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This appy’s are so simple – and we really, really mean it. Think refrigerated dough cut into squares and then tucked into a mini muffin tin. Add a slice of Brie and a spoonful of mango chutney, pop into the oven, garnish with mint and done. Didn’t believe us when we said it was easy? We’d never lie to you! Now, let’s get cooking.

What You’ll Need:

• Refrigerated Premade Dough
• Brie
• Mango chutney
• Mint leaves
• Mini muffin tin
• Cooking spray

Brie Bites with Mango Chutney

Firstly, preheat oven to 350°. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and then spread the dough onto a counter or cutting board (you may need to sprinkle some flour to prevent sticking) and then roll out the dough. Cut the dough into 24 squares.

Place dough squares into the muffin tin slots.

Cut the Brie into small slices and then place inside of the dough squares.

Top each square with a spoonful of mango chutney.

Bake for 10-15 minutes.

We recommend topping each Brie Bite with a mint leaf. Unfortunately, due to supply shortages in the times of COVID, we did not have any mint available to add to our tutorial!

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Brie Bites with Mango Chutney

These Brie Bites made of fluffy pieces of golden pastry, topped with mango chutney, and a mint leaf make for a tasty appetizer that are a guaranteed crowd pleaser. They are the perfect passed appetizer for New Year's parties – elegant, tasty and easy to make!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer, brie, mango, minty, new years

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 24 bites

Calories 93kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Cooking spray
• Mini muffin tin

Ingredients

• 1 tube Refrigerated Pastry Dough Crescent dough, pizza dough or pie dough will all work for this recipe
• 1 wheel Brie
• 1 cup Mango chutney
• 24 Mint leaves

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
• Spread the dough onto a counter (you may need to sprinkle some flour to prevent sticking) and roll out the dough
• Cut dough into 24 squares
• Place dough squares into the muffin tin slots
• Cut the Brie into small slices and place inside of the dough squares
• Top each square with a spoonful of mango chutney
• Bake for 10-15 minutes
• Top each bite with a mint leaf and serve warm

We hope you loved these Brie Bites. If you’re looking for more New Year’s party ideas check out our Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail, Confetti Backdrop and then our New Year’s Countdown Clock.

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What you’ll need:

• Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
• Chocolate icing
• Chocolate sprinkles
• Buttercream icing – medium consistency (we’ve included our recipe at the bottom of the post)
• Gel food coloring – orange and green
• Piping bags (2)
• Leaf piping tip
• Large circle piping tip (size 2A)
• Pretzel sticks

Let’s Decorate Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes!

Use a spatula to ice the tops of the cupcakes with chocolate icing. We used a store bought pre-made icing, but if you have time, you could make your own. We like this recipe from Lyne at Ottawa Mommy Club.

Pour a generous amount of dirt (otherwise known as chocolate sprinkles!) to cover the chocolate icing.

Add the pumpkins. Use a large circle icing tip for this. Apply consistent pressure to the piping bag. As the icing begins to build up, move the tip up, never losing contact with the icing. Stop squeezing when you are happy with the size of the pumpkin, and then lift the tip up and away from the ball.

Add one or two smaller pumpkins to the patch.

Break some pretzel stick stems and then add them to the pumpkins.

Use green icing to pipe leaves onto the pumpkins. To make the leaves squeeze the piping bag tightly at the base of the leaf, and thereleasing the pressure as you pull up and away. Stop squeezing completely and then pull the tip away.

TIP: If your leaves are cracking and don’t want to stick to the pumpkins, your icing may be too stiff, try adding 1tsp of water or milk at a time until you have a medium consistency icing. If your leaves fall flat, your icing may be too soft and you may want to add a bit of icing sugar so it will stiffen a little.

Finally, add more leaves at the base of the pumpkins to fill out the patch.

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Buttercream Icing Recipe

A deliciously creamy buttercream recipe, perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies and more. Use it for decorating festive desserts or as a filler.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword buttercream, creamy, dessert, icing

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

0 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 1 dozen (cupcakes)

Calories 295kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Equipment

• Electric mixer

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter
• 2 tbsp Vanilla extract
• 4 cups Icing Sugar
• 3 tbsps Milk

Instructions

• Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
• Add the vanilla flavour and mix well.
• Add the icing sugar, one cup at a time.
• Add milk and mix until thoroughly combined. Creamy and delicious!

