Snowballs

For our 13th day of advent, we decided to make some yummy treats for our friends!  Baking can be difficult with a two year old who wants to taste every ingredient going into something, especially when raw eggs play a factor!  After brainstorming and gathering ideas off of pinterest, we decided to do a mish mash of ideas and make rice krispy snow balls! 

Little C helped me measure out 6 cups of rice krispies and add them to a bowl.  Then we measured out 4 cups of marshmallows (give or take a few handfuls that went straight to her mouth) and 3 tablespoons of butter into a pan and warmed it on the stove.  While I stirred the hot mixture, she sat on the opposite cabinet and gorged herself on extra marshmallows.  As soon as the marshmallow/butter mixture was melted, we poured it onto the cereal and then C stirred it up with a little help from mom. 

After the mixture had cooled for a few minutes, I separated it into 12 dollups and then began to roll them into round balls with buttered hands.  As soon as a ball was complete, I handed it to C who dropped it into a bowl full of sprinkles and rolled it all around.

The end result of our hard work was a super easy, safe to eat, and actually pretty cute little snack!  C was incredibly proud of her hard work and insisted that dad eat a snowball as soon as he walked in the door.  She checked his face with every bite and smiled with each yum.

Hope your holiday season is filled with delicious treats and wonderful memories!