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Budget Candy Bar Bars

April 22, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

1 C brown sugar, packed
2/3 C of butter
1/4 C light corn syrup
1 C of peanut butter, divided
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 C quick cooking oats
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate baking chips
1/2 C of chopped nuts

How to Make It:

Preheat the oven to 375 and lightly spray a 13X9 baking pan with cooking spray.
Stir together in a saucepan the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup.
Place the pan over medium low heat and stirring constantly cook 2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat.
Stir in the 1/4 C of peanut butter and the vanilla.
Pour the mixture over the oats in a large bowl and stir until combined.
Press the mixture into the bottom only of the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
Place the chocolate chips into a saucepan over low heat.
Add the remaining peanut butter and stirring constantly cook for 2 minutes.
Spread the mixture over the baked crust and sprinkle the top evenly with the nuts.
Cool on a wire rack until the chocolate is firm.

Makes 15 bars

These little bars are a sweet treat that can take the place of those expensive candy bars. As a dessert these will put a smile on everyone’s face while you count the dollars you saved. Use whatever baking chips you have on hand such as white or mint chocolate chips or even butterscotch. Do the same with the nuts. Whatever you have on hand will work just fine.

Preparation Time: approximately 30 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 14 minutes
Total Time: approximately 44 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 166; Fat 9g; Saturated Fat 4g; Carbohydrates 16g; Fiber 2g; Protein 3g;
Cholesterol 7 mg; Sodium 64 mg

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Butterscotch Potato Candy Drops

October 7, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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potato-sticksWhat You Need:

1 (11 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips
2 T of creamy peanut butter
1 (12 oz.) jar dry roasted peanuts
1 (4 oz.) can potato sticks

How to Make It:

Place the chips and peanut butter into a saucepan over low heat.
Heat the mixture 5 minutes stirring constantly or until very smooth.
Take the pan from the stove and stir in the peanuts until well coated.
Carefully stir in the potato sticks and coat them well.
On a pan lined with wax paper drop the mixture by teaspoonfuls.
Chill the candy drops until firm.

These make great goodies to give to trick or treaters. They will come back again and again for these sweet salty drops. You may use semisweet chocolate chips if you prefer instead of the butterscotch and the peanuts are optional.

Makes 5 dozen drops

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Munchy Strawberry Mini Rounds

September 25, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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freshstrawberriesWhat You Need:

1/4 C creamy peanut butter
1 t honey
3 fresh strawberries, cleaned and stems removed
24 mini rice cakes

How to Make It:

In a small mixing bowl put the peanut butter and honey and mix until well combined.
Cut all the strawberries into 4 slices.
Smooth the peanut butter mixture over 1 side of all the rice cakes.
Place strawberry slices onto 12 of the coated rice cakes.
Place the remaining 12 rice cakes on top of the strawberries with the peanut butter side down.

Set these little snacks out for the kids to munch on during the Halloween party. You can also use bananas instead of the strawberries for a different treat.

Makes 6 servings

Total Time: approximately 15 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximately values per 2 rounds):
Calories 11; fat 6 g; sodium 75 mg; carbohydrates 10 g; sugar 2 g; protein 3 g

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Simple Peanut Butter Monster Toes

September 12, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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frankensteinWhat You Need:

12 oz. white candy coating, chopped
Green paste food coloring
22 peanut butter filled oblong sandwich cookies
11 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half lengthwise

How to Make It:

In a microwave safe bowl put the candy coating and heat for 1 minute on high.
Take the candy out of microwave and stir.
The candy should be completely melted and smooth if not continue heating in 30 second intervals stirring after each one until completely melted and smooth.
Add green paste food coloring until you have reached the desired color.
Dip the cookies into the green coating until completely coated, allowing any excess drip off back into the bowl.
Place the coated cookies on wax paper to dry.
On top of each cookie press half of a Tootsie roll to form a nail.
The cookies should be left to stand 15 minutes or until the coating has hardened.

These cookies are simple to make and take even less time to eat. Everybody will love them. Let the kids help with the fun of making these treats.

Makes 22 cookies

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 1 minute
Cooling Time: approximately 15 minutes
Total Time: approximately 26 minutes

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Cold Breakfasts Can be Healthy Too

September 5, 2009 By The Recipe Mom 1 Comment
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fruited-cerealHealthy breakfasts are a thing of the past, right? Wrong! Even with both parents working, breakfasts can be cold as well as healthy. Fixing a hot breakfast isn’t necessary to make it healthy.

Go to the cereal aisle of any grocery store and you will find that the choices are unlimited. You can buy breakfast bars, energy bars, and cereal bars as well as healthy cereals. Go down the produce aisle and you can find all kinds of healthy fruit that can be cut into slices and eaten. Even choosing dried fruit such as raisins, bananas and cranberries can be a healthy choice.

Keep sliced cheese and sliced meat on hand. Nuts are also a wonderful choice. Buy yogurt that are in tubes or single serving containers and keep fresh nuts on hand. Keep some tortillas in your refrigerator for those mornings when time is a factor.

Always have peanut butter, honey and jelly on hand. Grapes are also a great choice for breakfast food. Vegetables such as carrots and celery sticks can also come in handy for a nutritious breakfast. Ants on a log are a great breakfast food. Take a celery stick, fill it with peanut butter and put raisins on top. The kids will fall for these in an instant.

Not much time, roll some ham and cheese together and make a meat sandwich. Add some cream cheese to a bagel and you have a healthy breakfast. Take a slice of bread and add some fruit and cream cheese and it’s a cold breakfast in a flash.

