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Every year for Easter, we invite both sets of grandparents over to our house for lunch. For the past several years I’ve done that thing where you pat down a big goofy ham with brown sugar, balance a bunch of pineapple slices on top of the ham, and then pierce cherries with toothpicks in the center of each pineapple ring so the rings don’t slide off when you put the thing in the oven. The fruit-festooned ham always sets off a bunch of Oohs and Ahhs when it comes out of the oven, making the entire process sort of worthwhile.
On the side of our ham, we tend to go with the green bean casserole with crunchy dried onions on the top, and the hash brown casserole that’s loaded with cheese and, if my memory serves me correctly, Corn Flakes. (Our side dishes lack creativity, but never fail to please.)
Dessert is where we have our issues. I have been completely unsuccessful when it comes to making a dessert that EVERYONE in the house will eat. Jeff and the kids won’t do fruity pies. I’m not a fan of goopy chocolate desserts. Raisins (and Mariah Carey CDs) aren’t allowed in my house. We’re a tough crowd.
Last week BlogHer and Pop-Tarts asked if I would be willing to try out the Kellogg’s recipe for Sprinkly Ice Cream Bites.
Not only was I willing to try the recipe, I was willing to take photos of the entire process so you can make them, too!
(You might want to grab some tissues. This won’t make you cry, but it might make your mouth water.)
Okay. You start off with a box of Pop-Tarts (we used the Strawberry Milkshake flavor), some sprinkles, and your favorite ice cream (the girls always go for the ice cream that looks like a party’s about to bust loose).
Take two (or four, or six, etc.) Pop-Tarts, and cut them into fourths.
Take roughly a cup of ice cream and (quickly! very quickly! because ice cream melts!) spoon a generous dollop of it onto the unfrosted side of half of the Pop-Tarts rectangles. Then, quickly (I can’t stress how quickly you need to move) cover the ice cream rectangles with the remaining rectangles—frosting side up.
Pour a bunch of sprinkles into a bowl, and roll the edges of your Pop-Tarts sandwiches into the sprinkles.
Wrap each sandwich fairly tightly in plastic wrap, and place them in the freezer for a few hours to harden up. (Full disclosure: It was really hot in my house while we were making these, and the ice cream we chose was super-soft. I don’t mean to stress you out with all of the “Quickly! Quickly!” jazz. I just want you to get a feel for the frantic vibe we were experiencing while constructing our sandwiches. Obviously, you can avoid the stress by going with hard ice cream.)
We left our sandwiches in the freezer for about 90 minutes before the kids simply couldn’t wait any longer.
High praise. AND, I’m happy to announce that we have found our Easter dessert! (We’re toying with the idea of mint chocolate chip ice cream in Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts for the adults! Or French vanilla ice cream sandwiched between Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts! Endless options!)
Speaking of endless options, be sure to check back on April 9th when I share my own personal recipe using Pop-Tarts! (That thing you’re feeling right now? That, my friend, is ANTICIPATION. Believe me—I’m about to rock your world with Pop-Tarts.)
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99 responses so far ↓
1 velocibadgergirl // Apr 2, 2010 at 12:15 pm
My cousins invented Oreo balls for Christmas this year. Crush up a bag of Oreos, stir in a block of softened cream cheese, roll into small balls and set on a tray covered in wax paper, refrigerate, then try not to eat the whole batch at once.
2 Loralee // Apr 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm
My kids would fall over with happy at this.
Will have to try it. Thanks, babe! ;)
3 Angelica Bays // Apr 2, 2010 at 12:59 pm
“Woosh!!”
Is that the sound these treats meade from the freezer to those kiddo’s mouths?? ;oD
4 Kristen // Apr 2, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Snickers pie! On Oreo cookie crust, layer vanilla ice cream, chopped snickers, chocolate and caramel syrups, repeat. Delicious!
5 Elizabeth // Apr 2, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Florence cake is a favorite dessert around here. It’s something my MIL came up with & named after her youngest daughter. Take a pie crust, spread an all fruit jam (I use a mixed fruit) on the bottom and sides of crust. Pour 1/2 a box cake mix in & bake per instructions on the box. Ice with tinted powder sugar icing. Really good with raspberry jam & chocolate cake mix!
