It is girl scout cookie season and my favorite is Thin Mint girl scout cookies. I also love brownies. They are both great on their own but put them together and you get something even better…… Thin Mint Brownies!

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Looking for the best candied pecans recipe? This easy sugared pecans recipe is a simple and tasty way to make candied nuts.

Cinnamon pecans or sugar coated pecans are a yummy sweet treat, especially around the holidays. I also love candied pecans for salad. It just brings a simple salad up a notch is taste and style. If you are looking for a simple DIY homemade food gift, you could package this sugar coated pecans in a mini mason jar or treat bag and tie with ribbon.

This recipe for candied pecans with brown sugar is so simple to make and requires just a few ingredients. If you are wondering how do you make candied pecans, this recipe shows just how easy it is to make sugared pecans on the stovetop.

You do need to make sure you watch and stir the glazed pecans nuts carefully as you are cooking them in the pan. You don’t want them to burn.

Easy Candied Pecans Ingredients

4 cups pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch salt

How to Candy Pecans – Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Add your brown sugar, butter, water, cinnamon and salt to a large sauté pan.

Mix your ingredients over medium-low heat and mix in your pecans.

Cook and toss for 15 minutes.

Pour onto a sheet on parchment paper to cool and enjoy your cinnamon roasted pecans.

I love how this simple recipe is just perfect for the holidays.

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Candied Pecans - Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Candied Pecans - Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Ingredients

• 4 cups pecans
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch salt

Instructions

1. Add your brown sugar, butter, water, cinnamon and salt to a large sauté pan.
2. Mix your ingredients over medium-low heat and mix in your pecans.
3. Cook and toss for 15 minutes.
4. Pour onto a sheet on parchment paper to cool and enjoy.

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Rice Krispie Treats Turkey Directions: 

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Rice Krispies Treat Turkey

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 8 ct package of Kellogg's Rice Krispie Treats
• 10 oz package of Wilton chocolate candy melts
• 8 large candy eyes
• 8 small candy eyes
• 11 oz package of Brach's Autumn Mix OR candy corn
• 8 popsicle sticks

Instructions

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Open the 8 Kellogg's Rice Krispie Treats and discard the wrappers.
3. Insert a popsicle stick into the base of each Rice Krispie Treat.
4. Place the treats on the plate and set in the fridge for 15 minutes.
5. Pour the Wilton chocolate candy melts into a microwave safe dish. Heat in the microwave in 30 second increments stirring occasionally until melted.
6. Remove the melted chocolate from the microwave and dip each Rice Krispie treat. Use a coat to carefully coat each treat and allow the access chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
7. Place the chocolate covered treat on the lined baking sheet and give the turkey 1 large candy eye and 1 small candy eye, a candy corn nose and 6 candy corn feathers.
8. Repeat with all 8 Rice Krispie Treats.

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No Bake Pumpkin Cookies Ingredients

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No Bake Pumpkin Cookies

These easy no-bake pumpkin cookies made with oatmeal and pumpkin are a perfect fall treat. Makes approximately 1.5 dozen cookies. 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
• 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups quick oats
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Line a cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, add the pumpkin purée, butter, peanut butter, milk and sugars.
3. Bring to a boil under medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Add the quick oats, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
5. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the oats and mix well.
6. Shape into 2 inch cookies and place on the lined cookie sheet. 

7. Allow to cool completely and ENJOY!!

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Looking for a yummy fall treat? Check out this Cinnamon Easy Baked Apple Chips  Recipe.

One of favorite fall family activities is to go apple picking. We are lucky to live near some nice orchards. We usually come home with a ton of apples. Since this is more apples than we can easily eat,   I am always on the look-out for great apple recipes like this.

One easy way to use up some of those apples is to make baked apple chips. These work great for a snack or to send in with school lunches. The apples are baked so a bit more healthy. We added some cinnamon and sugar though to make them a sweet treat! Your whole family will love them.

Be sure to pin this baked apple chips in the oven recipe to keep on hand.

Easy Baked Apple Chips Ingredients

You need just 3 ingredients to make these dried apple chips in the oven. I love that the recipe is so simple and makes the best apple chips in oven.

4 apples (our favorites are Gala and Honeycrisp)
2 TBSP sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
zip lock bag

If you want healthy apple chips, you could reduce or omit the sugar. I would still add cinnamon for a bit more flavor.

How to Make Apple Chips – Easy Baked Apples

1. Preheat Oven to 200 degrees.
2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. Slice apples thinly. I use my Cuisinart Food Processor to cut the apple slices thinly enough to bake.
4. Pour sugar and cinnamon in a ziplock bag.
5. Add sliced apples and shake.
6. Place apple slices in a single layer on the parchment lined cookie sheet.
7. Bake apple slice at 200 degrees.
8. Bake on one side for 1½ hours then flip them over to the other side and bake for another 1 hour.

9. When the final hour is complete, turn off the oven leaving the apple slices inside overnight.

10. Store in a ziplock bag.

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Cinnamon Baked Apple Chips

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 4 apples
• 2 TBSP sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• zip lock bag

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven to 200 degrees.
2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. Slice apples thinly.
4. Pour sugar and cinnamon in a zip lock bag.
5. Add sliced apples and shake.

