Sweetest School Support

Can you believe "back-to-school" time is here already? Now that I am no longer a teacher, I can join the other moms and dads and be ecstatic for this wonderful time of year!!

 As a little back to school treat I am making these candy bars for my daughter. They are encouraging and so sweet (hehe excuse the pun!). I found them over at Sugar to Designs and the printable is free.

Go ahead,sweeten up your little scholar's day. :) 

 Love and lots more free time, Kerry, the Momster 

A Reindeers got to munch!

We made this awfully fun, terribly delicious (as in I couldn't stop eating it!) little treat called Reindeer Munch. Even though it looks like a gooey, dirty mess- well, it is- it is music to your mouth!
I used this recipe from We Got to Eat.

Reindeer Munch

 Active Cooking Time: 20 min. Total Time: 50 min.

INGREDIENTS

2 c. bite-size square-shaped rice cereal, such as Chex

2 c. thin pretzel sticks

1 c. salted cocktail peanuts (or use soy nuts)

1 c. dried cranberries

1 c. candy-coated milk-chocolate pieces, such as M&M's

12 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating or white candy melts

 

DIRECTIONS

1. In a very large bowl combine the cereal, pretzels, peanuts, cranberries and candy pieces; set aside.

2. Chop candy coating; in a medium microwave-safe bowl melt it according to package directions. Pour over cereal mixture; toss to coat.

3. Spread mixture on a large piece of foil. Let stand until set (about 30 minutes). Break into bite-size pieces. Makes 12 cups (24 1/2-cup servings).

Dry Ingredients 

Pouring in M&Ms

Myfavorite Part:melted candy!

Messy Goodness, The candy drying.. 

Paper cone lined with wax paper.

Finished cone, sealed with a sticker 

Reindeer Munch Paper Bags, ready for the kids on Christmas Eve.

Kaylee and I then made little signs and two different packaging types. Make sure to line whatever packaging you prefer (the paper cones, or paper bags) with wax paper, as this can get messy and leave wet marks on the paper. Or if you prefer to eat most of it, whilst watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, you may join my couch potato club and do just that.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Love and little snacks,

Kerry the Momster.

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, me up!

Gobble Gobble!

My love for cake-pops knows no seasonal boundaries. I wish I could say these were the lovechild of my own creativeness, but they are in fact inspired by the beautiful Bakerella(search for turkey cakepops on her site).

The turkey making station.

Mine were made with the left over cake from my son's first birthday, which I had frozen. Then crumbled the chocolate-deliciousness into chocolate frosting and froze into little balls. The I experimented with various candies to come up with a turkey face I was happy with. I settled on rolled fondant icing for the heads, cracked orange circle sprinkles for the beaks, pink starbursts for the wattles, and tiny rolled up pieces of tootsie rolls for the eyes. The tail feathers are candy corns pushed into the cakes after dipping in the candy coating.

It was a fun little project that my daughter and niece are going to love at their place settings at dinner.

     I am thankful for so much this year, the usual stuff:family, friends, my health- but I REALLY feel it this year. Straight through the heart. As my good buddy Bjork says (okay we are not buddies in the real sense, only in the creepy I hang on to every note she sings sense), "All is full of love."

Happy Thanksgiving Momsters!
Love and grateful hearts,
Kerry, the Momster

Hey lil punkin'

I love pumpkin anything, so this time of year is my favorite for baked treats and pumpkin flavored lattes at all my favorite places. Here is a recipe I was hoping to use for thanksgiving, but seeing as I have been put on a hypoallergenic diet for a while (my baby was having issues, so the doc wants to see if it's something I'm eating), I won't be able to try this until later on. But please let me live vicariously through you, with this new spin on pumpkin pie, as a delicious cheesecake. This is the recipe for the Cheesecake Factory Pie, so it's bound to be good!

Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Cheesecake
Originally posted to recipelink.com by Elly, Ohio:

Crust:

1 1/2 cups graham crumbs

5 Tbsp. butter, melted

1 Tbsp. sugar

Filling:

3- 8oz.pkgs. cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup canned pumpkin

3 eggs

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. allspice

Whipped Cream

Mix crust ingredients together, just till coated and crumbly. Press onto the bottom and 2/3 up the sides of an 8" spring form pan. Bake for 5 min. at 350. Set aside.

Combine cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl, mix until smooth with an electric mixer. add pumpkin eggs, and spices, beat till smooth and creamy. Pour into the crust. Bake for 60-70 min. or till the top turns a bit darker. Remove from oven and allow to come to room temperature, then refrigerate. After it has thoroughly chilled, remove the pan sides and cut. Serve with whipped cream.

Love and sweetness,
Kerry the Momster

Goodness Gracious, Baked Balls of desire.

I had the great fortune of stumbling onto the most inspiring baking blog about a year ago. I have baked a few items off of here, and still plan to make many more. I can't keep up with all the skilled sugary compositions, as just as I get done making one, there are 3 more I want to create. The blog has an equally cute name to match the darling confections, Bakerella.

I made these delectable cupcake balls, coated in candy, for my daughter's school. I had several people ask me for the recipe, and I also referred them to this site. There are so many ideas on here!- any season or occasion. Try the cake pops too. And now there is even a Cake Pop book.

 

And some more of Bakerella's creations:

Love and Sugar,
Kerry, the Momster

Bad, but oh so good, breakfast.

I have fallen in love. With a cereal!

I can't justify starting the day with this much chocolate, and sugar, but as a late afternoon pick me up, or semi-healthy pregnancy snack, this is seriously delicious stuff. My husband says it tastes as though it should be an ice-cream topper (which I have yet to try, but sounds completely feasible!)

Target's own Archer Farm Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Biscotti Granola!! It's one of about 10 different cereals they have for $3.99. When I do want to eat if for breakfast, I cut down the sugar quotient by mixing it with a sugar-free granola, or Corn flakes.

Can be purchased in Target Stores.

Love and sugar,
Kerry, the Momster