As I was scrolling Pinterest looking for Valentine’s Day ideas that I would list the 15 Best Red and Pink Recipes for Valentine’s Day to help you save some time and find the best recipes!
Froot Loops Cereal Cake with White Chocolate Milk Splash
Transform your favorite breakfast cereal into this delicious Froot Loops Cereal Cake with White Chocolate Milk Splash.
This Froot Loops Cereal Cake is topped with a White Chocolate Milk Splash, creamy vanilla frosting and rich moist vanilla cake. It’s a fun dessert that is bound to awe your family.
If you love cereal as much as my family does, you are going to LOVE this whimsical Froot Loops Cereal Cake topped with a White Chocolate Milk Splash.
The first step to making this fun Froot Loops Cereal Cake is to start by making the White Chocolate Milk Splash.
You will need 1 cup of White Chocolate Chips, 2 small 5 inch balloons, two bowls, and a safety pin for the White Chocolate Milk Splash.
Blow up your balloons to about the size you are wanting and place them into a small bowl with tape on the sides to keep them standing upright. Melt ¾ C of your white chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Mix in the ¼ C of the white chocolate chips into the melted chocolate. Spoon the melted chocolate onto the top of the balloon into a splashed milk design by covering the top of the balloon and creating drips around the sides to give the splash effect. Carefully place the balloon into the fridge. To allow it to harden. I suggest doing this with two of the balloons in case one breaks.
After you have baked and frosted the cake, Carefully remove the balloon from the fridge and remove from the bowl. Hold the chocolate part in your hand. Using a safety pin, carefully pop the balloon and remove it from the chocolate. Carefully place the chocolate bowl onto the top of the cake. Fill it halfway with Froot Loops.
Froot Loops Cereal Cake
This Froot Loops Cereal Cake with White Chocolate Splash is colorful and fun and bound to be a hit with your family and friends. I mean a cereal birthday party couldn't be more fun!
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 2 boxes White Cake Mix
- 8 large egg whites
- 2 ½ cups water
- 1 cup canola oil
- Pink, Blue, and leaf green food coloring gel
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients
- 3 cups softened unsalted butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 box Froot Loops Cereal
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with Pam baking spray
- Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth.
- Scoop ¾ C of batter into each of the 3 bowls
- Mix in a few drops of Pink food coloring into one bowl
- Mix in a few drops of Blue food coloring into the second bowl
- Mix in a few drops of Leaf Green food coloring into the third bowl
- Divide the remaining white batter between the 3 cake pans
- Scoop each colored batter in dollops onto the white batter
- Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely
Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the color until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks.
- Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake to make an even layer.
- Repeat step with other two layers.
- Scoop 1 C of white frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly.
- Place the second cake layer on top and spread evenly 1 more cup of frosting.
- Place the last layer of cake on top and frost with remaining white frosting.
- Place the cake in the fridge to allow the base frosting to harden for about 30 minutes.
- Coat the bottom of the layered cake with fruit loops.
- Top with the White Chocolate Milk Splash half filled with Froot Loops (directions are above for this)
Minnie Mouse Ear Cupcakes
These Minnie Mouse Ear Cupcakes are one of the cutest desserts I’ve ever put in my mouth. This Minnie Mouse Ear Cupcakes are perfect for Valentine’s Day coming up or you could use them anytime of the year because cupcakes are delicious all year long!
These Minnie Mouse Ear cupcakes would also be perfect for a baby shower! You could even make another color like blue or purple! These cupcakes are rich, soft red velvet. And, the frosting is a creamy cream cheese frosting. Then they are topped with fondant to make the super cute Minnie Mouse ears.
