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[dtuleya]

I'm always looking for recipes that I can make and give as gifts to my friends. Here's one of my favorites:

Hot Buttered Rum Gift Basket -

1 Basket
1 Holiday cloth napkin/fabric to line the basket
2 Holiday Coffee Mugs
1 bottle of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum
Hot Buttered Rum Mix (Frozen - warning it's addicting!)

1/2 gallon premium vanilla ice cream, softened
1 pound butter, softened (no substitute)
1 (1-pound) box powdered sugar
1 (1-pound) box dark brown sugar

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Place in a freezer-safe container and store in freezer until ready to use.

To serve: Place 1 ounce rum in mug with 2 heaping tablespoons of frozen mix. Fill mug with boiling water and stir.

 

[Maleficent2]

here is another for those who like more spice


Hot Buttered Rum Mix
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sifted fruit sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
rum
boiling water
In a small mixing bowl, beat together butter, both sugars and spices until well combined. Beat in the ice cream. Turn into a 4 cup freezer container. Seal and freeze.

To serve, spoon about 1/3 cup mix into a mug, add one jigger of rum and½ cup boiling water. Stir well.


Mal

 

[Maleficent2]

Spiced Apple Cider
(serves 8)

Ingredients
8 cups of apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
6 inches stick cinnamon
1 teaspoons whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
8 thin orange wedges

Directions
In a sauce pan, combine apple cider and brown sugar. Make a spice bag out of double thick cheese cloth and add all spices; tie with string and add to cider. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove spice bag. Serve cider garnished with orange wedges.


or

Hot Spiced Cider
1997

Ingredients

6 cups fresh apple cider
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (more or less, to taste)
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
6 strips orange peel
6 strips lemon peel

Directions

Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed square of cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.

Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.

Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle. Ladle the cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving, if you like.



or you could combine as you like


Mal

 

[J&D]

Holiday Pretzels

8 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate
1 package (10 ounces) pretzel rods
colored candy sprinkles

Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until melted. Dip each pretzel rod about halfway down into chocolate. Coat chocolate end of pretzel with candy sprinkles. Place pretzels on waxed paper to dry.


Holiday Mints

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons milk
1 15 oz box white frosting mix (not the frosting in a can)
red and/or green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Place butter and milk in a 2 quart microwave proof bowl. Cook on high for 45 seconds, or until the butter is melted. Stir in frosting mix. Cook on high for 1 1/2—2 minutes, or until slightly bubbly. Stir twice during cooking. Stir in desired food coloring. Add peppermint extract. Drop mixture by teaspoons onto waxed paper. When cool, store in an airtight container.

Candy Coated Pecans

1 egg white
1 dash vanilla extract
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 cups pecans

Preheat oven to 275 F (135 C). Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.Spray the wax paper with cooking spray. In a bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Add brown sugar and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth. Mix in pecans and stir until coated. Pour the nuts onto the cookie sheet. Bake until brown (approximately 10-15 minutes).


Another favorite is chocolate dipped spoons and hot chocolate mix placed in a Christmas mug wrapped with cellophane and ribbon.

 

[sweetpea3812]

Originally posted by Maleficent2
here is another for those who like more spice


Hot Buttered Rum Mix
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sifted fruit sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
rum
boiling water
In a small mixing bowl, beat together butter, both sugars and spices until well combined. Beat in the ice cream. Turn into a 4 cup freezer container. Seal and freeze.

To serve, spoon about 1/3 cup mix into a mug, add one jigger of rum and½ cup boiling water. Stir well.


Mal

This will be great for the grandkids,, I have the hardest time getting them to sleep on christmas eve,, This should do the trick (before someone starts yelling,, I'm only kidding I don't have grandkids)

 

[J&D]

I found this one posted on another site.

Snowman Soup

1 envelope hot chocolate mix
3 Hershey's kisses
10-15 mini-marshmallows
1 small candy cane

Snowman Soup Tag

Was told you’ve been real good this year.
Always glad to hear it!
With freezing weather drawing near,
You’ll need to warm the spirit.

