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Chocolate Covered St. Patrick’s Day Strawberries

by vickybarone February 22, 2017

written by vickybarone

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Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today we’re sharing a sweet cure for the mid-week blues! These St. Patrick’s Day-inspired strawberries are so easy to make and even easier to devour. Here’s how to make your own…

Chocolate Covered St. Patrick's Day Strawberries | Vicky Barone

Supplies: strawberries, candy melts in white and green (we used two shades of green!), Ziploc bags, scissors, a baking sheet, and wax paper.

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Directions:
1. Start by washing and drying the strawberries thoroughly.
2. Microwave candy melts in separate bowls according to the directions on the package.
3. Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
4. Dip strawberries in the white candy melts and rest on the baking sheet.
5. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator while you prep the green candy melts.
6. Scoop green candy melts into Ziploc bags.
7. Cut a small corner of the Ziploc bags with scissors.
8. Remove baking sheet from fridge and squeeze green candy melts onto the strawberries in a zigzag pattern.
9. Return to fridge until the candy melts have hardened.

Chocolate Covered St. Patrick's Day Strawberries | Vicky Barone

What do you think? Will you save these for St. Patrick’s Day or make yourself an early treat? Wilton makes so many candy melt colors, the possibilities are endless.

Enjoy!

February 22, 2017 0 comment

DIY Holidays Kids Recipes

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe

by vickybarone February 10, 2017

written by vickybarone

Happy Friday! Today we’re sharing a sweet treat you can make (and play with!) this weekend. These tic-tac-toe boards are completely edible and so much fun to make and use. Here’s how…

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

Supplies: graham crackers, pink candy melts, red candy melts, candy conversation hearts, wax paper, a cookie sheet, and a Ziploc bag.

Directions:
1. Melt pink candy melts in a wide bowl according to directions.
2. Break graham crackers into squares and dip into pink candy melts.
3. Shake off excess chocolate (use a spoon to spread or even it out if necessary) and lay graham crackers on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
4. Place in fridge to set.
5. Melt red candy melts and scoop into a Ziploc bag.
6. Cut off a small corner of the bag and squeeze out the candy melts onto the graham crackers to create the tic-tac-toe board lines.
7. After each graham cracker is covered, carefully lift each one up to help the red lines fall around the edges.
8. Place back into the fridge to set.
9. Once the chocolate has completely hardened, use conversation hearts to play tic-tac-toe!

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

The best part? When you’re all done playing, you get to eat the game for dessert!

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram for more Valentine’s Day inspiration!

February 10, 2017 0 comment

DIY Holidays Recipes

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters

by vickybarone December 7, 2016

written by vickybarone

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Today we’re sharing a mid-week treat we are sure you’ll just adore. Inspired by our Halloween Rice Krispie Characters and our love for candy eyes, we created some sweet chocolate covered characters that are perfect for Christmas! Here’s how to make your own…

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters | Vicky Barone

Supplies: rice krispie treats (store bought or homemade), cake pop sticks, candy eyes, pretzels, M&Ms, silver nonpareils, candy corn, vanilla cake frosting, and candy melts in light cocoa, dark cocoa, white, and red.

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters | Vicky Barone

Snowmen: Add a cake pop stick to the center of a rice krispie treat. Spread vanilla frosting on the rice krispie treat using a knife or a spoon (you can also substitute white candy melts for frosting!). Melt dark cocoa candy melts, scoop into a Ziploc bag, and cut a corner. On a cookie sheet lined with wax paper, pipe the chocolate into a top hat shape. Let cool in the fridge until hardened. When the hat is ready, press it gently onto the top of the snowman. Cut a triangle out of a candy corn to create the carrot nose and press it into the frosting. Add candy eyes and silver nonpareils for buttons.

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters | Vicky Barone

Reindeer: Melt a bowl of light cocoa candy melts. Add a cake pop stick to the center of the rice krispie treat and dip the top of the treat into the melted chocolate. Use a spoon to help spread the chocolate around. Place treat on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Immediately add candy eyes and a red M&M before the chocolate hardens. Break off pieces of pretzels and stick them into the top for antlers. Place in fridge to harden chocolate.

