Name: EnviroKidz Koala Crisp Mini Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp brown rice syrup; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 cups EnviroKidz Koala Crisp™ cereal; 3 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 tbsp butter, softened; 3/4 cup icing sugar; 4 tsp cocoa powder; 4 strawberries, sliced

Celebrate Earth Day with EnviroKidz Koala Crisp Mini Cupcakes

April 7, 2015 by Kathryn 154 Comments

There’s no better way to celebrate Earth Day than with a party, and this year EnviroKidz has some great ideas to help you throw the best Earth Awareness Party ever! My personal favourite idea is these adorable cupcakes made with EnviroKidz Koala Crisp cereal!

Recently EnviroKidz sent me a package of fun party products so that my boys can celebrate Earth Day in style and I especially loved the party favours from some of the company’s 1% for the Planet partners including The Australian Koala Foundation and Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. My boys got so excited about the gorilla stickers and couldn’t wait to share them with friends at their very own Earth Day party!

Since my youngest son loves animals so much, I’m going to use this party theme for his birthday as a way of letting him support a cause he loves. Instead of presents, requesting donations for some of the fabulous 1% for the Planet charities will be a great way to teach kids how easy it can be to make a difference in the world.

Whether you throw an Earth Day bash for your block or an Earth Awareness birthday for your child, the tasty treats, activities and recipes from EnviroKidz are sure to make your party a hit. Check out the free online party kit today and get ready to celebrate Earth Day!

EnviroKidz Koala Crisp Mini Cupcakes

Yield: 18

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Sweet and tasty mini cupcakes made with crunchy organic Koala Crisp cereal!

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp brown rice syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups EnviroKidz Koala Crisp™ cereal
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 cup icing sugar
4 tsp cocoa powder
4 strawberries, sliced

Instructions

Grease a mini-muffin pan; set aside. In saucepan set over medium
heat, bring butter, honey and brown rice syrup to boil. Boil for about 1 minute or until mixture is well combined and slightly thickened.
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and cereal.
Divide evenly and press into 18 mini-muffin cups. Cool completely.
Remove from pan.
Icing: Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and
butter together until well combined. Gradually beat in icing sugar and cocoa until smooth.
Transfer icing to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe a swirl of icing onto each cupcake. Garnish with a strawberry slice.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 91Total Fat: 4gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 46mgCarbohydrates: 14.5gFiber: 0.5gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g

Kids Will Love the Nutty Taste of #DarePeanutFree Bear Paws and Wagon Wheels with Wowbutter-Giveaway

September 17, 2014 by Kathryn 205 Comments

I’m very lucky to have two boys that so far don’t have any food allergies, but of course not everyone we know is so lucky. Our small-town school is very reasonable about peanut allergies and each year the teachers inventory the students and limit foods allowed in lunches on a class-by-class basis. The first few years, Zackary was still able to take peanut butter sandwiches and other nut-filled treats to school, as nobody in his class was allergic. But this year both of my boys have children with peanut allergies in their class.

That means I need to be careful when I’m packing snacks because, as the teachers say, if a snack isn’t labelled as being peanut-free, it’s not safe to send to school. So I was thrilled to learn about the new Dare Bear Paws and Wagon Wheels snacks made with Wowbutter! These treats use peanut-free Wowbutter, a spread that tastes just like peanut butter, to let kids enjoy a great nutty-tasting treat without actually eating nuts! [Read more…]

Treat Your Kids to Classic Good Taste with Voortman Cookies-Giveaway

June 26, 2014 by Kathryn 294 Comments

I love baking but occasionally I just don’t have time for it. Whether it’s an especially busy time of year with school and work or it’s the middle of summer and turning on the oven would sweat us out of the house, baking cookies from scratch, while delicious, simply isn’t always an option.

When that happens, I sometimes buy store-bought cookies for lunches and treats instead, and no brand of cookies makes my boys quite as happy as Voortman. I have to admit, when I think about Voortman cookies, I immediately picture the soft round turnover cookies with a fruit centre that my mom used to occasionally buy for a treat when I was a child. But the company has expanded its line so much since then! From low-sugar options to fun new flavours, there’s something for every taste!

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