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    Recipes for happy occasions

    Welcome to Hungry Happenings where you'll find recipes to make creatively decorated desserts and festively fun food for holidays and special occasions.

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    • Birthday Party
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    • 4th of July
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    popular dessert recipes

    • Mini cheesecakes served plain, topped with sauces, and decorated with edible flowers on a marble board
      Mini Cheesecakes
    • Cakesicles with red and green drizzle, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle
      How to make Cakesicles (cake pop popsicles)
    • Chocolate peanut butter fudge buckeyes candy recipe image.
      Buckeyes Recipe - Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Candies

    Trending Recipes

    • homemade candy bars including dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate cashew bars, white chocolate cookies and cream candy bars, and more
      The Best Step-by-Step Chocolate Bar Recipes
    • The best cheesecake recipe made with cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs.
      Cheesecake Recipe - The creamiest cheesecake ever!
    • homemade gummy worms, sharks, fish, elephant, dinosaurs, starfish, hippos, lions, giraffe, bears, and more
      Gummies Recipe

    Get ready to celebrate these upcoming events!

    Easter recipes

    Easter is the perfect holiday to make cute food like Easter Bunny Cupcakes, Baby Chick Cheese Balls, and Wooly Lamb Rice Krispie Treat Pops. It's also a great time to make homemade chocolate bunnies and eggs.

    • Easter cheese ball hatching chick decorated with cheese slices and served with crackers.
      Easter Cheese Ball (Cute Hatching Chick)
    • Easter Bunny Cupcakes
    • lemon cake chicks decorated with modeling chocolate or fondant eyes, beak, and feet
      Lemon Cake Chicks
    • collage of 8 cute Easter desserts and appetizers including Carrot Thief Cupcakes, Crescent Roll Carrots, and Hatching Hard Boiled Eggs
      100+ Cute Easter Desserts, Appetizers, and Meals
    • Chocolate Raspberry Eggs filled with a white chocolate raspberry ganache.
      Chocolate Raspberry Eggs
    • Chocolate Eggs wrapped in Easter foil candy wrappers
      Chocolate Eggs
    • Breakable Chocolate Easter Eggs filled with Easter candy like M&M's are decorated with sprinkles.
      Breakable Chocolate Easter Eggs filled with candy
    • Easter breakfast pizza bunnies are filled with scrambled eggs, ham, and cheese and served with strawberry milk and hashbrowns.
      Easter Breakfast Pizza Bunnies

    see more Easter recipes →

    March madness party food

    Score big when you serve these creative basketball-themed snacks and sweets to your March Madness party guests.

    • cheeseburger topped with a slice of cheddar cheese decorated to look like a basketball
      Mini Basketball Cheeseburgers
    • Basketball bean dip & tortilla chips
    • Basketball pinata cookies filled with Skittles are decorated with orange candy melts.
      Basketball Piñata Cookies filled with Skittles
    • Roasted Vegetable Pizza recipe
      Roasted Veggie Pizza with Homemade Crust

    see more March Madness party recipes →

    Earth Day Recipes

    Celebrate Earth Day by making and sharing a delicious treat with friends and family.

    • Butterfly fruit pizza topped with pineapple, grapes, strawberries,peaches, banana, and kiwi and decorated with chocolate chip eyes.
      Butterfly Fruit Pizza
    • Earth Day Brownie With Handmade Chocolate Topper
    • Fruit shaped fruit pizzas are made with a crispy sugar cookie, cheesecake filling, and fresh fruit.
      Fruit Pizza Flowers
    • bumble bee cookies decorated surrounded by Nutter Butter cookies
      Bumble Bee Cookies - Decorated Nutter Butter Cookies

    see more Earth Day recipes →

    Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    About Beth

    Hi, I'm Beth. I've been a professional chocolatier & baker for over 30 years, have written 5 cookbooks, and love creating fun food for holidays and special occasions.

    Learn more about Beth →

    LEARN HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE

    Making homemade chocolates doesn't have to be difficult. I've been teaching chocolate-making classes for 30+ years and I share tons of tips and tricks in my chocolate-making recipe tutorials.

