A Dozen Simple Snack Solutions
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1. Ants on a Log: Cut celery sticks into 3 or 4-inch lengths. Spread
peanut butter down the center, and then add raisins on top of the
peanut butter. A Kid Favorite!
2. Boiled or Deviled Eggs: Boil a dozen at a time.
Perfect Deviled Eggs
12 large eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon snipped fresh chives
1 teaspoon snipped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon each salt, pepper and garlic powder
For perfect eggs with no green center (caused by overcooking), place
12 eggs in a large pan and cover with 3" water (any amount of eggs,
same directions). Do not use hot water. Place on burner over medium-
high heat and immediately start timing for exactly 20 minutes. When
water comes to a rolling boil, turn heat to low. Cracking eggs while
still hot makes the shells easily slip off. Slice in half and scrape
out yolks into a mixing
bowl. Blend remaining ingredients well and fill egg halves. Sprinkle
with additional paprika, chill well.
3. Crackers and Cheese: Cut cheese into small squares. Serve cheese
with a handful of saltines or other crackers. Kids love to make
little sandwiches out of them. Add cut up squares or triangles of
lunchmeat if you like.
4. Crackers and Peanut Butter or Cream Cheese: If your family has no
peanut butter allergies, saltines with peanut butter is delicious.
Top with raisins, banana slices, or substitute cream cheese for the
peanut butter. Jam or Jelly is also a great standby with peanut
butter or cream cheese.
5. Fruit!: Fresh fruit such as apples, bananas, oranges, and any
other in season fruit make super snacks. Dried fruits are also good--
apricots, banana chips or raisins. Canned fruit, especially peach
or pear halves, and pineapple slices all have great kid appeal.
Fast Fruit Dip
2 parts marshmallow cream
1 part cream cheese - at room temperature
Blend the two and refrigerate until serving time. Fruit Dip may be
thinned with fruit juice or milk, if desired. Mix all ingredients in
mixer until fluffy. Cover and chill. Serve with fresh fruit for
dipping.
Kool-Aid Yogurt Dip
2 tablespoons Kool-Aid sugar-sweetened soft drink mix, any flavor
1 cup vanilla yogurt or sour cream
Stir soft drink mix into yogurt in medium bowl. Refrigerate 1 hour
or until ready to serve. Stir.
6. Kid Kabobs: These are fun! You need toothpicks, cheese cubes,
pineapple or banana chunks, and cooked meat chunks (cubed spam, ham
chunks, or hot dog slices). Use your imagination! The kids love to
thread their own kabobs.
7. Popcorn: Popcorn, popped on the stove, or in popcorn popper-such
a great invention! For a special treat, add some melted butter.
8. Quickie Quesadillas: Using a toaster oven-put one or two saucer-
size soft flour tortilla on the toasting rack. Add shredded cheese
of your choice. Toast until cheese melts. Fold over. Serve with
salsa. This is one our favorites!
9. Sandwiches: Cut them into small triangles or squares for a great
addition to the snack tray. Even the "plain Jane", PB&J gets added
significance when served on a special tray.
10. Snow on the Chimney: Similar to Ants on a Log--except you use
cream cheese instead of peanut butter. Cut clean celery sticks into
3 or 4-inch lengths. Spread cream cheese down the center, and then
add raisins on top of the peanut butter. Grown-ups like this too!
11. Tortilla Chips and Cheese: Add a large pile of tortilla chips to
a dinner plate. Sprinkle the chips generously with your favorite
shredded cheese. Microwave or toast until the cheese melts. This can
be made in the oven using a pizza pan. Serve with salsa, bean dip or
guacamole dip. To make an easy bean dip, combine several tablespoons
of salsa with refried beans.
12. Vegetable Sticks: Carrot and celery sticks are the usual--but
broccoli, radishes, turnip slices, green pepper and summer squash
show up regularly. Serve with your favorite dip.
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