I am always happy and sad to see Labor Day come around. I don't like that it means the end of summer, but I love that fall will soon be in the air! Labor Day gives us the chance to celebrate both summer and fall along with the reason for the day~to celebrate working men and women! We are sharing Labor Day Menu Ideas today for SundaySupper, and I am excited about these simple and fun Watermelon Rice Krispie Treats!
Watermelon Treats (printable recipe at end of page) (makes 12 treats) 3 tablespoons Butter 10 ounces Marshmallows 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal Candy Corn Cookie Cutter Frosting Colors in Pinkish Red, Green, and White 3 #2 decorating tips, 3 decorating bags Mini Chocolate Chips Sticks for the treats
Most cooks know how to make rice cereal treats, but just in case it has been a while, here's what to do: Melt the butter in a large saucepan, over low heat. Add the marshmallows to the butter and stir until they are completely melted. Remove the pan from heat. Add the cereal, and mix together until covered completely.
Place the mix into a buttered or sprayed half sheet pan, or any pan that has sides the same height as the sheet pan. Cover with plastic until cooled. The rice krispie treats should be even across the top with the top of the pan.
Cut out the watermelon slices. Using the space sparingly, you should get 12-13 watermelon slices from the rice krispie.
Mix the pinkish red color together. Use your favorite recipe, or use my favorite. I have used this recipe for years, and I think you will like it! Use a decorating bag and a #2 tip to outline the watermelon slice and then fill it in. Drop approx. 6 mini chocolate chips onto the top 3/4's of the treat. Insert stick into the bottom of the watermelon wedge. Let dry.
Use the green frosting color, and a decorating bag with a #2 tip to form the rind of the watermelon.
Fill in the area. Let dry.
Use the white frosting to draw a straight line to resemble the white part of the rind.
Insert sticks carefully. Inserting the sticks could make the frosting crack, so moving slowly works best.
Thanks so much for joining me today! Scroll down a bit to find many more menu ideas for celebrating Labor day! Thank you to Em Beitel for hosting today's tasty event!
Labor Day Menu Ideas
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Author: The Freshman Cook
Watermelon Treats
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons Butter
10 ounces Marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
Candy Corn Cookie Cutter
Frosting Colors in Pinkish Red, Green, and White
3 #2 decorating tips, 3 decorating bags
Mini Chocolate Chips
Sticks for the treats
INSTRUCTIONS:
Most cooks know how to make rice cereal treats, but just in case it has been a while, here's what to do: Melt the butter in a large saucepan, over low heat. Add the marshmallows to the butter and stir until they are completely melted. Remove the pan from heat. Add the cereal, and mix together until covered completely.
Place the mix into a buttered or sprayed half sheet pan, or any pan that has sides the same height as the sheet pan. Cover with plastic until cooled. The rice krispie treats should be even across the top with the top of the pan.
Cut out the watermelon slices. Using the space sparingly, you should get 12-13 watermelon slices from the rice krispie.
Mix the pinkish red color together. Use your favorite recipe, or use my favorite. I have used this recipe for years, and I think you will like it! Use a decorating bag and a #2 tip to outline the watermelon slice and then fill it in. Drop approx. 6 mini chocolate chips onto the top 3/4's of the treat. Insert stick into the bottom of the watermelon wedge. Let dry.
Use the green frosting color, and a decorating bag with a #2 tip to form the rind of the watermelon. Fill in the area. Let dry.
Use the white frosting to draw a straight line to resemble the white part of the rind.
Insert sticks carefully. Inserting the sticks could make the frosting crack, so moving slowly works best.
I wanted to get at least one more S'mores recipe posted before everyone switches from summer mode to autumn! This is truly a simple recipe, so perfect for #15MinuteFriday! It is tasty and addicting, as I have found most S'mores recipes are! I have made S'mores Popcorn before, but this time I wanted to try out a new product I happened across, Hershey's S'mores Baking Pieces. It is found in the baking section of the grocery store, next to the chocolate chips.
S'mores Popcorn
(printable recipe at end of page)
Bag of microwave Popcorn 1 bag Milk Chocolate Chips 1 bag Hershey's S'mores Baking Pieces
Melt the milk chocolate chips in a double boiler over low heat.
Pour popcorn into a shallow pan. A half sheet pan works great, if you have one. You want the popcorn to be in a single layer. Be sure to remove any unpopped corn kernels.
Drizzle 1/2 of the melted milk chocolate over the popcorn, moving back and forth. The chocolate sometimes tends to want to drip in small clumps. Don't worry about the clumps They will hold the S'mores pieces better!
Place pieces of the graham cracker, marshmallow and chocolate piece from the bag onto the chocolate. Lay it right on top of the chocolate drizzle. Everywhere there is chocolate, place a piece or two of the baking pieces.
Once you have placed as much of the baking pieces as you want, take the rest of the melted chocolate and drizzle it over the popcorn and baking pieces. You might have to reheat it again. Set aside to allow the chocolate to dry. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for joining me today!
Author: The Freshman Cook
S'mores Popcorn
INGREDIENTS:
Bag of microwave Popcorn
1 bag Milk Chocolate Chips
1 bag Hershey's S'mores Baking Pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
Melt the milk chocolate chips in a double boiler over low heat.