We hope you had as much fun decorating these cupcakes as we did! If you need some pumpkin decor to match your dessert – certainly try making our Wine Cork Pumpkin – it’s easy elegance wrapped in DIY.

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Setting the jello on an angle is key to making this dessert look stunning! We do this by placing the dessert glass into a muffin tin and leaning it against a dish towel. Be sure to clear some room in the fridge in advance so you can transfer the tray easily. Once the jello is set and the custard has been added, finish with a delightful cherry and slice of lime on top.

What ingredients do you need to make a Custard Cup Dessert?

• 85g Box of Lime Jelly
• 400g (14oz) Can of Custard
• 4 Maraschino Cherries
• 1 Lime, sliced

How to make a Custard Cup Dessert

• Make the lime jelly, following the directions on the package.
• Pour the prepared jelly into dessert glasses.
• Get an angled finish by using a muffin tin and dish towel to lean the glasses onto their sides and then place into the refrigerator to set.
• When jelly is ready, top with custard. If you prefer to use fresh custard, check out Savory Experiments Creamy Vanilla Custard recipe.
• Finally, garnish with cherries and lime slices.

Easy and Delicious Custard Cup Tutorial and Recipe

Make the lime jelly, following the directions on the package.

Pour the prepared jelly into dessert glasses.

Get an angled finish by using a muffin tin and dish towel to lean the glasses onto their sides and then place into the refrigerator to set.

When jelly is ready, top with custard. If you prefer to use fresh custard, check out Savory Experiments Creamy Vanilla Custard recipe.

And garnish with cherries and lime slices.

We hope you enjoy this refreshing layered lime custard cup recipe! For a complete summer meal, check out our Ultimate List of Summer Dinner Ideas and our Peach Moscato Cocktail, delicious ideas for an awesome summer long weekend BBQ from start to finish. We have you covered!

Need some decorating ideas? Try our Easy Breezy Pineapple Garland or our poolside Flip Flop Hangers!

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Refreshing Layered Lime Custard Cups

Jelly and custard cups – one of the easiest and most nostalgic of all 80’s desserts. This combination is still popular for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it’s insanely easy to make. It takes just 10 mins – the hardest part is waiting for the jelly to set because let’s be honest, waiting for dessert is hard! And secondly, jello and custard tastes awesome together. These flavours are sure to delight your taste buds!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword custard, dessert, lime, summer

Prep Time 10 minutes

Jelly setting time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 135kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 box Lime Jelly 85g box
• 400 g Canned Custard
• 4 Maraschino Cherries
• 1 Lime wedged

Instructions

• Make the jelly according to the package instructions.
• Pour into dessert glasses.
• Using a muffin tin and dish towel, lean the glasses to the side and put into the refrigerator to set.
• When jelly is ready, top with custard.
• Garnish with cherries and wedged lime slices.

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What do you need to decorate Campfire Cupcakes?

• Chocolate Cupcakes
• Buttercream Icing
• Food Colouring
• Stick Pretzels
• Mini Marshmallows
• Toothpicks
• Cupcake Liners
• A Lighter
• Piping Bags
• Large Star Icing Tip
• Plastic Wrap

How to decorate Campfire Cupcakes:

• First, make cupcakes using your favourite chocolate cake recipe.
• Once the cupcakes have cooled, break pretzel sticks in half and push them into the cupcakes, creating logs for the fire. Six pretzel pieces look great.
• Using a delicious buttercream icing (our recipe is at the end of this page), create three equal portions of icing.
• Add food colouring to each portion to make one red, one orange and finally, one yellow.
• Place the colours in a single line on top of a piece of saran wrap. One line per colour, side by side.
• Carefully roll the icing into a log shape.
• Place the rolled icing into a prepared pipping bag with a large star tip.
• Carefully pipe the icing onto the cupcake and pretzels. Using a circular motion, starting wide and ending in a pointed tip.
• Now for the charming part! Place a mini marshmallow onto the end of a toothpick and then carefully toast them to create a roasted marshmallow look. Perfect for making tiny s’mores!
• Finally, stick the cute mini marshmallow sticks into the campfire cupcakes to complete these adorable long weekend cupcakes!!

Amazing Campfire Cupcakes

First, make cupcakes using your favourite chocolate cake recipe. We like this one from Vegan Huggs. While they are baking and cooling, let’s begin to make the fiery icing!

