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Hot Chocolate on a Stick. I wanted to have a craft project involving chocolate, so it's a good thing we received a ton of those last Christmas. I read somewhere on the internet that you can make your own hot chocolate... on a stick. It's a fun concept that you should try! You will need: - Silicone ice cube tray - Chocolate (dark chocolate, milk chocolate... whatever you have there) - Paper straw - Sprinkles First, melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Once it's cooled, place the paper straw on each cube.

Next step is to decorate your hot chocolate! Then wait for it to harden. I hope you guys try it and let me know what you think! Edible watermelon bowls with sorbet. Serve up scoops of smiles in these edible watermelon ice cream bowls. You won't believe how easy and fun they are to make. Just dip balloons into melted candy wafers, and you'll create a delicious dessert dish. Edible watermelon ice cream bowls Ingredients: 2 cups vibrant green candy melts3 cups dark green candy meltsWatermelon oil flavoring (optional)6 small latex balloonsPink ice cream, sherbet or sorbetMini chocolate chips Try this homemade boozy hurricane sorbet >> Directions: Prepare the candy melts Measure out 2 cups of vibrant green candy melt wafers and 3 cups of dark green candy melt wafers.Melt dark green candy melts in a microwave, in 30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.

Create a bowl shape with candy melts Inflate and tie six balloons, slightly smaller than your bowl. Place on a cookie sheet lined with waxed or parchment paper. Repeat the process to thicken bowls To remove the balloons from the watermelon bowls, cut the tops to release the air. Reveal your finished bowls. Recipe: Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles Kinfolk. Are you getting warmer? The best way to cool down is from the inside out. Eating these Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles will help! You should never feel bad about eating popsicles, but when you eat a popsicle made out of honey, ginger and coconut you will feel even better! Research has shown that these ingredients make all kinds of magical things happen, such as preventing illness, keeping you hydrated and keeping your body in good shape.

Honey is antibacterial, ginger helps to regulate your stomach and coconut is a source of vitamins, minerals, fiber and electrolytes. All three are chock full of antioxidants and will keep you feeling tip-top and looking lovely. Recipe: Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles Ingredients 3 (14-ounce/415 milliliter) cans full-fat coconut milk 1 (4-inch/10-centimeter) piece fresh ginger, finely grated 1 cup (12 ounces/340 grams) local honey Tools Popsicle molds Wooden popsicle sticks Yield depends on type of popsicle molds being used. Lemony Greek Yogurt Cheesecake | In The Pantry. Mini-rainbow-heart-shaped-cheesecakes. Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop-Tarts for the Holidays | Team Mom.

Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop TartThe holidays are a time to indulge. And yet, they can also be a very busy time. So treat yourself and your special loved ones to a delicious treat that won't leave you slaving away for hours in the kitchen. Two ingredients is all you need to make these glorious confections, reminiscent of the chocolate-filled croissants you find in many a French bakery. They are simple, flaky, and perfectly divine. Chocolate Poptarts Ingredients: -2 prepared pie crusts -2 dark chocolate bars (I used Lindt with a hint of Sea Salt) Related: Instant desserts: 1-minute sundaes, 2-minute cakes, and more! Step 1. Step 1 Step 2. Step 2 Related: 8 homemade Girl Scout cookie recipes - Samoas, Thin Mints, and moreStep 3.Bake poptarts in an oven preheated to 425 degrees for 9-11 minutes, or just until the edges are golden brown. Step 3 Serve poptarts hot or cold, with a glass of cold milk.

. - By Brooke McLay Follow Brooke on Babble For 10 more homemade Pop-Tart recipes, visit Babble! No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies | Shine Food. A Red Velvet Cake with a Surprising Ingredient | Shine Food. Pumpkin Fudge on a Stick for Fall. Hello Fall, come on in. I’ve missed you ever so much this long, hot, sticky Summer. I embrace you, Fall, and all you bring, like pumpkins.

So yes, Callye of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle, of course I’m joining your pumpkin cookie cutter extravaganza. Remember back when she asked a bunch of supercool bloggers to create something, anything with a star cookie cutter? I didn’t live up to my name and actually decorate my pumpkins. I’ve mentioned 169 and 39 times on this blog that Fall is my favorite season (by the way, “169 and 39″ is my daughter’s go-to phrase for expressing a large volume, so I thought I’d try and start a trend).

So I chose candy. I have a few different sizes of pumpkin cutters, but I chose the little one-inch pumpkin cutter I got in a set of Fall cutters for these. How to make pumpkin fudge on a stick pumpkin fudge recipe 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (a can of Libby’s is the best) 1/2 teaspoon salt. Lemon Square Bars Recipe. Jar of Happiness for my Birthday.

Tuesday is my thirty-something birthday and I wanted to make something fun for myself. A little happiness in a jar for my happy day please! These are great because I know that in no way during the week could I make a cake for myself. I can just put the lid on these beauties and store in the fridge until my day. (okay so we all ate one tonight but there is still 4 left...)

I have seen these fun little cupcakes baked right in the jar over at Babble and had to give it a try myself. {My birthday was the perfect excuse} It's an awesome tutorial but I wanted to make mine on a smaller scale and simplify the mess a little. I did make mine a little different and wanted to share with you all what worked for me. 1)Mix a white cake mix as directed. YUMMY!!! Brown Sugar Casted Chocolates. Brown sugar is the perfect medium for casting poured chocolate in a homemade mold. This simple project will set your imagination wild! Press any convex object of choice firmly into packed brown sugar, pour melted chocolate chips into the mold and wait for it to set up. You can flavor your chocolate with spices, citrus zest- or even salt and pepper! I am picturing chess pieces, stones, vintage buttons, little hands and feet...all in different shades of chocolate... This is a fun project for kids- especially since it takes very little set up (or clean up) and there's not a lot of waiting around to see your results.

My girls used shells, legos and various little figurines for their molds. I love projects that aren't tedious and don't have a lot invested so there's not that fear of a failed product. Brown Sugar Casted Chocolates: You can find a blurb about this technique in the amazing SprinkleBakes book (highly recommended!) Fill a bowl or pan with an inch or two of brown sugar. Meringue Cookie Bites, Three Ways. Meringues have become ubiquituously associated with the "Fat Free! " "Almost ZERO calories! " crowd of diet desserts at the grocery store, crowded into plastic tubs that cheerily advertise their low-calorie benefits.

They are certainly not what we would reach for when looking for an indulgent dessert. But when baking for a large crowd of people, or looking for something cute and sweet to serve at a party, homemade meringues can be delightful, and a little extra something is all it takes to lift them into an addictive and delicious confection that crunches then melts in the mouth.

Read on for a basic recipe and tips to conquer the egg white... Meringue is made, fundamentally, of three things: egg whites, sugar and air. Once you learn a few simple steps, however, they are easy. To make a meringue, egg whites are whipped until foamy, then cream of tartar is sprinkled in, then they are whipped again at increasing speeds. Finally, a note on flavorings. Cherry Kirsch2 tablespoons Kirschwasser.