Pour popcorn into a shallow pan. A half sheet pan works great, if you have one. You want the popcorn to be in a single layer. Be sure to remove any unpopped corn kernels.
Drizzle 1/2 of the melted milk chocolate over the popcorn, moving back and forth. The chocolate sometimes tends to want to drip in small clumps. Don't worry about the clumps They will hold the S'mores pieces better!
Place pieces of the graham cracker, marshmallow and chocolate piece from the bag onto the chocolate. Lay it right on top of the chocolate drizzle. Everywhere there is chocolate, place a piece or two of the baking pieces.
Once you have placed as much of the baking pieces as you want, take the rest of the melted chocolate and drizzle it over the popcorn and baking pieces. You might have to reheat it again. Set aside to allow the chocolate to dry. Enjoy!
Today we are making #DarkRecipes to celebrate the #SolarEclipse that is happening today. I thought it would be fun to make these Triple Chocolate Cookies to commemorate the occasion, and because they are triple chocolate! Triple Chocolate! For all my chocolate loving friends, there is no need to say more! Scroll down past this yummy recipe and see all the #DarkRecipes being made today!
Triple Chocolate Cookies
(printable recipe at end of post)
(makes 20-25 cookies) 1 cup Butter 3/4 cup Sugar 3/4 cup Brown Sugar 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 2 Eggs 1 teaspoon Vanilla 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 2 cups Flour 8 ounces Semisweet Chocolate Chips 6 ounces Milk Chocolate Chips
Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a cookie sheet or use parchment paper to cover it. In a large bowl beat together the butter, white sugar, brown sugar and baking soda.
Add the 2 eggs and vanilla. Mix in. Add the unsweetened chocolate that is melted and cooled.
Add flour and mix. Dough may be getting a little thick now. Continue to mix until all the flour is incorporated into the dough.
Add the semisweet chocolate chunks, and the milk chocolate chips. Mix in with a spoon.
This was a little difficult to mix, so I put a glove on and used my hand to evenly distribute the chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a cookie sheet or use parchment paper to cover it. In a large bowl beat together the butter, white sugar, brown sugar and baking soda.
Add the 2 eggs and vanilla. Mix in. Add the unsweetened chocolate that is melted and cooled.
Add flour and mix. Dough may be getting a little thick now. Continue to mix until all the flour is incorporated into the dough.
Add the semisweet chocolate chunks, and the milk chocolate chips. Mix in with a spoon.
This was a little difficult to mix, so I put a glove on and used my hand to evenly distribute the chocolate chips.
It's that time of year again! School is starting soon, or maybe it has already started at your house! Although my son has already graduated college, if I remember anything from him going to school, it was how hungry he was every day when he got home! Some kind of after school snack was a necessity. Lot of times I made it healthy and good for him, and other times I made something sweet that I knew he would like. That's what these Surprise Inside Brownie Bites are. A sweet after school snack with a little surprise inside!
Surprise Inside Brownie Bites (printable recipe at end of page) (makes 25-30 )
6 ounces Milk Chocolate Chips 1/2 cup Butter 3/4 cup Sugar 2 Eggs 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 1/4 cup Flour 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa 1 teaspoon Baking Powder Pinch of Salt Mini peanut butter cups (2 per brownie)
This is the pan I used, but you can use anything that will result in small, mini brownies. Grease the cups with spray, then wipe out any extra. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt chocolate. butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
Pour into large bowl and add eggs and vanilla. Beat with mixer.
Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt to bowl. Mix together.
Fill each cavity as shown. Bake for 9 minutes, then remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
Immediately place 2 mini chocolate peanut butter cups in each brownie. Push down so they are even with the top of the brownie. I used Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups from Trader Joes. They come in a 12 ounce tub, and they are fabulous! (and addicting) You could also use some of the mini peanut butter cups I have seen around at the stores, or even just a single small one, instead of a mini! Cool for 5 minutes.
Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on the cooling rack.
Make frosting by mixing together the confectioner's sugar, butter, milk, and melted chocolate square.
I used a Witon tip #31 to decorate some of the brownies, but not all. They taste good both ways! Sprinkle sprinkles on the ones with frosting and enjoy! Thank you for dropping by today and joining me! There are lots of Back to School Snack ideas available from members of #SundaySupper. Just scroll down a bit to find some tasty ideas that I know your back-to-school kids will love!
Join the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter on Sunday! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.
This is the pan I used, but you can use anything that will result in small, mini brownies. Grease the cups with spray, then wipe out any extra. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt chocolate. butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
Pour into large bowl and add eggs and vanilla. Beat with mixer.
Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt to bowl. Mix together.
Fill each cavity as shown. Bake for 9 minutes, then remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
Immediately place 2 mini chocolate peanut butter cups in each brownie. Push down so they are even with the top of the brownie. I used Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups from Trader Joes. They come in a 12 ounce tub, and they are fabulous! (and addicting) You could also use some of the mini peanut butter cups I have seen around at the stores, or even just a single small one, instead of a mini! Cool for 5 minutes.
Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on the cooling rack.
Frosting
Make frosting by mixing together the confectioner's sugar, butter, milk, and melted chocolate square.
I used a Witon tip #31 to decorate some of the brownies, but not all. They taste good both ways! Sprinkle sprinkles on the ones with frosting and enjoy!
Join the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter on Sunday! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.
