Food Recipes

These are not a new concept. There's a ton of recipes out there for them. But they're fun, easy, and a nice sweet crunchy treat. Plus, I almost always have pretzels on hand so it makes a quick & fun treat to take around. And hence, they must have a home on my blog. :) 16 oz bag of pretzels (usually small twists, but big ones are fun, too) 2/3 cup canola oil 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon Instructions here In a small bowl, mix oil, cinnamon, and sugar. Place pretzels in large bowl and pour mixture over top, stirring to coat evenly. Pour onto a cookie sheet and bake at 300 for 10 minutes. Remove and stir and cook an additional 10 minutes. Remove and stir again, then cook an additional 10 minutes. So there is 30 minutes total cooking time. Allow to cool, then store in a sealed container. Mine usually cool & go straight into little holiday cellophane bags for neighbors. :) Note: when I made these to post, I was out of twisty pretzels and only had the snaps. I prefer to the t...

My kids LOVED helping with this recipe. It was super easy and they taste great. I'm not going to lie. This isn't a new concept. The recipe is all over the internet and on the back of the Rolo bag. But, since I use this blog as my portable recipe box, it needs to be on here! Pretzels (we used the Snyders snaps, they are square and not butter flavored) 1 bag of Rolos, unwrapped Pecan halves (or you can use almonds, cashews, red & green m&ms) Instructions here Recipe makes about 50 turtles, depending on how many Rolos are in the bag. First, you need to toast the pecans. At 350, toast the pecans on a cookie sheet for 4 minutes. Stir them around and toast another 4 minutes. Meanwhile, place all the pretzels -salt side down is my preference (it's prettier)- on a cookie sheet lined with parchment. Kids loved this part, too. Then place all the Rolos, fat side down, in the center of each pretzel. Bake at 350 for 3 minutes. Remove and immediately place a pecan in the center a...