Sugar & Spice Pumpkin Seeds

Sugar & Spice Pumpkin Seeds

Dry seeds are the key to crispy seeds to be sure to dry the seeds well.  I let mine sit out for 24 hours or more.

Ingredients
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds, rinsed and dried
6 Tablespoons white sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. The seeds should be lightly toasted so they may take longer or shorter depending on how dry and large they are. In a bowl large stir together 2 Tablespoons of sugar, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the seeds and sprinkle remaining sugar over the, stir with spoon until the sugar melts, about 45 seconds. Do not over cook or it will burn! Pour seeds into the bowl with the sugar and spices and toss to coat. Allow to cool and store in air tight container at room temp.

Honeycomb Cereal Bars

Honeycomb Cereal Bars

0 calories Ha.  ;-)

1 box Honeycomb Cereal
1 pound Almond Bark
1 cup peanut butter

Melt Almond Bark and peanut butter in microwave oven and stir.
Add to cereal and mix well until all the cereal is coated with the candy.  You will need a large bowl for this part.
Spread mixture evenly onto a large rimmed cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray or lined with parchment or wax paper.  I opted for the parchment paper.

Allow to harden.  Cut into squares.

popsicles

Fruity-Pops

• 4 cups water (2 cups plus 2 cups)
  

• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  
• 1 packet kool-aid type drink mix
  
• 2/3 to 1 cup sugar (to taste)
  
• Molds, Sticks, Freezer

Pour 2 cups of water into a glass bowl. Sprinkle on the gelatin. Microwave on high for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the water just starts to boil. Watch it closely. You can also do this in a saucepan on the stove, over medium heat. Remove the bowl from the microwave or the pan from the stove and stir the mixture for a minute or two to dissolve the gelatin. Stir in the kool-aid and sugar, again stirring a lot to dissolve everything completely. Add the remaining 2 cups of water. Pour the flavored juice into molds and freeze.

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Pudding-Pops

• 1 package (4-serving size) instant pudding mix
  

• 3 cups reconstituted or fresh milk
  
• 1/3 cup sugar
  
• Molds, Sticks, Freezer

In a large bowl combine the pudding mix, milk and sugar. Beat with electric beaters or a wire whisk until thickened. Fill the molds and freeze.

Chocolate pudding makes fudge-pops. Vanilla pudding makes cream-pops & butterscotch pudding makes caramel-pops.

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Juicy-Pops

• 12 ounce can of juice concentrate
  

• 4 cups water (2 cups plus 2 cups)
  
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin (1/4-oz)
  
• Molds, Sticks, Freezer

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in the microwave or in a sauce pan. Remove from the heat. Stir in the unflavored gelatin. Stir a lot, to dissolve it completely. Pour in the juice concentrate and the remaining 2 cups of water. Mix well. Pour into molds and freeze.

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Yogurt Juice-Pops

• 12 ounce can of juice concentrate
  

• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin (1/4-ounce)
  
• 4 cups plain yogurt (homemade is fine)
  
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  
• Molds, Sticks, Freezer

Heat the juice concentrate in a pot on the stove, or in the microwave. When it boils, remove it from the heat. Stir in the unflavored gelatin. Stir a great deal, until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the yogurt and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour the mixture into molds and freeze.

You may use any flavor of juice you prefer. We like orange and berry flavors for this recipe. Be sure to use juice that is 100% fruit juice, with no sugar added.

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Yogurt Pops

• 1 package (4-serving size) fruit flavored gelatin
  

• 1 cup tap water
  
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 3 cups plain yogurt (homemade is fine)
  
• Molds, Sticks, Freezer

Heat the water until it is boiling. You can do this on the stove or in the microwave. Stir it the flavored gelatin. Stir and Stir and Stir. Add the sugar. Keep stirring until the fluid is clear and everything is dissolved. This may take a full 5 minutes of stirring. Add the yogurt and beat until the mixture is smooth. Pour into molds and freeze.

You may use any flavor of gelatin you have on hand for this recipe.