten the same day. The popcorn gets "stale" after that so unfortunately these aren't great to make ahead.
This is a recipe you'll want to read through before beginning because if you don't live at sea level you may need to do a little calculation to find the right temperature for cooking your caramel.
That said, I've made these several times without a candy thermometer, just cooking about 5-7 minutes and they've been fine every time. They may just stick to your teeth a little more. :) I live 4500 ft above sea level so I can't vouch for that happening if you live at a very different altitude, but so far these have been foolproof for me.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Vampire Bat Bark
Halloween is in... 1 1/2 days, and I still have tons of treats to post. No matter what I do, I seem to always be behind these days. The pictures just keep piling up. Life has been so crazy lately I can't blog every day or two like I want to. This week for example I've been busy watching my 2 year old throw up all over the table at Chick-fil-a, cleaning up my 4 year old after he peed his pants at a movie night at our friends' house, and biting back curse words while attempting to make my husband's Halloween costume with my electronic cutting machine. (yes... I said husband's costume there.)
Also I've been listening to Taylor Swift's RED on repeat for several days, and buying sparkly champagne colored shoes.
These things are necessary to lift one out of a depression when the temperature plummets down into the 30's.
What's up with that?
I hope you all have a very Happy Halloween on Wednesday! Don't forget to pick all the poisoned pieces of candy out of your kids bags. I hear this year that means Reeses, Milk Duds, and Kit Kats. At my house anyways. ;)
Monday, October 22, 2012
Trick or Treat Skewers
Wanna talk about how many bags of candy you've bought to "put away for Halloween" (but then actually eaten and had to go buy more) ?
Yeah, me neither.
But if you miraculously have some candy laying around, this is a cute idea for it. You can even wrap the whole stick in a long piece of clear wrap and tie it with a spooky ribbon.
If you live in a friendly neighborhood where your neighbors like you and don't think you're the witch from Hansel and Gretel that likes fattening people up, you could even make some of these to give out on Halloween.
Cause obviously giving children sharp sticks along with their sugar high is always a good idea.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Candy Corn Bark
I've been such a bad blogger lately. I blinked my eyes and it went from September to October 19th. Seriously.
I had plans to celebrate reaching my half-a-million views milestone.
Yeah, pretty much missed that days ago.
Can we pretend I made this bark in honor of that?
Thanks to all of you who read along, try my recipes, and leave me comments, emails, and facebook messages to keep me going. Blogging seriously wouldn't be any fun without you.
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This bark has a nice sprinkle of all candy corn flavored treats, and it's pretty darn good. I also think it would be super cute if you layered orange, yellow, and white candy melts instead of milk/dark chocolate.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Candy Caribou {Winter Reindeer}
I promise this is the last random-themed treat for awhile. Promise!
We made these edible caribou (reindeer) for our Arctic unit. I figured they can totally double as a Christmas treat. The rough idea for these came from Spoonful, but I changed up some of the candies because circus peanuts are gross because we wanted to personalize ours with faces. I used the frosted Little Debbie "Nutty Bars" and they were a bit messy, so use non-frosted plain chocolate wafers if you can find them. These can be adult-intensive but would be a fun Christmas Eve day activity for older children. (Younger kids can always just glue random cookies and candies together. That's always a hit.)
Friday, June 29, 2012
Patriotic Chocolate-dipped Cinnamon Bears
The posts are backing up again so hopefully I will be posting a lot over the next week or so. I wanted to update those of you that follow on Facebook and saw my post about the fire in Colorado Springs. My parents are still evacuated but are just fine, and for now their house is unscathed. The firefighters have done an incredible job of controlling this beast and keeping any more structures from burning down. Unfortunately about 350 neighbors have lost their homes entirely. Please please keep these families and the tireless firefighters in your prayers. If any of you are related to a firefighter please let them know they are APPRECIATED. They don't get told as much as they should, but they are cherished by many. It truly takes a hero to don a 70 pound suit in 100 degree weather and fight right next to a wildfire that is blazing an extra 500 plus degrees. And to do it all through the night. And the next day. And the next day. Talk about hell incarnate. Bless their hearts! And bless those of you who have given thoughts and prayers to my family and their city. It is appreciated more than you know. Wish I could give each of you a great big hug and a basket of chocolate-dipped treats!
Want to talk about cinnamon bears now?
First I have to caution you- these are infinitely easier if you don't put them on skewers. If you skewer, it takes a LONG time. You need to thread very slowly and apply even pressure or your chocolate will crack. And then, your chocolate will crack anyways. And you will be annoyed and want to throw things. So I am totally not recommending it but I admit it can be done. IMO these are just as cute in a bowl for a snack, so no need really.
