Candy making

Truffles

2 tsp. melted chocolate
1 oz cream cheese
¾ c powder sugar
6 mini chocolate holders

Mix the first three ingredients together. Divide into the six cups. Sprinkle with cocoa, cinnamon or coconut. Set aside to cool.

Almond Clusters

¼ c shocolate, melted
¼ c powder sugar
½ c of whole almonds

Combine all the ingredients and drop onto wax paper in tablespoon size clusters.

Almond Turtles

16 whole almonds
2 caramels, cut in half through the narrow side
¼ c of chocolate, melted

Group the almonds in four clusters of four. Place on piece of caramel on each set of almonds. Divide the chocolate, pouring it over the four clusters.

Christmas Hay stacks

¼ c white chocolate
¼ c of almonds
6 red cherries
2 tablespoons of coconut

Chop up the cherries. In a bowl, combine cherries chocolate and almonds. Make six haystacks on wax paper. Sprinkle with coconut.

Chocolate Dipping Station

Melted chocolate
Pretzels: dip one end of the pretzel in the shocolate and let it cool.
Marshmallows, jimmies and straws
Insert straw into the Marshmallow. Dip half of the Marshmallow into the chocolate. While still hot, dip the chocolate end of the marshmallow into the jimmies. Let cool.
Potato Chips: dip one end of the chip in the chocolate and let cool.

Coconut clusters

¼ cup of coconut
¼ cup of chocolate, melted

Combine both ingredients. Divide into 4- 6 clusters on wax paper.

Marshmallow Cherry clusters

1/3 c mini marshmallows
4 cherries, chopped.
¼ cup chocolate melted

Chop cherries. Combine with marshmallows and chocolate. Make four clusters

Peppermint chocolates

1 sm candy cane, crushed.
1/3 c. white/peppermint chips, melted
6 sm. Paper cups

Crush the candy cane. Divide the dandy cane crumbs between six cups. Pour melted chocolate over until covered. Let cool.

Chocolate covered marshmallows


6 lg marshmallows
¼ c melted chocolate
6 cups

Fill the bottom of cups with chocolate. Place 1 Marshmallow in the center of each cup. Pour chocolate over the Marshmallow to cover.


Chocolate covered cherries

6 cherries
¼ c. powdered sugar
1/3 c melted chocolate
6 cups

Take a small amount of chocolate and place in the bottom of each cup. Take cherries and roll in the powdered sugar. Place one cherry on top of the chocolate in each cup. Cover with the rest of the chocolate. Set aside to cool.

Potato Latkes

1/2 c frozen hash browns
2 tsp. of chopped onions
2 Tablespoons Flour
1 tsp. of egg or egg beaters

Combine all ingredients. Place on hot griddle and flatten until 1/4" to 1/2" tall. Fry until golden brown. Flip once. Serve with applesauce and sourcream.

Fresh Cranberry salad

2 tbls. Fresh cranberries, chopped
¼ c crushed pineapple with juice
¼ c mini-marshmallows
2 Tbls. Of sugar
¼ banana chopped
1 heaping tablespoon of whipped cream

Combine first four ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add banana and whipped cream. Stir to combine.

Pumpkin Pie Spread

1 oz of cream cheese
2 Tablespoons of canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix.)
1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
dash of salt
1/8 tsp. sugar
Crackers

Combine all of the ingredients. Eat with Crackers.

Banana Pudding Pie

1 graham cracker
1/2 of a banana
3 Tablespoons of applesauce
1 tsp of yogurt or cream cheese

Crush graham cracker in a plastic bag. Pour into a cup. Set aside.

Mash the banana in a bowl. Add the applesauce and yogurt/cream cheese. Stir together. Pour over graham cracker.

No Bake Cinnamon Nutmeg Cookies

20 pretzel sticks
¼ tsp. Of soft butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla or apple yogurt,
4 tsp. Of powdered sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg

Crush pretzels in a plastic bag until fine. Set aside.

Combine butter, yogurt, and the powdered sugar.

Add pretzels.

Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over everything. Stir together.

When everything is mixed, divide dough into to two parts. Roll each part into a ball. Flatten the balls. Enjoy.

Fried Pictures

2 ½ tablespoon flour
Dash of salt
1 ½ teaspoon of oil
1 teaspoon of water/milk
½ teaspoon of sugar
Dash of cinnamon
Food coloring
Small amount of water
Paint brushes

Combine flour with salt. Combine oil and water/milk. Add flour mixture to oil mixture and stir.

Lightly flour rolling surface. Put dough in center. Roll out.

Add a drop of food color to a tablespoon of water. Paint picture on the dough.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over picture.

Fry on a 350 degree skillet until lightly browned.