So here’s a little Snowman Soup
Complete with stirring stick.
Add hot water, sip it slow.
It’s sure to do the trick!

 

[gdulaney]

J&D... last year my co-worker and I bought cute seasonal mugs (at the dollar store) and made snowman soup mugs for our staff. It was a BIG hit!

Are any of the other mixes as easy as the snowman soup one?

Thank you!!
Ginny

 

[J&D]

Here's another very easy one, Ginny.

I buy the old fashioned creme drops that are sold this time of year and make bags of reindeer poop. You can buy the creme drops at Wal-Mart for $1.00/bag. I put the creme drops in small treat bags and attach a cute tag that says:

I talked to Santa and here's the scoop, all you get for Christmas is reindeer poop!

If you prefer, you can use marshmallows to make snowman poop.

 

[sweetpea3812]

Originally posted by J&D


I talked to Santa and here's the scoop, all you get for Christmas is reindeer poop!

If you prefer, you can use marshmallows to make snowman poop.

I was just wondering which one you would be making for me .. I've been good so maybe some of the snowman soup

 

[gdulaney]

Thank you J&D and Sweetpea!! I can't wait to try some of the recipes!!!

Ginny

 

[Belle0101]

Originally posted by sweetpea3812
This will be great for the grandkids,, I have the hardest time getting them to sleep on christmas eve,, This should do the trick (before someone starts yelling,, I'm only kidding I don't have grandkids)

You had me going for a minute there! I was thinking hey I just talked to her and I didn't hear anything abut grandkids -- how'd that happen?

I'm glad you started this post Denise -- I decided to make a couple gift baskets for Christmas this year and was going to do bath/body stuff but goodies sounds better to me!

Thanks for the great recipes everybody! I'll have a hard time picking which ones to use.

 

[sweetpea3812]

Originally posted by gdulaney
Thank you J&D and Sweetpea!! I can't wait to try some of the recipes!!!

Ginny

For what I'm not sure,, I hope you weren't giving me credit for all of J&D hard work.. (Sorry bad joke ,I just might end up with that reindeer poop)

 

[gdulaney]

EEEEEEEEK.......I misread the post...I thought the reindeer poop was from J&D and the snowman poop was from Sweetpea. Please...no poop for Sweetpea!! Sorry about that!!!!

As an apology, here's one of the only "holiday snack" recipes that I know how to make. We call it "Puppy Chow" but it's also called "Muddy Buddies".

9 cups of Chex (any variety)
1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 bag (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

Put the cereal into a large bowl.

Microwave peanut butter, chocolate chips and margarine in 1-quart microwavable bowl uncovered on High about 1 minute or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla.

Pour mixture over cereal. Stir to coat. Pour into a 2-gallon plastic food-storage bag (or you can use a CLEAN garbage bag...it's alot more fun that way!!). Dump in the powdered sugar and shake.

Store in an airtight container, in the fridge. Makes 9 cups of yummy chocolate, peanut, crunchy goodness!!

~Ginny

 

[J&D]

she doesn't like me all that much

Where did that idea come from? Hope you're not being serious!

 

[sweetpea3812]

Originally posted by J&D
Where did that idea come from? Hope you're not being serious!

But when have I been serious about anything but you did threaten me with reindeer poop or coal or something along those lines once but of course I was misbehaving and deserved it

 

[gdulaney]

I'm so confused!!

 

[sweetpea3812]

Originally posted by gdulaney
I'm so confused!!

You started it :teeth(Sorry another bad joke) I know J&D likes me ,, I was just being a smart a$$ and once again it back fired on me

 

[gdulaney]

<--- (Me) ....usually found playing nicely in my own little state of confusion (and talking to myself, which is probably a "sign" of something?!?).

Ginny

 

[robinb]

I found some great printable gift cards for the Snowman Soup here: http://organizedchristmas.com/modules.php?name=Printable&file=displayimage&album=4&pos=10


The web site also has other goodies to make .

 

[gdulaney]

Robin--- thank you!!!!!