If you are looking for a fun an easy Christmas treat, these Grinch Cookie Pops are sure to be a hit. They are so easy to make with Oreos, melting candy and red starbursts. I love that they are a bit subtle but anyone who is fan of the grinch will recognize the grinch green and tiny red heart.

And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say – that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day. And then – the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches, plus two!

Grinch Cookie Pops Ingredients

Mint Oreos – You should be able to find these at your grocery store but can also substitute classic Oreos if needed

12oz Wilton light green melting candy

Red Starbursts – can just buy a multipack and pull out the red ones. You need about 10.

White sugar sprinkles

Lollipop sticks

mini heart cutter

How to Make Oreo Cookie Pops

Directions-
1. Lay out a piece of parchment paper and place your light green candy melts into a microwave safe bowl
2. Heat your candy melts on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted

3. Dip the end of your lollipop sticks into the melted light green chocolate, open an Oreo, place your stick inside, and sandwich the Oreo back together

4. Freeze your Oreos pops for a couple minutes so the chocolate hardens on the stick, then dip them into your melted chocolate making sure each side is covered, letting the excess chocolate drip off and place onto your parchment paper

5. Open about 10 Starbursts and roll them together between two pieces of parchment paper

6. Use your heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out small hearts and place them onto each green pop
7. Sprinkle with your white sugar and enjoy

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Grinch Cookie Pops Printable Recipe

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Grinch Cookie Pops

These fun & easy Grinch cookie pops will by the hit of any holiday party.

Ingredients

• Mint Oreos
• 12 oz Wilton light green melting candy
• Red Starbursts
• White sugar sprinkles
• Lollipop sticks

Instructions

1. Lay out a piece of parchment paper and place your light green candy melts into a microwave safe bowl
2. Heat your candy melts on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted
3. Dip the end of your lollipop sticks into the melted light green chocolate, open an Oreo, place your stick inside, and sandwich the Oreo back together
4. Freeze your Oreos pops for a couple minutes so the chocolate hardens on the stick, then dip them into your melted chocolate making sure each side is covered, letting the excess chocolate drip off and place onto your parchment paper
5. Open about 10 Starbursts and roll them together between two pieces of parchment paper
6. Use your heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out small hearts and place them onto each green pop
7. Sprinkle with your white sugar and enjoy

Mashed potatoes are a yummy addition to any meal but they can take some time to prepare. That is why I love this easy slow cooker mashed potatoes recipe.

This recipe requires just a few simple ingredients. The full printable recipe and ingredients are below.

Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.

Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
Serve while still hot.

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Easy Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP roasted garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil
• pinch salt & pepper
• 4 large potatoes peeled and chopped
• 1 C chicken broth
• 1 C whole milk
• 2 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/4 C unsalted butter room temp

Instructions

1. Spray the crock pot with nonstick spray.
2. Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.
3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Check on the potatoes after two hours to see if they are easy to pierce with a fork .
4. Add the cream cheese, butter, and pinch of salt & pepper.
5. Stir well to blend all of the ingredients.
6. Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
7. Serve while still hot.

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I am always on the look out for quick and easy recipes that help me get dinner on the table fast. This easy red pepper chicken recipe does just that. You can make it very simply by seasoning the chicken and cooking it in a pan. This recipe is great for picky eaters too because you can control the amount of seasoning on each chicken piece. My kids prefer a bit less seasoning on their chicken and with recipes like this that is simple. If you want to take this recipe to the next level, you can also make a sauce with a bit of cream cheese, heavy cream and bacon and top everything with it. It isn’t as healthy but it sure is yummy! You really can’t go wrong with heavy cream and bacon. Mmmmm.

See the full printable recipe below.

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Quick & Easy Red Pepper Chicken Recipe

Prep Time

3 mins

Cook Time

16 mins

Total Time

19 mins

 

Servings: 4 -6

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds chicken breasts
• 1 Red pepper sliced
• 3 Garlic cloves minced
• ¼ Cup green onions sliced
• ½ Tsp chili pepper chopped
• 1 Tsp onion powder
• ½ Tsp ginger powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a bowl, season the chicken with the salt, pepper, chili pepper, onion powder and ginger powder.
2. Transfer to a skillet or pan over medium heat and cook each side for 8 minutes.
3. Add the red pepper and cook for additional 4-5 minutes.
4. Serve, side with rice and corn.
5. Enjoy.
6. Tips: You can also make a sauce with a bit of cream cheese, heavy cream and bacon and top everything with it.