Using a delicious buttercream icing (our recipe is at the end of this page), create three equal portions of icing. Add food colouring to each portion to make one red, one orange and finally, one yellow. We strongly recommend using gel colouring over the liquid type. The gel will give more vibrant colours and will not change the consistency of the icing.

Place the colours in a single line on top of a piece of saran wrap. One line per colour, side by side.

Carefully roll the icing into a log shape.

Place the rolled icing into a prepared pipping bag with a large star tip.

Getting back to the cupcakes! Once the cupcakes have cooled, break pretzel sticks in half and push them into the cupcakes, creating logs for the fire. Six pretzel pieces look great.

Once the pretzel sticks are in place, carefully pipe the icing onto the cupcake. Using a circular motion, starting wide and ending in a pointed tip.

Now for the charming part! Place a mini marshmallow onto the end of a toothpick and then carefully toast them to create a roasted marshmallow look. Perfect for making tiny s’mores!

Finally, stick the cute mini marshmallow sticks into the campfire cupcakes to complete these adorable long weekend cupcakes!!

Do you love these Charming Campfire Cupcakes as much as we do? Need more camping ideas, certainly try our Campfire Rotini Pasta, perfect for making at the campsite.

Buttercream Icing

July 9, 2023

by Vicki Tharakan

Cuisine Dessert

Category Summer Long Weekends

Prep Time

15 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Butter
• 2 Tsps Vanilla
• 4 Cups Icing Sugar
• 3 Tbsps Milk

Instructions

• Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add the vanilla flavour and mix well.
• Add the icing sugar, one cup at a time.
• Add milk and mix until thoroughly combined.

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Holidays and baking go hand in hand and part of the fun is sticking to the “theme” by using some of our favourite ingredients. Lucky for us, berries are in season during the Fourth of July, so they’ll be full of flavour. Freshly picked strawberries and blueberries with vanilla cream certainly make for a tasty and festive dessert!

Above all, this recipe is very easy to make, which is always important when holiday planning.  The longest part is waiting for the gelatin to set. Once the gelatin is firm all you need to do is layer the ingredients, one after the other creating those amazing red and white stripes. The tricky part…putting the cream in the glass without touching the sides! Whether or not you succeed, these parfaits will look great in a tall clear glass, or if your hosting a group, try to triple the recipe and fill a trifle bowl!

Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Cream Parfait Dessert Recipe

Did you find this Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Cream Parfait Dessert Recipe simple to make? We love how it turned out, perfectly festive, easy and delicious!! Need more for your Fourth of July celebration? Check out our Favour Boxes. Happy Fourth of July and as always, Happy Crafting!

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Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Dessert

This week we are bringing you a delicious, easy to make strawberry parfait. As a holiday blog we love everything festive and this recipe certainly checks all the boxes – the strawberries, jello, cream and blueberries give it the perfect red, white and blue look.

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Keyword berries, dessert, Parfait, summer

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Jello Setting 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Calories 145kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

Jelly layer

• 1 pkg Hartley’s Strawberry Jelly
• 250 mls boiling water
• 250 mls cold water

Pudding layer

• 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups whipped topping

Fruit layer

• fresh strawberries sliced
• fresh blueberries

Instructions

Jelly layer

• In a bowl, add boiling water to the jelly, stir until dissolved, add the cool water, stirring until well mixed.
• Place in the fridge for 45min or until set.

Pudding layer

• With the electric mixer, prepare the instant pudding by adding 2 cups of water to the powder and mix until small peaks develop (about 5min).
• Add in 2 cups of whipped topping, mix with the electric mixer until well blended, set aside.

Layering

• Begin to layer the ingredients, two-three spoonfuls at a time into a tall clear glass.
• Start with some of the firm jelly, then add the pudding layer, finally add the sliced strawberries. Continue to alternate until the glass is full.
• Top with blueberries!

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What do you need to make Spiced Rum Cupcakes?

• Flour
• Sugar
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Milk
• Vegetable oil
• Vanilla extract
• Eggs
• Spiced rum
• Butter
• Powdered sugar
• Cinnamon
• Cupcake liners
• Food colouring
• Icing tips and bags
• Sprinkles
• Mixing bowls

How to make Spiced Rum Cupcakes:

• Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix together the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl.
• Combine the milk mixture with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• Add spiced rum into the batter and mix.
• Pour the batter into cupcake liners placed in a baking pan, about 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 for 15-17 mins. Let cool in the pan for 10 mins after removing from oven and then cool completely on a cooling rack.

