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Make dessert time fun for kids AND parents alike with these healthy dessert recipes for kids!

Cookies for Breakfast in a Jar

December 17, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 6 Comments

Cookies for Breakfast in a jar Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

2/3 c brown sugar, packed
1 t baking soda
¾ t baking powder
1 c all purpose flour
¾ c whole wheat flour
3 c multi grain cereal
½ cup dried blueberries
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup raisins

Layer all ingredients in a mason jar. Close jar tightly and cover with fabric and ribbon. Affix with the following instructions.

1 jar cookies for breakfast gift mix
½ c butter room temperature
2 eggs beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter and eggs until smooth. Add ingredients in jar. Mix until well combined.
With your hands form batter into large golf ball sized balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Press down on each ball with a spoon to flatten it slightly. Place cookies in the oven and bake for 12 – 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute then transfer to cooling rack. Enjoy these warm with a glass of milk or leave out for Santa. Happy Holidays!

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Homemade Holiday Caramel

December 13, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 18 Comments

I love caramel.  It’s got to be one of the best candy inventions of all time.

Whenever someone sends me a chocolate box, guess which ones are gone first?

We decided to make our own at home and wrap them up as little goodie and hostess bags to give away this holiday season.

You can too…

crafts Homemade Holiday Caramel

The boys are also bringing them as gifts to school…though they’ll be bringing them without nuts, we’re all nut free facilities around here.

Homemade Holiday Caramels

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes  Cool Time: 2 hours

What you need:

Candy Thermometer

Parchment Paper

Cooking spray

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup evaporated milk

2 cups heavy cream

1 ½ sticks unsalted butter

½ t salt

1 T vanilla extract

optional

Fancy Sea Salt (i.e. Fleur de Sel)

Chopped toasted pecans

Chopped peanuts

Gift Bags

Wax Paper

Ribbon or Raffia

crafts Homemade Holiday Caramel

What to do:

Line a 13×9 baking dish with parchment paper.

Lightly coat with cooking spray.

In a medium pot combine sugars, corn syrup, evaporated milk, whipping cream, butter, and salt.  Mix well.  Heat over medium heat.

crafts Homemade Holiday Caramel

Using your candy thermometer watch the heat and when it reaches 250 degrees remove from the pot.  Stir in your vanilla then pour into baking dish.

crafts Homemade Holiday Caramel

Cool in the fridge.  Once cooled cut into small pieces and wrap in wax paper.

crafts Homemade Holiday Caramel

Place in gift bags and tie with ribbon and raffia.  Optional….top your caramels with sea salt, or chopped nuts.

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Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

December 9, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 18 Comments

Do you have as many gifts to give this year as I do?

The kids have friends, teachers, and coaches galore…

Not to mention all the neighbors, mailmen, trainers, etc.

How many coffee gift cards can I possibly give out?

Well here’s the answer…

This one comes together in a snap and it’s super delicious to boot!

 

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Holiday Bark

Prep Time:  10 minutes  Cook Time: 5 minutes

Cool Time: 1-2 hours

What you need:

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

2 11 ounce bags white chocolate chips

1 T walnut oil

¾ cup dried cranberries

1 cup shelled pistachios

gift boxes or bags

ribbon or raffia

What to do:

In a large microwave safe bowl combine chocolate and walnut oil.  Heat on high at 30 second intervals stirring in between until just melted.

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Remove from microwave and stir quickly to finish melting.  Pour in cranberries and pistachios and stir to combine.

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Pour out onto a greased sheet pan into a thin layer.

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Refrigerate until cool.  Break up into jagged pieces.

crafts Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Place into gift boxes tied with ribbon and raffia.  Perfect festive holiday gift for anyone on your list!

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

November 7, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 5 Comments

Ok, let’s get something straight here.

I love pumpkin.

I mean REALLY!!!

I LOVE PUMPKIN!

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin dip, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin soup…

I love it all.

And you know what else I love?

Cheesecake!

Perfect marriage…

baking with kids Pumpkin Cheesecake

WHAT YOU NEED:

for the crust -

1 cup crushed graham crackers

3/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies

2 T brown sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

for the filling -

3 8 ounce packages cream cheese (at room temp)

1 15 ounce can pureed pumpkin

3 eggs

1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 t vanilla extract

1 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice

1 T flour

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients for the crust.  Give it a mix and then press down into a springform pan (a regular pie pan will do if you don’t have one) and set aside.

Next get started on your filling.  In a large mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add in your pumpkin, eggs, sour cream, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and flour.

Mix until well combined.

Pour into pie crust.

baking with kids Pumpkin Cheesecake

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Turn off the oven and prop open the oven door and let the cheese cake sit in the oven for an additional hour.  Be sure to keep the munchkins out of the kitchen during that time!

Then cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving.

Top with whip cream and enjoy!!!

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Fall Rewind – Vampire Kissed Cupcakes

October 28, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 6 Comments

This is a favorite at our halloween party every year.

Check out our Once Bitten Twice Shy cupcakes…
baking with kids Fall Rewind Vampire Kissed Cupcakes

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 box store bought red velvet cupcakes

3 large eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 1/4 cup milk

1 container white cream cheese frosting

1/4 cup raspberry

6 drops red food coloring

1 T water

24 cup cake liners

WHAT TO DO:

baking with kids Fall Rewind Vampire Kissed CupcakesPreheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Line your cupcake pan with your cupcake liners.  Set aside.

In a large bowl combine your cake mix, eggs, milk and oil.  Blend on low speed for 30 seconds.  Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.  Pour batter equally into cupcakes liners (makes 24 cupcakes) and bake for 19-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

While the cupcakes bake, mix your “blood.”  In a small bowl combine jelly, food coloring and water.  Mix until it is a blood like consistency.  I pour my mixture into a plastic squeeze bottle but you can just use a spoon if you don’t have one.

Once your cupcakes are cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.  Next take a stake like object (a candle, a kobob skewer, a sharp knife) and make two holes, like vampires teeth.  Then fill the holes with blood allowing it to drip down.  Voila…Your cupcakes have been bitten!

baking with kids Fall Rewind Vampire Kissed Cupcakes

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Fall Faves – Pumpkin Bread

October 24, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 9 Comments

You all know how we love the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Pie.

Pumpkin Pancakes.

Pumpkin Coffee.

Pumpkin Anything.

Nothing makes the boys happier than getting off the bus…

To a batch of delicious warm pumpkin bread.

baking with kids Fall Faves Pumpkin Bread

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree

4 eggs

1 c vegetable oil

2/3 c water

3 c sugar

1 c brown sugar (divided)

3 1/2 c flour

2 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

1 1/2 t salt

1 t ground cinnamon

1 t ground nutmeg

1/2 t ground cloves

1/4 t ground ginger

1/2 t ground allspice

Optional:

chocolate chips

walnuts

pumpkin seeds

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl combine pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, water, sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar.  Mix until blended.

In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and allspice.  Mix until well combined.  Pour dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients and mix until well combined.

Add in your desired mix ins.  We usually do one with walnuts and one with chocolate chips.

Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans.  Sprinkle tops with remaining brown sugar.

baking with kids Fall Faves Pumpkin Bread

Bake on 350 for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

 

 

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