Tent and Campfire Treats from ‘Oh, What a Treat!’
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Photograph by Sandra Denneler
Tent and Campfire Treats
Create clever tent cookies and campfire crackers in your kitchen with a few simple ingredients. No baking required!
For tents:
Chocolate candy melts (½ cup or less)
Graham crackers
Caramel apple wraps
Form tent from graham crackers: Melt chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe dish. Pour into a pastry bag (or use a zip-closed bag with the end snipped off). Pipe the edges of three graham cracker squares with the candy melt and join to form an A-frame tent.
Wrap tent in caramel: Allow them to dry and harden. Place one side of the graham cracker tent on a caramel wrap. Fold the caramelover the graham cracker tent, until it reaches the bottom edge of the other side.
Seal tent back and create opening: Cut the front and back flaps of caramel. Wrap the back flaps to seal shut. Cut the front pieces to make the flap openings of the tent.
For campfire treats:
Ritz crackers
Pretzel sticks
Chocolate-covered raisins
Powdered sugar
Peanut butter
Red/Yellow Fruit Roll-Ups
Prepare the crackers: Spread peanut butter on the crackers.
Create the “flames”: Cut strips of red and yellow Fruit Roll-Ups into jagged, triangle/flame-like edges. Layer the red strips over the yellow strips and cut into 1-inch segments.
Attach the “logs” and “flames” to crackers: Insert tiny pieces of pretzels and the Fruit Roll-Up fires into the peanut butter centers.
Add the finishing touch: Dust chocolate-covered raisins with powdered sugar. Attach chocolate-covered raisin “rocks” around the outside edge of the crackers.
Create your campsite: Present your adorable tent cookies and campfire treats together!
Reprinted with permission from Oh, What a Treat! 36 Cute & Clever Food Crafts by Sandra Denneler (SparkPress).
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