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Dreamy Double Chocolate Malts

October 10, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 pint chocolate swirl ice cream, softened
1/2 C of milk, divided
1 pint of chocolate ice cream, softened
1/2 C of malted milk balls, chopped
2 tbsp malted milk powder
Canned whipped topping

How to Make It:

Place the chocolate swirl ice cream into the blender.
Pour 1/4 C of milk over the ice cream.
Blend the mixture until smooth.
Pour into 4 glasses and top each glass with 1 tbsp of the chopped milk balls.
Place the glasses in the freezer.
Place the chocolate ice cream into the blender and pour in 1/4 C of milk.
Add the malted milk powder and blend until smooth.
Spoon the chocolate malt mixture into each of the glasses.
Add a squirt of whipped topping and garnish with the remaining malted milk balls.

Makes 4 servings

Who doesn’t love a good malt? The kids will enjoy making these tasty treats. Use their favorite ice cream flavors for something a little different each time they make them. Its ok you can enjoy one with them YUM!

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Total Time: approximately 20 minutes

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Surprise in the Middle Muffins

October 4, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 (6.4 oz.) pkg. of banana nut muffin mix
1/2 C of water
1/4 C quick cooking oats
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 egg
24 milk chocolate candies

How to Make It:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place 24 liners in a mini muffin tin and spray them lightly with a non stick cooking spray.
Place the muffin mix into a mixing bowl.
Add the water, oats and oil into the bowl.
Add the egg and stir until the ingredients are blended together well.
Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full of the batter.
Gently press 1 chocolate candy into the middle of each cup until it’s covered with the batter.
Bake the muffin for 15 minutes or until the tops puff back when lightly touched.
Remove the muffins and let them cool in the pan for 2 minutes.
Remove to wire racks and allow them to cool for at least 5 minutes before eating.

Makes 24 mini muffins

One of the best ways to teach a child how to cook is by baking. This recipe is very simple and makes a great beginning recipe for children just learning to cook. These muffins will disappear pretty quickly but just in case there are leftovers they can be frozen and reheated in the microwave for 10 second on high.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooling Time: approximately 7 minutes
Total Time: approximately 37 minutes

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Rainbow Posies

September 28, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 (18 oz.) pkg. refrigerated sugar cookie dough
4 shades of colored sugar
20 pastel mint candy drops

How to Make It:

Preset the oven to 350 degrees allowing it to preheat.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Remove the cookie dough and separate into 20 cookies.
Place a cookie onto a cutting board and cut into 4 wedges.
Roll each wedge in a different colored sugar.
Place the wedges on the cookie sheet to form flower petals.
Continue with the remaining cookies in this same manner.
Place the cookies at least 1 inch apart on the sheet.
Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until the edges are just turning brown.
Remove the cookies and press 1 mint, point down, into the middle of each cookie.
Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute then move to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes 20 cookies

You don’t have to limit the kids to just 4 colors. Coloring sugar is easy and the kids will have a ball choosing different food coloring to make their pretty posies. Let them use their imagination to create cookies that are bright, pretty and are a lot of fun to eat.

Preparation Time: approximately 30 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 15 minutes
Total Time: approximately 45 minutes

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Sweet Apple Dessert

September 26, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 crisp Gala apple
1 tbsp of sweet dried cranberries
1 tbsp of brown sugar
2 tsp of margarine
1/2 C of granola

How to Make It:

Cut the apple in half, cut out the core, scoop out the seeds and place the halves in separate bowls.
Sprinkle the cranberries evenly over both halves of the apple.
Sprinkle each apple with brown sugar.
Place 1 tsp of margarine onto each apple half.
Cover the bowls with plastic wrap leaving a little of the bowl uncovered so steam can be released.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes or until the apple is just beginning to soften.
Sprinkle with the granola before serving.