6 Mitzi // Apr 2, 2010 at 1:51 pm
The VERY FAVORITE dessert in our family is homemade chocolate meringue pie or lemon meringue pie. Any pie, especially with meringue is a crowd pleaser.
-Pie Crust (pre-baked)
-Pudding of your choice (cook and serve)
1. Once the pie crust has completely cooled, make the pudding and put immediately into pre-baked pie crust.
2. Cover with meringue (see recipe below)
3. Bake at 375 degrees until meringue is golden brown.
4. Refridgerate for at least 2 hours.
5. SERVE!
Meringue-
5 egg whites
Sugar-(several Tablespoons full)
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Make sure your mixing bowl is extremely clean and dry.
~ Add egg whites to mixing bowl, beat on high until the eggs get foamy looking.
~Add cream of tartar.
~Add sugar one Tablespoon full at a time, using about 5 Tablespoon fulls total.
~Keeping beating on high for a few minutes until the whites become stiff peaks.
Spoon onto filled pie crust, making sure to bring the meringue to cover the edges of the pie, otherwise it will shrink when you bake it.
The other family favorite that I make every Mother’s Day and Fourth of July is homemade vanilla ice cream with strawberry compote.
7 Emily H. // Apr 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm
The old, the young, and the in between love making good old fashioned s’mores…over camp fire, grill, gas range, or microwave.
8 elandsimom // Apr 2, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Believe it or not – right now we are all about the berries at our house. (we are also all about the girl scout cookies). I feel sort of hilariously fiendish when I say “Oh, you want berries? WELLL, that’s a special treat, but . . . . .okay, I guess we can have berries for a bedtime snack.” or when I just wash up some berries, and put them in bowls, and then enjoy the blaze of affection and excitement when I yell “Who wants berries” and they all go crackers, “me, me, I do, I do.” To really fancy it up, we add ReddiWhip. (By the way – if you have not introduced your kids to ReddiWhip – do it just for fun – their amazement is completely endearing).
But this pop tart thing looks like a LOT of fun – and I come from a long line of ice cream lovers. We will have to give this a try!
9 Mami2jcn // Apr 2, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Our old stand-by is strawberries with cool whip!
10 Mami2jcn // Apr 2, 2010 at 3:14 pm
tweet:
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11 blair // Apr 2, 2010 at 3:19 pm
We love rice crispy treats. Or s’mores.
12 carrie // Apr 2, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Our family favorite isn’t very unique, but it’s always a win: brownie sundae. Yep, brownies and vanilla ice cream – we’re easy to please.
13 joe // Apr 2, 2010 at 5:12 pm
I picked this one up as a reporter after covering a small town city council meeting. After the meeting, a city staff member served this pie she made and served to everyone (including me).
Prepare a box or two of any flavor Jello (I like it with cherry) and pour it into a graham-cracker crust. Then add a can of fruit cocktail. After refrigerating until set, top with Cool Whip and serve. Quick, easy and good.
14 Katy M // Apr 2, 2010 at 5:32 pm
My favorite family dessert is my home-made apple pie. It’s actually pretty simple and it’s to die for if I do say so myself.
Now then, I’m hoping your Pop Tart recipe is about to change my mind. Yes, I’ll be anticipating it!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! :)
15 Katy M // Apr 2, 2010 at 5:33 pm
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16 Katy M // Apr 2, 2010 at 5:36 pm
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17 Megan // Apr 2, 2010 at 5:48 pm
My favorite family friendly dessert is usually dump cake…you grease a 9×13 dish, pour in a can of crushed pineapple, pour in a can of cherry pie filling (which i don’t even like and only eat in this dessert), pour over a box of yellow cake mix, top with some chopped pecans and pour a melted stick of butter over it. It is delicious.
18 Stephanie V. // Apr 2, 2010 at 8:14 pm
We love making good ole chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven with vanilla ice cream. So good!
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19 April G. // Apr 2, 2010 at 8:23 pm
I love 7 Layer Bars, but I don’t know if all kids would!