Don’t try to skip breakfast. Most doctors say it is the most important meal of the day. You need energy to make your brain work and breakfast supplies that energy as well as much need nutrition to keep the body and brain going.

Just think ahead and use your imagination. Breakfast can be an easy meal to prepare. Use prepared breakfasts ideas as well as you own and your family will start feeling the brain power earlier in the day.

Kids don’t have a clue what is good for them. The next time they want breakfast, just hand them one of the many ideas mentioned above. Add a juice box and they will think that they have conquered all.

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Breakfast Burritos-Think Outside the Box

September 3, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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burrito-and-moreBreakfast time is always a rush. Getting kids ready for school and yourself off to work can take its toll. Breakfast doesn’t have to be cold cereal or even non-existent. Breakfast burritos are becoming a big hit and they can be quick and easy too. Think outside the box by adding ingredients that you might not think of for breakfast. You probable already have some of these items in the kitchen or better yet just use leftovers from the night before.

Warm up a tortilla and add honey and peanut butter. Roll them into an easy and quick breakfast on the run. They are delicious and healthy and who doesn’t want that for their family?

How about a hot tortilla with a couple of hot dogs wrapped in them? Add your favorite hot dog toppings like chili or cheese and yes, you have breakfast to go. It may not seem like a normal breakfast but still it is energy for the day. Who can argue with that?

Try some leftover spaghetti in a tortilla. You could be surprised at how good it tastes. No spaghetti noodles? Try the sauce wrapped with a hot dog in a tortilla and you still have a fairly healthy breakfast.

Try heating up that leftover chili and spreading it on a tortilla. Just roll it up and go. Who would think that this is a great taste sensation and so easy to do? Cook a couple of scrambled eggs and add the chili and you have another great choice for breakfast.

Do you ever have leftover baked potatoes? Slice and dice them, warm them in the microwave. Add some seasonings, onions or chives and sour cream. Wrap in a warm flour tortilla and you can eat on the run.

Take a can of refried beans and spread them on a tortilla, place in the microwave with some cheese and a little sour cream and you have a great Mexican tortilla. Beans have a lot of protein and can make a great morning eye opener.

Have leftover salad mix from the night before? Take the salad mix, place in a tortilla and add your favorite salad dressing, roll and eat. Not necessarily something you would choose for breakfast but it’s healthy and makes a great day starter.

Do you have leftover steak from last night? Slice, dice or cube it and add it to a tortilla for a great source of protein and a very easy breakfast meal.

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Drink a Quick and Easy Breakfast

August 27, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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fruitsmoothies3Fruit and breakfast smoothies are a great way to start your morning while getting the nutrition you need. Some are really difficult and may take a while to prepare, but there are several that are really easy and don’t require a lot of prep time to make them. In fact, you usually have a lot of these ingredients on hand at home.

Take one cup of water, a 6 ounce can of orange juice concentrate, one cup of milk, 10 cubes of ice, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch or two of sugar, depending on your tastes. Place all the ingredients into the blender and blend until very smooth. Freeze to use later or drink when blended. Because there is no slicing or dicing you can prepare this drink quick and easy the morning you want to serve it.

Coffee is definitely a breakfast staple, but here is a new twist. Take 6 ice cubes, 2 bananas, about a cup of milk and 2/3 cup of coffee and blend until smooth. This drink will kick start your day and give you a flavor to savor.

How about one for the kids? Adults love this too, so prepare to enjoy! You will need to chunk 1 frozen banana, a cup of milk, 1/2 C of vanilla ice cream and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter. Blend until smooth, if it is too thick to drink, add milk until you reach the consistency you desire and drink up!

For the next one you will need some frozen fruit. You can use any frozen fruit available such as strawberries, blueberries, peaches or which every fruit may be your favorite. Use a cup of frozen fruit, a cup of milk, a 1/4 up of sugar or sugar substitute and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Blend together until smooth. This makes a great fruit smoothie and a great taste treat for breakfast.

Breakfast doesn’t have to be eaten anymore. Drinking breakfast can be just as fun and just as nutritional as the contemporary breakfast of bacon and eggs. Since people today are very health conscience, bacon and eggs to a lot of people are a no-no but smoothies can be a yes-yes. They are low in fat and low in cholesterol and taste really great. The next time instead of reaching for the frying pan, reach for the blender instead and eat or should we say drink to your heart’s content.

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P B and Banana Oatmeal

August 25, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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nutty-oatmealIngredients:

3 C of milk
1/4 t of salt
1 1/2 C quick cooking oats
2 large bananas, sliced
2 T of peanut butter
1/2 t vanilla extract

How to Cook It:

In a small saucepan over medium heat put the milk and salt.
Bring the mixture to a steady boil then stir in the oats.
Stirring often cook 2 minutes or until thickened.
Add the bananas and peanut butter and stir until blended in well.
Add the vanilla and mix until all the ingredients are blended together.

If your kids like bananas and peanut butter they are sure to love this oatmeal. Add crunchy peanut butter if you prefer.

Makes 4 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 2 minutes
Total Time: approximately 12 minutes

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Crunchy Red Apple Salad

June 18, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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applesWhat You Need:

2 red apples, cored and cut into bit size pieces
4 firm bananas, halved and sliced
1/2 C of cashews, chopped
1/2 C of mayonnaise,
4 tbsp creamy peanut butter

How to Make It:

Toss together the apples, bananas and cashews.
Whisk the mayonnaise and peanut butter together in a bowl until smooth.
Fold the mayonnaise mixture into the fruit and nuts until well combined.

Makes 8 servings

Crunchy peanut butter may be used in place of the creamy peanut butter and cashews if you prefer.

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