Makes 2 servings

This dessert is easy to prepare and tastes like heaven. Children enjoy being able to make fancy desserts especially for their parents. This one tops the list of easy and the kids will feel like they have made something very special with their own two hands. Be sure to use a good crisp cooking apple so it doesn’t turn mushy. Other good cooking apples besides Gala include Fuji or Braeburn. Raisins may also be substituted for the cranberries.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 3 minutes
Total Time: approximately 18 minutes

Filed Under: Desserts, Fruits, Kid Friendly, Recipe Cards, Recipes

Red and Blue Breakfast Parfaits

September 22, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

2 (6 oz.) containers of low fat strawberry yogurt
1 C of fresh blueberries
1 C of honey cluster cereal

How to Make It:

Place the yogurt into a mixing bowl.
Fold in the blueberries.
Divide the yogurt mixture between two drinking glasses.
Top each parfait with 1/2 C of the cereal mixture.

Makes 2 parfaits

Let your children create their own favorite parfaits by using different flavors of yogurt and different fresh fruits. Not only is this a healthy way to start their day but it’s a great breakfast for the kids to fix for Mom and Dad.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Total Time: approximately 10 minutes

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Strawberry Cookie Cake

September 8, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 (18 oz.) pkg. refrigerated sugar cookie dough
2 tbsp of sugar
1 qt. of fresh strawberries, washed, stems removed and sliced
1 (3.4 oz.) box of instant vanilla pudding and pie filling
1 C of cold milk
1 1/2 C of frozen whipped topping, thawed

How to Make It:

Allow the oven to preheat to 350 degrees.
Turn two nine inch round cake pans upside down and cover them both with foil.
Remove the foil, turn the pans over and carefully line each pan with the fitted foil.
Remove the cookie dough and cut in half.
Fit the dough pieces into the prepared cake pans and press it out with your fingers to cover the bottom of the pan all the way to the edges.
Sprinkle the sugar evenly over both pieces of dough.
Bake the dough for 20 minutes or until a light golden brown.
Place the pans on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
Carefully remove the baked dough from the pans using the foil as handles.
Place them back on the wire racks and cool for 20 minutes.
Place the pudding mix into a bowl.
Add the milk and beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Fold the whipped topping into the mixture well.
Remove the foil from 1 cookie layer and place the cookie layer on a plate.
Spread half of the pudding mixture over the cookie layer.
Top with half of the sliced strawberries.
Repeat the layers again using 1/2 of the remaining pudding mix and all the strawberries.
Top with dollops of the remaining pudding mixture.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Makes 8 servings

This shortcake can be a little messy to make. Be sure to teach your children about being clean in the kitchen. It’s important they learn food handling, washing their hands and keeping a clean working space. Let them fancy up their cake by adding a few whole strawberries as garnish.

Preparation Time: approximately 30 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 20 minutes
Cooling Time: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes

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Creative Cookie Puzzle

September 6, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

1 (18 oz.) roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
3/4 C of vanilla frosting
Blue, green, yellow and red food coloring
3 mini chocolate chips

How to Make It:

Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees and line a 13 X 9 inch cake pan with foil bring it up and over the sides of the pan.
Cut the dough lengthwise then crosswise into 4 pieces.
Place one piece of dough into each of the corners of the pan.
Using your fingers press the dough out until all 4 pieces meet in the middle then press the pieces together.
Bake the dough for 18 minutes or until the edges are beginning to brown.
Cool in the pan on wire rack for 20 minutes.
After the cookie cools 20 minutes place the pan in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Remove the pan and carefully life the cookie out of the pan by using the foil handles.
Use cookie cutters to cut out 3 fish shapes, a boat, a tree and a round sun.
Remove 1/2 of the frosting and place in a bowl.
Stir blue food coloring in the frosting to reach the color of water.
Divide the remaining frosting into 3 bowls and tint one green, one yellow and one red.
Frost the large piece of cookie with the blue frosting.
Frost the sun yellow, the boat yellow and green and the tree top only with green.
Frost the fish red and place 1 chocolate chip on each fish for an eye.
Replace the puzzle pieces and enjoy.

Makes 24 servings

This cookie puzzle can be anything your kid’s imaginations can come up. Having a variety of cookie cutters on hand is a way to help that imagination grow. They can also use any colors of food coloring they wish. Show them how the frosting can change from a light color to a dark color with just a few extra drops.