Fondant Ears
1 package of Wilton white fondant
1 package of Wilton red fondant
1 2inch round circle fondant cutter
1 edible pink spray
1 wilton bow fondant mold
1 heart stencil
Directions
Lightly brush your bow mold with powder sugar
Pinch off 1 tablespoon of red fondant and push into a bow mold of your choice
Create 22 red bows
Set aside on a plate to allow to air dry
Lightly sprinkle powder sugar onto a cutting board and roll into a ¼ inch thickness
Cut out 44 round circles for the ears and set aside
Allow to dry for a few hours
Lay out 4 sheets of paper towels or scrap paper to avoid painting your counters.
Place two ears at a time onto the paper
Place the heart stencil onto the two circles
Lightly spray the circles with the pink spray
Carefully lift the stencil off the circles and move aside to dry
Repeat steps with remaining white circles
Minnie Mouse Ears Cupcakes
These Minnie Ears Cupcakes are perfect for your Valentine's party or for any day of the week! These Red Velvet Cupcakes with
Servings: 22 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup salted softened butter plus additional 4 tbsp softened butter
- ¼ cup softened shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp Red Velvet Extract
- 1 cup 1 milk, I used whole but any will work
- 1 tbsp Red Food coloring gel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pam with liners
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy
- Mix in the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract and red gel food coloring until combined
- Alternating between the dry ingredients and milk, Gradually mix in the both ingredients into the mixture until combined
- Scoop batter into the cupcake pans, filling 3/4 of the way
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 4 oz softened cream cheese
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 -6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- red food gel
- 1 large piping bag with large star tip
Instructions
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream until smooth and stiff peaks form
- Split the frosting into two bowls
- Add a few drops of red food coloring into one bowl and mix until combined
- Frosting and decorating Directions
- Place the piping bag into a large cup and fold the sides over the edge
- Scoop some red frosting in the piping bag in 4 lines
- Scoop white frosting into the piping
- Pipe the cooled cupcakes with the frosting
- Place two ears on the side of the bow
Winter Wonderland Cupcakes
I was scrolling around the internet one day and I came across this article that said that baking helped with depression. And, with this rainy winter we are having I thought to myself “It can’t hurt to try”. So, I headed into the kitchen to make these Winter Wonderland Cupcakes to lift my spirits. It worked like a charm, I’m feeling better and these cupcakes Winter Wonderland cupcakes are delicious.
Gooey Candy Cane Cookies
Ring in the holidays with these Gooey Candy Cane Cookies! They are perfect mix of soft gooey cookie and minty candy canes.
These cookies turn a slight pink color and have some crinkles on the top! They look so perfect that they are irresistible.
When you add these fresh baked Gooey Candy Cane Cookies to your holiday tray you will find them disappearing quickly! Plus, if you take them to your favorite cookie exchange they will be sure to be gobbled up right away!
Gooey Candy Cane Cookies
These Gooey Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect cookie for your holiday party or Christmas Cookie Exchange.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp peppermint oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (fine-grain)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Red and pink gel food coloring
- 1 bag small candy canes
Instructions
- Sift powdered sugar
- Crush candy canes
- Sift crushed candy canes for small shards and candy cane dust
- Transfer sifted powdered sugar into a small bowl.
- Prep cookies sheets with parchment paper
- Lower oven rack to the lower 1/3rd of the oven.
- Whisk the four and baking soda together in a medium bowl. Continue to whisk until it is well blended.
- Set aside.
- Cream the cream cheese and butter together using the electric mixer. Continue to work with the cream cheese and butter until they are well blended, creamy, and smooth. Slowly add in sugar, vanilla, peppermint oil, and salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are well combined, light, and fluffy. (Scrape the bowl as necessary.)
- Beat, on medium speed, while adding in the egg and egg yolk. (About 2 minutes) The mixture should be creamy and light. This step develops the base structure of the cookies.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low. Slowly begin to add in the flour mixture. Mix until all ingredients are just completely incorporated. (The dough will be sticky.)
