Category: Sweet Treats

Sweet Treats

Chocolate Dipped Oreos

Sarah

So maybe it’s obvious by now, but in case it isn’t, I have to confess that I love chocolate, and I love dipping things in chocolate. I mean, can you really blame me? A couple of days ago I shared my chocolate dipped jumbo marshmallows, and now here I am sharing chocolate dipped Oreos. I know, I’m hanging my head in shame. I apologize to you, and to all of your waistbands which will really be put to the test with all of these delicious treats. But what I’m not sorry about is how delicious these chocolate dipped Oreos are. I was honestly expecting them to just be decently good, but these aren’t just decently good. They are really, really delicious! They are actually by far the best chocolate covered “thing” I have ever made, or ever tasted!

My husband is a BIG Oreo fan. Several times a week he has Oreos and a glass of milk after dinner. He wasn’t too excited to try one of my “desecrated Oreos,” but I forced him to try one and watched as he chewed it up. A smile slowly formed across his face. “Wow…these are actually really, really good,” he exclaimed as he reached down for another one. Coming from somewhat of an Oreo Snob (and I say that in the most loving way possible) that’s a big compliment!


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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. lay out a piece of wax paper on your counter/table
  2. melt the candy wafers, and stir until the chocolate is smooth
  3. dip the Oreos halfway into the chocolate. If the Oreos have a cute design on them, be cognizant of how you’re holding the Oreo when you dip it so that you don’t cover up the design
  4. hold the chocolate dipped Oreos over a bowl while decorating with sprinkles
  5. set the Oreos on the wax paper. If you used the spring/Easter Oreos, or other Oreos with cute designs, make sure you set them on the wax paper with the cute design facing up.
  6. let the Oreos sit out until the chocolate has hardened
  7. once the chocolate has hardened, store them in an airtight container to keep the Oreos from getting stale.

I gave some of these goodies to one of my best friends for her birthday, and I got a text later that night after she had tried one saying, “These Oreos are the bomb!” And guess what – she wasn’t lying. They’re the bomb! The moral of the story is that people really love these! So, make tons, gift them like crazy, and you’ll be the most adored little baker who only spent 20 minutes making the tastiest treats ever!

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Sweet Treats

Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows

Sarah

This is such a quick and easy treat, and by quick and easy I mean less than 20 minutes from start to finish! Hallelujah! If you have little ones, this is a great activity for them to help with. Our 4-year-old helped me the entire time, and halfway through she screamed, “this is the best day ever!” She wasn’t lying – it’s hard to have a bad day when you’re dipping giant marshmallows in melted chocolate and decorating them with sprinkles. And of course you have to sample the finished product to make sure they are tasty enough, and sampling sweets has never made anyone sad.

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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. cover a baking sheet with wax paper
  2. melt the candy wafers, and stir until the chocolate is smooth
  3. dip the marshmallows halfway into the bowl of melted chocolate
  4. hold the chocolate dipped marshmallows over a bowl while sprinkling the sprinkles over the marshmallows
  5. set the marshmallows, chocolate side up, on the wax covered baking sheet
  6. once you have finished dipping/decorating all of the marshmallows, set the baking sheet in the fridge so that the chocolate will harden faster
  7. after the chocolate has hardened, store the marshmallows in an airtight container to keep them fresh

These make an adorable little gift for friends, neighbors, and teachers, and they also make super fun party favors for your child’s birthday party.

When gifting these goodies, I like to drop one marshmallow in a little cellophane bag, and tie it with some cute ribbon. Instant cute yumminess!

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Sweet Treats

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods

Sarah

These chocolate covered pretzels are sweet, salty, and 1000% delicious! My girls and I decided to make these bright and colorful for spring, but you could make them festive for any holiday or occasion by changing out the sprinkles or using colored candy melts.

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Ingredients:

  • pretzel rods
  • chocolate chips/bars or candy melts (like these)
  • sprinkles or other toppings
  • wax paper
  • *optional* a tall glass/container to put the melted chocolate in, to make dipping easier

Directions:

  1. melt the chocolate or candy melts
  2. pour the melted chocolate into a tall glass or mason jar to make dipping easier
  3. dip a pretzel rod into the melted chocolate
  4. lay the chocolate covered pretzels on a piece of wax paper
  5. decorate with sprinkles, colored sugar, candies, nuts, etc
  6. leave the chocolate covered pretzels out until the chocolate has time to set up

If you have little ones, this is the perfect sweet treat for them to help you make. I received a lot of “help” from my girls with these. Sure, their help resulted in some less than perfect chocolate covered pretzels, but they still turned out cute, they taste delicious, and we had a blast. I’d call that a win!

Once the chocolate has hardened, you can store the pretzels in an airtight bag, and they should last about 2-3 weeks. If you don’t store them in an airtight container/bag they will become stale.

These make a cute and yummy gift for anyone. Just stick a few in a little treat bag, and tie with a cute ribbon!

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Sweet Treats

Sprinkle Fluffers

Sarah

Are you ready to see the easiest, yummiest, cutest treats?

These adorable, tasty treats have become a favorite in our house, and it’s easy to see why! They look festive, taste amazing, and the sprinkles add a super fun crunch.

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Ingredients:

  • graham crackers
  • marshmallow creme
  • peanut butter – or if you have a peanut allergy you can use one of the delicious nut free butters. We really like Sneaky Chef’s No-Nut Butter (click here to purchase from Target)
  • sprinkles

Directions, if you can even call them that! They’re really so simple!

  1. spread peanut butter (or no-nut butter) on a graham cracker
  2. spread the marshmallow creme over the peanut butter
  3. decorate with sprinkles
  4. eat and enjoy!

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Sweet Treats

How to make rainbow swirl frosting!

Sarah

Okay so this is less of a craft, and more of a DIY baking hack, because who doesn’t love multicolored frosting on their cupcakes? The answer – nobody in the history of the world.

The good news is, it’s super easy to do. Watch our quick DIY YouTube video below:

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Supplies:

  • multiple colors of frosting (I recommend using at least 3 different colors)
  • disposable decorating bags like these
  • a decorating tip – for the swirl look I used a 1M open star tip like this one
  • clear plastic wrap (Saran Wrap)
  • cooked cupcakes that have already fully cooled off

Directions:

  1. lay a piece of plastic wrap on your table/counter
  2. put rows of different colored icing on the plastic wrap
  3. roll the plastic wrap together so that the icing rows on the ends come together
  4. if you didn’t use a big enough piece of plastic wrap (like I did), don’t worry – just lay down a longer piece of plastic wrap and wrap it around the icing you’ve already wrapped
  5. hold each end of the plastic wrap in your hands and twirl it around to get the icing to set together
  6. go ahead and cut the tip off of your decorating bag and insert your decorating tip into the bag
  7. cut the end off of the plastic wrapped icing
  8. insert the plastic wrapped icing into the decorating bag
  9. pipe to your heart’s content – for the swirl look I simply piped concentric circles, starting on the outside of the cupcake and moving towards the inside

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