Homemade Root Beer

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 cups white sugar
• 3 1/3 gallons of Cold Water
• 1 (2 oz) bottle of Root Beer extract
• 4 lbs Dry Ice

DIRECTIONS:

1. In large cooler, mix together the sugar and water. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
   
2. Stir in the Root Beer extract.
   
3. Carefully place the dry ice into the cooler. DO NOT TOUCH WITH BARE HANDS! I used oven mitts. Cover cooler LOOSELY with the lid. DO NOT SECURE THE LID, as pressure may build up.
4. Let the mixture brew for about an hour before serving.
   

* This does make a huge amount of Root Beer (about 4 gallons), so I would suggest cutting the recipe in half if you are making it for a small family. It kept well in the fridge for days and still had fizz.

Rice Krispies

I know what you are thinking.... Rice Krispies? They are easy to make and the directions are on the box, but whenever I buy the generic Rice Krispies it doesn't have the recipe and then I have to search online. So really I am posting this one for me. Just making it easy!
(yes the picture is sideways... again! I have no idea how to fix it.)

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 1 (10 oz) pkg. Marshmallows (about 40 regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature)
• 6 cups Rice Krispies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Microwave in large bowl, the Marshmallows and butter for 2 minutes. Stir and heat an additional 1 minute. Stir until smooth.
2. Mix in the cereal and spread into a greased 9x13 dish.

* I think these are cute with sprinkles! I ran out of candy tonight (I really didn't have much) before I took the boys trick or treating. So, I handed these out to a family from my ward that stopped by. The kids were surprisingly excited about it! I was glad that they weren't mad at me for not having any candy!! All the other trick or treaters got fruit roll ups!

Mummy Cupcakes

I stole this idea from a friend. Hers turned out WAY cuter than mine did, but they are still fun. They are supposed to look like Mummies, if you can't tell!

INGREDIENTS:

• Chocolate cake mix
• White Frosting
• Skittles for eyes OR M&M's OR red hots

* I made a slit into a sip lock bag with a knife and squeezed the frosting onto the cupcakes to make the mummy wrap. Didn't work great, but it worked! When frosting- Don't forget to leave a black slit for the eyes.

Spider Lollipops

YOU WILL NEED:

• Lollipops
• black pipping cut in half
• wiggle eyes
• craft glue (for eyes)

It took me a 1/2 hour to make 15. I made some colored spiders because
I didn't have enough black pipping, but they still turned out cute.

Mini Caramel Apples

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50565

I have been looking for cute and tasty Halloween treats for an upcoming Family Halloween party. I tested out these mini caramel apples today. Make sure you dry the apples REALLY good before putting on the caramel. I didn't dry them good enough, so the caramel slide off the apples a bit. Also this site says to use Butterscotch or peanut butter chips which may hold onto the apples a little better. They tasted good and my boys loved them! Well Ethan just licked off the caramel and sprinkles, but Evan really enjoyed his. I think they are a fun size for the kids and they look cute!


* I will be adding more Halloween treats to my blog this week! Happy Halloween!