Copycat Almond Joy
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Have a sweet tooth? Love candy? Have fun with this yummy copycat Almond Joy Recipe. This homemade candy features all the flavors of chocolate, coconut and almonds made and eaten in the comfort of your home.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 cups Powdered Suga
• 14 oz Sweetened Flaked Coconut
• 2/3 cup Whole Almonds
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 12 oz Semisweet Chocolate

Directions:

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. If almonds are not toasted, place in 300 oven for 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool.
3. Remove almonds from pan and set aside.
4. Combine condensed milk and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
5. Add powdered sugar and stir until blended.
6. Add coconut and stir until well mixed.
7. Form into 1 1/4″ x 3″ bars and place on prepared sheet.
8. Place 2 almonds on each bar and place in freezer for at least 1 hour.
9. Melt chocolate by microwaving for 1 minute, stirring and repeating until melted.
10. Dip the bars into the chocolate to completely cover using a fork.
11. Tap gently on bowl to shake off excess and return to the prepared sheet.
12. Refrigerate 30 minutes to set.

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Easy Homemade REESE’S Cups
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I am a sucker for peanut butter and chocolate, especially for REESE’S Cups. If you are looking to make them at home but dont’ have much time for attention to peanut butter filing, try thise Easy Homemade REESE’S CUP Tutorial (also known as Chocolate Meltaways.)

Ingredients:

(Yield about 10-12)

• 6 oz White Chocolate Chips
• 3 oz Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter (consider using REESE’S Brand)
• 1 tbsp Shortening

Directions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients, cover and microwave for 90 seconds.
2. Remove cover, stir and microwave 30 additional seconds.
3. Stir until smooth and pour into mini cupcake liners.
4. Place on a cookie sheet and refrigerate until set.

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Hard Boiled Egg Snowman
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Just because Christmas is over, doesn’t mean the baking needs to stop. In fact, if you are tired off all the sugar and stuff, try this fun Boiled Egg Snowman Kid’s Food Craft with the kids. They are great for parties, home, or even an afternoon activity for those hiding from the cold. Easy step-by-step tutorial is below.

Ingredients:

• 6 Boiled Jumbo Eggs
• 6 Boiled Medium Eggs
• 2 Carrots
• Peppercorns
• Pretzel Sticks
• Green onion stems

Directions:

1. Slice off a small section from top and bottom of each egg to allow them to stand and stack neatly.
2. If you are going to serve soon, you can use pretzel sticks to join each piece and they will be completely edible. If they need to sit for a while, the prezels will become to soggy, so you will have to use wooden skewers.
3. Even if you are using pretzels, you will need to pierce the egg and carrot before pushing pretzels through.
4. Push a pretzel stick down into large egg to make body and place smaller egg on top.
5. Peel carrots.
6. Slice the thick end of carrot into six 1/8″ slices to use as hat brims.
7. Slice middle of carrot (or smaller carrot) into six 3/4-1″ slices for top of hat.
8. Use skewer to “pre-drill” hole in carrots to allow pretzel to connect them with remainder of stick extendeding below brim.
9. Push assembled hat down onto head.
10. Take the small end of a carrot (about 1/2″) and cut lenghtwise into six sections to use as noses.
11. Using a toothpick, pierce “face” egg in the middle and insert the nose.
12. Pierce for the two eyes and four spots to make a mouth and press in peppercorns.
13. Pierce the “body” egg three spots to make buttons and press in peppercorns.
    Break a pretzel in half and insert a piece in each side of the body to make arms.
14. You can optionally use green onion stems to make a hat band and scarf.
15. Split the green tube and open it up.
16. Gently scrape the blade along the inside of the opened stem to remov stiffness.
17. Trim the softened piece to make scarf or hatband and wrap in place.

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