CHOCOLATE QUICKIE CRITTERS
Nothing brings me more joy then Halloween! The costumes the candy and of course the
Halloween
inspired recipes!
Here is another fun recipe to do with the kiddies. You can add
shoe string
licorice to hang the critters or also make some on a candy stick. I tweaked a recipe in my
cookbook The Happy Baker-A Dater's Guide To Emotional Baking. I used my Speed Dating
Quickies recipe (an old school one my mom used to make) and I added less oatmeal and
more
coconut and of course eyes and legs.
CHOCOLATE QUICKIE CRITTERS
1
cup
butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup milk (I used
1%)
1
tsp. vanilla
3 cups quick cooking oats
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
4
cups
coconut (do not use finely shredded, more course coconut will give a better texture for the
critters)
Pretzel sticks for critter legs
White chocolate chips for
eyes
Wilton
Black glitter gel icing tube for eyes
In a medium heavy bottom saucepan combine
the butter,
sugars and milk. Over medium heat bring to a boil; stirring often.
Remove from
heat
and stir in vanilla
Add the chocolate chips; stir until melted. Stir in the coconut
and
oats.
On a lined cookie sheet break 3 pretzels in half place them in a critter leg
type
pattern. Spoon a tbsp. of the mixture on the pretzels. Place two white chocolate chips in as
eyes
and use a small amount of the black glitter gel for eyes. Let set in the fridge. Store in the
fridge in
an air-tight container.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
