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Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs

Paula — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 02:38:21 +0000

It’s the season for hot chocolate and these adorable melting snowman hot chocolate bombs. Watch as a delightful snowman comes to life in your mug, only to melt away and reveal a cozy cup of rich, velvety hot chocolate. Our easy-to-make recipe will turn your winter evenings into a magical wonderland of flavor and fun. This recipe is an easy one to replicate. If you have ever made hot chocolate bombs then you know these are very simple to make. Post may contain affiliate links which means I make a small commission off of any qualifying purchases. Once you have the molds which are both affordable and easily available on Amazon, then you can simply make these melting snowman hot chocolate bombs for fun. Get the kids involved if you want and if they need something to do this week. The kids will love them and so will the adults in your home or family. Click through to find the ones we recommend in the recipe below. How to Make These Winter Treats IN process photos. I told you these melting snowmen were simple. Follow the easy steps and you’ll be enjoying them soon. Wintery Warmth As long as you have the molds and the melting chocolate wafers plus a bit of hot chocolate and marshmallows you can make these. If you do not have the dehydrated marshmallows make with regular minis and make sure to try these promptly. I mean, I wouldn’t keep them around for 2-3 weeks if you are using the regular marshmallows. Tasty Treats Melt the chocolate chips and the orange candy melts. Transfer the melted chocolates to individual piping bags. See how simple that is! If you have a piping bag then you can easily decorate the faces. Cut a small hole in the end of the chocolate and pipe two larger circles for the eyes and then about 5 smaller circles for the coal mouth. Cut a small hole in the end of the orange bag and pipe a triangular shape to form the nose. Let the chocolate harden. If you don’t have a piping bag just use what you have available. Clip a hole in the corner of a Ziploc bag and squeeze the icing or colour onto your artwork. When you are ready to consume these or share them, place the bomb in a mug. Heat up 8-12 oz of milk or water – the hotter the better. Slowly pour over the bomb and stir thoroughly. Allow to cool before consuming, if needed. Enjoy! Storage: Hot cocoa bombs can be stored in an airtight container for up to 6 months at room temperature. If you are just starting and want another hot chocolate bomb recipe, you would do well to check this one out too.

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Easy White Chocolate Pretzels with Peanut Butter

Paula — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:11:00 +0000

This white chocolate pretzels with peanut butter recipe will hit the sweet tooth just right! Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission off of purchases made via qualifying links. Are you a peanut butter flavoured treats fan? How about white chocolate? White Chocolate For the Win I love white chocolate treats and cookies and even chocolate bars or pretzels. One of my favourite things to buy at Bulk Barn, a local baking supplies and snacks store, is Everything Pretzels. They taste delicious and are loaded with sprinkles, chocolate chips and more. In fact, their pretzels are loaded so full of sprinkles and chocolate and dipped yogurt that half of the toppings fall off in the bag on the way home. We have these Betty Crocker Cookie Sheets and we use them often. Buy them Now – > https://amzn.to/39dTSiz Expensive to Buy in a Store Every single time that I buy these Everything Pretzels which look like Everything But the Kitchen Sink Pretzels, I have buyer’s remorse. Don’t get me wrong. They are CRAZY delicious and they are also big pretzels but when you are charged by weight as this store does the pretzels end up being about $1 a piece!!! Yikes. So, I kind of feel lazy and only buy a couple at a time…I know…I know…why bother? Well, the taste is just that good. I need to have their loaded chocolate pretzels when I am there. Another Kitchen Item We Rely On Don’t Be Without Parchment Paper. We use parchment so much! It is just less mess to cleanup. Easy to Make at Home For months I have been saying we should make these at home. These look simple, we could definitely make them. Well, recently I put my money where my mouth is…not literally. But, now that we are on lockdown again I told my teenagers that we should make some white chocolate pretzels at home. In fact, I think I said this looks super easy and I was right. It is one of the easiest recipes that you will find anywhere and it is so delicious. You don’t need many ingredients or much time either. Just know that these white chocolate pretzels will be gone fast so make enough to share. Here’s the Easy Recipe: Get the Ingredients Here – > White chocolate melts Milk Chocolate chips Peanut Butter candy bits Try These Tasty Treats Trust me this recipe is tasty and so simple. Now, I crave white chocolate pretzels all over again reliving the recipe. Enjoy!

