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Hot Chocolate Spoons for your dipping pleasure. By Marie LeBaron As January is here and the cold wintry season is in full effect, we’re warming up with some hot cocoa. But the best part is, dipping our Hot Chocolate Spoons into it! These spoons are easy to make and fun to eat, helping beat those winter blues! Supplies for Hot Chocolate Spoons: – spoons, plastic work best – chocolate chips, regular and mini chips – marshmallows – coconut, shredded and sweetened – peanut butter chips – butterscotch chips – crushed candy canes – wax paper – plate Have your supplies out ready to go. Heat up your chocolate chips for spoon dipping first. Place a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Take it out and stir, then continue to heat it for 20 second intervals until melted.

Once your chocolate is melted, dip your spoon into the bowl. When you’ve got your spoons dipped, it’s time to decorate them. We made a few different kinds of dipped spoons. Going… gone! Now this is one tasty snowman! DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons. Almost-Famous Soft Pretzels Recipe. Make the pretzels: Warm the milk in a saucepan until it's about 110 degrees; pour into a medium bowl and sprinkle in the yeast. Let the yeast soften, about 2 minutes; stir in the brown sugar and 1 cup flour with a wooden spoon. Dice 2 tablespoons butter and soften; stir into the mix. Add the remaining 1 1/4 cups flour and the fine salt to make a sticky dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, adding more flour if needed, until smooth but still slightly tacky, about 5 minutes. Shape into a ball, place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Sourdough Bread Dip Recipe.

Filters What's in Your Fridge? Browse By: Upload Your Recipe Photo Recipe Box Grocery List Print Share You Can Do Better Dips (1:30) More Please a crowd or enjoy the big game with these easy-to-make appetizers. Reindonuts (0:17) Assemble a few simple ingredients to create a playful holiday treat. Wonderful Gingerbread Cookies (1:02) Don't let this Gingerbread Man get away from your holiday cookie table. How to Roast Meats (2:06) Foolproof tips for prepping and roasting meat to your desired doneness. Pesto-Stuffed Christmas Tree (1:00) Add some Christmas spirit to your party table with this pesto creation. How to Make Homemade Bread (2:29) Here's everything you "knead" to know about baking your own bread. More Videos Total Time 2hrs Prep 30 mins Cook 1 hr 30 mins I got this recipe someone had submitted in a Christmas magazine. Ingredients Nutrition 16 Essential Dips & Spreads Directions Preheat oven to 350F (180c). Up Next You Can Do Better Dips Advertisement Reviews Most Helpful Attach Photo Log in.

Wiener Wisps Recipe. Buttery Soft Pretzels Recipe. Authentic German Pretzels. German Fondue Fest | Chatty Gourmet. Germany never tasted so good! For a fantastic Oktoberfest celebration make the entire menu or for a smaller celebration or just a taste of Germany make the fondue or the entrée along with the recommended side dish. Dessert and beverages optional, but highly recommended! German Fondue Platter Pork Schnitzel with a Mustard Beer Sauce Black Forest Cake German Riesling Flight German Oktoberfest Style Beers. Slow Cooker Candy Cane White Hot Chocolate. Slow Cooker Candy Cane White Hot Chocolate is a perfect minty winter treat! It’s an easy recipe that will be gone in minutes! My family loves anything peppermint flavored this time of year. I decided to make a white hot chocolate and flavor it with crushed candy canes.

This Slow Cooker Candy Cane Hot Chocolate would be perfect for any evening in December or for Christmas morning. We love to sip on warm drinks out of the Crock Pot. What we used: Crock Pot White Chocolate Baking Bars Vanilla Candy Canes (affiliate links) Slow Cooker Candy Cane White Hot Chocolate Slow Cooker Candy Cane White Hot Chocolate is a perfect minty winter treat! Author: Sarah Olson Recipe type: Drink Serves: about 8 1/2 cups Ingredients 1/2 gallon whole milk (8 cups) 2 (4-oz.) pkgs Ghiridelli white chocolate baking bars, broken up into small pieces 1/2 cup crushed candy canes or starlight candies 1/2 tsp. vanilla whipped cream for serving (I use Reddi-Whip) more crushed candy canes for garnish Instructions.