20 Bri // Apr 2, 2010 at 9:18 pm
What is always a big hit in our family is either scotcheroos (sort of rice crispie treat, but with peanut butter instead of marshmallows and a coating on top of chocolate and butterscotch, kind of messy but not a gooey dessert) or pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing. Both started out a Christmas treat, but my mom now makes at every holiday gathering, otherwise….the natives get a little restless. Both are also amazingly good. Let me know if either sounds like a recipe you’d like to try. :)
21 SANDY // Apr 2, 2010 at 9:38 pm
my kids love to get creative- but they love brownies all the time but make sweetened popcorn- cheese popcorn- depends on mood. I have gotten them though to the point where they don’t need desert because they are too full- yeh me-
22 Julie Cutshaw // Apr 2, 2010 at 9:55 pm
our favorite is homemade thick peanut butter milkshakes like the drive thru old timey curb service restaraunts use to make. for 1 serving mix 1 1/2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream/1/4 cup Smooth Peanut Butter/1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring/1/4 cup whole milk mix in blender then serve in pre chilled freezer glass soda cups with a straw yum!
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23 Julie Cutshaw // Apr 2, 2010 at 9:59 pm
my tweet
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24 Carole // Apr 2, 2010 at 10:10 pm
I like to put a slight twist on S’mores and trade out the Hershey’s chocolate bars and instead SLATHER the graham crackers with Nutella before sandwiching in the toasted marshmallow.
25 Dianna // Apr 2, 2010 at 10:23 pm
These brownies are a definite go to for dessert.
http://doublebatch.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/your-favorite-brownies/
I keep a bunch already cut in the freezer. Just microwave until warm, put a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on it and top it off with hot fudge sauce. It’s easy and always something I have on hand for unexpected guests or celebrations!
26 Julie Cutshaw // Apr 2, 2010 at 10:28 pm
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27 In Due Time // Apr 2, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Top this with vanilla ice cream..Yummm!!!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Peach-Cobbler-Dump-Cake-I/Detail.aspx
We try different fruits/cake mixes, too.
28 Lori A. // Apr 2, 2010 at 11:17 pm
We love to make s’mores! We put some mini marshmallows and chocolate chips on honey graham crackers and nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds. YuM!
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29 Lori A. // Apr 2, 2010 at 11:19 pm
tweeted
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30 Cheryl W // Apr 3, 2010 at 12:23 am
Our family favorite dessert is cool whip jello squares.
31 Cheryl W // Apr 3, 2010 at 12:24 am
Tweet
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33 Anne G // Apr 3, 2010 at 7:16 am
Our favorite family friendly dessert option is ice cream sundaes. We put out lots of toppings and everyone makes their own.
34 Anne G // Apr 3, 2010 at 7:17 am
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lunaj1456/status/11531816069
35 Miriam R // Apr 3, 2010 at 7:42 am
Banana pudding: nilla wafers or gingersnaps layered with pudding, sliced bananas, and whipped cream. Dark chocolate drizzle optional but recommended. Yum.
36 Neena // Apr 3, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Butter cookies smeared with nutella, with a cold glass of milk. A family favorite!
37 Deb Anderson // Apr 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm
My kids love Rice Krispie Treats! Easy, economical, and they get to help. :)
38 Deb Anderson // Apr 3, 2010 at 2:22 pm
tweeted http://twitter.com/tnshadylady/status/11549352332
39 Jessie C. // Apr 4, 2010 at 12:51 am
My kids like greek yogurt with fresh fruit (anything goes).
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40 Jessie C. // Apr 4, 2010 at 12:51 am
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41 Jessie C. // Apr 4, 2010 at 12:52 am
Blogged.http://tcarolinep.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-fluid-pudding.html
42 shanna // Apr 4, 2010 at 9:15 am
I make my son smoothies. He picks out the fruit he wants, and it’s a healthy, but delicious treat! =]
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43 Alyce // Apr 4, 2010 at 9:51 am
Our go-to family dessert is inexplicably called Texas Sheet cake. Texas-sized maybe as it’s made in a jelly roll pan?
It’s basically 3/4 inch of cake with fudge masquerading as icing.
44 Kelly O'Keefe // Apr 4, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Mud Pie, Baby! Graham cracker crust smeared with carmel then spackled with melty coffee ice cream, then smeared with hot fudge, refrozen, sliced and eaten all at once.