- Take out 1/4th of the cookie dough putting it in a small bowl. Add several drops of the red food coloring stirring to blend the color throughout all of the dough. Cover this bowl and the other bowl of cookie dough with plastic wrap. Put in the refrigerator overnight or at least several hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using the mini- cookie scoop measure out the non-tinted dough. With your hands roll each scoop of dough into an equal sized ball. (This step will ensure that all cookies are the same size)
- With your thumb push a depression in each ball of dough. Now, repeat this step using your fingers to enlarge the depression in the cookie. This depression will hold a scoop of the tinted dough.
- Work quickly with the tinted dough while it is still chilled and firm. Using a small measuring teaspoon measure out equal sizes of d the tinted dough and place them in the indented area in the non-tinted dough. With your finger press the tinted dough further into the hole in the cookie.
- On each cookie, one at a time, squeeze some of the non-tinted dough to the top of the cookie. Smooth this over the tinted dough. Enclose and seal it closed. (If necessary take a small amount of extra dough and add just a small amount to the top of the cookie. Follow the previous steps to seal the hole in the cookie) Immediately after this process roll the cookie dough into a ball. Roll each completed dough ball in the powdered sugar to coat. Transfer the coated cookie balls to the prepared cookie sheets leaving 2 inches between each.
- Bake on 350 degrees for about 14-16 minutes. (Or until the cookies have become puffed and crackly.) Do not over bake.
- The cookies will be soft in the center and still light around the edges. If you lift the cookies the bottoms will be only lightly browned. Move the cookie sheets to a wire rack allowing the cookies to cool for about 10 minutes.
- While the cookies are still warm sprinkle small pieces of the peppermint candy on the cookies. Use a toothpick to press the larger pieces of the crushed candy cane into the cracked center of the cookies. Sprinkle each cookie with the powdered sugar and candy cane dust.
- Move the cookies from the cookie sheet to the wire rack. Use a metal spatula to do this. Set aside to cool completely. Transfer the cooled cookies to an airtight container to store.
- Dust the cookies with candy cane dust prior to serving.
Snowman Rice Krispy Treat
It’s that time of year! The holiday parties abound and festive themed treats are everywhere! I don’t know about you but I always want to make sure that I bring a cute treat to a party.
I gathered up the supplies to make these Snowman Rice Krispy Treats for my little girl’s school party! And, they were a hit. Plus, she was able to help and make them her own. It’s great hand eye coordination practice! She also get to tell her friends that made them so you can’t get better than that right?
Here is what you need to make them:
ingredients
1 box of rice krispy treats, unwrapped
2 bags of ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafers
1 bag of m&m’s, green and red picked out
1 package of large edible eyes
4 red and green airheads
1 tube of orange cookie icing
1 tube of black cookie icing
1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
Directions
Using a double boiler, melt both bags of chocolate
Once chocolate is melted, place the rice krispy treat into the chocolate and using a fork, flip it over until it is completely coated
Carefully pick up the rice krispy treat and lightly tap the edge of the pot to get rid of excess chocolate
Place rice krispy treat onto the cookie sheet and then place two eyes onto the top area of the rice krispy treat
Let chocolate harden for about 10 minutes
Using the orange cookie icing, pipe on the snowman’s nose
Using the black cookie icing, pipe on the mouth
Let dry for 10 minutes while you cut the airhead
Place unwrapped airheads onto a cutting board and cut 3 strips.
Place a strip of airhead onto the top of the rice krispy treat and press the sides slightly down into the rice krispy treat
Matching colors of the M&M’s to the airhead, place a red M&M into the melted chocolate and place onto the bottom of the airhead on the side
Let sit there for 5 minutes before repeating step with the other side
Repeat steps with remaining rice krispy treats.
Peppermint Chewy Chocolate Cookies
These Peppermint Chewy Chocolate Cookies are rich and delicious! What could be better than a chewy, fudge, Christmas Cookie, dipped in white chocolate and then sprinkled with peppermint!
At the beginning of Christmas every year, I start to crave peppermint and chocolate. It just doesn’t feel like Christmas until I them
.
These Peppermint Chewy Chocolate Cookies are perfect for your Holiday party or to bring to your favorite Christmas Cookie Exchange. I love the idea of only baking one or two types of cookies and then getting to swap them with neighbors for a larger variety!
