Chocolate dipped fruit...with BUTTERFINGERS!?

Ah, yes :)
So first off, we can not take credit for this awesome, mouth-watering idea.
We were actually sent the photo by another awesome mama & after seeing it..just had to do...and after doing it..just had to share it :)

To see where we got it from and check out other awesome recipes, visit Gingerbread Bagels :)

Mk, here we go!

Okay, what you'll need: Strawberries, butterfingers, chocolate chips, and...we added a banana :)
Melt your chocolate chips in the microwave or on the stove, and while that's going, crush up your butterfingers.
Gingerbread Bagels used a food processor...we don't have one...so i used a hammer 8)
Okay, everything's ready.


Next, dip your fruit in the chocolate, and then roll it in the crushed butterfinger.
I used toothpicks.


Mmmm..good. let it set [you can put it in the fridge to speed up the process]



All done!
Here's the banana



Annnd the strawberries!


So. good.

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Caramel apple.

Caramel apples, but..cooler? ;)

What you'll need: Apples, popsicle sticks or chop sticks. Candy for a "face", caramel soft candies, and milk.
Cut the stem off, and stick the stick in :)


We didn't use exact measurments for the caramel,
but it came to be about 20+ of the soft caramel candies, and 4 tbs of milk.
This only covered  2 apples. Melt the caramel & milk in the microwave for about 2 1/2 minutes.



For our faces we used mint rings for eyes, raisinets for nose, and twizzlers for the mouths :)



All done! :D

Mini CHEESECAKE biscuits!

Thanks to Miranda for the idea of the cheesecake,
and thanks to my randomly stocked fridge in need of cleaning for making 'em outta biscuits :D

What you'll need:
Premade biscuit dough, cream cheese, chocolate fudge [optional], powder sugar & vanilla extract.
Soften the cream cheese a bit, and dd the vanilla/sugar just til you like the taste :) [i didn't use exact measurments or anything]


Taking your biscuits, grease your pan, then press them in,
making kind of a 'bowl' shape, by pressing it against the edges of your cupcake pan.



Now fill them with your 'cheesecake' mixture.
[ignore the plain chocolate chip ones :P]
Bake as the biscuit can directs, and add that bit of chocolate if you'd like once they are done :)



And there ya have it!


ENJOY!
Dont forget to send in your photos of things you've made off of our blog :)
Just updated  YOUR photos yesterday!

Fried powdered sugar treats!

Ok, so really...donut holes, but we just did another kinda donuts recently, i had to switch the names up a little :P

What you'll need: Premade biscuit dough, powdered sugar, vegetable oil, and hot fudge :)
Tear the dough into smaller peices [per large biscuit i made 6] and roll into small balls.


Boil your oil. Baracade the kids outta the kitchen.
Set the dough into the pot *carefully* and fry just til it's golden brown.
Set on a paper towel so the excess oil drains off.


You can use a container with a lid or a zip lock baggie, *kid friendly*
Shake them in the powder while still hot, but once the oil has drained into the paper towel.
Add hot fudge for dipping [cos it's not sweet enough yet, right? ;)]


There ya have it!


These were actually Carter-approved :)


*NOTE: serve immediately. if left out too long, the powder sugar with...'goo-ify' cos of any excess oil.

ENJOY!

GUITAR POPS!

So, this little post is gonna feature an awesome thing we picked up in Seattle yesterday.
You can get your owwwwn, here!! :)

It's really an ice cube tray- but we decided to make popsicles instead :)



-What you'll need: Your nifty new ice tray :)
And juice of your choice, we picked Sobe orange cream and pina colada.
[We aren't juice drinkers in this house, so the decision was a bit hard]

-Obviously, you then fill the tray, freeze [hopefully in a freezer less scary looking than my own] and whip out later, or , the next day, like we did. [why am i explaining this  process to you???]



The finished product :)





Please excuse his hair :D These popsicles were enjoyed at the crack of dawn.

CAKE BATTER rice crispy treats!

So, usually we like to do all original baking ideas,
but...seeing this featured on a youtube video, we had to do it.
Cos, yes, we love cake batter...and, we love rice crispy treats.
How could this go wrong?

What you'll need/melt up the butter [3 tlbs] with the marshmallows [10 oz of minis]


Oh shoot.
my photos are out of order :(
Okay, you need to switch the steps a bit, just, the first photo, is actually the last :D
You add about 1/4 cup prepared cake powder, and add in some rainbow sprinkles
Then stir in the 6 cups of Rice Crispy cereal.


This next part is optional, but, you should probably do it ;)
Add more sprinkles to the top, just for some more color,
then melt your milk chocolate chips and drizzle it on top.


Let it set, and VIOLA! you're done!



To be honest, we couldn't really taste the 'cake' part [ohhh so THAT'S how it could go wrong], so maybe add a bit more than what we did from the way we saw it done :D
but either way- how could you go wrong with rice crispy treats!!

SLOPPY JOE...cupcakes?

So, I saw the pizza cupcakes or whatever you wanna call 'em,
and we wanted to do our own twist on 'em.

So, we decided to try sloppy joe ones.
annnd they were amazing.

What you need/prepping the 'muffin/cupcake' part & toppings



Layer 'em on



[They bake as the biscuit directions say to]

The final product  


The kids loved 'em

Camping Donuts, revisited. This time, homemade.

Well..."campmade" :)

Sorry we haven't updated in a bit.
I was even going to take a break, to get my life sorted out a bit,
but, i just couldn't stay away :)

So, revisiting camping donuts, we now made them from scratch...kinda :)
We forgot to add sugar, so hey-- remember sugar :)

Not gonna lie, using the premade biscuit dough is yummier, but, this was great too!

What you'll need:

 

Making the dough:

 

 

Roll it into a little ball, and poke a hole in it!

 

 

You could also do this over a fire,

you need to boil a thing of oil...PLEASE dont burn your campsite down!

You drop 'em in there til they brown.

 

 

While they're warm still, shake 'em in a bag of cinamon and sugar.

 

 

Then eat 'em! or be awesome like me 'n add a bit of whip cream then eat 'em :D

Smurfy Cinnamon Rolls, anyone?

Taking the 'classic' kid favorite of pie crust cinamon rolls and adding a little twist to it.
Thanks to Perry for the help.

What you'll  need/how to roll them.



Slice 'em. [obviously, these are my friend's hands ;)]



You bake 'em like the pie crust instructs you to.



What you'll need for the [colored] glaze.



They look like we squished little smurfs to make these.
[dont worry kids, no smurfs were really harmed in the making of these]



Carter was a bit warry, but, ended up liking them.



Have fun making these, and picking your icing color :)

This will be the last post for awhile, due to some personal things,
but please keep emailing me your photos and any ideas you want us to try.
Hopefully we will be back here soon :)

White chocolate cupcakes.