Snacks

Whole Grain Crackers by emyanne

1 3/4 cups wheat flour

1 1/2 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup olive oil

1 cup water

mix all together. roll out really, really thin, sprinkle with salt if desired. bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

really yummy if thin and crisp.

Dirty Snow by hsmom71

1 stick butter
1 box raisins, optional
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 can nuts, optional
2 c. peanut butter (16 oz. Jar)
1 to 1 * pkgs. powdered sugar
1 box Golden Grahams cereal

Combine butter, chocolate chips and peanut butter in pan and melt. Combine cereal,
nuts and raisins. Pour liquid over cereal mixture and mix well. (Make sure everything
is coated well.) Place into paper bag or large zip lock and add powder sugar. Shake
like crazy until everything is well coated!

Comment by Char in OK:
This is similar to what my dh calls puppy chow!

We don't do the raisins or the nuts, and we use Chex cereal instead. I love puppy
chow and my dd's get a kick out of eating "dog food".

Ranch Snack Mix (great for bake sales/camp outs) by Writermom


1 pkg mini pretzels (12 oz)
2 pkg (6 oz each) Bugles
1 can (10 oz) salted whole cashews
1 pkg (6oz) bite size chedder fish crackers
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
3/4 cup vegetable oil

Combine pretzels, bugles, cashews, and crackers. Sprinkle with dressing;
toss gently to combine. Drizzle with oil; toss until well coated. Store in
airtight container (makes 6 qts)

This is delicious. I made it for a boy scouts camp out and also made
it for a bake sale, packaging it into small ziploc bags. The kids love it.

Whole wheat crackers by Mimi

I've been looking for something yummy to make for a snack! The kids like these OK, I think for them I will try some cheese straws or something.

Whole Wheat Crackers
1 cup wheat flour
1 tbsp wheat bran
1 tsp corn meal
1 Tbsp dried minced rosemary
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp honey
2 tbsp butter, chilled
1/4 cup water, plus 1-2 tbsp, if needed

Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, cumin and paprika before baking

Combine all ingredients except water in a food processor and process until well combined. Add water and continue to process until mixture startes to come together into a dough.
Between two sheets of parchment or wax paper, roll out the dough into a rectangle of about 1/4 inch thickness. Refrigerate the dough for about 1/2 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out to approximately 1/8 inch or less. Sprinkle dough with salt and/or toppings of your choice. Use a pizza cutter to slice into 1 inch squares, discarding excess dough. Score each cracker with a fork or several pricks of a toothpick. Transfer crackers to a parchment lined baking sheet and space out slightly.
Bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes, until edges are brown.
Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Handmade Protein bars by MommaK

Hamemade Protein bars
Here goes the recipie..

3 C Oatmeal
1/4 C Choc chips
1/4 C dreid cranberries
1/3 C Raisins
1 C flour (usually whole wheat, but reg works)
1 tsp baking powder
2/3 C Peanut butter
1/4 C melted butter
1 C Brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all together. Press into a pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

I always triple the recipie and will put in whatever fruit (or trail mix I have at home). I usually food process the choc chips and dried fruit so the flavor goes all the way thru and you don't get chunks. I also put in nuts sometimes and I sometimes add a little applesauce or leave ot some of the oatmeal or flour if it is too dry!
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Chex® Muddy Buddies® (by mom2two)

Another popular name for this favorite mix is "puppy food". Chow down; it's doggone good!

Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:15 min
Makes:18 servings (1/2 cup each)



Ingredients:
9 cups Chex® cereal (any variety)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar


Preparation Directions:
-1. Stove-Top Directions: Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
1. Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
2. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, stir together chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
3. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Stove-Top Directions: Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 17g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 6%; Iron 25% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Homemade granola and granola bars by illinibaby1


Not sure which category this would go under? Breakfast or snacks

Ingredients
-2 cups quick oats (original recipe called for whole rolled, but the quick worked just fine)
-3/4 cup packed brown sugar
-1/2 cup whole wheat gram flour (again called for 1/2 cup wheat germ but all I had was gram flour and it worked great!)
-3/4 teaspoon cinnamon (We just dumped a bunch in b/c we love cinnamon)
-1 cup all purpose flour
-2pkg of high fiber instant oatmeal cinnamon swirl (optional, just wanted some more bang for my buck you could also use the dried apple kind)
-3/4 cup raisins or any dried fruit (we used crazins and raisins)
-3/4 tsp salt
-1/2 cup honey
-2 egg whites (again it called for 1 whole egg but I wanted to make these low cholesterol)
-1/2 cup oil (any will work, I used olive)
-2 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x13 pan
2. Large bowl mix oats, sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins, salt. Mix and make a well in center. Pour honey, egg whites, oil and vanilla, mix well Pat mixture into pan
3. Bake for 30-35 min untill bars turn golden at the edges. Cool 5 min, cut into bars while warm. Don't let bars cool completely before cutting b/c they will be too hard to cut You can wrap individually in suran wrap for quick snacks.

For granola use the same recipe. bake a few min more. break into chunks while still warm. Store in air tight container.
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