Edible Indian Corn

I have been trying to find more fun foods for KaCe to take to snack at school.  This was too cute to pass up.  I found this at familyfun.com.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 4 cups of mini marshmallows
• 5 cups of puffed corn cereal
• 1 1/3 cups diced dried fruit (we used raisins, papaya, cranberries, and apricots)
• Popsicle sticks
• Fruit leather

Instructions

1. In a large pot, melt butter and mini marshmallows over low heat (about 5 minutes).
2. Remove the mixture from the stove and use a wooden spoon to stir in puffed corn cereal and diced dried fruit. Allow the mixture to cool for about 10 minutes.
3. Using buttered hands, shape each treat by pressing 1/3 cup of the mixture around a Popsicle stick. Add fruit leather husks to the bottom of the ear, slightly moistening them to help them stick if needed. Makes 15 treats.

Canned Biscuit Donuts

I have started making these for the boys for school snacks, special breakfast treats, and after school snacks.  They are really simple and cheap as most the time I have everything on hand already!  I usually just use cinnimon and sugar but I have listed all the varieties.

Ingredients

• Peanut oil, for frying
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sugar

Icings:

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 5 tablespoons milk, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cans large buttermilk biscuits
• Colored sprinkles
• Chocolate sprinkles

Directions

Heat 2 inches peanut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.

In a shallow bowl, stir together the ground cinnamon and sugar and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, set aside. This is the vanilla icing. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of milk and set aside. This is the chocolate icing.

Lay out the biscuits on a cutting board and with a 1 1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out a hole from the middle of each biscuit. Fry them in the oil until golden and then flip with tongs to fry the other side. You can even fry the donut holes. Drain on paper towels and then toss in the cinnamon-sugar or ice and decorate with sprinkles, as desired.

Given to me by Sabrina Maness.  She told me she found it on Food Network's website, a Paula Deen Recipe.