Toasted Coconut Symphony Treats

It's been such a great week here! The weather has been warm and has felt like Spring! I love spending more time outside with the kids. We even cleaned and organized both garages, not my favorite thing to do but it feels so good to have that done.

Here's a quick treat to make so you can spend more time outside! All you need for this chocolate goodie is coconut and a giant sized Symphony candy bar.

Take the coconut and spread it onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes. Watch it carefully so it doesn't burn.

Next take your chocolate bar and break it into pieces then melt either in the microwave or on the stove top. I get a pot and fill it half way with water and let the water warm up. After the water is warm I place the chocolate in a glass bowl and set it on top of the pot of water and let the chocolate melt.

Mix the coconut and chocolate together until all coconut is covered. Scoop onto wax paper or into mini cupcake liners.

Add a Cadbury egg to make tasty birds nests. These would be great treats for  Easter!

Valentine Chex Mix

Anytime you can have chocolate and peanut butter together, it's going to be good! Here's a simple treat that everyone can enjoy. 

 

 Here's what you need: 

1 box of Chocolate Chex Cereal
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 bag M&M's.

1. Mix the cereal and M&M's together in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. Mix the corn syrup and sugar together in a medium sauce pan.  Heat until it begins to bubble. Add peanut butter and stir until it's all incorported.

3. Pour syrup mixture over cereal mix. Stir until all the mix is coated with the syrup mixture.

 4. Enjoy! Store in airtight container or a Ziploc bag.

Valentine Chex Mix

1 box of Chocolate Chex Cereal
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 bag M&M's.

Mix the cereal and M&M's together in a large bowl. Set aside. Mix the corn syrup and sugar together in a medium sauce pan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved and it begins to bubble. Stir in the peanut butter and mix until it's all incorporated. Pour syrup mixture over cereal and M&M's. Stir until all the mix is coated with the syrup mixture.  Enjoy! Store in airtight container or a Ziploc bag.

 

 

Halloween Jello Cups

Today, I thought I would surprise the kids with a fun after school snack. Jello cups in Halloween colors. Yes, it took pretty much the whole day to make but it was worth it to see the surprise looks on their faces.

They were actually pretty easy to make, it just takes time for the jello to set up. All you need for this spooky treat is 3 different jello flavors, I used grape, lime, and orange. I also used the quick set method from the jello box so I wouldn't have to wait as long between each color then topped it with some cool whip! 

Strawberry Coconut Popsicles

With the temperatures reaching into the 100's here in Utah this week we've had to find a variety of ways to cool down. Besides swimming and running through the sprinkles we've also eaten a lot of popsicles. 

Here's a popsicle that's full of flavor and healthy as well. We used strawberries and blueberries, but you could combine any kind of berries you'd like to create a yummy and cool treat.

Strawberry Coconut Popsicles

1 cup strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
2 cups water
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup honey

Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into popsicles molds or 5 oz. Dixie cups, filling 2/3 of the way. Freeze for 30 minutes, insert sticks and continue to chill until the popsicles are fully frozen (2 hours or more). Enjoy!!

*Frozen berries work for this recipe also.

Recipe adapted from Babble

Healthy Red, White and Blueberry Popsicles

We love summer, especially for the popsicles. There's nothing quite like eating a cold popsicle when it's hot outside. My kids love to make kool-aid popsicles or use any kind of juice that we might have. Don't get me wrong, those popsicles are delicious but they also have lots of sugar in them too.


 I decided to try to make a healthier version of popsicle that we could all enjoy. These yummy cold treats are great because they are made with real fruit, yogurt and are sweetened with honey instead of sugar, so you can feel good about having one. Most importantly, the kids give them 2 thumbs up!!

Red, White and Blueberry Popsicles
makes six 4 oz. popsicles

1 3/4 cup blueberries

1 cup strawberries, stems removed

1 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup (or more) honey

Rinse the blueberries and strawberries, then thoroughly puree each fruit separately. Stir 2 tablespoons of honey into the blueberries and 1 tablespoon into the strawberries. Spoon 1 cup yogurt into a bowl and add 1 tablespoon honey.

To make popsicles, spoon blueberry mixture into the bottom of your molds. Then add a layer of yogurt. Add a layer of strawberries. Freeze for several hours or overnight.

Adapted from Babble.com

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Made in a Day

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Michelle's Tasty Creations

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Brassy Apple

The Girl Creative

Just Us Four

Chocolate Dipped Rice Crispy Treats

Every Friday the kids have early out at school and within a half hour after that it's a constant flow of the kids and their friends coming and going until bedtime. 

I learned a long time ago that kids + friends = raiding the pantry, especially the boys. So being that I'm not a huge fan of grocery shopping on a weekly basis, I try to have a snack ready when they rush through the door. The snacks vary from healthy munchies to yummy sweet treats but whatever the snack is I try to make it something they can eat with their hands because I'm not a fan of  doing the dishes either!

Today the snack is just a rice crispy treat jazzed up a bit with a little melted chocolate and spinkles. Simple yet brings lots of smiles!