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THANKSGIVING RECIPES

Turkey hot chocolate bombs melting in a coffee mug.

Thanksgiving Hot Chocolate Bomb Turkeys

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Apple Mousse

Thanksgiving appetizer cheese ball turkey platter

Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Turkey Platter

peanut butter and milk chocolate dipped pretzel sticks decorated with modeling chocolate to look like scarecrows

Thanksgiving Treats – Chocolate Pretzel Scarecrows

chocolate rice krispie treat turkeys

Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat Turkey Pops

Pumpkin Chocolate Cups are filled with creamy pumpkin and speculoos cookie butter filling.

Pumpkin Chocolate Cups

Cheesy Crescent Roll Leaves for your Thanksgiving Bread Basket

Golden brown, Cinnamon Sugar Fry Bread Leaves, are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. These Indian Fry Bread leaves look as good as they taste.

Cinnamon Sugar Fry Bread Leaves

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CHRISTMAS RECIPES

Learn how to make Cakesicles.

How to make Cakesicles (cake pop popsicles)

queso blanco snowman decorated with black olive eyes and a carrot nose

White Queso Dip Snowman

Christmas fudge red and white peppermint fudge pinwheels

Peppermint Fudge Pinwheels

Marshmallow recipe featured image.

Marshmallows

Reindeer Hot Cocoa Bombs with one melting in a mug of hot milk and three surrounding the mug.

Reindeer Hot Chocolate Bombs

Copycat IHOP Winter Wonderland Pancakes Recipe image

Copycat IHOP Winter Wonderland Pancakes

Snowman Hot Chocolate Bomb - white chocolate mug with a candy cane handle filled with chocolate ganache and a marshmallow snowman

Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs

Homemade chocolate bark filled with caramel, almonds, peanuts, cashews, OREO Cookies, pretzels, toffee bits, and more packaged in a wooden box.

Chocolate Bark

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WHAT’S NEW!

sugar cookies filled with apple butter

Apple Butter Pillow Cookies

Halloween Cookies Hocus Pocus Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Hocus Pocus Cookies

copycat cadbury crunchie bars chocolate dipped honeycomb sponge candy

Sponge Candy (Copycat Cadbury Crunchie Bars)

Serve up some fun for lunch this Halloween by making some homemade crackers to go along with a bowl of hot Campbell's new Slow Kettle Soup.

Homemade Halloween Crackers

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HOMEMADE CANDY RECIPES

candied orange peel chocolate bark on semi-sweet chocolate

Candied Orange Peel Chocolate Bark

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Copycat Lion Bars

homemade gummy worms, sharks, fish, elephant, dinosaurs, starfish, hippos, lions, giraffe, bears, and more

Gummies Recipe

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

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Learn how to make handmade chocolates in my online video lessons from The Sugar Academy.

Online chocolate making courses from The Sugar Academy

FOOTBALL-THEMED FOOD

football brownies filled with candy

Candy Filled Football Pinata Brownies

pulled pork-filled football-shaped pastry pockets

Football Appetizers – Pulled Pork Pastry Pockets

football party tablescape featuring a chocolate dip football, mini pretzel twists, chicken strips, and buffalo chicken nuggets

Chocolate Dip Football – Fun Game Day Snacks

Pizza dip baked in a skillet surrounded by cheese-filled pizza crust topped with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese bread dip seasoning.

Pizza Dip

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FUN FOOD FOR KIDS

homemade cherry tootsie pop hearts arranged in a Valentine's day coffee mug

Homemade Cherry Tootsie Pop Hearts

White Chocolate Popcorn Bowl (100% Edible)

Starfish S'mores - Chocolate dipped homemade star shaped marshmallows coated in graham crackers crumbs.

STARFISH S’MORES – Fun Summer Treats

Chocolate-dipped pretzel farm animals including a sheep, pig, cow, chicken, and a horse.

Farm Animal Pretzel Pops

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SCHOOL THEMED TREATS

Fruit Leather Edible School Books

Treat your favorite teacher to a chocolate chalkboard for teacher appreciation week. HungryHappenings.com

Edible Chalkboard

Inside Out Chocolate Caramel Apples make great teacher’s gifts.

School Book Sandwiches

Graham Cracker Rulers filled with Welch's Fruit

Graham Cracker Ruler Boxes filled with Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks

Use alphabet stamps to create sweet messages for your kid’s lunch

Kid's school lunch of Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich cut and decorated to look like a schoolhouse along with grapes and carrots.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Schoolhouse

Chocolate Popcorn Bowl Football set on astro turf on a white background.

