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Share a Little Scare with Free Printable Halloween Tags

11 · Oct 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment

I’ve partnered with NESTLE® PURE LIFE® to create this post! Enjoy!

You guys… Halloween is right around the corner!

Have you started making plans for the family? Have all the kiddos figured out what costume they want to wear? Have you figured out what treats you’ll handout? Classroom goodies… The list goes on and on!

I was at the store the other day and happened to wander into the Halloween section. As I walked up and down the isles I started to have a bit of a sugar overload and I hadn’t even had a piece of candy. So much candy sitting right there and the worst thing… It was on SALE!!!

There’s a minefield for ya!

It got me thinking though… Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not a candy hater, I just know that there are other options that might come in quite handy on Halloween. Like, how about little bottles of water? Now before you label me as the lame Mom who hands out year-old pretzels to the trick-or-treaters, hear me out.

I can’t even tell you how many times we have been out on our trick-or-treating trek around the neighborhood when one or ALL of the kiddos start to complain of being thirsty. I know you’ve been there. You’re at the furthest point of the neighborhood and all of a sudden, the kiddos are in total meltdown because they are parched!

Cue the Heavenly angel music… No worries, you’ve been to MY house and this is what we were giving out this year.

The cutest little water bottles EVER! They are from Nestlé and they are super cute for Halloween!

They are NESTLE® PURE LIFE® “Share-A-Scare™” Halloween Bottles and we LOVE them around here!

With these cute water bottles, that dreaded crisis will be a thing of the past. Plus, I don’t know about you guys, but my kiddos are drawn to water bottles like moths to a flame.

I don’t know what it is but they love their bottles of water and when they are fun and geared towards kids, they love them even more. Now these NESTLE® PURE LIFE® “Share-A-Scare™” Halloween Bottles are cute on their own, but I thought they could be extra cute if I created a fun little Halloween tag to go along with them to make them extra cute!

I had a little fun with the first one, Crystal Blood. How many of you remember Crystal Pepsi? If you don’t remember, it was clear Pepsi. Looked like 7-up, but tasted like Pepsi. Crazy huh?! I had this cute little vampire graphic and I wanted to make a label for the water bottle and the first thing I thought of was Crystal Pepsi (because it’s a bottle of water) Therefore, Crystal Blood was born. I may be the only one to get it, but it tickles my funny bone!

Now every good Halloween always has a cute little devil, right? I thought this one looked super cute holding a straw…

We can’t forget everyone’s favorite Jack ‘o Lantern. For this one, I thought it would be perfect to have a label for “Jack ‘o Lantern Tears… Drink them & Weep!” That there is PERFECT for a bottle of water!

These label are easy to download and print on card stock paper and then cut out with either scissors or a paper cutter.

Punch a whole in the top left corner and then tie them onto the bottle with some ribbon or twine and you’re in business!

They look so cute with the fancy bottles. Visit the NESTLE® PURE LIFE® “Share-A-Scare™” HERE to see where you can find these cute little water bottles in your area.

Then click HERE to download the printable Halloween tags and you’re in business! All those cute little trick-or-treaters will thank you as they hike around the neighborhood this Halloween!

Boo to You Free Halloween Printable

8 · Oct 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Eeeek! It’s that time of year again!

HALLOWEEN TIME!!!

We love all the fun stuff that comes with Halloween (not so much the scary stuff.) Getting to dress-up, decorate the house & all kinds of tasty treats!

Today, I’ve teamed up with my favorite friends at Jane.com for a fun Trick-or-Treat with Jane event.

I’ve been paired-up with a good bloggy friend of mine, Over the Big Moon to share some fun tricks and treats. I’ve been assigned the trick… I guess a fun way to “trick” out your house. I thought I would share a fun free printable that you could use to add to your Halloween decor…

It’s simple, but can look great on a mantel or gallery wall.

You can download it here

Make sure you’re following Jane on Instagram for all the other Tricks & Treats from other creative friends!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Scrumptious Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

12 · Sep 26, 2016 · 2 Comments

As a child my favorite thing on the planet was chocolate pudding. If you wanted to find your way into my heart all you needed to do was gift me a chocolate pudding cup and we were best friends. Even better were those long since forgotten pudding pops, but we’ll save that for another day. My entire childhood I thought the only way to make pudding was to either buy it in cup from the dairy section of the market OR… Make your own from the pudding powder you found in the baking section of the market. My mind was blown when my Mom made homemade chocolate pudding the first time. It was so much better than the store bought options. Who knew it was so easy to make AND… That it tasted so good.

I’ve made homemade pudding for awhile now and I’ve been playing around with other ingredients to give it even more deep flavor than the traditional recipe. I headed off to Target to go on a hunt for other options for my homemade chocolate pudding craving. I ended up at the creamer section and started to think, this might be the perfect option.

Check out all of the fun options… So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk Creamer would make a fun pudding and we love coconut at our house. The Silk Almond Creamer is another great option. The one that really caught my eye was the new Horizon Organic Half & Half that has that lovely buttercream flavor! Doesn’t that sound awesome? Chocolate pudding with a hint of butter flavor… Yum! Either way, Target has so many fabulous choices in creamers. Dairy, non-dairy, flavored or not flavored they have all kinds to choose from. They are great to start your day in your hot chocolate or coffee and they are fantastic to play around with for sweet treats like my chocolate pudding. Want a sweet deal? If you download the Target Cartwheel App you can use Cartwheel and the 20% off Cartwheel offer on International Delight Simply Pure, Horizon, Silk and So Delicious creamers from 9/25/2016 – 10/22/2016!