Peppermint Chewy Chocolate Cookies
These Peppermint Chewy Chocolate Cookies are rich and delicious! They are bound to be a hit at your next Christmas Cookie Exchange or Holiday Party.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted Butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pkg White Chocolate Candy Melts
- 4 mini candy canes- unwrapped
- Cane Cane Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and beat well.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa
powder, salt, and baking powder. Add it into the sugar mixture and mix until
combined well. - Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough onto
cookie sheets and bake for about 8-10 minutes. - Cool the cookies completely.
- Melt the white chocolate per package directions
and dip each cookie into the chocolate until coated halfway. - Put the candy cane sprinkles on the white
chocolate and sprinkle crushed candy canes around on the chocolate. Let harden.
Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies
These Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies are the perfect whimsical addition to your holiday party! They are bound to be a hit on any Christmas table or buffet! And, trust me the kids will have a blast making the faces on them.
I love a rich and chewy brownies. And, these fit the bill every time! Plus, with the addition of the Royal Icing it makes them the perfect sweet treat!
You will need my royal icing recipe to help you frost these yummy brownies. You can find my recipe here.
Split the icing into 2 bowls In the first bowl, add in a few drops of green coloring, mix until combined. Add in some more food coloring to get the shade you want. In the second bowl, add in black gel coloring, mix until combined. Place a little bit of icing into each piping bag. Using the remaining green icing, add 2 tablespoons of water and mix until combined. Pour the green icing into the squeeze bottle!
Using the green piping bag, pipe a line all around the trees for the edge. Fill in the green with the thinned green icing in the squeeze bottle. Place two eyes onto the brownies. Let dry for an hour. Using the green icing again, pipe an oval for the nose under the eyes. Using the black icing, pipe on a smile and eye brows. Let sit for another hour before enjoying.
Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies
These Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies are a fun and easy addition to any Christmas or Holiday party!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 3
large eggs - 2 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup unsweetened hershey cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1
cup chopped walnuts (optional) - 1 pkg Candy Eyes
- 2 bowls Royal Icing
- 1 tube green food coloring
- 1 tube black royal icing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using a large sauce pan, melt butter. Once melted remove from heat and mix in the sugar, eggs and vanilla until combined
- In a large bowl combine the cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder
- Gradually mix in the cocoa flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Mix in the chopped walnuts
- Pour batter into the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes
- Once baked, cool to room temperature on cooling racks
- Once cooled, cut brownies into trees a christmas tree cookie cutter and place onto a cutting board or plate so that it will be easier to decorate
- Frost the cookies with Green Royal icing (see additional recipe)
- Using the green piping bag, pipe a line all around the trees for the edge
- Fill in the green with the thinned green icing in the squeeze bottle
- Place two eyes onto the brownies
- Let dry for an hour
- Using the green icing again, pipe an oval for the nose under the eyes
- Using the black icing, pipe on a smile and eye brows
- Let sit for another hour before enjoying
Royal Icing Recipe
Royal Icing is such a versatile icing. These are perfect for Christmas Cookies, and birthday parties! Plus, its so fun for the kids. This Roya Icing Recipes makes perfect cookies!
Royal Icing
This is a simple and versatile Royal Icing Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites,
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
- food coloring of your choice
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, powder sugar and vanilla and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form
Peppermint M&M Cookies
These Peppermint M&M Cookies just scream Christmas to me! They are the perfect mix of Chocolate and Peppermint. And, they don’t require a lot of fancy ingredients. These will definitely be the hit at your Holiday Party or Christmas Cookie Exchange!
Thanks to the cake mix used as the base these cookies are fudgy and soft and with the addition of the chocolate chips they are rich and crave worthy! Plus, they are quick and easy to make! You can’t get better than that right?
It’s time to add these Peppermint M&M Cookies to your holiday baking list! Plus, I’m sure Santa will love them!
