SNOWMAN TREATS
My daughter, Hannah, and I came up with this recipe on Christmas Eve when she wanted to make treats for Santa. Building a real snowman is fun, but we think coating one in candy is even cooler! -Lori Daniels, Beverly, West Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield 17 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Remove yellow ends from candy corn. Cut each candy in half lengthwise; set aside. Meanwhile, spread peanut butter over half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers to make sandwiches. , In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip sandwiches in candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. , Immediately arrange 1-2 teaspoons miniature chocolate chips to make eyes and a mouth; add a reserved candy corn half for a nose. For earmuffs, place an M&M on either side of face, connected with a strip of decorating icing. Let stand for 30 minutes or until set. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 90mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
RANCH SPREAD SNOWMAN
Let your kids use their imagination and decorate their snowman with colorful vegetables and fruit. They may want to leave a few under the tree for Santa to nibble. -Sherry Al-Tamimi, Sugar Valley, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 20m
Yield 2-2/3 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the dressing mix, mustard and garlic; mix well. Shape into two balls, one slightly larger than the other. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. On a serving plate, stack the small cheese ball on top of the larger ball to make a snowman. , Cut ends from olives to make small circles; attach to snowman for eyes and buttons. Insert pretzel sticks for arms. Cut top hat from pepper; place on top of snowman. Trim pepper to make a nose; insert into face. Serve with crackers and vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Fat crackers and vegetables), Cholesterol 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Sodium 35mg cholesterol, Carbohydrate 374mg sodium, Fiber 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Protein 0 fiber)
SNOWMAN PARTY STEW
Youngsters will dig right into this playful potato-topped pie, loaded with ground beef and vegetables. The dashing details are easy to add after baking.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Remove 24 peas and one carrot chunk from the stew vegetables; set aside. Add the remaining vegetables to beef. Cook until vegetables are thawed. Add gravy; mix well. Pour into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Top with eight mashed potato snowmen, using 1 tablespoon of potatoes for each head and 3 tablespoons for each body. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, cut the reserved carrot into eight strips. Insert one strip into each snowman for a nose. Place three reserved peas on each for buttons. Add peppercorns for eyes. Drizzle ketchup between head and body to form a scarf.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 69.5 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 16.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 638.4 mg, Sugar 5 g
MELTING SNOWMAN
After an afternoon of sledding, kids will love to warm up with hot chocolate and these special snowman toppers. The snowmen will disappear as they sip and so will the chill on their fingers and toes! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 10m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a small cookie scoop, shape snowmen by dropping 1-tablespoon portions of whipped topping onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Decorate with chocolate chips and jimmies to create faces. Freeze until firm. Place atop hot cocoa just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 13 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 0 sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
CHEESY SNOWMAN
Roly-poly and covered with cheese, this delicious snowman is perfect for a wintertime get-together.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine cream cheese (reserve a spoonful for hat), 1/2 cup Monterey Jack, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Freeze until firm, 30 minutes.
- Shape mixture into 3 balls; roll balls in remaining Monterey Jack. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Just before serving, stack balls; secure with toothpicks. Use vegetable peeler to shave celery scarf; pin with clove. Cut bread into 1- and 1 1/2-inch rounds; glue hat together with cream cheese, then secure with toothpick. Punch dots from olives with plain round pastry tips, and cut end off carrot; press in place. Serve with crackers.
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