Preparation Time: approximately 1 hour
Baking Time: approximately 20 minutes
Cooling Time: approximately 50 minutes
Total Time: approximately 2 hours 10 minutes

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Minted Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae

August 27, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

1 (19.8 oz.) box of fudge brownie mix
1/2 C of vegetable oil
1/4 C of water
2 eggs
1/2 gallon chocolate chip mint ice cream, slightly softened
24 crème de menthe candies
1 (12 oz.) jar of hot fudge topping

How to Make It:

Set the oven temperature to 350 and preheat the oven.
Spray the bottom and sides of a 13X 9 cake pan with a non stick cooking spray.
Place the brownie mix into a bowl.
Add the oil, water and eggs and stir about 50 times or until blended together well.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the brownies in the pan on a wire rack for 45 minutes.
Spread the ice cream over the top of the brownies.
Cover and place in the freezer for at least 4 hours or until the ice cream is very firm.
Remove the brownies from the frees and let stand for 15 minutes.
Cut the brownies into squares and place a mint candy on top of each square.
Drizzle with the hot fudge topping before serving.

Makes 24 servings

This is a great dessert to have for that special family celebration. Let the kids help put it together as a surprise for Dad on his special day. It’s sure to be hit anytime they make it.

Preparation Time: approximately 25 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 25 minutes
Freezing Time: approximately 4 hours
Total Time: approximately 4 hours 50 minutes

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Sinful Apple Pie Filling

July 26, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

6 lbs. of apples, peeled and cubed
2 C of sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp lemon juice

How to Make It:

Place the apples and sugar into a heavy pan.
Sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add the lemon juice and gently stir to coat the apples well.
Let the mixture stand 30 minutes or until juicy.
Prepare the canning jars and two piece lids according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Place the apple mixture over medium heat.
Stirring often, cook for 7 minutes or until the apples soften.
Spoon the pie filling into the prepared jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.
Clean the jar rims and hand tighten the seals.
Process the jars in a water bath canner for 25 minutes from the point of boiling.
Remove the jars with a jar lifter and cool completely in a draft free area.
Test the seals and refrigerate any jars that did not seal for up to 2 weeks.

Makes 6 pints

Go ahead and get a head start on that fall pie making by canning up some tasty apple pie filling. If you need to thicken you’re filling before baking that sinful apple pie or crisp just add 1 tbsp of flour to the filling before adding the top crust.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Standing Time: approximately 30 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 7 minutes
Processing Time: approximately 25 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 17 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per 1/2 C serving)
Calories 121; Fat 0g; Saturated Fat0g; Carbohydrates 31g; Fiber 2g; Protein 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 0mg

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Frozen Chocolate Malt Cake

July 4, 2010 By The Recipe Mom 3 Comments

What You Need:

1 qt. sugar free vanilla ice cream, softened
1/4 C malted milk powder
1 qt. sugar free chocolate ice cream
1/3 C fat free fudge topping
1 C malted milk balls, chopped

How to Make It:

Mix together the vanilla ice cream and malted milk powder until well blended.
Evenly spread the chocolate ice cream over the bottom of a spring form pan.
Drop the fudge topping by spoonfuls over the top of the chocolate ice cream.
Evenly sprinkle half of the malted milk balls over the top.
Carefully spread the vanilla ice cream mixture over the malted milk balls.
Place in the freezer for at least 4 hours or until firm.
Remove the sides of the pan and sprinkle the top with the remaining malted milk balls.

Makes 16 servings

With this recipe you can have your cake and eat it too. Don’t deprive yourself of the finer things in life just because you want to eat healthy. This dessert is low fat and sugar free and it’s a great way to incorporate some of the good stuff into a nutritious diet.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Freezing Time: approximately 4 hours
Total Time: approximately 4 hours 10 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 204; Fat 4g; Saturated Fat 3g; Carbohydrates 35g; Protein 6g; Fiber 1g;
Cholesterol 26mg; Sodium 109mg

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