Here’s what you need to make them!
• 15oz Box Chocolate Cake Mix • 2 Eggs • 1/2 Cup Melted salted Butter • 1/2 bag Chocolate Chips • Peppermint M&M’s
Peppermint M&M's Cookies
These Peppermint M&M Christmas Cookies are perfect for your Christmas Cookie Swap or Holiday Party.
Servings: 16 Cookies
Ingredients
- 15 oz 15oz Box Chocolate Cake Mix
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1/2 cups melted salted butter
- 1/2 bag semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 bag Peppermint M&M's Found at Target
Instructions
- Pour cake mix into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in chocolate chips.
- Add in two eggs
- Pour in melted butter
- Mix well. I just mixed by hand.
- Scoop the dough into tablespoon sized circles onto a non-stick baking sheet or lay out a piece of parchment paper and place on top of that.
- Take several M&M’s and place them on top of the cookie dough.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned at 350 degrees.
- After five minutes move cookies to cooling rack and allow them to finish cooling.
20 Peppermint Cookies & Bars
It’s Christmas season! And, for me the first thing that I think of is Peppermint and Chocolate! I get so excited when I start to the see the Candy Canes and Peppermint Chips show up in the baking aisles of my favorite stores! I find that even when we have a family potluck if I bring a peppermint recipes then it tends to be different from what everyone else brought. For me, Peppermint at Christmas is like Pumpkin Spice in the Fall! So, I’ve rounded up some delicious Peppermint recipes for you!
20 Peppermint Cookies & Bars
These Peppermint Mocha Brownies will make your holiday delicious and they are simple to make!
2. Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies
If you are a Peppermint fan these cookies are truly delicious and perfect for the holiday season.
3. Chocolate Peppermint Blossom Cookies
Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses are a Christmas staple in our household! And these Chocolate Peppermint Blossom Cookies are a great way to use them!
If you are not a huge chocolate fan, but still love Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses then this Christmas cookie is perfect for you! It still have the silky peppermint from the Kisses but on a crispy cookie!
5. Pretty Darn Healthy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
These cookies are absolutely amazing, like I’m not even kidding amazing! And, they are the closest to healthy Peppermint cookies that you will find! How’s that for a treat?
6. Chocolate Peppermint Oreo Cake Mix Cookies
These Chocolate peppermint cake mix cookies are the most amazing combination of chocolate, mint, Oreos and cake mix!
7. White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
These White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are made with Peppermint M&M’s! That is such a RARE find!
8. Peppermint Kiss Cookies Recipe
These White Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies are so festive and easy to make! They are perfect to make for Christmas parties!
9. Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Oh my gracious! How adorable are these Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies! They are twisted and look so irresistible.
10. Peppermint Candy Cane Meringue Cookies
These Peppermint Candy Cane Meringue Cookies are different from what you will usually find on the cookie trays! I love to be the one bring something different and these fit the bill perfectly!
These Double Dark Chocolate Mint Cookies stir up all the emotions of Christmas.
12. Andes Mint Cookies
These Andes Mint Cookies will hit the spot for you if you love chocolate and mint together! And, the chocolaty creamy tops will be a hit with everyone!
13. Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
These Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies are gluten free and vegan, and they do include organic sugar but you won’t get that sugar rush from them!
14. Easy Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies
White Chocolate and Peppermint couldn’t go better together! And, these Easy Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies fit that perfectly!
15. Grain Free, Dairy Free Peppermint Blondies
These grain free. dairy free, gluten-free peppermint blondies taste like peppermint bark on top of the richest, chewiest blondies.
16.Double Dark Chocolate Mint Cookies
These cookies are rich dark chocolate that is infused with peppermint and then dipped in white chocolate coating! You can’t find anything more delicious than that!
17. Easy Gluten Free Peppermint Blossom Cookies
These Easy Gluten Free Peppermint Blossom Cookies are perfect for the the people in your lives that need Gluten Free but still want to enjoy a treat!
