Banana Split Bites. Banana Split Bites ~ A classic ice cream dessert gets mini for some bite size fun. And yes, there is actually a tiny scoop of ice cream tucked inside and underneath the whip cream of those little darlings. Banana Split Mini Bites For once I made something mini for portion control and not just for the cute factor. My little guy had some friends over the other day and of course with a mom who is a baker, the expectation is dessert will not only be good but it will be fun.
Keeping all things in mind what I served is what you see here. Here’s what wasn’t a hit and what I learned. Impromptu play dates with four kid’s ages 3-5 year olds after a full work day –not a good idea.Know in advance what other kids will and won’t eat. Luckily, dessert made all things right. No recipe just a few notes: Use firm bananas and cut into 1 inch sections. Leave a Comment. St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookie. St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookie Cookies, Dessert, Holiday Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes | 82 comments If I had to pick a recipe that I’ve made so far this year that was most popular with the kids I would have to say it was these Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookies that I tested out for St. Patrick’s Day. Because, according to legend, the leprechaun’s pot of gold is hidden at the end of a rainbow I thought it would be fun to come up with a cute treat for the kids to eat on St.
I didn’t make the entire batch at once and froze half of the dough for later because we didn’t need that many cookies at once. Really you can use this same method for slice and bake cookies with any colors of your choosing. If possible, use gel food coloring instead of the traditional food coloring found in grocery stores. More St. What is your favorite way to celebrate St. About the Author: My I-thought-I-had-an-original-idea ice cream cone cupcake pan. Don’t you hate it when you get all your ice cream cones filled with batter only to have them tip over and spill in the pan when you try to put them in the oven?
I decided to make a pan prototype to bake my cones in to stop the spills and mess! Yup, I made a prototype. And I was going to mass-produce it and sell it on HSN and become a billionaire, er, or at least a thousand-aire. But my dreams were crushed when I realized someone else already designed one. And it was better than mine. So much for my big break. BUT considering I wasted so much time making my pan, I’m going to show you it anyway. I bought this cheap tin pan from the 99 cent store. I took a sharpie and measured out a 3 x 4 square grid. Once my circles were cut out I just flipped it over and put it on a cookie sheet. Brilliant, right? And just for fun I took a picture of what it looks like from the underside. So there you have it. And now for a 2nd tutorial on how to make Cupcake cones.
Fill the cones with batter. Mum's the Word Cupcakes. Brownie Pops to Cheesecake Pops: Things on a Stick taste Better | Intimate Weddings - Small Wedding Blog. Posted on September 14, 2010 by Christina Why do some things taste better when they’re on a stick? Maybe it’s the novelty that makes them fun – or the fact that you don’t have to get your fingers all sticky and buttery. I rounded up a few good things on sticks for you to drool over. All would be perfect for a wedding – especially if you’re still a kid at heart. Let’s start with Bakerella’s Poptarts on a stick. As you will see these aren’t like the icky Poptarts you buy at the store; these are more like pie. Yum! Brownie pops. Cookies on a stick from I am Mommy. Pie on a stick. Cheesecake on a stick. Saucy's sprinkles (bloggedy blog blog): happy thanksgiving. More than a few readers suggested that Saucy try to make the infamous turkey cupcakes from What's Up, Cupcake for Thanksgiving.
Remember, it's Thanksgiving in Canada this weekend. Saucy decided to give them a whirl. They are, after all, super cute. Super very cute. Seriously... tiny turkeys on top of a cupcake? After making these turkey-cakes, Saucy has a few tips for you if you plan to give these a go. Tip one: you can do lots of the prep work ahead of time. Because, super very cute takes a lot of work. Tip two: don't attempt to make more than a dozen of these unless you want to snap, or you have the patience of a Saint which Saucy does not. Tip three: decide how many cupcakes you want to make and do the turkey legs a day or so ahead of time. Tip five: if you're working ahead, melt two or three white candy melts in the microwave and dab the tips of the turkey legs for the bone detail and don't use frosting as suggested in the cookbook. ... like so!
20 Most Inventive Cupcakes Known To Man | KoldCast TV - News Blog. Chocolate Easter Surprise Eggs. These dyed Easter are real eggshells that have been coated on the inside with chocolate and stuffed with candy and a small surprise. Everything I used to decorate the eggs is edible. I used jumbo sized eggs, though this wasn’t necessary. I stuffed them with the smallest things I could find. I was hoping to try to make my own version of the chocolate filled real eggshells that Martha Stewart created a few years back, but I wanted mine to be more like a Kinder Surprise egg with a toy or small item inside.
I also took inspiration from hollow chocolate eggs that contain smaller chocolates and candies, as these make a pleasing rattling noise when you shake them, and I can never wait to find out what is inside. I learned a lot through mistakes along the way (which I’ll go into obnoxious detail about in a later post), but here is what did work for me. dyeing the eggs It’s meant to be used on soft boiled eggs with cooked whites, so it’s a bit treacherous using it on raw eggs. Coating with chocolate. What goes into making chocolate bowls. Leave it up to me to mess up every recipe in the world... but on the flipside, by experiencing everything that goes wrong, I end up learning the most.I had seen these bowls from Stephanie's Kitchen, and decided it was a fantastic idea for my food independent study. ingredients: chocolate, and balloons!
First, a giant bar of chocolate all the way from taiwan! And it's -special- grade, whatever that means. (i actually tried to pipe pretty lacy chocolate bowls first, but uh, that completely failed so i moved on. plus i don't like that pink fake chocolate.) balloons! Tip number 2, after you have melted your chocolate in a double broiler and poured it into a bowl for dipping, let it cool before you dip your balloons. because although you are really excited to dip them and set them down like this... five seconds later you shall hear a POP and you (as well as your kitchen) will be covered in chocolate because apparently latex doesn't like heat. How to make hard candy jewels | Chica and Jo.
Jo and I have been doing lots of projects over the last month or so for Little Jo’s birthday party, and I want to show you one of the projects I did for part of the party decor. We found ourselves needing some round gems in just the right color of teal. If they could be edible, all the better. So I did some shopping and some research and came up with everything I needed to make hard candy jewels. And I gotta tell you, this turned out to be one of the most fun projects I’ve done in ages! By the way, there was a lot of trial and error as I figured out just the right techniques for making hard candy, and I’ll tell you about that at the end of this post. But for now, here is the right way to do it! You’ll need to pick up a couple of custom supplies for making hard candy.
Before we even think about turning that stove on, we’ve got lots of prep work to do. Fortunately, it’s very easy to calibrate your candy thermometer. Next, you want to cover your work area with aluminum foil. Okay, all set? Rice Krispie Treat Watermelon. Rainbow Jello Recipe. June 22, 2010 When I was young, rainbow Jello would always be one of the offerings on the dessert table. I used to peel the layers of Jello apart and eat them one by one, my favourite being cherry. I have a lot of fond memories of rainbow Jello, but like most things from my childhood, rainbow Jello slowly disappeared without much fanfare. I don’t eat Jello much, but when I do, I prefer eating rainbows.
I also have a thing for quirky, retro desserts, so when we planned a father’s day barbecue on Sunday, I made a small container of rainbow Jello. It’s funny because people are still impressed by rainbow Jello! Rainbow Jello Recipe adapted from The Food Librarian5 small packages of Jello (I used cherry, grape, blueberry, lime and lemon) 4 1/2 tablespoons of unflavoured gelatin 1 can sweetened condensed milkMix the cherry Jello with 1/2 tablespoon of gelatin.