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters | Vicky Barone

Santa: Add a cake pop stick to a rice krispie treat. Melt a bowl of red candy melts, scoop into a Ziploc bag, and cut off a corner. Pipe the red chocolate onto the top of the rice krispie treat to create a hat. Let sit in fridge to harden. Remove from fridge and spread white frosting onto the bottom of the treat to create a beard. Scoop more frosting into a Ziploc bag and cut off a corner. Pipe this frosting onto the base of the hat to create trim and add a pom pom to the top. You can also use this frosting to create a mustache. Add two dots of frosting to attach candy eyes.

Rice Krispie Christmas Characters | Vicky Barone

We hope you enjoy this delicious treat as much as we did! Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram and use #vickybaroneblog if you try out any of our projects! We’d LOVE to see!

December 7, 2016 0 comment

DIY Holidays Recipes

DIY Chocolate Spoons

by vickybarone November 30, 2016

written by vickybarone

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We are SO excited to share all the new Christmas content we’ve been working on! First up, some delicious chocolate spoons to give as gifts, to add to a hot cocoa bar, or just keep for yourself to stir your coffee! Here’s how to make your own…

DIY Wilton Chocolate Spoons | Vicky Barone

Supplies: chocolate candy melts, spoon-shaped candy mold, white candy melts, and sprinkles.

Directions:
1. Thoroughly wash and dry the silicone candy mold before using.
2. Melt chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals, stirring frequently until smooth.
3. Scoop melted chocolate directly into each mold OR scoop the chocolate into a Ziploc bag and then pipe it into the molds.**
4. Gently shake and tap the mold to release any air bubbles. Add more chocolate as needed.
5. Place silicone mold in the fridge for the chocolate to harden.
6. Carefully remove spoons from mold. If any snap, you can put them back together by using some melted chocolate as glue and popping them back in the fridge.
7. Melt white candy melts.
8. Scoop white candy melts into a Ziploc bag and cut a very small corner of the bag.
9. Drizzle the white chocolate over the spoons and immediately top with sprinkles.
10. Enjoy with coffee, cocoa, or milk!

**The silicone mold packaging directions suggest breaking the candy melts into small pieces, adding them directly to the mold, and microwaving the chocolate in the mold. We tried it both ways and preferred melting the chocolate before placing it into the mold!

DIY Wilton Chocolate Spoons | Vicky Barone

We hope you’re having a sweet week! Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram for lots more Holiday inspiration, cards, giveaways, and more!

November 30, 2016 0 comment

DIY Holidays Recipes

Halloween Candy Melt Cupcakes

by vickybarone October 28, 2016

written by vickybarone

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Happy National Chocolate Day! What a wonderful thing to celebrate, especially as we gear up for Halloween! Today we’re sharing a chocolaty treat you are sure to love. Keep scrolling to see how to cook up your own candy melt cupcakes!

Halloween Candy Melt Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Supplies: chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, candy melts in Halloween colors (we love the “Vibrant Green!”), Ziploc bags, and wax paper.

Directions:
1. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
2. Melt candy melts in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
3. Scoop candy melts into a Ziploc bag and cut off one of the corners.
4. Pipe the candy melts onto the cookie sheet slowly to write words. This will take some practice so be patient! We filled up a full cookie sheet of lots of different words and phrases to make sure we got the best versions.
5. Set cookie sheet in refrigerator to harden.
6. Carefully peel away the wax paper (they are very fragile so you may break a few! That’s why it’s always good to have extra words!).
7. Place words into frosted cupcake and enjoy!

Halloween Candy Melt Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

You can write in cursive or simply all caps like this BOO cupcake!

Halloween Candy Melt Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Of course we had to add some Places for Faces dessert toppers too! We love to add extra personality to each of our projects and Places for Faces helps us do just that! Check it out and get started making your own!