6. Place apple slices in a single layer on the parchment lined cookie sheet.

7. Bake 200 degrees.
8. Bake on one side for 1½ hours then flip them over to the other side and bake for another 1 hour.

9. When the final hour is complete, turn off the oven leaving the apple slices inside overnight.

10. Store in a ziplock bag.

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Here is the wonderful and easy 4th of July dessert recipe.

The fresh berries are perfect for any red, white and blue theme including Memorial Day and Fourth of July. These are so tasty though that they would be great for any get-together or party. This recipe requires just a few simple ingredients but still looks quite fancy. You can whip this up in no time at all and be out having fun in the sun with your friends. This would be easy to bring to a potluck as well. Be sure to scroll down for the full printable recipe. [Read more…]

This Sausage Asparagus Skillet Recipe with Quinoa is so quick and easy to prepare and an easy family favorite meal.

Looking for a healthy and easy meal? Check out this Sausage, Asparagus & Quinoa Meal Recipe. This meal is so simple to make but flavorful and sure to become a family favorite. We all love quinoa in my family and this is a great way to prepare it. My youngest requests it often.

Here are a few in process pictures but be sure to check out the full printable recipe below.

Sausage Asparagus Skillet Recipe with Quinoa Recipe Directions

• In a medium saucepan, bring the 2 cups of chicken broth to a boil.
• Add in the 1 cup of uncooked quinoa. Lower the heat and allow the quinoa to simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
• In a separate pan, saute the fresh asparagus and smoked sausage on medium heat until the asparagus is tender, about 10-15 minutes. I’ve found I didn’t need to add any oil with the sausage.

• Next, add in the 2 cups of cooked quinoa and continue to saute 5-6 minutes
• Serve immediately. However, leftovers also reheat well.

This easy recipe is perfect for busy nights but still healthy and flavorful. You really can’t go wrong. If you are looking for a new way to try quinoa and asparagus, you really can’t go wrong with this recipe.

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Sausage, Asparagus & Quinoa Meal Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Course: dinner

Servings: 4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 C. uncooked quinoa makes 2 C. cooked
• 1 C. fresh asparagus washed and the ends cut off
• 8 oz smoked sausage cut into quarters
• 2 C. chicken broth
• salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring the 2 cups of chicken broth to a boil.
2. Add in the 1 cup of uncooked quinoa. Lower the heat and allow the quinoa to simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
3. In a separate pan, saute the fresh asparagus and smoked sausage on medium heat until the asparagus is tender, about 10-15 minutes. I've found I didn't need to add any oil with the sausage.
4. Add in the 2 cups of cooked quinoa and continue to saute 5-6 minutes.
5. Serve immediately.
6. Leftovers also reheat well.

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This Valentine Day Sugar Cookie Recipe is so easy to make but turns out so stinking cute. Conversation hearts are quintessential Valentine’s day to me and I love how each sugar cookie bear has their own conversation heart. Other than the basics for the sugar cookie recipe all you need extra is the bear cookie cutter and the conversation hearts. Kids would love to help make these in the kitchen. Be sure to scroll down for the printable recipe.

Valentine Day Sugar Cookie Recipe Ingredients

1 ¼ Cup Flour
¾ Cup Sugar
½ Stick Unsalted Butter
1 Egg
½ teas. Baking Powder
½ teas. Salt
½ teas. Vanilla
Conversation Candy Hearts

Teddy Bear Cookie Cutter

Parchment Paper

Valentine Day Sugar Cookie Recipe Directions

First Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Then in a medium size bowl, beat butter and sugar with mixer then add egg and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.

Next stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Once mixed, add to wet mixture.Mix until dry ingredients are incorporated.
Take dough and roll into a ball and place on floured parchment paper. Take rolling pin and roll out until it’s about ¼ inch thick. If it’s sticking to rolling pin, add a little flour to top of dough

Cut out bears using the cookie cutter and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Place a conversation heart in the middle of the bear and bend its arms up to the heart. Then take a toothpick to poke the eyes and nose. Then place in oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges become golden brown.

Be sure to store cookies in an airtight container for maximum freshness. This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies.

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Easy Valentine Day Sugar Cookie Recipe - Conversation Heart Bears

This easy and cute Valentine's Day sugar cookies are so fun with cut out bears and conversation hearts.

Servings: 2 dozen

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ Cup Flour
• ¾ Cup Sugar
• ½ Stick Unsalted Butter
• 1 Egg
• ½ teas. Baking Powder
• ½ teas. Salt
• ½ teas. Vanilla
• Conversation Candy Hearts
• Teddy Bear Cookie Cutter

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium size bowl, beat butter and sugar with mixer then add egg and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.
3. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to wet mixture.
4. Mix until dry ingredients are incorporated.
5. Take dough and roll into a ball and place on floured parchment paper.
6. Take rolling pin and roll out until it’s about ¼ inch thick. If it’s sticking to rolling pin, add a little flour to top of dough
7. Cut out bears using the cookie cutter and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
8. Place a conversation heart in the middle of the bear and bend its arms up to the heart. Then take a toothpick to poke the eyes and nose.
9. Place in oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges become golden brown.
10. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Looking for an easy healthy Christmas treat recipe? Grinch Kebobs are perfect. These work well for Christmas dinner appetizers or for class parties. This simple recipe is great for getting something healthy that kids will also love. These are so cute and you know kids will love them! [Read more…]