Read on to learn how to add the beach-themed cupcake icing design. Perfect after a day on the beach with Dad!

Easy Spiced Rum Cupcakes Tutorial:

First, combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Then, in a medium bowl, mix together the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix thoroughly.

Add the spiced rum into the batter and mix until well blended.

Finally, pour the batter into cupcake liners laid in a baking pan. Fill the liners about 2/3 full.

Bake at 350°F for 15-17 mins. Let cool in the pan for 10 mins after removing from the oven and then cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating.

Beautiful Beach Themed Cupcakes

Using an electric mixer, combine the butter, cinnamon, vanilla and spiced rum.

Slowly add powdered sugar and then add water as needed to get to the right consistency (it should be stiff but pliable).

Next, colour half of the icing blue. Place both icing colours into piping bags. The light coloured icing with a large tip and the blue icing with a smaller tip.

Pipe two swirls on each cupcake using the light-coloured icing. Then pipe zig-zag lines with the blue icing.

Don’t forget the sprinkles!

We hope you enjoy these Beach-Themed Spiced Rum Cupcakes for a chill Father’s Day as much as we do! If you’re looking for more Father’s Day crafts and recipes, certainly check out our other ideas.

More Father’s Day Recipes:

• Whiskey Bacon Chocolate Cookies
• Father’s Day Espresso Martini
• Over 40 Father’s Day Recipe Ideas
• The Best Homemade Meatball Recipe

Father’s Day Crafts:

• Papa Bear Handprint Craft with Free Printable
• “Rawr the Best” Father’s Day Kids Craft
• Fun Father’s Day Craft That Kids Can Make
• Easy Garden Markers

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Spiced Rum Cupcakes

Course Dessert

Cuisine International

Keyword cupcake, father’s day, spiced rum, vanilla

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes

Decorating 15 minutes

Total Time 52 minutes

Servings 24 Cupcakes

Calories 281kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Cupcake liners
• Muffin pan
• Piping bags and tips
• Electric mixer
• Mixing bowls

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Flour 2
• 2 cups Sugar
• 3 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup Spiced rum

Spiced Rum Icing

• 1 cup Butter softened
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 3 tbsp Spiced rum
• 1 tbsp Vanilla
• 4 cups Powdered sugar

Spinkles

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350° and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners
• Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a large mixing bowl and combine
• Add milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs to a medium sized bowl and combine
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until well combined
• Slowly add the spiced rum to the batter until combined
• Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 15-17 minutes
• Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely

Spiced Rum Icing

• Beat the butter and cinnamon with an electric mixer until smooth
• Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until it is all mixed in
• Add the vanilla and spiced rum (and water as needed) until icing is smooth

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There are so many tried and true recipes that are an annual must make. But every year we try a couple new recipes and this year we picked Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs to try out. In our homes we use natural peanut butter, so we used that to make these treats – and it worked perfectly – which gave us the natural title. They could really be considered more of a candy than baking really, but that doesn’t make them any less fun or tasty! The result? Amazing! A contender to be added to the yearly bake list.

What you’ll need:

• Powered sugar
• All natural peanut butter (we used one that has honey mixed in which worked perfectly!)
• Butter, melted
• Graham cracker crumbs
• Honey
• Salt
• White chocolate or dark chocolate, melted
• Grapeseed oil
• Sprinkles
• Parchment or wax paper
• Mixer

Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs

Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, natural peanut butter, melted butter graham crackers crumbs, honey, and salt. Mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.

Use a tablespoon and your hands to form the dough into balls and place them onto the prepared baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, mix together melted chocolate and oil, stirring until smooth.

Working fairly quickly, use two forks to dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate, turning until fully covered. Drip excess back into the bowl and then transfer back onto the baking sheet.

Top with sprinkles as you go. Decorating as you work will allow for the sprinkles to stick to the chocolate before it begins to harden.

Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 20 minutes until the chocolate is fully set.

