I’ve been obsessed with sites that feature sweet treats, like cupcakes, cakes, cake pops and anything else that looks beautiful and scrumptious. I love involving my daughter Teagan in the kitchen especially when we’re creating sugary desserts. We get messy but that’s part of the fun! We’re bonding, working together and she’s learning from the experience. There’s no way she’d allow me to make baked goods without her help!
I was extremely excited to receive and review the book Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids by Jill O’Connor from the publisher Chronicle Books. The book is spiral-bound and the pages are scalloped which gives it a “scrapbook” feeling. I love the author’s honest introduction of her children’s view of their mom as “mean chef.” That’s a must read. The photographic eye candy leads to recipes such as Sticky Butterscotch French Toast, Curiously Sticky Caramel Monkey Bread, and Miraculous Mile-High Strawberry Fudge Ice-Cream Pie. YUM!!!!! I’ve gained weight just thinking about these delicious concoctions! I’m considering a sweet party for Teagan’s next birthday!
My goal is to try every recipe from the book. I leafed through the book and decided on the balloon cup recipe. Seemed easy and you can’t go wrong with chocolate and balloons! Teagan’s eyes lit up when I inflated the balloons. We followed the instructions and wound up with messy and sticky chocolate cups. The balloons seemed too big. My cups didn’t quite look like the images in the book and many of our balloons popped. We filled the cups with pudding, topped with whipped cream and jimmies. I was a little discouraged with my first attempt but hopefully practice makes perfect. The cups still looked cool and at the end of the day were delish!
There is a section called Success Made Simple. In this section the author advises not to substitute items and has other tips for successful baking. Although I personally think it’s okay to sway from the recipe. I think it’s fun creating variations from your favorite recipes. But I understand the author’s point. You’ll never know what the true idea is if you don’t first follow the directions.
The images in Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids are beautiful but I do wish that each recipe came with an image. I appreciate the equipment and ingredient sections. Any additional instructions make my life easier and is much appreciated. There are fun quotes sprinkled throughout the book and Teagan enjoys flipping through the pages. We usually stop at the donuts and Ghostly Meringues and ohhh and ahhh over them.
This book is a delight and a wonderful addition to my recipe book collection. I’m not sure that the author’s intention was to involve your kids in the baking process. But it’s definitely full of Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids and I think your kids will definitely love them.
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Smores brownies are horribly messy for the kids but they are fabulous! Those are our favorite.
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Everything my girls eat seems to end up all over the place! lol but i tink pudding ends up all over them!
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Our favorite is Cream cheese covered fudge brownies.
It would be my homemade orange pecan sticky buns.
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Our favorite sticky mess treat has to be milky way crispies. Basically just melted milkyway bars, rice crispies and melted chocolate!
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For a long long time, my family’s been making Muddy Buddies- those chex treats you shake up with chocolate and peanut butter and powdered sugar – yum!
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My son is only 3, so he can make anything into a gooey mess Lol! He hasn’t had a huge amount of experience with this type of food, so I would have to say chocolate because it always melts before he is done.
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Our (by our I mean my daughter’s) favorite sticky messy thing is rice crispie treats while I’m pouring them into the pan. Handfuls come out while they’re still warm and extremely sticky.
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We like ice cream topped with marshmallow creme, sprinkles, cherries, etc, etc. You name it, it goes on top!
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