Here’s a fun and easy treat that kids will love inspired by the classic Green Eggs and Ham children’s book ! Perfect for serving during Dr. Seuss Week, classroom parties, and library story times. 

Throwback of my girls reading Green Eggs and Ham with Dad and enjoying a themed meal!

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Green Eggs and Ham Pretzel Snacks

Makes 25 

Ingredients

• 25 white candy melts
• 25 Snaps Pretzels shaped like a square waffle
• 25 Green M&Ms

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Add pretzels in rows on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Set a white candy melt on top of each pretzel.
• Bake for 1-2 minutes until softened but not runny and melted.
• Remove from oven and while the chocolate is still soft, press a green M&M (be sure the M logo is face down so you do not see it) into the center of each candy melt.
• Allow to set and cool completely before serving or wrapping up your treats.

Start with 3 ingredients: pretzel snaps, white candy melts, and green M&Ms. 

Separate everything out in the bowl so you (and your kiddos) can assemble your treats easily. 

Add pretzels in rows on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Set a white candy melt on top of each pretzel.

My cuties were always so eager to eat their treats and liked to watch it bake in the oven!

Bake at 325 degrees for 1-2 minutes until softened but not runny and melted. 

Remove from oven and while the chocolate is still soft, press a green M&M

(be sure the M logo is face down so you do not see it) into the center of each candy melt. 

Allow to set and cool completely before serving or wrapping up your treats for serving at parties or gifting to friends!

These bite size treats are also great for classroom parties and library story times. 

My girl is now 11 but when we first made this recipe and took these photos she was just a little thing! So sweet!

Sweet Ava loved her story time and fun treat!

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It’s Hocus Pocus movie night and this sweet and crunchy popcorn treat is my go to for jazzing up regular ol’ popcorn!

I made mine the colors of the Sanderson Sisters in the movie but you can make it themed in any color and flavor.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

This super easy way to jazz up and make themed popcorn is one of our favorite party snacks!

Believe it or not this is her excited face! She loves popcorn (espeically when it is sweet and colorful).

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Magical Movie Night Popcorn

Makes 3 big bowls of popcorn to share

Ingredients

• 3 pkg microwave popcorn {about 8 cups each}
• 3 {14oz} cans Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 {3oz} package red Jell-O gelatin
• 1 {3oz} package purple Jell-O gelatin
• 1 {3oz} package green Jell-O gelatin

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a medium saucepan mix together 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 1 pack dry Jell-O mix.
• Heat and stir over low heat until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly, about five minutes.
• Add 1 bag of popcorn to a large bowl and pour Jell-O mixture over popcorn.
• Stir gently to coat.
• Spread out onto a lined and greased baking sheet.
• Bake 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from oven and let cool then break apart into pieces.
• Repeat with the remaining 2 bags of popcorn, 2 cans of condensed milk, and 2 boxes of Jell-O mix.

Notes

You can mix the colored popcorn all together like I did or serve separately in big bowls for sharing. 

I used 3 different flavors and colors of Jell-O to match the colors of the Sanderson Sisters.

Red and green turned out bright but the purple was pretty muted so next time I would add purple food coloring too.

In a medium saucepan mix together 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 1 pack dry Jell-O mix.

Heat and stir over low heat until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly, about five minutes.

I popped one package of microwave popcorn for each color of Jell-O. They make about 6-8 cups each.

Like I mentioned above, if your color is not bright enough you can add food coloring. 

Add 1 bag of popcorn to a large bowl and pour Jell-O mixture over popcorn.

Stir gently to coat.

Spread out onto a lined and greased baking sheet.

Bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from oven and let cool.

Then break apart into pieces.

Repeat with the remaining 2 bags of popcorn, 2 cans of condensed milk, and 2 boxes of Jell-O mix.

You can mix the colored popcorn all together like I did or serve separately in big bowls for sharing. 

Check out this recipe and many more in this roundup: Hocus Pocus Movie Night Fun !

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Happy National Book Lovers Day!

My girls and I love to read and as they get older it has become something that we really enjoy doing together as a relaxing hobby.

Over the past few months we participated in many summer reading programs, visited the libraries near us multiple times a week, and enjoyed hanging out for hours at the bookstore!

To celebrate this special day, I made Bookworms Fruit Snacks for a themed afternoon treat. These green grape stacks are fun to serve for kids parties, movie nights, and school snacks.

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Bookworms Fruit Snacks

Makes 4-6 fruit worms

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup large green seedless grapes
• pipe cleaners or wooden skewer
• 2 tbsp white chocolate melted
• mini chocolate chips or black food safe marker

Instructions

• Start by washing your green grapes.
• Decide if you want to use wooden skewers or pipe cleaners .
• Thread grapes onto pipe cleaner (or skewer), poking through the center of each grape.
• Depending on the length of the pipe cleaner you should be able to fit 7-10 grapes on each.
• Once you make 4 or so worms, line up and make sure they are completely dry.
• Melt a small amout of white chocolate until smooth then dot on two white eyes to the first grape on each worm.
• Next, add black pupils inthe center of all white dots using either mini chocolate chips or a food safe black marker.
• Serve this fun snack and enjoy!