18. Chocolate Mint Cookies
These Chocolate Mint Cookies are rich and creamy with their mint filling
I love cookies and I love peppermint bark, so why not combine peppermint bark with cookies to make peppermint bark cookies! I mean it’s the best of both worlds when you combine the two of them!
20. Peppermint White Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Brownies
Oh my gracious! White Choocolate, Peppermint and Red Velvet all wrapped into a brownie? C’mon it doesn’t get much better than this! What more could you want?
Grinch’s Santa Belly Christmas Cookies
These Grinch’s Santa Belly Christmas Cookies are so cute! They would make a great addition to any holiday party or even for your Christmas Cookie Exchange. This is a simple sugar cookie that is decorated to look like Grinch’s Santa Belly!
Grinch’s Santa Belly Christmas Cookies
Cookie Ingredients:
1 1/2 C butter, room temp
2 C white sugar
4 egg, room temp
1 tsp vanilla
5 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Icing Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Red, black, yellow & green gel food coloring
Sugar Cookie Directions:
-Cream butter and sugar together until smooth.
-Add in the eggs and vanilla, beating them as you add them in.
-Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to blend the ingredients together.
-Form the dough into a large ball, cover then put in the refrigerator for an hour.
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-Spread some flour on a cutting board and on the rolling pin. (If needed)
-Roll out dough. Using your round cookie cutter cut out the cookies.
-Put the cookies 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
-Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes or until they turn slightly brown.
-Cool slightly while still on the cookie sheet.
-Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Icing Directions:
-Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
-If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
-Take out 4 TBSP of icing and add several drops of black gel food coloring. Mix to blend the color.
-Take another 4 TBSP of icing adding green gel food coloring. Mix well.
-Remove 4 TBSP of icing in a bowl, keeping it white.
-Take out 2 TBSP of icing adding several drops of golden yellow gel food coloring. Mix well.
-Put the remaining icing into a bowl. Color this icing red.
-Spoon each of the bowls of icing into individual (4) piping bags, each with a #2 tip. Keep the red icing in the bowl.
-Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
Grinch’s Santa Belly
-Follow the outline off of the picture of the cookies provided.
-Outline the entire cookie in black including the belt and the green area (Grinch’s belly) . Allow the outlining to dry for 30 seconds before filling in the cookies in with the thinner red icing. Don not fill in the black belt and green belly with the red icing. (* Thin out the red icing by adding 1-3 TBSP of water to the icing. You will want the icing to be thick and runny not the appearance of soup. If the icing has the soup look add a very small amount of powdered sugar to thicken it.) Allow the filling also to dry for about 30 seconds before adding any more to the cookie.
– Following the outline for the black belt, fill the belt in with the black icing. After this has dried outline and build (fill in) the belt buckle in the golden yellow.
-Begin to work on the green belly..Outline in the green then fill it with the green icing . In the center of the green belly, as shown in the picture, make a thick dot out of the green icing. Allow to dry.
-To make the fur above the green belly begin by making 6 circle outlines then fill each of them in with more of the white icing.
-Allow to dry for 5-10 hours.
Easy Pink Turkeys
These Easy Pink Turkeys are perfect for you children’s fall parties, or for your Thanksgiving table. They are cute and edible plus a lot of fun to make!
To make these Easy Pink Turkeys you will need graham crackers, yellow candy eyes, pastel candy corn, bright pink candy melts, and red candy bones. You will also need a disposable frosting bag, parchment paper, tall glass, microwave safe bowl and a spoon.
For your first step you will want to melt your candy melts on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds to avoid burning. This make take a few tries, so just be patient and don’t forget to stir! While your candies are melting grab a tall glass and place a disposable decorating bag inside the glass. Once your candies are melted you want to pour them into the bag and cut off the tip of the bag!
Break your graham crackers in half and try not to eat them! Trust me, it’s harder than you think! They are so tempting when they are in your hands. Use the decorating bag to frost the graham crackers with the melted candies. I found it was easier to fill in the outline and then frost in the center.
