Valentine's Day Recipes Part One — Pink Glitter Pumpkins

Feb 6

Feb 6 Valentine's Day Recipes Part One

Both this week and next week, I am going to be sharing a few recipes that you can use either on Valentine's Day or in the days leading up to Valentine's Day. The recipes will vary from breakfast, lunch, snacks, and desserts. Today I will be sharing three recipes. One breakfast, and two that could be considered both snacks and desserts.

Pancakes

We use a very simple and common recipe: The Bisquick Recipe!

Ingredients

2 cups of Bisquick
1 cup of milk
2 eggs

Instructions

One - Preheat griddle or pan

Two - Mix ingredients in medium bowl until combined without lumps

Three - Pour mixture into a pancake pen (we found ours at Williams-Sonoma)

Four - Spray griddle or pan with Pam

Five - Draw the shapes or letters of your preference on the griddle or pan

Six - Flip after about a minute or so

Seven - Serve with syrup and your preferred toppings; if you opted to spell something, be sure to present it in the correct order

Candy Popcorn

Ingredients

Popcorn
Vanilla Almond Bark
Conversation Hearts
Red Sprinkles
Cinnamon Gems

Instructions

One - Pop popcorn

Two - On wax paper, pour the desired amounts of conversation hearts, cinnamon gems, and sprinkles; spread out

Three - Pour popcorn onto wax paper being careful to remove all unpopped kernels

Four - Melt chocolate; I used approximately 3-4 squares for 3 cups of popcorn

Five - Pour chocolate over popcorn and mix well; I actually pour ingredients in a Tupperware container and shake to mix

Six - Pour back onto wax paper and spread it out

Seven - Add any additional sprinkles or other accents; let cool and dry completely

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hearts

Ingredients

Triangular Shapped Strawberries
Vanilla Almond Bark
Sprinkles

Instructions

One - Wash strawberries and remove stems

Two - Cut in half lengthwise

Three - Placing both inside facing down, place the sides together; you can use a toothpick to help them better stay together (Not pictured)

Four - Melt chocolate; I used about 2-3 squares for 5 strawberries

Five - Lay strawberries on wax paper and pour chocolate over them (Suggestion: if you have a wired cooling rack, place that over wax paper and put the strawberries on top of the cooling rack, then pour chocolate over them; this will give it a more defined look)