Category: Kids Corner

January 4, 2012

Creepy Eyeball Pudding Cups

by notachef — Categories: Desserts & Sweets, Holidays, Kids Corner — Tags: 1 Comment

1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Jell-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
2 cups cold milk
4 large gumdrops, cut in half crosswise
8 small round candies
1 tube (19.28 g) red decorating gel

Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min.

Pour into 4 plastic cups or dessert dishes. Refrigerate 20 min.

Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble eyeballs just before serving.

4 servings

Source: KraftRecipes.com

January 3, 2012

Open-Face Turkey Bites

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2 tablespoons Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread
1/4 cup Kraft Shredded Cheddar & Monterey Jack Cheeses
2 bagel chips
2 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
1/2 cup baby carrots

Mix cream cheese spread and shredded cheese; spread onto bagel chips. Stack chips, cream cheese-sides together; place in resealable container. Place remaining ingredients in second resealable container.

Pack both in insulated lunch bag.

Separate bagel chips; top with turkey. Serve with carrots.

1 serving

Source: Kraftrecipes.Com

January 3, 2012

Cracker Stackers with Veggie “Noodles”

by notachef — Categories: Kids Corner — Tags: , , , Leave a comment

1/4 English cucumber
1/2 carrot
1 tablespoon Kraft Ranch Dressing
6 Ritz Crackers
2 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Ham, each cut into 3 pieces
1 Kraft Singles, cut into 6 pieces

Cut cucumber lengthwise in half; run tip of spoon down center of each piece to remove seeds. Use vegetable peeler to cut cucumbers and carrots into thin lengthwise slices for the “noodles”; place in resealable container. Spoon dressing into small resealable container. Pack in insulated lunch bag. Add small plastic fork.

Place crackers, meat and Singles in separate stacks. Place in second resealable container. Add to lunch bag.

Toss vegetables with dressing just before serving. Top crackers with meat and Singles; serve with “noodle” mixture.

1 serving

Source: KraftRecipes.com

December 27, 2011

Gourmet Reindeer Poop

by notachef — Categories: Desserts & Sweets, Holidays, Kids Corner1 Comment

1/2 cup butter
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons cocoa
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups oatmeal — not instant
1/2 cup chopped nuts — optional

Mix butter, sugar, milk and cocoa together in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop by teaspoon full (larger or smaller as desired) onto wax paper and let harden. They will set up in about 30-60 minutes.

These will keep for several days without refrigerating, up to 2 weeks refrigerated and 2-3 months frozen.

Pack into ziplock sandwich bags and attach the following note to each bag.

I woke up with such scare when I heard Santa call… “Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!” I ran to the lawn and in the snowy white drifts, those nasty reindeer had left “little gifts”.

I got an old shovel and started to scoop, neat little piles of “Reindeer Poop!” But to throw them away, seemed such a waste, so I saved them, thinking-you might like a taste!

As I finished my task, which took quite awhile. Old Santa, passed by and he sheepishly smiled. And I heard him exclaim as he was in the sky… “Well they’re not potty trained, but at least they can fly!”

December 20, 2011

Jif® Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

by KidsCorner — Categories: Kids Corner, SnacksLeave a comment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar, plus extra for rolling dough
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup CRISCO® Butter Shortening
  • 1 cup JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup Smucker’s® Strawberry Jelly, or any Smucker’s® Jam, Jelly or preserves of your choice

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Beat together sugar, brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter. until blended. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to peanut butter mixture. Beat well. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool 2 minutes. Make a depression in the center of each warm cookie with your finger or the back of a teaspoon. Fill each depression with about 1/2 teaspoon jelly. Cool completely.

November 14, 2011

Slime Punch

by notachef — Categories: Beverages, Holidays, Kids Corner — Tags: , , 1 Comment

2 tubes (.68 ounces) red decorating gel
Lemonade mix (to make 2 quarts)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon meringue powder
2 liters seltzer
Green and yellow food coloring

Squeeze drops of red gel on the outside of clear glasses and serving containers. Let dry, about 10 minutes.

Combine lemonade mix, sugar and meringue powder (this makes the drink frothy) in a bowl.
Slowly pour in seltzer, whisking continually, until fully blended.

Stir in 10 drops of green food coloring and 4 drops of yellow food coloring.

Pour the punch into serving containers.

November 7, 2011

“Eyeball” Cupcakes

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar, sifted
24 ring-shaped chewy fruit snacks
24 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces
1 tube (19.28 g) red decorating gel

Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Add dry pudding mix; mix well. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake as directed on package for cupcakes; cool completely.

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually beat in sugar. Spread onto cupcakes.

Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble an eyeball.

November 7, 2011

Gooey Brain Cupcakes

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
14 Oreo Cookies, coarsely chopped
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Jell-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1 cup cold milk
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
1 to 2 drops red food coloring

Heat oven to 350°F.

Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in cookies. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Beat pudding mix, milk and sugar in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in Cool Whip and food coloring; spoon into pastry bag fitted with round tip.

Pipe pudding mixture in zigzag pattern on tops of cupcakes to resemble brains, starting in center of each cupcake before filling in sides. Keep refrigerated.

November 6, 2011

Quesadilla

by notachef — Categories: Kids CornerLeave a comment

Ingredients:

  • 4-ounce can diced green chili peppers, drained
  • Half a small onion, diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 8 10-inch fat-free whole-wheat tortilla
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, combine peppers, onion and cumin.
  2. Sprinkle each tortilla with cheese, using 1/4 cup cheese on each.
  3. Divide pepper mixture among tortillas, spreading it over cheese.
  4. Roll up each tortilla and put in greased 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
  5. Cover pan with foil.
  6. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese melts.
  7. Remove foil.
  8. Turn oven to broil.
  9. Broil 4 inches from heat for 1 1/2 minutes a side, or until lightly browned.
  10. Cut each tortilla into 4 pieces.
  11. Serve with your favorite dip.(Salsa,Cheese,etc)

November 6, 2011

Ghoulish Ghost Cakes

by notachef — Categories: Kids Corner1 Comment

Description:

Even though it’s not Halloween,you can still make these!

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter plus extra for greasing
  • 3 quarters cup plus 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
  • Cornstarch for dusting
  • 1 1/3 pounds white rolled fondant icing
  • 1 tube of black writing icing

Directions:

  1. Beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla essence until light and fluffy.
  2. Add one egg at a time, adding a tablespoon of flour with each egg.
  3. Beat well and fold in the remaining flour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  5. Spoon the batter into 10 greased and floured dariole moulds till just over half full.
  6. Place on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
  8. Allow to cool, cut off the top of the cakes to form a flat surface, then turn out onto a board or plate.
  9. Allow to cool completely.
  10. Dust your work surface with cornstarch and roll out the icing.
  11. Cut out 8×6” circles. You can use a saucer as a guide.
  12. Drape these over the sponge cakes to form ghosts.
  13. From the trimmings either use a mini cutter to cut out some tiny white oval shapes or roll out some tiny balls of white icing into oval shapes.
  14. Dampen them with a little water and stick them onto the front of the ghost.
  15. Use a blob of black writing icing for the pupils of the eyes.
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