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Black Bean and Corn Guacamole Recipe

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Black Bean and Corn Guacamole is delicious anytime as an appetizer, dip, snack or topping.

Black Bean and Corn Guacamole

Guacamole is a favorite in my household. My family can easily eat an entire bowl in a day. I like to change it up by making different varieties like Classic Guacamole, Southwestern Guacamole and Guacamole with tomatoes and garlic. But one of my favorites is my Black Bean and Corn Guacamole. The guacamole is easy to make and only takes less than five minutes. Black Bean and Corn Guacamole is delicious as an appetizer, dip, snack, and topping….

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Mini Bird Nest Cocoa Krispie Treats Recipe

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Mini Bird Nest Cocoa Krispie Treats are a fun kid friendly treat that is perfect for Spring. Each cocoa krispie treat is shaped into a nest and filled with candy eggs to make a bird nest.

Mini Bird Nest Cocoa Krispie Treats

Spring is here! My family has been celebrating by making fun crafts and food. One of the Springtime treats, we have been enjoying are my Mini Bird Nest Cocoa Krispie Treats. The cocoa krispie treats are made in a mini muffin pan to form a nest. Then candy eggs are added inside each nest to make bird nests. Mini Bird Nest Cocoa Krispie Treats are a delicious Spring treat that kids will love….

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Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is a refreshing dessert that would be perfect for Spring or for anyone who loves lemons.

Lemon Cupcakes

It’s springtime and it’s actually starting to feel like it. The weather has been getting warmer and it’s been beautiful outside. To celebrate the new season, I decided to make a dessert that would be great for springtime. Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is a refreshing and delicious Spring dessert….

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Green Smoothie Waffles Recipe

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Green Smoothie Waffles are delicious breakfast waffles that use the same main ingredients as a green smoothie: spinach, banana and Greek yogurt.

Green Smoothie Waffles

Green smoothies are a delicious, healthy drink. I always end up having bananas that are on the verge of being too ripe. Usually I freeze them to use in smoothies, but I wanted to make something different. I decided to make Green Smoothie Waffles. The waffles contain the same basic green smoothie ingredients: spinach, banana and Greek yogurt. Green Smoothie Waffles are a great way to add some fruit and vegetables to your morning breakfast….

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes are a delicious breakfast that everyone will enjoy, especially kids and chocolate lovers.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Pancakes are always a hit for breakfast. There are so many different kinds you can make to suit everyone’s tastes. One of my favorites are Chocolate Chip Pancakes. I love the flavor combination of chocolate and pancakes. Chocolate Chip Pancakes are sure to please everyone for breakfast, especially kids and chocolate lovers….

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Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets Recipe

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Instead of buying frozen or fried nuggets for your children, make them homemade Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets for a kid friendly meal.

Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets

Chicken nuggets are a very popular choice for children. My daughter asks to eat them on a frequent basis. Instead of giving her frozen or fried nuggets, I decided to make a healthier option, Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets. The chicken pieces are coated in panko bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, and baked in the oven. Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets are a delicious kid friendly meal….

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Pink Velvet Cake Pops Recipe

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Pink Velvet Cake Pops are a fun, kid friendly dessert treat. They would be perfect for a pink themed party, baby shower, or girl’s birthday party.

Pink Velvet Cake Pops

Cake pops are a fun dessert that are perfect for parties. Besides being convenient to eat, they can also be customized to match any party theme. If you are looking for a pink dessert, then Pink Velvet Cake Pops would be perfect. They are great for any pink themed party: baby shower, girl’s birthday party, etc.

If you don’t know what cake pops are, they are basically cake balls covered in a candy coating and served on sticks. To make Pink Velvet Cake Pops, you need to bake a pink velvet cake and allow it to cool. Then you crumble the cake into fine crumbs and add in frosting. Form the mixture into balls and place in the fridge to chill for an hour. Then dip a lollipop stick into the melted wafers and insert it into the cake ball. Each ball gets fully dipped into the melted wafers. Before the candy coating hardens, decorate the cake pops with white sprinkles. Or after the candy coating hardens, drizzle white melted wafers onto the cake pops. Pink Velvet Cake Pops are a fun, kid friendly dessert that would be great for any occasion.

Pink Velvet Cake Pops

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Pink Velvet Cake Pops
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Serves: 30
 
Ingredients
Pink Velvet Cake Pops
  • 16.5 oz box of pink velvet cake mix
  • ¾ of a 16 oz. container of vanilla frosting
Decoration
  • 32 oz. bag of pink melting wafers
  • 12 oz. bag of white melting wafers
  • Wilton Candy Melts EZ Thin Dipping Aid, shortening or oil for thinning
  • 30 lollipop sticks
  • White sprinkles
Instructions
Pink Velvet Cake Pops
  1. Bake a 9x13 cake according to package directions. Allow cake to cool completely.
  2. In a bowl, crumble cake into fine crumbs and mix in about ¾ of the container of frosting.
  3. Form cake mixture into 1½ inch balls. Place balls covered in the fridge for an hour or more.
Decoration
  1. Melt pink wafers in the microwave on 50% power for 30 second intervals. Stirring after each interval until melted. If mixture is thick, thin by using Wilton Candy Melts EZ Thin Dipping Aid, or mixing in 1 tsp. shortening or oil at a time until desired thinness.
  2. Remove several cake balls from the fridge at a time.
  3. Dip ½ inch of a lollipop stick into the melted wafers and insert it almost half way into a cake ball. Allow the cake pop to rest for 30 seconds or a minute to let the melted wafers harden onto the stick.
  4. Dip the cake ball fully into the melted wafers while holding onto the stick.
  5. After dipping, gently tap and rotate the stick to remove the excess candy coating.
  6. To decorate with white sprinkles, quickly sprinkle them onto the cake pop before the pink candy coating hardens.
  7. To decorate with white drizzle, allow the pink candy coating to harden. Melt white melting wafers in the microwave and use Wilton Candy Melts EZ Thin Dipping Aid, shortening or oil to thin. Drizzle the melted white wafers over the pink cake pops.

 

Lucky Charms Cereal Treats Recipe

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Lucky Charms Cereal Treats are a delicious kid friendly snack treat for anyone who loves Lucky Charms cereal and marshmallows.

Lucky Charms Cereal Treats

Cereal treats are always a hit in our household. I like to make different kinds like Oreo Rice Krispie Treats and Butterfinger Rice Krispie Treats. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to make Lucky Charms Cereal Treats. Anyone who loves Lucky Charms cereal and marshmallows will love them. The Lucky Charms Cereal Treats are a fun kid friendly snack treat….

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St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies Recipe

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St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies are a delicious kid friendly snack or dessert treat that everyone will enjoy.

St. Patrick's Day Muddy Buddies

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. My family has been celebrating by making cute crafts and food. One of the themed treats. we are currently enjoying are my St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Muddies. If you don’t know what muddy buddies also known as puppy chow are, they are rice cereal squares covered in melted chocolate and peanut butter that are tossed in powdered sugar. For. St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Muddies, they have Lucky Charm marshmallows mixed throughout the snack mixture. St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Muddies are a delicious St. Patrick’s Day treat that kids will love….

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Easter Egg Muddy Buddies Recipe

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Easter Egg Muddy Buddies are a delicious kid friendly snack or dessert treat that is perfect for celebrating Easter.

Easter Egg Muddy Buddies

Easter is only about a month away, but it’s never too early to start celebrating. My family has already started making Easter themed food and crafts. …

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