Chocolate Popcorn Bowl Football

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SUMMER FUN RECIPES

Copycat Choco Tacos

Copycat Choco Tacos

Windmill cookies filled with sweetened cream cheese and blueberry preserves.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Windmill Cookies

Galaxy Popsicles Berry Cheesecake Pops

Berry Cheesecake Galaxy Popsicles

banana split ice cream bars with layers of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream and chocolate, pineapple, and strawberry toppings

Banana Split Bars

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WEDDING & BRIDAL SHOWER RECIPES

Roasted red pepper pesto tart flowers decorated with parsley leaves

Flower Crisps Appetizers – With Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake with a layer of flourless chocolate cake topped with chocolate mousse and white chocolate raspberry mousse

Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake

Cheese Ball Wedding Cakes – Elegant Appetizer

Beautiful Bouquet of Fried Won Ton Roses

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GRADUATION RECIPES

Soft Pretzel Graduation Caps

Flourless Chocolate Cakes Graduation Caps Recipe

Flourless Chocolate Cake Graduation Caps

Grad cap cookies filled with mini M&M's.

Candy Filled Chocolate Graduation Cap Cookies

Chocolate cola truffles in edible red cups are fun desserts for any party.

Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible Red Cups

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BIRTHDAY PARTY RECIPES

Chicken, Artichoke, and Three Cheese Bread Pudding

Cereal and Milk Pancakes made with Fruity Pebbles are topped with milk glaze and whipped cream.

Cereal and Milk Pancakes

Turn Reese's Cups into adorably cute lions using caramel and heart sprinkles then use them to make Lion Cupcakes with

Lion Cupcakes with “You Make My Heart Roar” Cupcake Wrappers

Cookie Monster Rice Krispie Treats with candy eyes, Tootsie Roll mouths, and mini Nutter Butter Cookies

Cookie Monster Rice Krispies Treats

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EVERYDAY DESSERTS

Soft and chewy Coconut Macaroon Cups filed with homemade blueberry curd are topped with a dollop of whipped cream and some fresh blueberries.

Coconut Macaroon Cups filled with Fresh Blueberry Curd

peaches and cream cupcakes

Peaches and Cream Cupcakes

Top toffee chip cookies with a scoop of lusciously creamy no-churn ice cream made with Dulce de Leche and whipped cream then drizzle on some chocolate to make these Caramel Ice Cream Cookie Cups look party worthy.

Caramel Ice Cream Cookie Cups

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Mini Butterfinger Cheesecakes

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DECORATED CAKES

Leprechaun Hat Shamrock Reveal Cake

Koala Cake Image

Easy Koala Cake

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Seal Cake – Cute Harp Seal Pup Cut-Apart Cake

Christmas Present Cake with an Ornament Surprise Inside

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CHEESECAKES

4th of July Dessert – Flag Cheesecake

Add a touch of whimsy to your baby shower dessert table by serving this adorable Peach Cobbler flavored Cheesecake Baby. Find the tutorial at Hungry Happenings.

Baby Shower Dessert – Cheesecake Baby

Rainbow Birthday Cheesecake

Birthday Cheesecake

clear dessert cup filled with black and white mousse - a swirl of chocolate mousse and cheesecake mousse topped with a maraschino cherry

Black and White Mousse (Chocolate Cheesecake Swirl)

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Everyday Meals

heart-shaped chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and chili sauce served with jalapenos and sour cream

Valentine’s Day Dinner – Chicken Enchilada Hearts

Chicken & Cheese Enchilada Bowls with Poblano Peppers and Corn

Chicken and Cheese Enchilada Bowls

Chicken Tender Butterflies with nacho cheese corn chip wings and chow mein noodle antennae.

Kids will love this chicken and chips butterfly for lunch!

Chicken breast plated next to diced tomatoes, feta cheese, and basil to form a heart shape are drizzled with a balsamic glaze.

Valentine’s Day Dinner – Balsamic Chicken & Tomato Hearts

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BASKETBALL THEMED RECIPES

March Madness Mini Cheeseburger Recipe

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

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NEW YEAR’S EVE RECIPES

Sugar Cone Party Horns

New Year's Eve Appetizers and Desserts including a savory cheesecake countdown clock and mini cheese balls

New Year’s Eve Party Food

Mediteranean Pinwheels shaped into 2014 for New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve Mediterranean Pinwheels

New Year's Eve Appetizer Won Ton Clocks

New Year’s Eve Appetizers – Fried Won Ton Clocks

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VALENTINE’S DAY RECIPES

conversation heart white chocolate breakable hearts filled with Valentine's Day candy

Breakable Chocolate Conversation Hearts

Brownie brittle topped with mini chocolate chips and Valentine's Day sprinkles

Valentine’s Day Brownie Brittle

cranberry orange semi-freddo hearts with chocolate ganache dots

Cranberry Orange Semifreddo Hearts

2 large chocolate peanut butter cup hearts

Copycat Giant Reese’s Cup Heart

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPES

White chocolate coated shamrock rice krispie treat pops with cute smiley faces.