Simple ingredients can make the best meals and this easy beef bowl recipe proves just that. This recipe requires a bit of chopping and just 5 minutes of cooking. You can easily get this tasty dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes! If you are strapped for time at night, you can chop everything earlier in the day or even on the weekend. This recipe makes 3 to 4 servings. Depending on your taste you can either leave the cabbage and red pepper raw or cook them with the beef. I personally prefer them cooked with the beef.

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Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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Homemade Easy Beef Bowl Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Servings: 3 -4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds beef
• 4 Tbsps olive oil
• 2 Tbsps organic soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Red bell pepper sliced
• 1 Cup grated red cabbage
• 1 Cup cooked rice noodles
• 1 Tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 Tbsp chopped chives

Instructions

1. Cook the noodle following the packaging instructions and set aside
2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Place the beef, stir with soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Cook for 5 minutes or until desired doneness.
5. Place the meat, noodles, cabbage, and red pepper in a bowl.
6. Sprinkle everything with black sesame seeds and chives.
7. Serve and enjoy.
8. Cook the cabbage and red pepper together with the beef if desired

This gluten free waffle recipe is so easy to make at home and yummy as well. It requires just a few simple ingredients and not much time. The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. You could make up a big bunch one weekend and have homemade gluten free waffles all week! This will also save you money vs purchasing pre-made frozen gluten free waffles and I am sure these will taste better too!

Chocolate Almond Gluten Free Waffle Recipe

(full easy to print gluten free waffle recipe is at bottom of post be sure to scroll down)

Yields

4 Servings

Ingredients

1 Cup almond flour

1 ¼ Cups milk

1 Eggs

¼ Cup sugar

¼ Cup grated chocolate

¼ Cup chopped almonds

¼ Cup shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat waffle iron to medium-high heat.

In a bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs, and sugar. Stir well.

Add almonds, coconut, and chocolate. Mix with a spoon.

Transfer to the waffle iron, then cook for 3 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

Tips

The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.

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Chocolate Almond Gluten Free Waffle Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

3 mins

Total Time

8 mins

 

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Cup almond flour
• 1 ¼ Cups milk
• 1 Eggs
• ¼ Cup sugar
• ¼ Cup grated chocolate
• ¼ Cup chopped almonds
• ¼ Cup shredded coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat waffle iron to medium-high heat.
2. In a bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs, and sugar. Stir well.
3. Add almonds, coconut, and chocolate. Mix with a spoon.
4. Transfer to the waffle iron, then cook for 3 minutes.
5. Serve and enjoy.
6. The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.

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We used this Zoku personal ice cream maker to make the ice cream. It is nice because there is no electricity required  and you use on any countertop; just pour in your chilled ice cream mixture, churn and scrape the stainless steel bowl, and watch as the ice cream freezes before your eyes. This is a single serve ice cream maker too so for those of us worried about eating too much ice cream in one sitting. 

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Making asian food at home always has me a bit intimidated. However, this easy Kung Pao chicken recipe is so simple that is perfect for the home cook and is sure to become a family favorite. You need just a few simple ingredients that you cook and mix together for a tasty meal. This recipe is wonderful when you serve with a side of rice. You can also add some sriracha sauce to spice things up.

If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. The full printable recipe is below. This recipe is great to use up the chicken I purchase in bulk from Zaycon Foods.

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Ingredients

This recipe requires juts a few ingredients.

½ Pound boneless chicken

1 Tbsp tamari sauce

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp sesame oil

¼ Cup chopped carrots, steamed

¼ Cup chopped green beans, steamed

¼ Cup peas, steamed

¼ Cup corn, steamed

Sesame seeds to taste

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Directions

First cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat. Next cook the chicken for 1 minute. Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside. In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn. If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. Add the cooked chicken and mix it. Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy. YUM!