Halloween Candy Melt Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Just be warned…these cupcakes are so delicious, no one will be able to keep their hands off them. 😉

October 28, 2016 1 comment

DIY Recipes

Milano Mummies

by vickybarone October 21, 2016

written by vickybarone

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Hooray for Friday! Today we’re sharing a sweet treat you can make for Halloween. Here’s how…

Milano Mummies | Vicky Barone

Ingredients: Milano cookies, white candy melts, and candy eyes.

Directions:
1. Melt candy melts in the microwave according to directions. Stir until smooth.
2. Scoop into a plastic bag and cut off the corner.
3. Lay Milano cookies on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
4. Take the cookies one at a time and place them on a plate where you will add the candy melts.
5. Pipe candy melts onto a cookie moving side to side until covered. Don’t be afraid to pour the candy melts past the cookie’s edges!
6. Once the cookie is covered, carefully lift it up by holding it from the top and bottom. This will help the candy melts fold over the sides.
7. Lay the cookie back in its place on the cookie sheet.
8. Quickly and carefully press candy eyes into the cookie.
9. Place cookie sheet in fridge until candy melts harden.

Eat and enjoy!

Milano Mummies | Vicky Barone

Aren’t they just the cutest little mummies? And they’re SO delicious. Happy Friday, everyone! Hope it’s wonderful.

October 21, 2016 0 comment

DIY Holidays Recipes

Halloween Cupcakes

by vickybarone October 18, 2016

written by vickybarone

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Happy Chocolate Cupcake Day! Doesn’t that sound like the most delicious holiday ever?! To celebrate, we are sharing some super cute and fun Halloween cupcakes! Here’s how to make your own…

Halloween Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Supplies: chocolate cupcakes, chocolate icing, Ziploc bag, mini Oreos, regular sized Oreos, candy eyes, and white candy melts.

For the bats:
1. Ice a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting.
2. Split an Oreo in half and use the side without frosting for the wings. Break this cookie in half down the middle and press into the chocolate frosting.
3. Using chocolate frosting for the glue, add candy eyes to a mini Oreo.
4. Press the mini Oreo into the center of the cupcake!

For the mummies:
1. Melt white candy melts according to directions.
2. Scoop into a Ziploc bag and cut a corner off.
3. Pipe the candy melts onto a chocolate cupcake from side to side.
4. Press candy eyes on top.

Halloween Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Aren’t they the cutest? Watch out for little hands scooping them up! Happy Chocolate Cupcake Day, everyone. We hope you celebrate accordingly! 🙂

October 18, 2016 0 comment

DIY Recipes

DIY Apple Cookie Pops

by vickybarone September 8, 2016

written by vickybarone

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How is everyone’s first week back at school going? We’re guessing that right about now you might be in need of a sweet treat. You’ve put in a lot of hard work this week! How about some chocolatey cookie pops masquerading as apples?

DIY Apple Cookie Pops | Back to school ideas | Vicky Barone

These delicious treats would make a great gift for your new teachers, or just a gift to yourself after a long hard day. Here’s how we made them…

DIY Apple Cookie Pops | Back to school ideas | Vicky Barone

Ingredients: Oreo cookies, red candy melts, green candy melts, pretzel sticks (broken into 1/2″ pieces), and cake pop sticks.

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You will also need a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and a microwave safe bowl.

Directions:
1. Melt the green candy melts in the microwave according to the package directions.
2. Scoop the green candy melts into a Ziploc bag and cut the tip of the bag.
3. Draw leaves with the green candy melts onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Let cool.
4. Melt red candy melts until smooth.
5. Dip a cake pop stick into the candy melts and insert it into an Oreo. Rest on the cookie sheet with the leaves and place in the fridge for a few minutes to set.
6. Remove from fridge and dip each Oreo into the red candy melts. Use a spoon to spread the candy melts around the cookies to coat.
7. Before the red candy cools, insert a leaf and a pretzel into the top.
8. Rest the completed cookies on the cookie sheet and place in fridge to set.

DIY Apple Cookie Pops | Back to school ideas | Vicky Barone

Go ahead, treat yourself!

September 8, 2016 0 comment

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