Mini Ice Cream Tacos

tacoshells

tacoshellsWhat You Need:

8 mini corn taco shells
1/3 C of milk chocolate chips, divided
1 pint vanilla ice cream
2 T peanuts, chopped

How to Make It:

Set the oven to preheat to 350 degrees F.
In a loaf pan put the taco shells open side up.
Place foil balls at each end to keep the shells upright.
Put in oven for 5 minutes or until the shell are crispy.
Cool shells for 10 minutes.
With 1 t of the chocolate chips fill the bottom of the shells.
Put 1/4 C of ice cream in each taco shell.
The filled shells are put into the freezer for at least 15 minutes.
In a microwave safe bowl put the remaining chocolate chips.
The chips are microwave on high for 1 minute then stirred.
Melt until smooth using 30 second intervals stirring after each interval.
Remove the shells from the freezer and drizzle with the chocolate.
The chopped peanuts are quickly sprinkled over the tacos.
Put back in freezer at least 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 8 ice cream tacos

You may use any flavor of ice cream in the tacos to make a big hit at your New Years Eve party. Any flavor of ice cream topping can be drizzled over the top. Choose the ice cream and topping to suit your child’s taste.

Preparation Time: approximately 30 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 5 minutes
Freezing Time: approximately 25 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour

Nutritional Information per taco: (approximate values)
Calories 140; fat 8 g; sodium 60 mg; carbohydrates 15 g; sugars 10 g; protein 3 g

Microwave Taco Snack Mix

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snackmixWhat You Need:

3 C baked cheese crackers
2 C butter flavored pretzel sticks
1 C of peanuts
1 T of vegetable oil
2 T of dry taco seasoning mix

How to Make It:

In a large microwave safe mixing bowl put the crackers.
Gently toss in the pretzels and peanuts.
The oil is drizzled over the top and stirred with a spoon to coat evenly.
The taco seasoning mix is sprinkled over the top and stirred again.
On high temperature microwave the mixture 2 minutes.
Take from microwave and stir with a wooden spoon.
Put back in microwave and heat 2 minutes longer on high.
Let the mixture cool 5 minutes before serving.

Makes 12 servings

The kids will enjoy this snack all evening long. Use the left over taco seasoning to sprinkle over popcorn or put next to the Taco Mexican mix for another delicious snack.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Microwave Time: approximately 4 minutes
Standing Time: approximately 5 minutes
Total Time: approximately 19 minutes

Nutritional Value per 1/2 C serving: (approximate values)
Calories 190; fat 11 g; sodium 400 mg; carbohydrates 16 g; sugar 3 g;
protein 6 g

Butterscotch Potato Candy Drops

potato-sticks

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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