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Easy, Smooth and Delicious Hot Chocolate Bombs to Make Now!

Paula — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:22:00 +0000

Hot chocolate bombs are our new addiction here. My daughter Payton saw them months ago and we both decided we had to make some as soon as we could find the proper food grade silicone molds for the bombs. Hot Chocolate Bombs Maybe it’s all of the Hallmark movies I have been watching this winter, with their decadent hot chocolate as a pivotal heart-warming beverage used to strengthen relationships of all ages. Or perhaps, it’s just the natural evolution of the bread machine diaries in our home during the pandemic. Throw in a little Pinterest and a side of TikTok and you have a recipe for hot chocolate bomb FOMO. Anyways, right now these delicious little chocolate treats are rocking our world. Stay tuned as we elaborate and make some tasty variations on these in the next few days. Don’t worry, I will be sure to share. These hot chocolate bombs are pretty simple actually. The first time we made them we thought they’d be hard to do and frankly the hardest part is resisting eating them as you fill them and seal them. We used semi sweet milk chocolate for our first batch because I wanted to try my favourite milk chocolate first. Hunting down these cute silicone molds was harder than I thought. So, take my advice and just pop over to Amazon and get these silicone molds now. Oh, and you might wish to stock up on mini marshmallows right now because they are currently flying off the shelves. The Search Was On For a time we looked in the baking departments at numerous grocery stores, but there was nothing there. Then, we searched the local Dollar Stores and the bulk baking supply stores. I was almost going to make these with a make your own bath bomb mold. But Payton put the end to that. It would have been impractical because they are individual and making one single hot chocolate bomb at a time would be tedious. So Satisfying These are delicious and they definitely elevate hot chocolate and hot cocoa too Perhaps the most satisfying part though is watching them dissolve slowly in warm milk. Here’s How to Make Them Enjoy Hot Chocolate Bombs Tonight These are pretty simple and definitely worth the time. Make sure you have the ingredients on hand and enjoy these tasty hot chocolate bombs today. Your kids will love them!

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Make These Tasty Toffee Espresso Cookie Bars

Paula — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:06:00 +0000

Is there anything that I love more than toffee? Well, maybe toffee espresso cookie bars. Oh, now caramel goodies and lemon treats could also give those a run for their money. But I am sure you will LOVE these tasty and easy to bake cookie bars. Bake Up Some Toffee Espresso Cookie Bars Cookie bars are the perfect combination of a bite-sized treat and a cookie. Cookies are in fact one of my favourite little snacks in the world. I existed on those and Rice Krispie treats for much of first year university. I didn’t learn to eat healthier until later in my life. Having kids who watch my every move made me remodel my eating habits. Baking Has Been Important This Year Even so, during the pandemic the kids and I have been baking top a storm. It is our thing, our happy place. That’s why these toffee espresso cookie bars are here to share with you. You already know all about my bread maker recipes and the amount of fun that we have had with that small appliance. That was how we spent the first six months of this year. Baking bread and jam and dough in the bread machine, which has earned its place on my kitchen counter. But, now we are moving on to the seasonal Christmas and holiday recipes, such as toffee espresso cookies bars which are perfect to exchange or to save for your own family. Here’s a Thought We all know this season is going to be a very different holiday. If we can’t have family over and we need to remain cautious about travel even locally due to pandemic numbers, then maybe as long as you are well, why not create a baked goods exchange that’s like a curbside pickup kind of deal in your inner circle. These delicious cookie bars would be perfect for that. You don’t need a lot of extra dishes or appliances. This is a simple recipe. I highly recommend this Rachel Ray baking pan though for these. Love the lid too. So convenient. What is Your Favourite Holiday Recipe? What is your favourite thing to bake during the holidays? I have a few items that we often make but this year I think we will change it up. I really want to bake some haystacks and some Nanaimo bars. Of course, the kids will make brownies. They haven’t stopped making fudge covered brownies this year. Happy Holidays!