    • assorted homemade chocolates including chocolate pretzels, mendiants, bark, cookies, lollipops, and more
      Chocolate Making Tips
    • modeling chocolate decorations on a panda cake, graduation cookie, sea otter cupcake, and bunny cupcake
      Modeling Chocolate Recipe and Tutorial
    • How to make hot chocolate bombs featured image.
      how to make hot chocolate bombs

    see more chocolate recipes →

    Chocolate-making courses

    chocolate making basics course image
    chocolate candies course image
    chocolate truffles course
    modeling chocolate course image

    If you have ever dreamed of learning how to make beautiful and delicious chocolates at home, be sure to check out my online chocolate-making courses at The Sugar Academy.
    chocolate-making basics • chocolate candies • chocolate truffles • chocolate-making bundle • modeling chocolate

    Homemade chocolate

    You can also find hundreds of handmade chocolate ideas and recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

    • Delicious chocolate truffles coated in chopped cashews, shaved dark chocolate, cocoa powder, cookie crumbs, and a blend of dark and white chocolate shavings.
      Chocolate Truffles Recipe
    • hand-painted Easter lollipops including Easter eggs, chocolate Easter bunnies, ducks, chicks, and lambs
      Hand Painted Chocolate Easter Lollipops
    • Amaretto hot chocolate bombs are filled with amaretto infused chocolate ganache and marshmallows
      Boozy Hot Chocolate Bombs
    • White Chocolate Popcorn Bowl (100% Edible)

    see more homemade chocolate recipes →

    Fun food for kids

    Make your kids' day a little brighter by crafting a fun dinner like pig-shaped pigs-in-a-blanket. Or, make a kid's party a little sweeter by serving the most adorable Sea Otter Cupcakes or Bumble Bee Cookies.

    • Reese's cup sea otter cupcakes holding candy shells sitting in blue wave cupcake wrappers
      Sea Otter Cupcakes - Finding Dory Party Idea
    • Pig-shaped pigs in a blanket filled with hot dogs
      How to make Super Cute Pigs in a Blanket
    • Cookie Monster Pretzels
      Cookie Monster Pretzels - Fun Sesame Street Party Treats
    • Chocolate-dipped pretzel farm animals including a sheep, pig, cow, chicken, and a horse.
      Farm Animal Pretzel Pops

    see more fun food for kids →

    Everyday desserts

    It doesn't have to be a holiday or special occasion to make a delicious dessert. Find recipes to make tarts, cakes, cannoli, mousse, pies, and more...

    • Copycat Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Thanksgiving Pie
      Copycat Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Thanksgiving Pie
    • Lemon Meringue Pie Cannoli made using pie crust
      Lemon Meringue Pie Cannoli
    • best chocolate mousse topped with white chocolate shavings and served in clear dessert cups
      The BEST Chocolate Mousse Recipe You'll Ever Try!
    • chai tea infused bread pudding topped with chai tea caramel sauce served in a small white ramekin set on a white saucer on an orange napkin
      Bread Pudding with Chai Caramel Sauce

    see more everyday dessert recipes →

    Decorated cakes

    Serve a cute or awe-inspiring cake for a birthday party or special event. Here, you'll find some cake recipes that are easy to make and others that are for more advanced cake decorators. All of them will surely make people smile!

    • Pink and blue swirled cotton candy layer cake topped with drips of pink and blue ganache and fluffy cotton candy.
      Cotton Candy Layer Cake
    • Koala Cake Image
      Easy Koala Cake
    • Seal Cake Recipe Image
      Seal Cake - Cute Harp Seal Pup Cut-Apart Cake
    • Minion Cake Prisoner from Despicable Me 3 Movie
      Minion Cake - How to Make a Flat Minion Cake Video Tutorial

    see more decorated cakes →

    Cheesecakes

    Cheesecakes can be sweet or savory, no-bake or baked, mini or large, and served plain or with toppings. They can even be festively decorated.

    • New Year's Eve Appetizers and Desserts including a savory cheesecake countdown clock and mini cheese balls
      New Year's Eve Party Food
    • Mini Butterfinger Cheesecakes Recipe Image
      Mini Butterfinger Cheesecakes
    • Red, white, and blue no-bake cheesecake with blue cookie crust and raspberry gelee on top
      No-bake cheesecake with raspberry Gelée
    • Daisy cheesecake with a pretty pink, smiley face daisy painted on top
      Daisy Cheesecake

    see more cheesecake recipes →

    Homemade candy

    Making candy at home is so much fun. Plus homemade candy tastes so much better than pre-packaged store-bought candy. I know you'll love these candy recipes.