45 Nita // Apr 4, 2010 at 5:50 pm
I don’t think you can beat an old fashioned ice cream sundae.
46 Carrie // Apr 4, 2010 at 7:18 pm
My kids go crazy for homemade ice cream sandwiches — two cookies (usually chocolate chips) with a dollop of ice cream in between. Yum.
47 susitravl // Apr 4, 2010 at 8:01 pm
My kids are not huge dessert eaters, so we often have strawberries and bananas.
48 Lisa S. // Apr 4, 2010 at 10:38 pm
We love s’mores all year round – in the winter we make them on the gas stove!
49 Wendi P // Apr 5, 2010 at 12:44 am
We love s’mores! And chocolate pudding with cool whip on top.
50 Wendi P // Apr 5, 2010 at 12:46 am
Tweeted, thanks!
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51 Madeline // Apr 5, 2010 at 7:23 am
Our family favorite is definitely ice cream!
52 Kristen Fuller // Apr 5, 2010 at 9:39 am
Pudding! with reddi whip. The kids realy prefer the reddi whip directly squirted in their mouths but i generally limit that to three times or so…
53 mary // Apr 5, 2010 at 11:31 am
My family is all about the pie. So much so, that I requested pie for my baby shower over cake! Long live pie!
54 Mikki M. // Apr 5, 2010 at 12:46 pm
We love making the healthy (you bake) cookie dough from the Immaculate Baking Company since some of the money spent goes to help artists!
55 SallyGirl // Apr 5, 2010 at 1:41 pm
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56 SallyGirl // Apr 5, 2010 at 1:41 pm
My favorite dessert to make is pound cake smothered in crushed, sugared strawberries and their juice. With a sploosh of whipped cream on top. YUMM!!!
57 Stephanie M // Apr 5, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Who doesn’t like cupcakes!?!
58 Jennifer // Apr 5, 2010 at 2:23 pm
chocolate chip cookies are the favorite around here!
59 shutterboo // Apr 5, 2010 at 2:52 pm
My new favorite dessert is fruit pizza. It’s light, not too sweet and topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries and kiwis. And yummy.
60 Amy in StL // Apr 5, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I made lemon cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing and they were a huge hit with everyone from the 87 year old to the 12 year old.
61 Katherine C. // Apr 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm
This year our dessert was chocolate dipped strawberries. They were a huge hit and are so easy to make!
62 Karen Pochodowicz // Apr 5, 2010 at 5:21 pm
family friendly dessert is smores
63 carmen // Apr 5, 2010 at 8:54 pm
My favorite family-friendly dessert idea is brownies made with yogurt (you know, the “no pudge” kind). Not *as* bad for you, although I recently saw a recipe on the Whole Foods site for brownies made with black beans! I am very curious about that one and whether that could really fool anyone!!
64 Veronica // Apr 6, 2010 at 12:01 am
My favorite family friendly dessert is ice cream. Just spoon it into a bowl and there you have it! Quick, simple, and yummy. ;D
65 Nicole // Apr 6, 2010 at 12:10 am
Our favorite dessert is ice cream covered in chocolate, whipping cream and of course a cherry on top :)
66 Jenny B // Apr 6, 2010 at 8:29 am
I haven’t found a dessert yet that my kids don’t like?! Chocolate is definitely a favorite or just fruit will keep them happy too!
Jenny B
67 Liz B // Apr 6, 2010 at 9:21 am
For Thanksgiving we have traditional pies and also ice cream sandwiches made out of ginger snaps and pumpkin ice cream. Love Thanksgiving!
68 Kirsten // Apr 6, 2010 at 11:13 am
We make a giant Reese’s peanut butter cup that is too delicious!
69 Kirsten // Apr 6, 2010 at 11:16 am
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70 Caminante // Apr 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Ice cream is it for us! We all love it and we can have different flavors to please everyone.
71 David Gresh // Apr 6, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Poptarts a la mode with vanilla ice cream
72 Lori // Apr 6, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Our family loves brownies. Just simple brownies.
73 Christy // Apr 6, 2010 at 4:53 pm
My kids are willing to eat pretty much anything that contains sugar, and I am a fairly adventurous baker, so we are always taste-testing new things. The only thing I don’t really bake is pies – I’m just not that into pie. But cakes, cookies, cupcakes, brownies….it’s all good!