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Amazing Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Paula — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:45:00 +0000

Make these Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies now and you can take them anywhere you are going this year. Or, if you are staying home and being safe, you can just as simply wow your family. Either way, this pumpkin and ginger whoopie pies recipe will be a huge hit. This is the time of year for all things pumpkin spice. So, as usual I am playing around with all of the delicious pumpkin recipes that I can find or think of trying out. That led me to these Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies. Harvest Season is Special Actually, I adore all of the gourds and squashes the harvest season brings. So, squash is a mainstay many nights as our vegetable of choice. Pumpkin, on the other hand, is like a magical ingredient for soups, coffees, lattes, teas, desserts and treats too. Is it a Cookie, a Cake or a Pie? What do you think? Is a whoopie pie a cookie, cake or pie? Maybe it’s a bit of all three. Who cares what you call it anyways? Labels are for people whose mouths aren’t full eating scrumptious treats like these. I think that when you are eating these, you won’t care so much about what they are called, just how they taste. And they taste rich and creamy with the right spice notes for the Fall and Winter seasons. These pumpkin spice gingerbread whoopee pies are not hard to make at all. Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission via purchases made from qualifying links. If you like ginger and gingerbread and are a fan of coffee and tea, then this Gingerbread chai latte might be a great recipe for you too. More Whoopie Pie Ideas Looking for a wide range of whoopie pie recipes to get you through the next year? Here’s a fun couple of books that I would recommend perusing. Slap ‘EM Together Whoopie Pies recipe book by Carla Hale and also… The Whoopie Pie Lover’s Recipe Book available on both Kindle and in paperback. Don’t Miss Love recipes like this, then do go check my Pinterest Cooking With Kids Board for more ideas.

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Try My Fun Summer Cooking Challenge Now!

Paula — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:59:00 +0000

Okay, so by this part of the pandemic none of us have any original ideas left to do or share, bake or make. We have been cooking and crafting and climbing the walls for months on end, right? So, what’s next? Maybe a summer cooking challenge is exactly what you need. This month, I might try one of those subscription meal delivery services again, just to change out up a bit. The kids like those and frankly sometimes I can inspire them to get involved making the meals with me. Occasionally, we also find a new favourite recipe out of the experience. They can be a bit expensive though and Coronavirus means I am being a but careful with anything packaged. Summer Cooking Should Be Lighthearted In the winter months, I am all about the crock pot dinners and Instapot meals. It’s so incredibly convenient to have that option. Summer is all about the barbecue here. Grilling and chilling. So, thank goodness we have a lot of barbecue meal ideas. Check out my post on 103 Barbecue gifts for your Grill Master. Take My Summer Cooking Challenge Out of creative ideas? Make a recipe with granola, a dessert with fruit or food shaped like an animal. Everyone loves funky fun teddy bear pancakes, or heart shaped red pancakes. Strawberry and fruit kabobs? Side Dishes for Dinner? Try to think outside of the box. A great risotto, noodles, or steamed vegetables with a sprinkling of cheese. Soup maybe even. Check out my Italian Wedding Soup recipe coming up next week. Give Some of These a Try Summer salads your thing? Don’t miss these awesome ideas for something new and healthy tonight. Print this one out if you want to remember it or post it on your calendar so you have these ideas for your reference. What’s your parent’s favourite meal? What’s yours? If you have any great ideas for new and creative things to add to this summer challenge, let me know.

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Sweet Tooth Cookie Dough Bars

Paula — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:20:08 +0000

YUMMIEST EVER. That’s right. You know the great parts of Nanaimo bars? Like the rich, sweet, buttery filling and the smooth chocolate? Take all of that and then add cookie dough. That’s Sweet Tooth Cookie Dough Bars. Everyone loves cookie dough. I mean honestly I have teen girls so I know fully the appeal of cookie dough. These sweet tooth cookie dough bars are divine. My girls could eat cookie dough by the spoonful. These sweet tooth cookie dough bars are the best ever. Just look at these pictures. I am salivating remembering them. Time to make more. PLUS, all of the melted chocolate in the middle. Just imagine all of the bowls and spoons you get to lick clean. YUM! There’s a fair bit of layering here, which is time consuming, so make sure you have enough time to complete these. They are more than worth the effort and if you share these your friends will love you even more. Your New Favourite Treats If you have a fun summer event and you need to bring along the treats these Sweet Tooth Cookie Dough bars are just the right thing to make and share. They also work for holiday gatherings, of course. Don’t forget to check out this delicious recipe too – > Smores Cookies. And if you are camping this year please remember to check out this big Camping Recipes post. Everything you need here to make your camping adventure scrumptious.