Now you will want to add your yellow candy eyes! You might a few extra eyes because little hands love to sneak away the eyes to snack on!
Break the end off of your orange candy corn and use it for the beak. And, then start adding your pink, purple and yellow candy corn in a fan shape around the eyes. Now is the time that you will even more little hands stealing your ingredients. I always recommend buying extra! I mean eating the ingredients is half the fun of making these Easy Pink Turkeys. Now break a red candy bone in half to use for the waddle. And, voila you are finished! Set back and smile at your hard work. Let your Easy Pink Turkeys sit for 30 minutes to harden if you can wait that long!
Easy Pink Turkeys
These easy pink turkeys are simple to make and so much fun for the kids!
Prep Time30 mins
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 10 Graham Crackers
- 20 Wilton yellow candy eyes
- 1 Bag Pastel candy corn
- 1
Bag Wilton bright pink candy melts - 1 Bag Red candy bones
Instructions
- Melt your candy melts on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds to avoid burning
- Line a tall glass with a decorating bag, fold the top of the bag over the top of the glass
- Pour your melted pink chocolate into the bag
- Cut the tip off of the bag
- Break your graham crackers in half
- Start frosting your graham crackers with the pink chocolate, do an outline first and then fill in
- place your yellow eyes in the middle of the graham cracker
- Start adding your candy corn in a fan shape around the eyes
- Break the end off of your orange candy corn and use it for the beak
- Now break a red candy bone in half to use for the waddle
- Let your turkeys harden at room temperature for about 30 minutes and enjoy!
Donut Hole Acorns
These donut holes are simple, budget friendly, and perfect for fall parties or Thanksgiving table!
These donut hole acorns are delicious, soft, and simple to put together. They don’t require many ingredients and even the little ones can help!
First you will want to place the candy melts into a microwave safe bowl. Heat the candy on the defrost setting of the microwave for 1 minute at a time, stopping to stir after each round of cooking. Continue to cook in the microwave until the candy is completely melted and smooth. It may take several different times to get it completely melted. You want to make sure there are no lumps left.
Shape each donut hole into a rough acorn shape. You can do this by squeezing the sides in slightly, and flattening the top a bit. Learn from my advice and don’t attempt to roll the donut hole into shape in your hands like a snake! It doesn’t work! But, hey it made for a great excuse to eat one!
Holding the pointed end of each donut hole, dip the top of it into the melted candy to create the cap of the acorn. This is my favorite step! I like to get a little messy!
Add some fall colored sprinkles or chopped nut to the melted candy on each dipped donut hole, and place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet to dry. I even got a little fancy and added some mini chocolate chips to mine! Though taste wise my favorite is by far the chopped nuts.
Place the dipped donut hole acorns into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes to set, and then serve. Well if you can wait 30 minutes to eat them that is!
Donut Hole Acorns
These Donut Hole Acorns are the perfect easy and fun fall treat for children! These would make a great addition to a classroom party or even your Thanksgiving table!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time4 mins
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 16 each donut holes
I used glazed donut holes - 1 pkg Light brown candy melts
- 1 Fall Colored Sprinkles
- 1/2 Cup Chopped nuts
This is optional - 1/2 cup Thin Pretzel Sticks
Instructions
- Place the candy melts into a microwave safe bowl. Heat the candy on the defrost setting of the microwave for 1 minute at a time, stopping to stir after each round of cooking. Continue to cook in the microwave until the candy is completely melted and smooth.
- Shape each donut hole into a rough acorn shape. You can do this by squeezing the sides in slightly, and flattening the top a bit.
- Holding the pointed end of each donut hole, dip the top of it into the melted candy to create the cap of the acorn.
- Add some fall colored sprinkles or chopped nut to the melted candy on each dipped donut hole, and place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet to dry.
- Insert Thin Pretzel Stick broken into halves into top to make the stem
- Place the dipped donut hole acorns into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes to set, and then serve.