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Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs

An easy, no bake treat made with natural peanut butter that is sure to become a family favourite!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword Chocolate, Christmas, dessert, peanut butter, sweet

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Fridge Time 15 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 24 Snowballs

Calories 220kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Mixer
• Baking tray
• Parchment or wax paper
• Mixing bowls

Ingredients

• 2 cups Powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Natural peanut butter
• 1/3 cup Butter melted
• 2/3 cup Graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tbsp Honey
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 pkgs White and/or dark chocolate melted
• 2 tsp Grape seed oil coconut oil or nut oils can be used instead
• Sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
• In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, natural peanut butter, melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, honey and salt. Using a mixer, mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
• Use a spoon and your hands to form the dough into balls about the size of a ping pong ball and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the melted chocolate and oil and stir until smooth.
• Use two forks to dip the balls into the chocolate and roll to cover completely. Place the covered snowballs back onto the baking sheet.
• Top with sprinkles and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

We hope you love these Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs! If you’re looking for some more fun activities for the whole family check out our list of the best Christmas Kids crafts and our ultimate Christmas movie checklist with free printable!

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This terrifying recipe has a spicy kick thanks to a mix of horseradish and hot sauce, and the onion eyeball stir stick ups the flavour and also the scare factor! But black vodka is the key to the Halloween vibe of this cocktail. There are a few brands of black vodka our there, and you should be able to find one at your local liquor store – especially after fall starts.

What You’ll Need:

• Clamato
• Black vodka
• Horseradish
• Spices
• Lemon juice
• Hot sauce
• Worcestershire sauce
• Ice stones
• Mini skewers
• Cocktail onions
• Cocktail shaker
• Food colouring
• Toothpicks

Scary Caesar Cocktails

Pour the clamato juice into a cocktail shaker,

and then add the seasonings and spices.

Put the lid on the shaker and mix thoroughly.

Add some ice (or ice stones if you prefer) to the bottom of a glass.

Add the black vodka. To make the layering effect, use the back of spoon to gently pour the vodka so it settles nicely on top of the clamato juice.

Thread three or four cocktail onions onto a mini skewer.

And then use a toothpick to add dark circles (for pupils) and red squiggles to make eyeballs.

Tip: Use some of the onion juice on top of the red food colouring to spread the colour for a blood-shot look.

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Scary Caesar Cocktails

The Caesar cocktail is a Canadian favourite anytime of the year, but we decided to give it a frightful twist for Halloween.

Course Cocktails

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword canadian, cocktail, halloween

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

0 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 Drinks

Calories 200kcal

Cost $10

Equipment

• Cocktail shaker
• Mini skewers
• Cocktail glass

Ingredients

• 1 Lemon wedge
• 4 oz Black vodka
• 8 oz Clamato
• Tabasco sauce To taste
• 2 tsp Horseradish
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ tsp Celery salt
• ¼ tsp Black pepper
• ¼ tsp Paprika
• ¼ tsp Curry powder
• Ice Or ice stones
• 6-8 Cocktail onions
• Food colouring Red and a dark colour

Instructions

• Pour the clamato juice into a cocktail shaker.
• Add the spices, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, the juice from a lemon wedge, and horseradish to the shaker.
• Put the lid on the shaker and mix until thoroughly combined (about eight shakes).
• Add ice or ice stones to a cocktail glass.
• Pour mixed cocktail on top of the ice.
• Thread three or four onions onto skewers.
• Use a toothpick to dab food colouring onto the onions – creating a dark 'iris' in the centre.
• Use a different toothpick to add red 'bloodshot' effects to the area around the 'iris'. Try using some of the pickle juice on top of the red dye to water is down and create a more organic look.
• Add the eyeball garnish to your Scary Caesar and enjoy!

Cheers! If you’re looking for a frightful snack to serve with your Scary Caesar Cocktails, certainly check out our Creepy Quesadillas.

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What Ingredients to you need to make a Sweet and Tangy Pizza?

•  1 Pizza Crust
• 1/2 cup Salsa
• 1/4 cup Mango Chutney
• 1-2 Cooked Chicken Breasts, cut up into pieces
• 2 tsp Curry Powder
• 1 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
• 1 tbsp Fresh Mint, Chopped

Preheat the oven to 425 F.  Place pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza stone.

In a small bowl, mix together salsa and mango chutney and then spread out evenly over the pizza crust. This will create a delicious sweet and savoury sauce, giving this pizza it’s signature taste! 

Add the cooked chicken breast to the pizza, spreading evenly around the crust and then sprinkle with some curry powder. 

Top the pizza with the mozzarella and then bake for 15 minutes.

When pizza is cooked, sprinkle with fresh mint and serve gooey and hot.