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15 Cute and Sweet Easter Cupcakes

Paula — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:44:50 +0000

Ah Spring can you be any sweeter? Well, with these fun treats and easy Easter cupcakes, the answer is yes. You can make your Easter celebrations special and fun for all and sweet, of course too. Here are 15 adorable, cute and sweet colourful cupcakes to share with your kids, your family, or your child’s Easter bake sale. Whatever you need them for they will do the trick. The Sweetest Easter Cupcakes Easter Chick Cupcakes - Amanda's Cookin' Orange Vanilla Bean Easter Bunny Cupcakes - Tastes of Lizzy T Vegan Easter Cupcakes - Elephantastic Vegan Cadbury Egg Cupcakes - Pizzazzerie Easter Egg Cupcakes - Homemade Food Junkie Easter Bunny Cones - Almost Supermom Bunny Butt Cupcakes - Savory Experiments Easter Bunny Cupcakes - She Saved Easter Chocolate Chick Cupcakes - Thrifty DIY Diva Bunny Cupcakes - 52 Kitchen Adventures Butterfinger Cupcakes - Tatertots and Jello Easter Cupcakes Funfetti Surprise - Flour on my Face Delicious Easter Cupcakes - Food n' Service Mini Easter Peeps Cupcakes - Frugal Mom Eh! Lemon Coconut Easter Cupcakes - Life Love Liz All the Easter Crafts and Treats Do you go all out and decorate your home for Easter too or are you too busy baking? Maybe you are still spring cleaning. I know I have been for sure and there’s still quite a bit to go. Soon I will put a few Easter themed objects out because the cheery colours make me happy. DIY Easter banner I have an adorable Easter bunnies banner you can make and decorate with easily this Easter. This one is so sweet. Hang it off your mantel or just use it to dress up a wall. Don’t forget to check out these No Bake Easter Bird’s Nests treats. No bake treats are my favourite treats only because they are so simple. And the Easter cookies here are divine and oh so cute. Get the kids to help out too. Check Out These Easter Printables Too My Easter and Spring Printables boards on Pinterest are worth checking out too. Oh and this Heading to a party this Easter? Try to make these DIY sweet Easter bunny nails guaranteed to impress. Happy Easter to you and yours!

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Whimsical Elf Inspired Cupcakes Scream Decorate Me

Paula — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:55:35 +0000

These whimsical Elf Inspired cupcakes are easy cupcakes for kids to make and decorate. They will remind everyone of the joy of being a kid. The best part – you really only need to bake the cupcakes and set them on the table with a bunch of toppings in a bowl and company, or kids, can do the rest of the work. What’s your favourite Christmas movie? One of mine is Elf. I am a sucker for movies with Will Ferrell. Yes, I know he’s a big goofball and it’s not highbrow humour by any stretch at all. BUT it’s funny, like fall on the ground laughing comedy at moments. That’s why I love these kid’s cupcakes. What’s Your Favourite Elf Movie Scene? So if you have seen the Elf movie, what’s one standout scene? For me, it’s the spaghetti scene. You know when Buddy The Elf dumps all the candy on his spaghetti. That makes me laugh out loud because it is ridiculous. These Elf Inspired Cupcakes evoke that scene and that fun, childish, spirit that permeates the entire movie. Silly Lines Son of a Nutcracker! Memorable lines from this movie are not hard to find at all. “You sit on a throne of lies.” My daughters often use that one when being silly or commenting on someone who is being deceptive. Actually they say it so much it is comical and yet I had almost forgotten it came from this movie. There are a lot of cute scenes too with the adorable costar and romantic love interest Zooey Deschanel. And she’s another reason I love this movie. She is just plain adorable and quirky. So in honour of how much I love this movie here is my Elf movie inspired cupcakes recipe. These are sweet and easy cupcakes for kids to make or at least help decorate. Elf Inspired Cupcakes These colourful and sweet Elf inspired easy cupcakes for kids to make are perfect for a movie night or a wrapping party. Perfect too for a class Christmas bake sale or party. In fact, these cupcakes have kids written all over them! They are meant to be hands on and fun, not perfect and Instagrammable. Just silly and sweet, like the movie. Get the Kids Involved Decorating So, bake these cupcakes up then set aside and let cool. Have all the toppings set aside in bowls and on the table for kids to use when decorating. Then let them each decorate one how they want to. It’s a fun way to get them interested in helping with the treats they serve for a party or the treats they share with family. Something like this can also work well Christmas Eve when family is gathered and kids are looking for things to do. Placing all of the decorating materials on a kitchen or dining room table then allowing them to personalize their cupcakes can make for happy sugarplum dreams later that night. Fun and festive frosted Elf inspired cupcakes are fun for the kids to decorate too. You May Also Want to See These: If you are still looking for more baking ideas check these recipes out too: Red Velvet Swig Cookies Or check out the roundup of Christmas tree treats first published here in 2017. Are you in in a Meal Rut? Stuck on meals this season or wanting to get started with meal planning in January? Here’s a great way to begin – 31 Days of Sheet Pan Dinners. Healthy snack options on your mind? These easy to make Kale Chips are my favourites right now. Merry Christmas and don’t forget to return if you make any of these recipes. Let me know how they trend out please.

