3-ingredient Coconut Lime French Soda
Create a delightful, refreshing, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage from scratch using only three uncomplicated ingredients: sparkling water, lime juice, and coconut cream. This recipe produces a
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Turkey Cupcakes (w/kids video tutorial)
Make adorable Thanksgiving turkeys from homemade or store-bought cupcakes and easy-to-find candy decorations. This treat is perfect for the kids to make themselves! –> Don’t
White Chocolate Halloween Chex Mix
The recipe is fun and easy for kids to make, has a tasty texture with the mini marshmallows, extra sweetness and saltiness with the candy
Candy Corn Halloween Punch – only 3 ingredients!
Only 3 simple ingredients and this easy Candy Corn Punch is ready for your Halloween party, after-school snack, or just for fun!
The Ultimate List of Christmas Cookies for Kids to Make
This list of Christmas Cookies to make with kids features lots of no-bake options, and easy recipes perfect for little ones to make by themselves
Pepperoni Pizza Bites (freezer-friendly!)
Make up a batch of these pizza bites in under 30 minutes. A great way to feed hungry kids in a fast hurry! Heck, store
40 PLUS Fun Popcorn Recipes to try!
These popcorn recipes are sure to keep kids snacking happy and creatively!
“Donut” Rice Krispie Treats
A fun, adorable twist on traditional Rice Krispie treats with the classic or my 3 ingredient dairy-free version and a fun, delicious, cherry icing. Kids
Santa hat brownies
These cute Christmas Santa Hat brownies are so easy and fun to make! Kids love making and eating these!
3 ingredient peanut butter cookies
This peanut butter cookie recipe uses only 3 ingredients. They are just like the classic, old-fashioned peanut butter cookie recipe you love but they are
the Easiest Personal Pizzas Ever! (four ingredients)
Crazy easy to make these fun personal pizzas — great party food for kids!
11 Halloween treats for kids to make!
11 Halloween Treats kids can make. Great for parties, fun, and rainy afternoons!
easy candy corn fruit cup
So up in this here house we like healthy. We like fun. We like fast. All smooshed together. And yes, I’m talking about food. I
the cutest and easiest Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas
These Sugar Cookie fruit pizza’s look GORGEOUS, don’t they! The best part is that, if you get purchased sugar cookies, these are made up 10
Salted Chocolate Almond Bark Puffcorn (no-bake)
Only 3 ingredients and a microwave to make this ADDICTIVE chocolate almond bark puffcorn. A good sprinkling of sea salt takes it NEXT LEVEL in
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Cookies (2-ingredient)
These banana cookies are only quick oats and bananas. Truly! We add chocolate chips and walnuts for the ULTIMATE easy cookies. Cozy, sweet, and warm.
3 ingredient Homemade Pop Tarts
Boom! 3 ingredients and these homemade Pop Tarts are done. Breakfast made, family is happy, and now you can move on with your day!
Cookie Dominoes
Get kids in the kitchen learning math with these easy to make cookie dominoes. Edible dominoes are so fun for learning math basics!
Easy Homemade Pesto Pizza Christmas Trees
Holiday parties are known for their festive appetizers and snacks, just like hostesses are known for their fancy tricks in the kitchen and loads of
How to make smores in the oven
It may be March, in Minnesota, but that won’t stop us from snacking on our favorite summer snack! A quick and easy way to make
easy Coconut Milk Chocolate Pudding
Do you know one of the foods I have most missed by removing milks and sugars from my diet? Chocolate. Chocolate in all forms. Chocolate
microwave brownies in a mug.
This is a quick and easy dessert that serves just one. Perfect for when you are looking for a sweet midnight snack or your kids
2 ingredient Lemon Cake recipe
Why spend a lot of time and energy putting together a completely homemade cake when you can cook up a two-ingredient lemon cake recipe? We think
2 ingredient orange soda cake
This recipe really is as simple as mixing a white cake mix with 12 oz of Sunkist Ten, stirring, and putting into a greased pan
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