Of course, cooking at home is also a great option, and if that’s your plan try this simple baked chicken recipe from Add A Pinch. Looking for a refreshing drink to serve with your pizza? Certainly check out our Peach Moscato Cocktail, perfect for summer hosting on the patio or poolside. Have an amazing long weekend, enjoy a tasty mango chicken pizza and happy cooking!

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Sweet and Tangy Mango Chicken Pizza

Pizza and flat breads make for great summer appetizers. Using a ready-made pizza crust makes for quick prep – 25 minutes flat, which makes this sweet and tangy mango chicken pizza perfect for party planning.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword chicken, easy, pizza, quick, summer, tangy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

0 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 200kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 Pizza Crust
• 1/2 cup Salsa
• 1/4 cup Mango Chutney
• 1-2 Cooked Chicken Breast Cut into Pieces
• 2 tsp Curry Powder
• 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
• 1 tbsp Fresh Mint Chopped

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Place pizza crust on on baking sheet or pizza stone.
• In a small bowl, mix salsa and chutney. Spread evenly out over the pizza crust.
• Spread the cooked chicken around the pizza and sprinkle with curry powder.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle the chopped mint over the cooked pizza and serve gooey and hot

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If you like a nice high twirl of frosting – we definitely do! – we suggest doubling the ingredients. This will ensure you have enough frosting to generously decorate two dozen cupcakes.

What you’ll need:

• Chocolate cupcakes (recipe below)
• Cupcake liners
• Peppermint buttercream frosting (recipe below)
• Piping bag
• Large star piping tip
• Green gel food colouring
• Mixer
• Muffin tin

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Make the chocolate cupcake batter using the recipe below. Line a muffin tin with liners and then fill with each cup with three generous tablespoons of batter.

Bake the cupcakes in the oven for about 20 mins.

In an electric mixer, cream together butter and vegetable shortening. We chose to use shortening in this frosting recipe, opposed to all butter, because we wanted to get a real white frosting. Using all butter will taste a little bit better, but will make a more cream colour frosting.

Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time and mix well.

Divide the frosting in half and colour one bowl green. We recommend using a gel food colouring as the liquid kind can dilute the texture of the frosting.

Transfer the frosting in two lines onto plastic wrap and then roll into a log. You could also use a spatula to fill a piping bag directly with the two colours of icing. It’s a little bit of a messier method but works just as well.

Place the plastic wrap frosting log into a piping bag, with a large star tip attached.

Decorate the cupcakes with large twirls of frosting. Starting of the outside of the cupcake and pipe circles, moving inward, allowing the frosting to pile up on itself until you reach a peak. Then stop applying pressure to the piping bag and pull it away from the cupcake.

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Chocolate may be the ultimate cake flavour and peppermint happens to perfectly complement it. Luckily, just in time for St. Patrick's Day, when you put them together you get a delicious combination is hard to resist. Upgrade your March 17th celebration this year by making these Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting – they happen to go perfectly with a pint of Guinness too!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Canadian

Keyword Chocolate, cupcake, frosting, green, minty, St. Patrick’s Day, white

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Decorating Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 24 Cupcakes

Calories 301kcal

Cost $30

Equipment

• Mixer
• Two mixing bowls
• Two medium bowls
• Cupcake liners
• Muffin tin
• Piping bag
• Large star tip
• Kettle

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1 3/4 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 2 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Brewed coffee
• 1 cup Heavy cream Thicker milk can be used as a substitute
• 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Peppermint Frosting

• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Vegetable shortening
• 4 cups Powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 2 tsp Peppermint extract

Instructions

Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Fill a muffin tin with cupcakes liners.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, coffee, cream, oil and vanilla.
• Pour the coffee mix into the dry mixture and mix until thoroughly combined (about 2 mins).
• Add three generous tablespoons of batter to each cupcake liner.
• Bake 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely before decorating.

Peppermint Frosting

• In a mixer, cream together butter and shortening.
• Beat in the peppermint extract and combine thoroughly.
• Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until fully mixed into the butter mixture.
• Add the milk and beat until light fluffy.

We hope you enjoy these St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting! If you’re looking for more St. Pat’s inspiration, check out our Rustic Lucky Signboard and our Clover Chair Sashes. We have tons of St. Patrick’s Day DIY, crafts and recipes for you to choose from. Head on over to our St. Patrick’s Day page.

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