Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Recipes
Balls of Energy
Ingredients
* 1 small banana
* 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
* 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
* Finely chopped peanuts, mini-chocolate chips, or shredded coconut for coating
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, mash together the banana and the peanut butter.
2. Stir in the wheat germ. Roll individual tablespoons of the mixture into balls, then roll the balls in one, or a mix, of the coatings listed above. Chill until firm. Makes 14 balls.
Pepperoni Muffin Bites
Ingredients
* MUFFIN CRUST
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup fine yellow cornmeal
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 large egg, lightly beaten
* 1 1/4 cups milk
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* TOPPING
* 1/3 cup marinara sauce
* 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 1/3 cup finely chopped pepperoni
Instructions
1. Heat the oven to 400º and line about 36 mini muffin cups with paper liners.
Mini Football Subs
Ingredients
* Meatballs
* Spaghetti sauce
* Shredded Cheese
* Individual-size rolls
Instructions
Shipshape Snack
Ingredients
* Red bell pepper
* Tuna or egg salad
* Thin pretzel stick
* Cheese slice
* Cream cheese (dab)
* Red pepper flag
Instructions
1. Cut a red pepper in half lengthwise (or into quarters for lighter fare) and remove the seeds.
2. Fill each pepper boat with lunchtime cargo, such as tuna or egg salad. Sink a thin pretzel stick mast into the center of the boat, then add two triangular pieces of cheese for sails.
3. Use a dab of cream cheese to fix a small red pepper flag to the top of the mast.
Taco Roll-Ups
Beef Taquitos
Ingredients
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for brushing on the taquitos
* 1 medium onion, finely chopped
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 3/4 pound lean ground beef
* 1 cup salsa, plus more for dipping
* 2 teaspoons chili powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 10 (6-inch) flour tortillas
* 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack
* Sour cream
Instructions
UFO Breakfast Treats
Ingredients
* Bagels
* Favorite spreads & toppings (cream cheese, peanut butter, bananas, etc.)
* Hard-boiled egg
Instructions
To prepare these treats, simply spread cream cheese or peanut butter on half a bagel, then set a peeled, hard-boiled egg in the center and adorn the ship with carrot or banana slices. Or melt a slice of cheese on a bagel half before setting a hard-boiled egg in the center. Breakfast has never been so out of this world.
Doughnut Snowmen
Ingredients
* Small powdered doughnut
* Powdered doughnut hole
* Decorators' gel
* Pretzel or potato stick
* Haviland Thin Mint or Grasshopper Cookie
* Reese's peanut butter cup miniature
Instructions
Easy Ice-cream Pie
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers or chocolate wafers
* 5 tablespoons butter (melted)
* 1 quart pistachio or mint chip ice cream
* 1/2 cup hot fudge sauce
* red and green candies
Instructions
1.Place 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers or chocolate wafers into a 9-inch pie pan.
2.Stir in 5 tablespoons of melted butter, then press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan.
3.Freeze for 30 minutes.