Dip a perfect strawberry into white or dark chocolate and use candy sprinkles to decorate or use green and white stripes of vanilla sugar icing. Refrigerate and give as a gift or have them for that romantic after dinner time. These could be made to look playful or very elegant depending upon recipient.
I would absolutely love these – these look so good!
Strawberry Valentines Chex Mix
Ingredients
6 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 bag of white chocolate baking chips {12 oz}
1 box of Strawberry Creme Jell-O Pudding {make sure you use pudding!! Gelatin does not have the same effect, trust me!}
Valentines M&M’s, sprinkles, food coloring- whatever you’d like to make them more festive!
Measure out 6 cups of Chex into a large bowl.
Dump white chocolate chips into a glass dish. Microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir gently.
Return to the microwave and melt for an additional 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave another 30 seconds and even though the chips still hold their shape, once you stir it, you’ll see that they are in fact melted!
You can add about 1-2 tsp of shortening to the chips and it will help the consistency be slightly thinner and smoother. It’s easier to cover the cereal when you use a little shortening, however it’s optional.
Note: Microwave times will vary. I have a 1500 watt microwave, so this is what worked for me. If your microwave is less powerful, you will have to increase the times. Go slowly. You don’t want to seize the chocolate. In my experience, the chocolate is always done before I think it is. If it’s nearly melted, just let it sit on the counter for a minute or two and stir again- chances are the heat from the mixture itself is enough to melt the chips the rest of the way.
Add 4 TBSP of the strawberry creme pudding into the white chocolate and stir gently until smooth. You can also add a bit of food coloring if you’d like. Since you added the pudding, it tastes like strawberry, but it doesn’t actually add any color.
I opted to divide mine, making most of it pink, but leaving some white.
Dump the chocolate mixture over the Chex cereal and stir gently until the cereal is coated in chocolate.
Add any Valentines candy, sprinkles, etc.
Lay out on pieces of wax paper to cool and solidify. I found the M&M’s looked better if you sprinkled them on top, once the mixture is laid out to cool. The candy sticks to the Chex cereal but it doesn’t get coated so you can still see the colors.
I never in my wildest dreams would have thought to make my favorite cup of hot chocolate and then top it off with a big ole scoop of delicious vanilla ice cream. Top that off with chocolate swirls and you have a messy treat that anyone would love. Serve with a spoon and on a plate with a napkin so it can be truly enjoyed!
Please don’t forget Santa’s Elves this Christmas Season because we all know Santa eats all the treats you leave for him. These are made with cheerios. Spray with pan spray with a light coating. Dunk into cinnamon mixture or powdered sugar. Dip into powdered sugar mixed with water and then dunk into chocolate sprinkles or candy colored sprinkles. Imagination is key here and this is a quick and easy project for you to do with the kids to keep them entertained. It is surely something to make a tradition in your home every year and get a few long laughs along the way!
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