Barnum's
Pudding Cups
Ingredients 1 cup NABISCO Graham Cracker Crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
1 (4-serving size) package ROYAL Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling*
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1/2 cup prepared whipped topping
2 (2 1/8-ounce) boxes BARNUM'S ANIMALS Crackers
Maraschino cherries and colored sprinkles, for garnish
Preparation
1. Line 12 (2 1/2-inch) muffin-pan cups with foil cupcake liners; set aside.
2. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and margarine or butter in medium bowl.
Press 1 rounded tablespoon crumb mixture firmly on bottom of each cup.
3. Prepare pudding according to package directions using milk; fold in whipped
topping. Spoon into prepared cups; stand 3 animal crackers facing out around edge of each
cup in pudding mixture.
4. Garnish with cherries and sprinkles if desired. Refrigerate at least 1 hour
before serving.
*Other flavors ROYAL Instant Pudding & Pie Filling may be substituted.
Serves
Makes 12 servings
Source
Barnum's Animal Crackers
Creative Critters
Ingredients
Have chocolate sandwich cookies and miniature marshmallows on hand - as well as
shoestring licorice, mini pretzel
twists, decorating gel, melted chocolate and ready-to-spread frosting. Now your family is
ready to make ants, cookie flowers and critters to inhabit their dream garden.
Preparation
Centipede
STACK 9 Spring Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies together, spreading
ready-to-spread white frosting between each cookie to secure; stand on edge.
SECURE an additional cookie with "smiley face" design, slightly
higher than the other cookies, to one end with additional frosting to form the
"centipede's head."
ATTACH desired number of Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows to each side of
centipede with additional frosting for "legs" and 2 small pieces shoestring
licorice to head for "antennae." Makes 1 centipede (5 servings).
Cookie Frog
ATTACH 2 mini pretzel twists to the bottom of a Spring Oreo Chocolate Sandwich
Cookie with ready-to-spread white frosting for "frog's legs." Attach 2
Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows to top of cookie with additional frosting for
"eyes." Color eyes with decorating gel, if desired. Makes 1 frog.
Variation - Cookie Butterfly: Attach pretzels to bottom of cookie as directed
above for "butterfly's wings." Turn cookie pretzel-side up. Attach 1 Jet-Puffed
Miniature Marshmallow in front of wings for the "butterfly's head." Insert 2
small pieces of shoestring licorice into marshmallow for "antennae." Use
decorating gel to draw "face." Makes 1 butterfly.
Flower Pop
INSERT a wooden pop stick into a Spring Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie for top
of "flower." Use ready-to-spread white frosting to attach Jet-Puffed Miniature
Marshmallows around outside edge of cookie for "flower petals." Makes 1.
Chocolate-Covered "Ant"
DIP 2 Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows in melted chocolate; attach end-by-end
to form "ant's body." Place on sheet of waxed paper. Insert 6 small pieces
shoestring licorice into sides of ant for "legs" and 2 pieces into front of ant
for "antennae." Let stand about 1 hour or until set. Makes 1 ant.
Source Jet-Puffed® Marshmallows
Oreo® Cookies
