Recipe: Valentine’s Day Marshmallow Pops
Change up the regular Valentine’s hearts lollipops or cake pops, and make these super simple Valentine’s Day Marshmallow Pops in just a few minutes. Would be great for a child’s school party, too!
Just stick a lollipop stick through a marshmallow, then dip it into melted chocolate (add food coloring to white chocolate for different colors). Before it hardens, dip the marshmallow with the chocolate into different sprinkles, then put it into a glass, stick down. Do this over and over again, and when you put it into a glass, be sure they don’t touch each other (like in the picture). That’s it, it’s that simple! Kids would love to decorate their own marshmallow pops. Do this for birthdays, Easter, Christmas, any holiday!
Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Muffins
Looking for something sweet, healthy, gluten-free, and taste like dessert? Strawberry Shortcake Muffins are easy to make and only take 30-35 minutes to make AND they’re only 2 Weight Watchers points each.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats (not quick cooking)
- 1 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup baking stevia (or other sweetener that measures similarly to sugar)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup of strawberries
- Optional: 1 tsp lemon juice and another 1/2 cup of strawberries (diced for the top of the muffins)
Note: Paper cupcake liners do NOT work with this recipe. Use either silicone muffin pans, silicone baking cups in a regular baking tin, or take apart the paper ones and just use the foil ones.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins with liners (see italicized note above).
- Place all of the ingredients, except strawberries in a blender or food processor. Blend until oats are smooth.
- Pour mixture into a medium sized bowl then stir in strawberries. Divide remaining 1/2 cup diced strawberries over the top of each muffin. (This is optional, but makes the muffins taste even more delicious!)
- Divide the batter among cupcake liners. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
That’s it! Thanks to Dashing Dish for the amazing recipe!
Scrabble Word Art Craft Tutorial
Run over to the dollar store, craft store, or thrift store to grab a picture frame, Scrabble tiles (you can find them in a used game or buy 100 Scrabble Tiles on Amazon for less than $6 and have them on hand for multiple projects!), hot glue, and scrapbook paper to make this super easy and SUPER CUTE craft. You can make them for any holiday, but this one is for Valentine’s Day in particular.
Directions:
- Put the scrapbook paper of your choice in the frame and put the glass over it.
- Hot glue the tiles of your word choices in lines on TOP of the glass. This makes it easy to change out the paper for different times of the year if you’d like.
- Hang and enjoy!
Thanks to Embellishing Life for the awesome craft idea!
Recipe: Puppy Chow aka Muddy Buddies
This childhood favorite is so easy to make. It’s also quite addictive, to make sure to make A LOT of it!
Ingredients:
- 9 cups of Chex cereal (use corn Chex for Gluten-Free)
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 of cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 .5 cups of powdered sugar
Directions:
Microwave:
- Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
- In 1-quart microwavable bowl, stir together chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
- Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Stove Top:
- Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
- Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
- Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Thanks to Food Pusher for the picture!
Recipe: Pizza Dip
Make this SUPER EASY Pizza Dip for your next party or just as a part of dinner tonight. Here’s what you do.:
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 8 oz jar pizza sauce
- Optional: Add a pound of ground beef or turkey, or add sliced pepperoni
Directions:
- Take your cream cheese and Italian seasoning and mix together.
- Put into bottom of 8 by 8 casserole dish.
- Top with half of the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
- Pour pizza sauce on top of the cheese. Add meat if desired, then top with remaining cheese, sprinkle with more seasoning.
- Bake at 350′ for 30 minutes.