Shamrock Rice Krispie Treat Pops

Irish Soda Bread Shamrock for St. Patrick's Day

Irish Soda Bread Shamrock Recipe

Shamrock Shaped Snack Crisps

Chocolate Pot of Gold Cookies Glazed with Chocolate Ganache with Gold Quin Sprinkles (coins).

Pot of Gold Cookies

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MARDI GRAS RECIPES

pastel-colored diamond-shaped beignets for Mardi Gras

Beignets for Mardi Gras

Muffaletta sandwich filled with lunch meat, olives, pimentos, and more decorated for Mardi Gras.

Muffuletta (Fun Mardi Gras Sandwich)

Gumbo with shrimp and sausage is topped with a pie crust crown for Mardi Gras dinner

Creole Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo

Break tradition and celebrate Mardi Gras by making this festive green, gold, and purple King Cake Roll.

King Cake Roll for Mardi Gras

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EASTER RECIPES

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

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EARTH DAY RECIPES

Decorated Daisy Cheesecake

Easter breakfast pizza bunnies are filled with scrambled eggs, ham, and cheese and served with strawberry milk and hashbrowns.

Easter Breakfast Pizza Bunnies

Cheese Slice Owl – A Fun Halloween Appetizer

Butterfly fruit pizza topped with pineapple, grapes, strawberries,peaches, banana, and kiwi and decorated with chocolate chip eyes.

Butterfly Fruit Pizza

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MOTHER’S DAY RECIPES

spoon-shaped almond nougatine cookies topped with chocolate ganache and slivered almonds

Almond Nougatine Spoons filled with Chocolate Ganache

Mother’s Day breakfast in Bed

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Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies

cheese ball shaped like a woman's face covered in a green guacamole mask, cucumber eyes, red pepper lips, and mozzarella head wrap

Spa Party Appetizer – A clever way to serve a cheese ball.

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CINCO DE MAYO RECIPES

Chicken & Cheese Enchilada Bowls with Poblano Peppers and Corn

Chicken and Cheese Enchilada Bowls

Break open one of these colorful Sombrero Cookies to reveal the surprise inside! These festive candy filled treats will be perfect for Cinco de Mayo or a Fiesta.

Sombrero Cookies filled with Candy

Scoop vanilla ice cream into a fried tortilla boat covered in cinnamon sugar then drizzle on some dulce de leche (caramel) sauce, add a swirl of whipped cream and some crunchy cinnamon sugar tortilla bits to make this dreamy Churro Sundae.

Churro Sundae – Fried Tortilla Boats with Vanilla Ice Cream & Dulce de Leche Sauce

25 Fun Fiesta Foods for Cinco de Mayo

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FATHER’S DAY RECIPES

Football Hot Chocolate Bombs filled with hot cocoa mix and tiny marshmallows

Football Hot Chocolate Bombs

Zucchini Fritter Footballs

football themed game day recipes including Chicken Italiano Subs, Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla Footballs, and Chicken Parmesan Nachos

Game Day Appetizers – chicken quesadilla footballs

giant chocolate chip cookie cake decorated with white marshmallow frosting and chocolate frosting with

Father’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

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4TH OF JULY RECIPES

red, white, and blue ice cream star

Red, White, and Blue Ice Cream Star

no bake cheesecake with a blue cookie crust and topped with raspberry gelee, whipped cream, and a raspberry

Patriotic Cheesecakes Topped with Raspberry Gelée and Fresh Berries

Uncle Sam Hat Surprise Cake

Serve Red, White, and Blue Cupcakes in plastic wine goblets or champagne flutes filled with candy. It's a quick and easy way to dress up a cupcake.

Red, White, and Blue Cupcakes Served in Wine Goblets

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HALLOWEEN RECIPES

Halloween appetizer - Jack Skellington Chicken Dip

Halloween Appetizer – Jack Skellington Dip

Mini skull-shaped waffles made in a mini skull waffle maker

Skull Waffles

Dark chocolate Halloween popcorn topped with Halloween M&M's and bone sprinkles.

Chocolate Halloween Popcorn

Hot Chocolate Bomb Brains

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