Sugartown Sweets

Friday, August 17, 2012

Dipped Cherry Vanilla Rice Krispies Treats

Rice Krispies Treats..this time

Dipped Cherry Vanilla!

I am loving Duncan Hines Frosting Creations.

A few months ago I made these cereal treats

using the cotton candy flavor.

But today, it's all about the cherry vanilla!

I thought I would try not only adding the yummy flavor to the cereal treats,

but to the white chocolate as well.

I think they turned out pretty good. :o)

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Items needed for treats:

~Crisped rice cereal

~Mini marshmallows

~Butter

~Duncan Hines Frosting Creations (cherry vanilla)

~White chocolate chips

~White dipping chocolate

After melting butter, add marshmallows and stir in flavor packet..

..Next, stir in cereal and chips.

Roll the treats into balls..

Melt white chocolate or vanilla coating.

Stir in a flavor packet..

and get ready to dip!

I made a few of mine with these pretty pastel lollipop sticks

that I found @ Hobby Lobby.

If you make pops, be sure to dip the stick in the white chocolate first, insert stick into cereal treat, let set, then dipped treat in melted white chocolate.

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Cherry Vanilla Rice Krispies Treats

6 cups crisped rice cereal

4 tablespoons butter

1 bag mini marshmallows

1 packet Duncan Hines Frosting Creations

(cherry vanilla flavor)

1 cup white chocolate chips

Melt butter on low heat. Add marshmallows and flavor packet, stirring until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal and white chocolate chips.

Roll into balls.

Cherry Vanilla Coating

12 oz white dipping chocolate or vanilla coating

1 cherry vanilla flavor packet

Melt chocolate over low heat and stir in packet to mix. Dip cereal treats in coating and place on parchment paper lined pan to set.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Hawaiian Punch Marshmallows!

Hey, how 'bout a nice Hawaiian Punch

...Marshmallow?!!

I grew up with this wonderful, sugary drink...and the commercials. I can't count how many times I heard Punchy ask the ever suffering Opie if he wanted a nice Hawaiian Punch.

If you grew up in the 60s & 70s..then you probably can't either! The original flavor (and still my favorite) is Fruit Juicy Red. I remember watching my Mom punch holes in the metal can it came in back then. It rarely lasted through the day in our house.

I ran across this Hawaiian Punch Snow Cone Syrup at Wal-mart a few days ago. Hmm..how cool would it be to make this into marshmallows?! So, along with the punch itself and some powdered mix, that is just what I did. :o)

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Hawaiian Punch drink, singles to go and snow cone syrup..all in the Fruit Juicy Red flavor will produce a yummy and pretty in pink marshmallow.

You will also need unflavored gelatin, light corn syrup, salt, sugar, egg whites & confectioners sugar.

Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin over the punch, stir & set aside.

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This is what the sugar mixture looks like right before it reaches the soft-ball stage.

Then..add the *bloom* (gelatin mixture)

and remove from heat.

After beating egg whites, add hot syrup, mixing on low speed. Whisk on high speed for 10 minutes.

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Pour the marshmallows into a pan lightly sprayed with non-stick spray. Let stand overnight if possible, but at least 4 hours. Marshmallows are a sticky business, but are unmanageable if they aren't allowed to "cure" properly. Really they are!

Mmmmarshmallows....

Dreamy~Fluffy~Soft Pink

I used a drink packet mixed with confectioners sugar to coat my finished marshmallows.

Cut~Coat~Enjoy :o)