    • Marshmallow recipe featured image.
      Marshmallows
    • pink ombre coconut candy hearts
      Pink Ombre Creamy Coconut Hearts
    • red, white, and blue gumdrop stars spilling out of a 4th of July pail
      Red, White, and Blue Gumdrop Stars
    • Starfish S'mores - Chocolate dipped homemade star shaped marshmallows coated in graham crackers crumbs.
      STARFISH S'MORES - Fun Summer Treats

    see more homemade candy recipes →

    My other food blogs

    How To Make Cereal Treats collage of Rice Krispie Treats
    HowToMakeCerealTreats.com
    How To Make Easy Fudge collage of homemade fudge
    HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
    How To Make Easy Cookies collage of homemade cookies
    HowToMakeCerealTreats.com

    My cookbooks

    candy clay creations cookbook featuring modeling chocolate decorations
    Candy Clay Creations
    How To Make Cereal Treats Cookbook featuring 60 rice crispy treat recipes
    Cereal Treats
    Hungry Happenings' Halloween Cookbook cover featuring a popcorn pumpkin bowl, pizza skulls, vampire cupcakes, a spider cake, stamped wontons, and cake ball cauldrons.
    Halloween Cookbook
    How To Make Easy Fudge Cookbook featuring chocolate cashew butter fudge, milk chocolate fudge, butter pecan fudge, mermaid fudge, and chocolate peanut butter fudge
    Easy Fudge

    Birthday party food ideas

    Celebrate a special birthday with a fun birthday cake, a decorated cheesecake, festive pastries, and even a birthday cheese ball.

    • You won't believe how easy it is to transform a 9x13 sheet cake into this delightful Rainbow Unicorn Cake with a colorful candy clay (modeling chocolate) mane and tail.
      Rainbow Unicorn Cake
    • homemade breakfast pastries birthday party balloons
      Birthday Party Balloon Pastry Pops
    • Sugar Cone Party Horns
    • Rainbow Birthday Cheesecake
      Birthday Cheesecake

    See more birthday party recipes →

    Fun party snacks

    Whether you are hosting a big or small party, you'll find recipes to make fun snacks your party guests will enjoy. Who wouldn't love a hot pizza dip, a cheesy taco dip, or a big bowl of candy bar-filled popcorn?

    • Hot taco dip is an easy appetizer to make for a New Year's Eve party, a Super Bowl party, or just about any party.
      Hot Taco Dip
    • Pizza dip baked in a skillet surrounded by cheese-filled pizza crust topped with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese bread dip seasoning.
      Pizza Dip
    • Use all that left over Halloween candy to make some amazing White Chocolate Candy Bar Popcorn. You can package it up and give it as Christmas gifts or enjoy it as a movie night snack.
      White Chocolate Candy Bar Popcorn
    • family game night dessert playing card fruit pizza, dice cake, tic tac toe brownie
      Family Game Night Snacks

    see more party food recipes →

    Recent recipe posts

    I've been busy creating more delicious recipes to share with you.

    • cheeseburger topped with a slice of cheddar cheese decorated to look like a basketball
      Mini Basketball Cheeseburgers
    • White Chocolate Snowman Popcorn Bucket
      Snowman Popcorn Bucket
    • peanut butter popcorn recipe image
      Peanut Butter Popcorn
    • white chocolate peppermint popcorn topped with crushed candy canes
      Peppermint Popcorn

    Recently updated

    • Sweet Animal Treats - Oreo Cats & Pigs and Pretzel Pop Snakes
    • This Christmas have fun in the kitchen decorating salty and sweet Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer with shiny red candy coated chocolate noses and caramel antlers. They are as fun to make as they are to eat.
      Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer
    • Mickey and Minnie Mouse Chocolate Bark is so simple to make using chocolate wafers and chips. Add lots of sprinkles for fun. See the tutorial at HungryHappenings.com.
      Mickey and Minnie Mouse Chocolate Bark
    • Beach Pail Popcorn - Peanut Butter White Chocolate Popcorn Sprinkled with Sandy Cookie Crumbs and Chocolate Sea Shells
      Peanut Butter Popcorn Speckled with Chocolate Sea Shells - Beach Party Popcorn

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    Welcome to Hungry Happenings!

    I'm Beth. I've been a professional chocolatier & baker for over 30 years, have written 5 cookbooks, and love creating fun food for holidays and special occasions.

    Read more about me →

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