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THANKSGIVING RECIPES

chocolate cookie cups decorated to look like pilgrim suits are filled with pumpkin cheesecake mousse

Pilgrim Suit Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

crescent-roll-cornucopia filled with cranberry turkey salad on a plate set next to a fork and Thanksgiving napkin

Crescent Roll Cornucopia with Cranberry Turkey Salad

bacon ranch cheese ball decorated to look like a turkey is surrounded by cheese topped cracker feathers

Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Turkey Platter

pumpkin hand pies coated in bright orange sugar set on top of a black wire cooling rack

Pumpkin Hand Pies

Cheese Bread Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner

Cheese Bread Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner

Lemon Lime Pound Cake Leaves for Thanksgiving dessert.

Lemon Lime Pound Cake Leaves

Peanut Butter Cookie Turkeys...a fun Thanksgiving treat!

Peanut Butter Cookie Turkeys…a fun Thanksgiving treat!

Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat Turkey Pops

Ice Cream Cookie Cake Turkey for Thanksgiving

Ice Cream Cookie Cake Turkey for Thanksgiving

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CHRISTMAS RECIPES

Deviled eggs cut using a star shaped cookie cutter are made into lollipops.

Deviled Egg Star Pops

Fudge Christmas Trees

Fudge Christmas Trees

Christmas Magic Bars – Last minute Christmas dessert

Snuggle up with your family and enjoy a movie night watching Disney's Frozen while munching on this fun snowflake sprinkle filled Frozen Popcorn.

Winter Wonderland “FROZEN” White Chocolate Popcorn VIDEO

It's easy and fun to make homemade gummy candy and they can be customized for any holiday or occasion. Make red and green gummy bears, worms and fish for Christmas.

How to Make Gummy Candy – Bears, Worms, Fish & More with Video Tutorial

Snowflake Filled Snowman Cookies with clear candy windows are decorated with white chocolate and candies.

Snowflake Filled Snowman Cookies

Homemade Marshmallow Penguins are the perfect addition to a cup of hot chocolate.

Marshmallow Penguins

Despicable Me 3 Minion Christmas Piñata Cookies dressed in Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Minion Christmas Piñata Cookies dressed in Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Christmas Tree Calzones - Festive Vegetarian Meal

Calzone Christmas Trees

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New Year’s Eve Recipes

Ring in the New Year's by serving this cheesy Skillet Pizza Dip Countdown Clock loaded with pepperoni and bacon. The triple cheese dip is surrounded by 12 cheese filled pizza puffs each decorated with a number on a clock.

Skillet Pizza Dip Countdown Clock

Pink Velvet Torte with Pink Champagne Buttercream Frosting

Pink Velvet Torte with Pink Champagne Buttercream

New Year’s Eve Party Appetizer Recipe – Taco Dip

Ball Drop Piñata Cookies Countdown to the New Year

New Year’s Confetti Cupcakes with Party Horns

New Year’s Eve Party Food- Parmesan Artichoke Cheesecake Countdown Clock and Mini Time’s Square (Cheese) Balls

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Football Party Food (Super Bowl Recipes)

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

Chocolate Dip Football – Fun Game Day Snacks

Deviled Egg Footballs Game Day Appetizer for a Super Bowl Party

Deviled Egg Footballs

Super Bowl Appetizers – Football Shaped Zucchini Fritters (aka, Mücver)

Fried Taco Footballs

Fried Taco Footballs – Fun Game Day Appetizers

Pretzel Dogs topped with French's Crispy Fried Jalapeno's

Pretzel Dogs Topped with French’s Crispy Fried Jalapeños

Football Party Food Ideas

Chocolate Football Cookies With Dr Pepper Frosting & Eckrich Smoked Sausage Roll Ups

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Decorated Cakes

Cheers to Dad Beer Mug Cake for Father's Day or dad's birthday.

Beer Mug Cake for Father’s Day

Easy Bat Cake Halloween Dessert

Easy Bat Cake – Fun Halloween Dessert

Minion Cake Prisoner from Despicable Me 3 Movie

Minion Cake – How to Make a Flat Minion Cake Video Tutorial

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HOMEMADE CANDY

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

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

Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible Red Cups

S'mores Popcorn filled with chocolate chips, mini graham crackers, and tiny marshmallows.

S’mores Popcorn

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FUN FOOD FOR KIDS

vanilla cupcakes topped with a swirl of whipped icing and decorated with pink and teal colored modeling chocolate owls each with a sign that says, Owl be thinking of you!"

Owl Cupcakes and Owl Cookies with “Owl Be Thinking Of You” Tags

Beach cake brownie topped with peanut butter frosting and cookie crumb sand, a swirl of blue and white frosting water, and a few red candy crabs.

Brownie Beach

Nutter Butter Cereal Bars made from Nutter Butter Cereal, marshmallows, and chocolate ganache.

Nutter Butter Cereal Bars

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EVERYDAY DESSERT RECIPES

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

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies served with a cold glass of milk make a perfect snack.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Fruit Pizza Strawberry - chocolate cookies cut into strawberry shapes topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries and kiwi. One is coated in dark chocolate ganache and drizzled with white chocolate.

Fruit Pizza Strawberry – plain or chocolate covered

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Birthday Party

Turn crunchy almond cookies into pretty flowers. These Liner Cookie Daisies make perfect treats for Mother's Day, bridal showers, spring luncheons, or even an afternoon tea.

Linzer Cookie Daisies

Sleeping Bag Snacks Graham Crackers and Cookies

Sleeping Bag Snacks made with Welch’s® Fruit Rolls

milk chocolate pudding bears cute Valentine's Day dessert

Chocolate Pudding Bears

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four sugar skulls decorated with colorful royal icing flowers, hearts, spider webs and more on a black background

Sugar Skull Video Tutorial

two chocolate mousse graveyards with green candy zombie hands and cookies and cream candy bar tombstones

Chocolate Mousse Graveyards

haunted cookie houses made using chocolate cookie dough decorated with bloody bones and skulls, or spider webs and spiders, or candy corn and orange, yellow, and white polka dots

Haunted Cookie Houses

Burrito Skulls Halloween and Day of the Dead Recipes

Burrito Skulls…creepy Halloween dinner or appetizer!

no-bake cheesecake served in skull shaped wine glasses displayed on a black watercolor background

Cheesecake Mousse Skulls

Sugar Skull Brownies for a Day of the Dead Party or Halloween Party

Sugar Skull Brownies – perfect dessert to celebrate Day of the Dead

mini cheesecakes decorated to look like Jack Skellington are plated on small square white plates set on a purple watercolor backdrop

Jack Skellington Cheesecakes

Serve these 100% edible Halloween cupcakes at your party this year and you wont have to deal with messy paper wrappers. These Cute Monster Cupcakes are made using edible cupcake wrappers created out of brightly colored modeling chocolate. Tutorial at HungryHappenings.com.

Halloween Cupcakes – Monster Cupcakes with Edible Cupcake Wrappers VIDEO

Crescent Roll Witch Hats

orange candy coated pretzels decorated like jack-o-lanterns

Pumpkin Pretzels with Jack-O-Lantern Faces for Halloween

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

mini cupcakes frosted with bright green buttercream and arranged to look like bookworms with candy clay glasses and googly eyes sitting next to books

Mini Cupcake Bookworms – A Cute Back to School Treat

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Hi, I'm Beth, chocolatier, recipe developer, and party planner. I love creating fun food to share with you. Read More…

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