74 Sharon // Apr 6, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Nutella on croissants. Dessert, breakfast, dinner… whatever. Yuh-huh-hum.
75 jana // Apr 6, 2010 at 8:29 pm
We used to wrap a marshmallow in a raw pillsbury biscuit, dip the whole thing in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Yum.
76 No Minimom // Apr 6, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Man, I love me some cherry Pop-Tarts. With or without ice cream and sprinkles!
My favorite family recipe is one I don’t have to cook! ;-)
77 Jill Hayes // Apr 7, 2010 at 3:40 am
We’re not too creative here, but our fav dessert idea is brownies with a little choc. syrup, choc chips and a dash of cinnamon tossed in. They’re nummy.
78 Jill Hayes // Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 am
Tweet
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79 Susan Craig // Apr 7, 2010 at 8:18 am
Nothing beats chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven.
80 beyond // Apr 7, 2010 at 9:19 am
homemade apple crumble and vanilla ice cream.
81 Tracy // Apr 7, 2010 at 9:35 am
A scoop of vanilla ice cream, topped with a sliced banana, a few peanuts and some Hershey’s chocolate syrup. YUM. And if you want to really get fancy, add some Reddi Whip.
82 binkytowne // Apr 7, 2010 at 10:09 am
Whipped cream, pudding and crushed up cookies, but oh my, those poptarts sure look yummy.
83 winsome // Apr 7, 2010 at 2:46 pm
simple family favorite – ice cream it is! no-one doesn’t like ice cream…
84 Betty N // Apr 7, 2010 at 7:14 pm
We get wonderful brownie mix on buy one get one so we generally have some on hand and warn brownies right from the oven is a favorite
85 Betty N // Apr 7, 2010 at 7:17 pm
tweet here
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86 Betty N // Apr 7, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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87 Sal's Girl // Apr 7, 2010 at 9:58 pm
We love “Boy Scout Pudding.” Pistachio pudding, crushed pineapple and Cool Whip. We use the sugar-free pudding, pineapple in its own juice and sugar-free Cool Whip and it’s wonderful and good for you!
88 Danielle B // Apr 8, 2010 at 10:15 am
We are a big ice-cream family!
89 Angie // Apr 8, 2010 at 11:01 am
These look delicious! Our fav dessert is good old chocolate chip cookies, homemade of course!
90 kl jasus // Apr 8, 2010 at 11:36 am
our favorite dessert is brownies with peanut butter swirled in!
91 Annie H // Apr 8, 2010 at 12:48 pm
We like making chocolate chip cookies too, but we tend to add vanilla ice cream… Or at least, I do – sometimes the girls do too, if I leave them any. :)
92 June // Apr 8, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Super easy and super yummy:
Combine a 16oz jar of peanut butter with one pint of (softened) chocolate ice cream and spread into a graham cracker crust. Put it in the freezer for a few hours to harden. Garnish with chocolate sauce or whipped cream.
93 Liz // Apr 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Nutella spread on almost anything (cracker, banana, cookie, bread) makes such a fancy dessert when you’re feeling uninspired. Or if you don’t have anything for dessert and your husband is all needy for chocolate and you find a forgotten (I know!) jar of Nutella in the cupboard.
94 Maren M. // Apr 8, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Our favorite easy dessert is simple: graham crackers with chocolate frosting spread on them. It has to be ‘real’ frosting, though – not that jar stuff.
Heaven.
95 sarah // Apr 8, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Pumpkin muffins and ice cream. I’m not sure how it started, but it is universally loved.
96 Eva // Apr 9, 2010 at 7:09 am
brownies are always a crowd pleaser!
97 Eva // Apr 9, 2010 at 7:12 am
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98 Cheryl in AL // Apr 9, 2010 at 10:18 am
We love a simple vanilla milkshake. Adding an extra splash of vanilla extract makes it extra yummy.
99 Jo Anna // Apr 9, 2010 at 11:31 am
I love berries with cool whip and brown sugar.
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