DIY Hot Chocolate Flavor Spoons. Huffingtonpost. Candy-Covered-Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels. This is one of those weird “revamping a recipe from 3 years ago” posts. I first shared these a few days after Andy & I got engaged actually, right after I came back from the Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco. (I won Best New Blog there which explains some of the old comments.) I have made these many times since and thought the recipe/photos could use some updating :) I am officially in the Christmas confection zone. I love these for so many reasons 1- They are ridiculously easy 2- They can be adapted with SO many different types of candy 3- Not only are they festive for Christmas but could easily be sprinkled with candy for any given season.

I wrapped each of these in a cellophane bag and plan to give them out over the next few weeks to friends/our mailman etc. Let the Holiday baking/treat making begin! Candy-Covered-Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels Ingredients 28 Pretzel Rods 16 oz Dark or Milk Chocolate* Chopped Candy Bars, Sprinkles, Mini M&Ms etc 1 cup white chocolate chips Instructions Notes.

Glass Magnet Tutorial. The most common question I get asked at a craft fair is how to make my adorable Glass Pebble Magnets. It’s the most searched post on my blog over at StampinFool.com and I understand why. It is especially relevant for those of you vending craft fairs. These magnets sell great and are quick and easy to make in large quantities. Again, they sell GREAT! Priced at a dollar a piece, you are bound to sell out at each event! The cost of producing them is relatively inexpensive and the time required to make them is nominal. Let’s get started. Get the supplies here: 1 inch glass pebbles (Dollar Tree- about come 30 in a bag)Crystal Effects from Stampin’ Up! Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. And, here is a bonus photo tutorial recap for you for easy reference. Supply List Supply List I hope you found this tutorial helpful and simple to follow.

I will leave you with a few tips on pricing as well as storage. WANT MORE? Top Ten Craft Fair Staging Tips Wine Bottle Tags Hand Sanitizer Purse Tutorial Like this: Related. Holiday Gnomes. I’m back again with another Floracraft® Foam makeover! The New Make It Fun® Holiday Craft eBook is here, it’s brimming with Christmas crafts and decorating ideas for the upcoming holidays. We were asked to recreate one of their ideas into one of our own. I am going to combine two of their craft projects this time around, the Holiday Gnome Wall Art and the Cone Christmas Characters, to make these sweet Holiday Gnomes. These cuties are becoming pretty popular this season.

I am going to show you a simple and trendy way to spruce up your holiday decor this year! This project is rated easy, so even if your a beginner, you can do it! Holiday Gnomes Supplies: Floracraft® Make It Fun® Foam Cones, 1 ~9 inch cone, 2 ~17 inch cones1/4 yard each of three different holiday fabrics1 yard of grey Arctic Fleece2 sheets (1/4 yard) of craft fur, white1 sheet of felt, blackStraight pins1 inch wood ballsCraft wireHoliday greeneryRotary cutter and matRazor bladeSharp scissorsHot glue & gun Instructions:

The 'Saran Wrap Ball' Christmas Party Game Is A Must! • AwesomeJelly.com. There are all sorts of interesting and fun games you can play at your #Christmas party, but this one is super duper fun! It is called ‘The Saran Wrap Ball’ and it is just that…a massive ball of Saran Wrap with a ton of goodies layered throughout the ball and one awesome prize in the center! (see photos below) The first person with the ball starts unwrapping while the person on their right rolls a pair of dice, trying to roll doubles.Once doubles are rolled, the ball is passed to the next player and the sequence begins again.The person with the ball does not stop unwrapping until the person to their right rolls doubles. This creates a wonderful suspense and urgency to the game!

Make sure to put the best gift in the middle and remember…you can be creative and make this ball of Saran Wrap as big as you want!!! Feel free to modify the rules a bit too! Maybe use just one of the dice and pick a number that has to be hit in order for the ball to pass to the right! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Best Cheese Ball Bites Recipe-How To Make Cheese Ball Bites—Delish.com.