Friday, December 2, 2016

5 Heavenly Holiday Snack Ideas

5 Breakfasts That Will Make You Love Mornings

This is the perfect time of year to have fun with food!  It’s also a great time to think about food as a potential gift idea for friends and family.  Today on Family Food Live, 5 Heavenly Holiday Snack Ideas that can also be used as gifts!

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Now on to today’s recipes!

Gingerbread Granola

Shopping List:

  • 4 cups Old-Fashioned Oats
  • 2 cups Shredded Coconut
  • 1 cup raw Almonds
  • 2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 cup Butter, melted
  • 6 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 3 tablespoons Molasses
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Roasted Pistachios
  • 1 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 cup White Chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large bowl, mix together oats, coconut, almonds, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. Pour melted butter over mixture and stir
  • In a smaller bowl, combine maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and combine completely
  • Transfer granola onto a cookie sheet layered with parchment paper or a silicone liner
  • Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom
  • Remove from oven and stir again so it doesn’t stick as it cools
  • Once it’s completely cool, mix in pistachios, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips
  • Transfer to a glass container

Thanks to Five Heart Home for the recipe inspiration

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels

Shopping List:

  • 2/3 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 16 oz. Package Pretzels

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  • In a large roasting pan, combine vegetable oil, sugar and cinnamon
  • Stir in the pretzels and combine with the cinnamon sugar mixture
  • Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes
  • Spread on parchment paper to cool
  • Store in air-tight glass or plastic container

Cinnamon Brown Sugar Butter

Shopping List:

  • 1 stick Butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions:

  • Using a fork, smash the butter until it’s whipped
  • Add the brown sugar & cinnamon and combine
  • Transfer to a glass container
  • Serve with toast or rolls

White Chocolate Holiday Oreos

Shopping List:

  • Package of Oreos
  • Bag of White Chocolate Chips
  • Holiday sprinkles

Instructions:

  • Over simmering water, double boil the white chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl
  • Dip half of the Oreo into the white chocolate and add holiday sprinkles to the white chocolate immediately
  • Place on parchment paper to allow chocolate to cool, put in the refrigerator to speed up the process
  • Enjoy

Hot Chocolate in a Jar

Shopping List:

  • 4 Packets of Hot Chocolate mix
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Mini Candy Canes

Instructions:

  • Open and place hot chocolate mix in bottom of glass container
  • Add a layer of mini marshmallows
  • Close container and using holiday string, add candy cane to the top
  • Give as a gift or use yourself

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