Recipe below

Hawaiian Punch Marshmallows

2 Tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup cold Fruit Juicy Red snow cone syrup

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup Fruit Juicy Red drink

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large egg whites

Confectioners sugar & Fruit Juicy Red drink mix

Sprinkle gelatin over the snow cone syrup in a small bowl. Set aside. In a heavy bottomed, straight sided saucepan, mix together granulated sugar, fruit punch drink, corn syrup and salt. Place over medium heat stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking, without stirring until mixture reaches soft ball stage. Remove from heat, add gelatin and set aside. In mixer, with whisk attachment, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. With mixer on low speed, carefully add the sugar mixture. Turn mixer on high speed and continue whisking for 10 minutes. Pour the marshmallows into prepared pan (sprayed with non-stick spray). Let stand overnight or at least 4 hours. Sprinkle work surface with confectioners sugar mixed with a packet of fruit punch mix. Turn out marshmallows onto the sugar mixture and cut. I used cookie cutters dusted with 10 x sugar. You can also use a long sharp knife or pizza cutter lightly sprayed with non-stick spray. Toss in sugar mixture.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Christmas in July~Jolly Ranchers Christmas Tree Ornaments!

Jolly Ranchers Ornaments!

Today was my last chance to post these Candy Christmas Trees for "Christmas in July"! I happen to be the only one in my family who is a bona fide Christmas nut. I listen to Christmas music year round along with watching Christmas movies. I start looking for Christmas decorations even before the last waning days of summer. So on our road trip this year, my sweet husband took me to "The World's Largest Christmas Store"!
Whoo hoo! Merry Christmas in July Everybody! :o)
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Olympic Rings Cookies!

OOO

Olympic Rings Cookies!

I am so excited about watching the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics!!

This story begins way back in September 1990.

I remember the anticipation

of finding out which city would host the 1996 Summer Olympics.

I was driving to work when the announcement came over the radio.

"The International Olympic Committee

has awarded the 1996 Olympic Games to the city of..

ATLANTA". Wow! That's us!

We had 6 years to get our city ready...

Back in '96, my husband and I owned a little gift shop in our hometown of Fayetteville. The kids were out of school for the summer, so they were both at work with me. We were more than happy to close up the shop that hot July day when the Olympic Torch came to our Town Square!

Our family had so much fun that summer. My daughter and I both, celebrated our birthdays during the two weeks of the Games, and we spent a lot of time enjoying the festive atmosphere in Atlanta for those Centennial Olympics!

So..here we are sixteen years later. Tonight is the big night.

The Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Congratulations to the city of London.

Good luck to ALL the Olympic Athletes.

But most of all..
GO TEAM USA!
So, today I am making
Olympic Rings Cookies!

Chocolaty Peanut Butter Cocoa Rice Krispies Treats!

Rice Krispies Treats~ Chocolate~Peanut Butter!

My son says you can't go wrong here..being his favorite flavor combo and all.

He came up with this sweet concoction with me adding the chocolate chips into the mix. These are particularly yummy!
Awesome job Mikey!

When set, use cookie cutters to cut into shapes. I put mine on sticks. Dip end of stick into melted coating, insert into the Rice Krispie Treat and let set.

Dip into peanut butter coating~Place on wax paper lined pan, let set~Dip bottom of treats into chocolate coating placing on wax paper lined pan to set.

Here comes the fun..and I say it's alright (makes me think of an old song!)

Drizzle and Decorate!

I made this sweet Mickey Mouse treat for my precious grandson Zacky who is recovering from his second serious surgery in less than 6 months.

I loved the happy smiles I got when he saw his favorite Disney character made just for him~ :o)
Mickey Mouse Rice Krispie Treats!

Chocolaty Peanut Butter

Cocoa Rice Krispies Treats!

9 cups Cocoa Rice Krispies

5 tablespoons butter

2 bags mini marshmallows

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

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Melt butter on low heat~

Add marshmallows, stirring until melted~

Stir in peanut butter~ Remove from heat~

Add Rice Krispies and chocolate chips stirring to mix~ Press mixture into pan prepared with non-stick spray~Let stand~

When set, cut into squares or use cookie cutters for fun shaped treats!

Peanut Butter~Chocolate Coating

2 ~ 12 oz bags peanut butter chips

1 ~ 12 oz bag chocolate chips

Vegetable shortening

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Separately, melt flavored chips, adding 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening for each 12 oz bag. Dip treats into peanut butter coating, let stand on wax paper lined pan till set. Dip bottom halves of treats into chocolate coating placing on wax paper till set. Use the remaining coatings to drizzle on finished treats!

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