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Easy Sweet and Salty Halloween Party Mix

Paula — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:58:25 +0000

Are you a Halloween party fanatic? How can you tell? Well, do you make your own Halloween party mix? Do you string the shrubs with fake cobwebs as soon as October 1st rolls around or do you wait until after Thanksgiving? Is your pantry well stocked with Halloween treats weeks in advance of the event itself? Costumes picked and ready to go by October 25th, one week early or more? Are you an adult who dresses up and goes out to a costume party just for the evening? Have you been planning your own costume for months and will it match your sweetheart’s costume? Then odds are good you are a Halloween party fanatic. Our Haunted House Neighbourhood We have some fun Halloween fanatics in our neighbourhood. Bless their spooky little hearts. I live to see the houses all decorated for the little trick or treaters at the end of this month. Some people in our area make their entire front yard into a haunted house or a haunted maze and it is pretty awesome, with fake smoke billowing down the street and spooky soundtracks. One year I tried the neighbour’s Halloween maze just for fun. Try Making an Easy Halloween Party Mix This time of year Halloween parties can be popular too which is why I wanted to take a stab at making a sweet and salty Halloween party mix to share. My new sweet and salty Halloween party mix is a perfect combination of tangy sweet candies and party favourites like pretzel sticks that are pretty much everybody’s go to snack foods. Funny thing, I never used to like candy corn as a child. Strangely when I was younger it held NO appeal at all and now at this time of the year I really get a kick out of having some. Don’t even get me started on the various flavours of candy corn that are out there because – YUM. It’s Not Allergy Friendly so Beware Please note this recipe is not nut friendly. I often gather supplies from Bulk Barn and other bulk style food stores so it’s impossible to guarantee that in those gigantic bulk bins. You could make your own easily enough and choose regular Cheerios to make it a simple and nut free take on this fun party mix. A simple change of grocery stores and attention to details on labels could mean that with a few small changes and substitutions you could make this Halloween party mix nut free too. Easy Sweet and Salty Halloween Party Mix Easy sweet and salty Halloween party mix treat. [tweetthis]Give this Halloween party mix a try this month. [/tweetthis] Decorate Your Digs Have you started decorating for Halloween yet then? If you have not done any decorating indoors and you have a fireplace mantel to decorate this month then don’t forget to check this post out for a Halloween fall mantel ideas. Printables and Free Kid’s Activities for Fun I have MANY cute Halloween printable activities to share with your kids this season too. We have already done this one. Actually I left it for my youngest when I went to Wyoming last week for a press trip. She had it done in no time. There are several really sweet Halloween colouring books here too on Thrifty Mommas Tips. And one more thing… Do not forget to try this Halloween candy corn fudge. It’s sublime. Next month you want to do some of these adorable Make Your Own Olaf snowmen from Frozen with kids. Give them out for Christmas treats. Hands on snacks. Happy Halloween!! This post may contain affiliate links as a service to my readers.

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