Candy

Holly Cornflake Wreath

~ lindy

 Holly Cornflake Wreaths

*
*8 cups Cornflakes

*1 pound bag Mini Marshmallows

*6 tablespoons Butter

*2 tablespoons Green Gelatin, Jolly Rancher Green Apple or Lime Gelatin

*Green Food Coloring, 1 teaspoon or more until desired color

*Red Cinnamon Candies

*Silpats or Parchment Paper

*6 White Candy Wafers, melted in the microwave for candy glue

*
In a stock-pot on medium-low heat,  add the butter and melt then add marshmallows.

Stir the marshmallow mixture until almost melted and then add the Gelatin and food coloring.

Stir again until color is incorporated and then fold in the cornflakes until the cornflakes are coated.

Spoon about 3/4 cup spoonful’s of the mixture onto Silpat or Baking Sheet.

*
Form each scooped cornflake mixture into a wreath shape. Then add 3 red candies to each wreath with a dab of candy glue making a red candy holly cluster to each wreath.

*
Allow wreaths to set and enjoy.

*
Makes around 11 holly cornflake wreaths.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Root Beer Barrel Shot Glasses

~ lindy

Root Beer Barrel Shot Glasses

 

*6 to 8 root beer barrels

Supplies:

*
*Silicone Shot Glass Molds

*2 bags (10 Ounce each) Root Beer Barrels, Crushed OR any flavor Jolly Ranchers (Purchase the 60 ounce bag for the variety of flavors and colors)

*1/4 or 1/2 baking sheet

*
Fill each shot glasses with as much crushed Root Beer Barrels as possible.

*
If using Jolly Ranchers fit at least 6 in each shot glass mold, really push them down into the mold.

*
Bake in the oven 350*F for 20 minutes checking and making sure not to burn the candy.

*
Note: Root Beer Barrels will take a little extra work than the jolly ranchers, with the root beer barrels you will need bake/melt for 10 minutes. Then remove the filled candy mold and with good quality silicon hot pads, pick up mold and tap/smack the mold with the melting barrel pieces on the baking sheet to remove any air pockets, press down any loose/melted pieces that are not inside each individual shot glass mold and press them back into the mold with the silicon hot pad. Place back into the oven and in about another 10 minutes check on them and repeat until they are all melted and no longer any air pockets and all the root beer pieces have melted together (It’s nice to have the light silicone shot glass molds so you can tell if there are pockets that the candy hasn’t melted into yet).

*
Please Note: The root beer barrels are bit more difficult to make but I really wanted to make these root beer shot glasses and fill them with root beer for our Halloween party.  The jolly ranchers are the easiest to make and will melt well into the shot glass molds.

Enjoy!

Lindy