After a little playing around, here is the recipe that the whole family LOVED!

Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Scrumptious Homemade Chocolate Pudding Recipe

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

30 mins

This homemade chocolate pudding paired with some made from scratch whipped cream will knock your guests socks off!

Author: Heather // WhipperBerry

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk
1 cup Horizon Organic Buttercream Half & Half
¼ cup sugar
⅓ cup cocoa powder
4 teaspoons corn starch
3 egg yolks
2 teaspoonsvanilla
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Put 1 cup of the milk, ½ cup of the half & half, the sugar, and the cocoa in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a simmer, over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat. Make sure it doesn't boil. You are basically wanting to dissolve the sugar and cocoa powder into the milk and half & half mixture.
Whisk the remaining ½ cup of the milk, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks, and vanilla in a bowl.
Talk a half a cup of the warm milk mixture and whisk it into the egg mixture to temper the eggs. If you were to mix it without tempering, that would scramble your eggs.
Gradually whisk the rest of the hot milk into the egg mixture. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium-high heat whisking constantly, until the pudding comes to a full boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, and continue whisking until thick, about 2 or 3 minutes more.
Pour the pudding into 6 small cups. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or ideally overnight until set.
Serve with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Buttery Homemade Chocolate Pudding from WhipperBerry

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of WhiteWave Foods. The opinions and text are all mine.

Green Chili and Salsa Egg Muffins Recipe

10 · Sep 20, 2016 · 3 Comments

Always on the run in the morning? YEP, us too! Here’s how I figured out how to make a scrumptious egg muffins recipe for on-the-go!

Call me crazy, but I’m not always up for sweets in the morning. I’m one of those people that do really well with some scrambled egg or something like that in the morning. Sadly, we don’t always have time to bust out a pan, whip up some eggs and scramble them before work and school. We needed a take-an-go option for eggs. I thought and egg muffins (minus the Mc) would be a great way to take scrambled eggs on the go. The bonus, you can make them days ahead and either refrigerate or freeze them.

They literally take just minutes to whip-up, then you bake them in the oven. Let them cool and I wrap them in wax paper or store them in an airtight container. When you’re ready to eat them, pop them in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and you have a GREAT breakfast on-the-go!

I have the recipe over on the Old El Paso website, Click HERE to get all the details.

Disclaimer / I am an Old El Paso blogger and am paid for my time and recipe creation. As always all thoughts, ideas and opinions are my very own.

Vanilla Macchiato Glaze Recipe + Pumpkin Recipe Ideas

9 · Sep 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of Fall is the ushering in of the baking season! You know what I’m talking about… Summer has been so hot, too hot to turn on the oven. Plus, we’ve been enjoying the fruits of the season, YUM! Now it’s time to turn our attention to the love of all things pumpkin & spice that goes so well with my new Vanilla Macchiato Glaze that I’m sharing today.

But, before I do that that, here are a few of my favorite fall pumpkin recipes from over the years here on WhipperBerry to get the fall baking ideas flowing. Some of these recipes will go great with this new Vanilla Macchiato Glaze…

5 Pumpkin Recipe Ideas

Pumpkin Spice Steamer

I know this isn’t a baking idea, but man-oh-man, this steamer pairs lovely with all things baked! Give it a go, I promise you’ll love me for it!

Pumpkin Pound Cake

Need I say more? Pumpkin and Pound Cake… Yea, I know!

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

This recipe is out of this world, pumpkin bread pudding is perfect for those crisp fall nights snuggling by the fire.

Honey Pumpkin Yogurt

Again, not baking but oh-so good! Pumpkin Butter in yogurt… The perfect breakfast treat!

Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies

I am one who can NEVER turn down a good pumpkin cookie and these cookies with the tart cranberry are delicious!

Almost all of those recipes will go great with this new glaze recipe minus the yogurt and the steamer I guess. Ready to learn how to make it?

You’re going to laugh, it’s so easy. It’s cheating really.

Vanilla Macchiato Glaze Recipe

Now the reason I came up with this was a silly little mix-up in my schedule. I FORGOT that I needed to bring treats to a gathering of friends and I needed something quick!

I know you’ve been there at one time or another. I’m never adverse to bringing something store-bought to a gathering, I just have to dress it up a bit to make it “look” homemade. That is exactly what I did that afternoon. I ran to the store and bought some cinnamon coffee cake muffins and brought them home to dress them up. I thought they would look good if I put them into some fancier wrappers and then topped them off with a little glaze. I looked into my refrigerator and found some International Delight Vanilla Macchiato Creamer and thought it would make a lovely glaze.

Vanilla Macchiato Glaze Recipe

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Prep time

1 min

Cook time

1 min

Total time

2 mins

Author: Heather // WhipperBerry

Serves: 1 cup

Ingredients

2 cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon salt
3-4 tablespoonsInternational Delight Vanilla Macchiato Creamer

Instructions

Pour the powdered sugar into a small bowl, add salt and then slowly add the creamer until you get the consistency you would like.

Yep, it’s as easy as that. Using the creamer rather than milk adds that lovely flavor from the creamer to your glaze. It’s extra special! I just drizzled the glaze over the store-bought muffins and voila, I have a great treat that looks homemade! Shhhh, no one needs to know your secret.

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

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