Red, Rye, & Blue Berry Toast!

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Erin

Red, Rye, & Blue Berry Toast!

By Erin

Red, Rye, & Blue! Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, here is a fun treat to make for breakfast or as a snack. Very patriotic looking for all the summer holidays coming up. Using berries from Melissa’s Produce make this extra sweet! And don’t forget to take a few moments this weekend to honor our fallen soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our great country!

Ingredients for Red, Rye & Blue Berry Toast

1 cup of your favorite fruit (strawberries, Blueberries, Pomegranates or raspberries from Melissa’s Produce all work well)

1 Tablespoon (or more) of hazelnut chocolate spread. You can never have enough hazelnut chocolate spread! At least in my opinion. Ha 😉

2-3 pieces of sturdy bread (Rye bread works very well)

Icing sugar for décor – optional

Directions

Toast the bread if desired.
Spread the hazelnut chocolate spread on bread evenly.
Place fruit on top of bread. You can get as creative as you want. The more fruit the merrier! Or should I say berrier?
Enjoy!

What are some of your favorite treats to have over these patriotic holidays? Make sure to stock up on all of your fresh berries and produce from Melissa’s Produce and check out their Pantry boxes too!

Magical Mickey Mouse Cupcakes

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Erin

Mickey Mouse Cupcakes

By Erin Miller

How cute are these Mickey Mouse Cupcakes? They are almost too cute to eat! Since we can’t hit the parks to enjoy some much needed Disney treats, why not make some at home? These are easy enough that the kids can join in and help make them! They are so fun to make (and eat)!

Ingredients

Makes 24 cupcakes

1 box of Devil’s Food cake mix

1 cup of water

3 large eggs

⅓ cup of vegetable oil

48 Oreos

3 tubs of vanilla frosting

1M Wilton tip

1 Wilton disposable piping bag

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 F

Grease sides and bottoms of each cup of your cupcake baking pan

Blend cake mix, oil, eggs and water in a large bowl (follow the instructions on your specific box of cake mix)

Pour batter in cupcake pan and bake for 18-21 minutes

Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting

Frosting

While cupcakes are cooling, cut the tip of the bag and the insert the 1M Wilton tip, then add the

frosting to fill the bag, leaving enough space at the top in order to twist the bag so frosting will not leak out.

Once cupcakes are completely cooled, frost with the vanilla frosting.

Add 2 Oreo cookies on each side of the cupcake to create Mickey ears. Then enjoy!

What are some of your favorite Disney treats to make at home or enjoy in the parks? I think we will be making some more Disney treats soon, these were so fun to make!

Dalgona Cinnamon Coffee Recipe

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Erin

Dalgona Cinnamon Coffee Recipe

By Erin

Life begins after coffee! Dalgona Coffee that is! ;)

Life begins after coffee right? I can’t function (very well) until I’ve had my cup of joe in the morning. Being at home more, has meant more time to experiment in the kitchen and actually MAKE my own coffee, vs rushing to Starbucks before work (if I have time) or making a coffee run to the little coffee cart at the hospital when I get a minute. Dalgona coffee is currently the internet’s favorite drink right now, I’ve seen so many variations of this drink but decided to take it up a notch. I added a pinch of cinnamon to my coffee froth to make some Dalgona Cinnamon Coffee! It is delicious!

Ingredients to make Dalgona Cinnamon Coffee

Here’s What You Need

Ingredients
– 3 tablespoons of hot water
– 3 tablespoons of sugar
– 3 tablespoons of instant coffee- 1 teaspoon of powdered cinnamon
– Milk or a vegetal beverage of your choice

Dalgona coffee is currently the internet’s favorite drink right now! I’ve seen so many variations of this drink but decided to take it up a notch.

How to Make it

Instructions
1. In a bowl, put together 3 tablespoons of instant coffee, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and 3 tablespoons of boiling water.
2. Beat everything well, with a hand mixer or a whisk until everything is well beaten and the consistency is similar to whipped cream.

3. Add the cinnamon and mix a minute more.
4. Fill a mug until about 2/3 with milk. You can use cold or warm milk according to your preferences, or you can also use a vegetal beverage of your choice. You can also use ice for an even fresher beverage.
5. On top, put a few spoons of the whipped coffee.
6. Your Cinnamon Dalgona coffee is ready! Use a spoon (or a cinnamon stick!) to mix the coffee with the milk as you drink it. Using powdered cinnamon on top more is more for decoration than necessity!

You can use whatever quantities you prefer, as long as you use the same amount of hot water, sugar, and instant coffee. This is enough for two big cups.

Enjoy!!