Cinnamon Sticks
1 (11 ounce) can refrigerated soft breadsticks
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Unroll dough; separate into strips. Cut strips in half crosswise.
Bake dough according to package directions.
Combine butter and honey; brush on breadsticks while still warm.
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a zip-top plastic bag; add 3 breadsticks, and shake vigorously to coat. Repeat procedure with remaining breadsticks; serve immediately.
Yields 16 Cinnamon Sticks.
NOTE: For smaller Cinnamon Sticks, cut strips crosswise into 3 pieces.
Critter Crunch
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups Crispix
1 1/2 cups Cheerios
1 1/2 cups animal crackers
1 1/2 cups bear-shaped honey graham snacks
1 cup bite-size Shredded Wheat
1 cup miniature pretzels
In a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, heat butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until butter is melted; mix well.
In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add butter mixture and toss to coat. Place in a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 300 degrees F for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
Store in an airtight container.
Yields about 8 cups.
Frozen Yogurt Pops
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange or grape juice concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can water
1 cup unflavored yogurt
Combine all ingredients in blender. Cover and whirl until combined. Pour into Popsicle cups or 3-ounce paper cups. Freeze partially and add plastic spoons for sticks to hold. Freeze firmly.
Makes 8 nutritious yogurt cups.
Toadstools
1 saltine cracker
1 small piece of Hershey bar
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1/2 large marshmallow
Spread peanut butter on saltine cracker. Top with Hershey bar piece and marshmallow. Microwave 20 seconds.
Autumn Snack
This tastes like a Pay-Day candy bar!
1 bag high-quality candy corn
1 can salted peanuts
Mix together and store in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid.
Cherry Angels
1 angel food cake
1 can cherry pie filling
1 carton whipped topping
Cut the cake into serving-size pieces. Spoon some cherry pie filling on top, then top with whipped topping. Serve.
Biscuit Pizza
1 small can pizza sauce
Grated mozzarella cheese
1 (10 count) can biscuits
On ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about one inch apart. Flatten biscuit with palm of hand, then put on one tablespoon of pizza sauce and sprinkle on cheese. Bake according to directions on biscuit can, usually at 450 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes. You can add sliced pepperoni, chopped olives, sliced mushrooms, etc.
Cheddar Scrambler
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 slices crisp-fried bacon, crumbled
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons butter
Break eggs into small bowl. Beat with fork until foamy.
Add milk, cheese, bacon and salt and pepper; mix well.
Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add egg mixture gradually. Cook until eggs are set, stirring frequently with fork.
Yields 3 to 4 servings.
Sticky Caramel Popcorn
8 large or 80 small marshmallows
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup uncooked popcorn, popped
Melt butter and brown sugar in the microwave on HIGH. Add marshmallows and cook on HIGH until melted together, stirring after each minute. Cool only until just melted for sticky popcorn; cool approximately 3 minutes for crunchy. Pour over popcorn and mix well.
Variations
Chocolate: Use 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa instead of brown sugar.
Cinnamon: Use a 12 ounce bag of red hots and 4 tablespoons cornstarch. Do not use any other ingredients. Cook as above.
