Spiced Honey Pretzel Mix filled Cornucopia

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Spiced Honey Pretzel Mix Cornucopias

Enjoy this fun fall or thanksgiving snack.

Cornucopias

*Waffle Cones
*Chocolate Almond Bark
*Gold Candy Sprinkles

Melt 2 squares of chocolate almond bark in the microwave (in a microwave safe measuring cup, big enough to fit waffle cone top) for 30 second intervals until melted, stirring as needed. Dip the top of the waffle cone and dip in gold candy sprinkles and allow to dry. Fill with spiced honey pretzel mix or any candy, chex mix or treat of your choice.

Chocolate Covered Cinnamon Bears

*Cinnamon Bears
*Chocolate Almond Bark, melted

Melt 2 squares of chocolate almond bark in the microwave (in a microwave safe cup) for 30 second intervals until melted, stirring as needed. Add one cinnamon bear at a time and remove with a fork or dipping tool, letting the extra chocolate drip off and place on wax paper and allow to dry. Store them flat in a air tight container in a cool place and enjoy within a couple of weeks.

Spiced Honey Pretzel Mix

*2 1/2 cups Pretzel Sticks
*1 cup Cheddar Fish Crackers
*1/2 cup Peanuts
*3-4 tablespoons Honey
*2 teaspoons Butter
*1 teaspoon Onion Powder
*1 teaspoon Chili Powder

In a large mixing bowl add pretzels, crackers and peanuts.

In a small sauce pan on medium heat melt butter, honey, onion powder and chili powder. Bring to a boiling point, turn off heat and pour over pretzel, crackers and peanuts, mix well.

Pour and spread out with wooden spoon the spiced pretzel mixture onto a foil sprayed or Silpat covered baking sheet. Bake in a 350*F. oven for 8 minutes stirring once. Allow to cool, stir making sure the mixture doesn’t stick altogether.

Add spiced honey pretzel mix to Cornucopias.

Spiced Honey Pretzel Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

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Have a great day!

Lindy

Thanksgiving Turkey Brownie Treats

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Thanksgiving is almost upon us, with families getting together to show gratitude for our abundant lives and harvests. We all have been blessed so much.

We hope you’ll enjoy making these treats with family and friends.

Brownie Turkey

*Brownies baked on a Parchment covered 1/2 baking sheet (See recipe below or use 2 fudge brownie mixes and follow directions on box.)
*Nutter Butter Cookies

Suggested decorating Supplies:

*Milk Chocolate Frosting, as needed for glueing/frosting candy or nut decorations
*Almond Bark, white and/or Chocolate Almond Bark, melted and used as the glue
*Orange Candy Melts, melted and used for beak, turkey feet and glueing candy pieces to turkey brownie/cookie
*Candy Corn, feathers and beak
*Sixlets, black, brown and etc…, (feathers or eyes)
*Mini M&Ms, type used for eating or baking, (eyes)
*Cinnamon Bears, sliced for snood/wattle
*Reese’s Pieces
*Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, cut in half for turkey hat
*Gummy Fishes
*Candy Eyes
*Whole Pecans
*Hazel Nuts, eyes
*Sliced Almonds
*Orange Jelly Beans, I used egg shape
*Egg Shaped Cookie Cutter, cutting brownie to desired shape (turkey body)

Decorate your turkey brownies as desired.

Half Baking Sheet Brownies

*1 cup of Butter or Shortening, melted
*3 cups Granulated Sugar
*6 Eggs
*3 teaspoons Vanilla
*2 cups All-purpose Flour
*1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1 cup Baking Cocoa, powder
*1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix together the wet ingredients, with wooden spoon; melted butter/shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined well and do not beat or whip.

Whisk together the dry ingredients; Flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix with wooden spoon just until smooth.

Pour brownie mixture onto 1/2 baking sheet (lined with parchment paper and sprayed with a cooking spray for easy removal) smoothing out batter as much possible onto parchment covered baking sheet.

Bake brownies in a pre-heated 350* F. oven for 25 minutes or until done.

Remove brownies from oven and allow to cool and using an egg shape cookie cutter press out shape and cut them as desired for each turkey. (See below the pictures.)

Note: Milk Chocolate Frosting goes well with these brownies

Brownie recipe adapted from my friend Rhonda.

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Enjoy!

Lindy