cheerios sheep treats

What You’ll Need

Makes approximately 6 sheep

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/3 cups mini marshmallows (plus additional for assembly)
• 2 cups either multi-grain and chocolate Cheerios (depending on desired sheep’s color)
• White or dark chocolate chips
• Pretzel sticks
• White and dark chocolate coated almonds (or Whoppers if you don’t like nuts)
• Toothpicks

Let’s Do It

Sheep’s body:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter; add marshmallows and stir until melted
• Remove from heat and add 2 cups of Cheerios, mix together
• Spoon out heaping tablespoon of mixture and use lightly greased hands to mold into egg-like shape
• For legs, melt white or dark chocolate chips to use as glue; break pretzel sticks to ¾” lengths and attach to sheep’s body

Sheep’s head:

• Apply small amount of melted chocolate and press into end of body
• For ears, cut mini marshmallows into small pieces and use melted chocolate to glue them on top of head
• For eyes, dip toothpick into melted chocolate and add two dots to face

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Strawberry Garden Dessert

What You’ll Need

Makes 6 pots (plus additional strawberries)

• 12 medium strawberries
• Orange chocolate melting wafers
• http://www.groovycandies.com/candy/chocolate-orange-melting-wafers-5.asp
• 4 Fun Size bags of Oreos
• 2 boxes sugar-free Jell-O chocolate pudding mix

Let’s Do It

• In food processor blend Oreos into crumbs; set aside
• Make pudding according to package instructions; set aside
• Place melting wafers in small metal bowl
• Place water in small saucepan and bring to boil; lower water temperature to medium-high and set metal bowl with melting wafers on saucepan, making sure water is not touching bottom of bowl; melt wafers while stirring constantly
• Dip strawberries in melted chocolate, remove excess back into bowl and transfer to a parchment-lined plate; place in refrigerator until chocolate is set
• Pour remaining melted chocolate in piping bag with narrow tip; drizzle lines over strawberries to simulate growth rings on carrots
• Line pots with food-safe parchment paper (or insert small cup); fill with alternating layers of Oreo crumbs and chocolate pudding, ending with Oreo crumbs on top
• Add “carrots” and enjoy

Mac N Cheese Bites Recipe

macaroni and cheese bites recipe

what you’ll need

makes 12 bites

• ½ / 1 tablespoon butter, divided
• 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs, seasoned or plain
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley (1/2 teaspoon dry)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided into single cups
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 3-4 strips bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
• 1 cup whole milk

let’s do it

• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• grease muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray
• sauté ½ tablespoon of butter with panko crumbs until golden brown
• stir in parsley and set aside
• bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil
• add macaroni and cook according to package instructions until al dente
• remove from heat, drain and return to pot
• stir in remaining butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated
• add remaining cheeses (reserve 1 cup of Jack cheese), bacon, mustard (optional) and milk
• spoon into muffin tin
• sprinkle with reserved cheese and bread crumb mixture
• bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown
• allow muffins to cool slightly before removing from pan and serving
  

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Sharon Swomley

Atascosa, TX

Cheesy Pepperoni Twist Rolls

Prep Time:	1 Hr
Cook Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

1 pkg	frozen bread dough
1 pkg	pepperoni
1 pkg	mozzarella cheese
1	parmesan cheese
1	olive oil
1	italian seasoning
1/4 c	tomato sauce, optional
8 slice	bacon
1 small	onion diced finely

Directions

1

 Loosely cover the frozen bread dough with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to thaw for a few hours at room temperature. When the dough is completely thawed it will be slightly puffed up.

Here's a tip: Spray the plastic wrap with cooking oil, or brush it with cooking oil and lay it, oiled side down on the bread dough. This allows the bread dough to rise and move easily under the plastic wrap without it sticking or holding back the dough. Cook and crumble bacon.

Roll dough out to an approximately 11 x 11 inch square. One frozen dough log makes one pepperoni roll.

Brush dough with olive oil or whatever cooking oil you prefer. Lay pepperoni on the dough covering entire surface. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Next, sprinkle it with shredded Parmesan cheese and lightly sprinkle it with Italian seasoning. Add a sprinkling of garlic salt (optional).and add crumbled bacon and finely diced onion if so desired.

Roll up the dough starting at one edge of the square.
Place rolls on baking sheet, leaving space between them if you are making more than one roll. Brush some melted butter on top of the uncooked pepperoni roll(s).

2

 Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 15 to 25 minutes. Oven temperatures and times may vary. When done, the top of the rolls should be golden brown and you should be able to make a tapping sound on the crust with your fingernail (the same as when baking bread).

Make sure you allow your pepperoni roll to cool completely before slicing and serving it.