If your tots are wild about chocolate make them a simple sweet treat for Valentine’s Day that’s heavy on the cute, but lighter on the serving size and sugar. You can dress up everyday snacks like brownie bites with small decorations like a dab of icing and three M&M’s to transform them into festive bites of love.

Not only will you avoid bakery lines and baking time, but brownie bites are much smaller than full-sized cupcakes or the giant sugar cookies so your tots won’t be prompted to jump off the walls.

Colorful Candy Brownie Cupcakes
lilsugar original

Simple “dressed up” brownie bite cupcakes.

Ingredients

1. Package of pre-made brownie bites or homemade mini brownies
2. Tube of cookie frosting
3. Colorful candy. Preferably pink, red and white M&Ms.

Directions
Put a small dollop of cookie frosting on the top of your brownie bite and place candies in the center as festive decoration.

Cook time: 3 to 4 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

* 4 small Italian rolls or 1 loaf French bread cut into four 3-inch pieces
* 1/2 cup bottled pizza sauce
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella or a blend (such as Kraft 5-Cheese Italian)
* 1 cup frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, or 16 slices pepperoni
* 4 tsp grated parmesan cheese

1. Preheat indoor grill or grill pan. Split rolls in half. Spoon 2 tablespoons pizza sauce on half of each roll. Top each with 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella, 1/4 cup broccoli or 4 slices pepperoni, and 1 teaspoon parmesan cheese. Top with remaining bread.

2. Place sandwiches on grill, cover, and cook them for 4 minutes, until cheese is melted. Cool slightly and slice on diagonal. Serve with sliced yellow or red peppers.

[PURPLE_TEXT_BOLD {TIP:}] You can also cook panini on a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Place a smaller skillet on top of sandwich to flatten slightly. Cook 2 minutes, carefully flip, flatten, and cook 2 more minutes.

Since we cant take our lil brats to the movies why not make it a movie night at home. But that does not mean you can watch rated R movies lol. Your kid would love it especially if you make them this snack. So try making it and enjoy with your lil one. 

Makes: 13 cups

Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: at 250 degree F for 1 hour
Cook: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2  cup popcorn kernels
• 1/2  cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1  cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
• 1/2  cup light corn syrup
• 1  cup roasted peanuts
• 1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4  teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Heat oven to 250 degree F. Coat a large, deep roasting pan generously with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

2. Combine oil and popcorn in a large saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-high heat, shaking occasionally until kernels start to pop. Shake saucepan continuously until popping stops, then pour popcorn into prepared roasting pan.

3. Melt butter in a medium-size saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and corn syrup and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil gently without stirring for 5 minutes or until mixture reaches 260 degree F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and quickly stir in peanuts, vanilla and baking soda until smooth.

4. Pour corn syrup mixture over popcorn and toss to coat evenly. Bake popcorn at 250 degree F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Break up into small clusters and store in small canisters.

Breakfast Tacos

Check with a grownup and wash your hands before you begin.

Ingredients:

1. Again, Check with a grownup and wash your hands before you begin.
2. Make a few shallow cuts in each sausage link so they won’t explode while cooking in the microwave.
3. Place sausage links in a microwave-safe bowl with 1 inch of water.
4. Microwave on high for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. The amount of time it takes to heat the sausage all the way through may be different because microwaves don’t all have the same amount of power.
5. Use your oven mitts when you remove the sausage from the microwave, and let the bowl cool for 1 minute.
6. Remove the sausages from the water using a fork, and dump the water out in your sink.
7. Cut the sausages into bite-sized pieces, and put the sausage pieces in a small bowl.
8. Crack the eggs into the microwave-safe bowl. Add salt, pepper and milk.
9. Beat the eggs with a fork until the eggs and milk are mixed together.
10. Microwave the eggs on high for 1 1/2 minutes.
11. Use your oven mitts to take the bowl out of the microwave. Stir the eggs with a fork and microwave another 1 1/2 minutes. Remove the bowl with oven mitts, and stir the eggs again.
12. If the eggs are still runny, microwave for another minute or so until they are cooked. The amount of time it takes to cook the eggs may be different because microwaves don’t all have the same amount of power.
13. Divide the sausage, eggs, and cheese into tortillas.
14. Top with salsa. For a Texas twist, try guacamole, refried beans, or hash-browned potatoes in your tacos, too. (Just don’t fill them so full that you can’t take a bite!)
15. Clean up the kitchen before you bite into your breakfast.