You can use either small wooden skewers or green bendy pipe cleaners.

I prefer the pipe cleaners so the worms can be more curved and wiggily and not straight like snakes. 

Thread grapes onto pipe cleaner (or skewer), poking through the center of each grape. 

Depending on the length of the pipe cleaner you should be able to fit 7-10 grapes on each.

Once you make 4 or so worms, line up and make sure they are completely dry.

Melt a small amout of white chocolate until smooth then dot on two white eyes to the first grape on each worm.

Next, add black pupils inthe center of all white dots using either mini chocolate chips or a food safe black marker.

Serve this fun snack and enjoy!

These were so cute and easy to make! My girls loved them.

Happy reading (and snacking)!

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We’re road trip ready!

The girls each have their snackle boxes full of kid size snacks in a convenient case for the drive!

Check out details below for this fun Mom Snack Hack!

Ingredients:

Variety of small snacks such as:

Goldfish

CheezeIts

Peanut Butter Crackers

Veggie Straws

Trail Mix

Cracker Jacks

Popcorn

Dried Fruit

Granola

Sour Worms

Chips

Directions: 

1. Add snacks to each of the 18 or so openings in the snackle box. 
2. Fill to the top then snap on the lid. 
3. Your ready to go with your portable snackle box.

Who knew tackleboxes could be used for other things, right? We found these affordable ones in the fishing dept at Walmart. They have 18 adjustable slots.

This fun snackle box can be filled with so many snacks!

Our boxes had 18 adjustable spaces so I filled each with small amounts of kid friendly snacks like veggie straws, popcorn, goldfish, trail mix, and penut butter crackers.

Snap closed and it’s ready for travel!

Snack time! My girls loved all the snack options!

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Marinated Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 16 oz white button mushrooms cleaned
• 1 shallots diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar {can sub. red wine vinegar}
• 1/4 cup olive oil plus more for saute
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley diced
• 1/4 tsp fresh thyme
• salt/black pepper to taste {about 1/4-1/2 tsp}

Instructions

• Add a swirl of olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add mushrooms and cook until softened and lightly browned, about 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a medium bowl add oil, vinegar, diced shallot, garlic, honey, and Dijon.
• Whisk together then add fresh parsley and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the slightly cooled mushrooms to the bowl and stir to combine. You can also pour into a large mason jar.
• Cover mushrooms and refrigerate until chilled, at least an hour or up to overnight, before serving.
• Serve as an Antipasto appetizer or with salad or pasta. We love ours with Good Food Made Simple Cavatappi Bolognese or Hatch Chile Mac.

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Ava chowing down on my Broccoli Cheese Soup and Bread Bowl when we were out to eat last month.  She loves it as much as I do!

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Broccoli Cheese Soup Poppers

Makes 30-40 poppers

Ingredients

• 1/2 large crown of broccoli or 2 small, steamed until soft (about 1 1/2 cups when cooked)
• 5 baby carrots or 1 regular carrot, steamed until soft and chopped
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
• 1 cup shredded cheese cheddar or mixed, plus more for topping
• Stuffing mix I use low sodium, whole wheat
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat liner.
• Add steamed broccoli and carrots to a food processor and pulse until blended and everything is in small pieces.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, butter, and cheese.
• Add broccoli and carrot mix, seasonings, and stuffing and mix well.
• Roll into small walnut sized balls and line up on the baking sheet, about 20 on each.
• Bake for 20 min until crispy and lightly golden.
• Immediately after taking out of the oven sprinkle each popper with a pinch of shredded cheese so it melts on top.
• Remove to a paper towel lined plate to soak up any excess butter and then serve warm.

 

 

 

Roll into small walnut sized balls and place on a lined baking sheet. You should be able to fit 20 or so per sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven when they are brown and slightly crispy on the outside.

Remove to a paper towel lined plate to soak any excess oil and serve.

Love Broccoli Cheese Soup? You will love these poppers!

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*Can’t find Pumpkin Spice marshmallows at your store? They are limited edition and may not be available everywhere. Try a different holiday flavor instead!

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Festive Pumpkin Spice Popcorn Balls

Makes 10-12 popcorn balls

Ingredients

• 8 cups microwave popped popcorn- 1 3 ounce bag
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 8-10 ounce bag Pumpkin Spice or your choice marshmallows
• cooking spray

Instructions

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add marshmallows, turn down heat, and stir until melted and smooth.
• Place popcorn in a large bowl.
• Pour marshmallow mix over popcorn and mix well. I use a rubber spatula coated in cooking spray to stir.
• Coat hands with cooking spray and and shape popcorn into balls, place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet to dry.
• Wrap in colorful plastic wrap, tie with a ribbon, and give as festive gifts!

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