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Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp tamari sauce
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• ¼ Cup chopped carrots steamed
• ¼ Cup chopped green beans steamed
• ¼ Cup peas steamed
• ¼ Cup corn steamed
• Sesame seeds to taste

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat.
2. Cook the chicken for 1 minute.
3. Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside.
4. In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn.
5. Add the cooked chicken and mix it.
6. Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy.

Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes

Looking for a fun and yummy coffee cupcake recipe? Then check out these Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes. They are easy to make with  a boxed cake mix and Starbucks Via Coffee. Plus we have included a  FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable to really make your cupcakes special.

INGREDIENTS

1 box White or Yellow Cake mix
3 Egg Whites
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 cup Water
2 Starbucks Via Ready Brew Coffee, Caramel Flavored
1/2 cup Torani Caramel Sauce
4 cup Powdered Sugar
1 cup Butter
2 tbsp Milk

DIRECTIONS

• Mix 1 1/4 cups hot water with 1 Via packet.
• Make cupcakes according to box directions except use coffee in place of water.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake.

• Pour a small amount of caramel sauce into the middle of each cupcake.
• Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
• Cream butter and 1 packet of Via in a medium bowl.
• Slowly add in the powdered sugar,  and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
• Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
• Ice each cupcake and drizzle tops with caramel sauce.

 FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable

• Print  FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable
• Cut out cupcake wrapper
• Place each cupcake into wrapper
• Add a straw for decoration if you choose

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Each individual pie is made in 4 oz Jelly Canning Jar. These are available for purchase on Amazon.

Easy Key Lime Pie in a Jar Recipe

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Easy Key Lime Pie In a Jar Recipe

Key Lime Pie in a Jar (Yield 8 jars)

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed Graham Crackers
• 2 tbsp melted Butter
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1/2 cup fresh Key Lime Juice.
• Whipped Cream
• 8 4 oz Jars

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix graham crackers and butter until well mixed.
3. Press 1/8 of the mixture in the bottom of each jar.
4. Combine egg yolks, condensed milk and lime juice. Beat just until smooth.
5. Divide lime mixture evenly between jars.
6. Place jars on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
7. Allow to cool for 1 hour then cover and refrigerate to chill.
8. When ready to serve, top with whipped cream and lime zest.

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Baked coconut chicken nuggets are a quick healthy recipe that your whole family will love. It is so easy that the kids can help you make them too. My girls are much more likely to eat something when they help make it. This recipe is great for an easy dinner or lunch or you can use as an appetizer at your next party. Works well with a variety of dipping sauces.

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Baked Coconut Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2/3 C olive oil in a glass measuring cup
• Pinch of salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 2 TBSP Caribbean Citrus Seasoning blend salt free
• 1 container of Panko Bread Crumbs
• 1 C unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix all ingredients together except the chicken, panko bread crumbs, and coconut. Stir to blend.
3. Divide the oil mixture into two cups.
4. Put cut up chicken in a medium size bowl.
5. Pour the one container of the oil mixture over the chicken. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
6. Combine the bread crumbs and coconut together. Toss to blend.
7. Remove chicken from the refrigerator and toss with 1/2 of the bread crumbs and coconut.
8. Return to refrigerator for 10 minutes.
9. Remove from refrigerator and drizzle for the second time the oil mixture and then toss with the bread crumbs for the second time.
10. Bake at 475 degrees for 15 minutes.
11. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
12. Serve with a variety of dipping sauces.

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Making your own applesauce can be simple with this easy crockpot applesauce recipe. This recipe calls for just 5 easy ingredients that can be mixed and cooked in your crockpot or slow cooker. You will love that this applesauce has no preservatives or artificial ingredients. No only does this applesauce taste great it will fill your home with a yummy apple cinnamon scent. Be sure to see the full printable recipe and instructions below.

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Easy Crockpot Applesauce

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 7 apples variety
• 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2/4 C brown sugar

Instructions

1. Peel, cut in quarters then core the apples.
2. Next cut the apples into chunks, about 1 inch in size.
3. Put the apples into the crockpot.
4. In a small bowl, combine and mix the dry ingredients.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the apples in the crockpot.
6. Give a stir to blend.
7. Set crock pot on low heat for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.
8. You may want to use a potato masher is you like less chunks.
9. Serve warm.
10. Refrigerate or can remaining applesauce.

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