Cinnamon bears are a great place to start if you haven't dipped much before. They are small and easy to work with and you can do a lot fairly quickly. You can certainly use chocolate or brown melts in place of the white melts for traditional chocolate-dipped cinnamon bears. Be aware that regular chocolate may not harden completely. I usually get the best results from using a bar chocolate with a good snap (Ghiradelli or something similar) rather than chocolate chips. You can of course do jimmies or drizzles in any color you like to make these for other holidays or occasions.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Taffy Skewers
I've been meaning to post these for at least a year because I really love things on sticks and I really love things that are cute and easy. Kids go crazy for them and they make darling centerpieces for parties as well.
Pink and brown skewers are my favorite for girl baby showers and blue/white for boy showers. If I can ever find some Fourth of July taffy, those will be happening soon!
I've gotta say it. Be careful. I may or may not have put a skewer sliver right through my finger while making these (as in... in one side... out the other... I almost fainted when I had to pull it out. It wasn't the size of the entire skewer but it was about 1/3 as thick- which is pretty darn thick to be threaded through your finger, thank you very much!)
If you have a taffy that's sticking, wrap a clean dishtowel around your hand and use that to jam the taffy down the stick, not your bare hands! If you use fresh taffy this really shouldn't be a problem. They are usually pretty easy to thread.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Chocolate-Dipped Peeps
Yes, I know everyone and their mom posted chocolate-dipped peeps about 2 months ago but with this blog's namesake, I really have no choice but to put up my version sometime.
Whenever someone refers to their friends as "peeps" I picture these in my head and wonder if they like to take bites out of their friends.
Jelly Bean Spoons
For Easter this year the kids and I made jelly bean spoons and wrapped them up in little cello bags with ribbon tied around them. They are super cute favor and a huge hit with kids although personally I can't stomach the chocolate/fruit combination. I think a Sixlet version is much more suited for adults although you can really put anything on them you want.
The key is to use a really nice chocolate, especially if you are giving them to adults.
It's sooo adult-like to eat candy off of spoons.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Birthday Cake Oreo Fudge
In honor of Oreo's birthday today, I really felt like I needed to make this fudge. At my house we don't discriminate celebrating birthdays just because they don't happen to belong to a human being.
My cute bloggy friend Dorothy at Crazy for Crust posted this a few weeks back and I went out that very day and bought the birthday cake Oreos. (I'll be honest, I was just waiting for an excuse to buy some. More than happy to oblige, I'm sure.)
I decided to use a 2-ingredient fudge as my base because... welp, I was feeling lazy, but I followed her main idea.
This fudge is crumbly and incredibly sweet but only takes about 5 minutes to whip up. The benefit to one piece being PLENTY is that you have lots to share.
When you cut this fudge, the Oreos and sprinkles make a huge mess... If you are worried about that you can omit the Oreos on top (add about 5 more to the batter) and just sprinkle with jimmies.
Happy Birthday Oreo!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Chocolate Raspberry Bark
I think that cars should come with built-in signs. Like so you could communicate with other drivers. Maybe you could have a touchpad in your center console so you could select one to display on the side or back of your car. I'm pretty sure it would be beneficial to have signs that said things like: "Dude, use your blinker", "Sorry for cutting you off!", and "Stop picking your nose".
(When you used that one you'd put on your sunglasses and look the other way so the driver thought maybe it was an accident...)
And when you were out of gas and coasting 1.6 miles to the closest gas station you could put out your sign that says "Sorry for going 3 miles an hour, my tank's dry." and then the guy behind you wouldn't be riding your tail, honking his horn, and giving you a whole flock of birds.
Plus it would make driving a lot more entertaining.
Like when the sign in front of you said "Honk if you think it's okay to drive while wearing a snuggie", or "If any of my six deer heads fall out of my trunk, please stop immediately. Deer are people too."
And of course this wouldn't be distracting at all.
And obviously, my next invention would have to be a company that sells bling for your car signs. You know, so you could put purple rhinestones and feathers on your sign that says "Dude, your truck smells horrible, and when you stare at me at stoplights, it makes me uncomfortable."
Now that you see how busy my brain has been, you can probably understand why I forgot to post this bark back around Valentine's day... If you can forgive me maybe I can give you some free car-sign bling someday or something.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Cups
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chocolate-Dipped Heart Marshmallows
(Wait till my husband finds out I'm making this and hanging it on our front door for a month. I'll be sure to take a picture of his face and put a caption on it that says "The cat peed WHERE? " before slapping it on pinterest.)
Anyways- back to girly Valentines things like these mallows. You can make them in any shape you want using teensy tiny cookie cutters. Fondant cookie cutters work great for this (look in the cake decorating section). My hobby lobby also has some small holiday themed sets by the modeling clay.
(Bizzar-o, I know... Doesn't anybody have the guts to tell the Hob Lob that modeling clay is inedible? Suddenly the fact that I use the same coupon every single day and never get questioned or imprisoned makes soo much sense.)
PS- I finally finished my Chocolate Dipping Tips tab. Check it out and let me know what you think. A video might be coming someday. I just have to check with Reese first to see if she could play the part of me while I whisper instructions from the sidelines.
(And by Reese, yes, I mean Witherspoon. She's not quite as hot as me, but I guess she'll do.)
Have a happy Tuesday!
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