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All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMadeSimple #CollectiveBias
All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMadeSimple #CollectiveBias
I'm a bit of a "go all out-er" when it comes to parties and holidays. I love entertaining and I love to go theme crazy. I also really love when I can do all of those things very easily, with easy recipes and a small amount of clean up. Yesterday, I got exactly what I wanted.
We had some friends over and I wanted to make it Christmas-y without too much work. I created a colorful winter wonderland in our dining room in about an hour. A simple snack menu included a snowman cheese ball, toffee fudge, a hot cocoa bar for the kids and a yummy "blue Christmas" cocktail for the grown ups.
The cocktail was pretty delicious, if I do say so myself. I crushed up Wonka® Sweetarts® candy canes and mixed it with sugar. After dipping the glasses in some simple syrup, I rolled them around in the candy cane mix for a festive look.
The drink itself is 1 part vodka, 1 part sour mix, 1 part blue curacao and 2 parts pineapple juice. I think they looked so cute and festive with the bright candy canes!
I had 3 types of cocoa for the kids, 2 types of marshmallows and some whipped cream. Although, I did catch Cooper shooting whipped cream into his mouth, straight from the container.
My friend asked if I made the fudge and was shocked when I said yes and how easy it was! I used the Nestle® Carnation Famous Fudge Kit for my very first attempt at fudge making and it was SO easy. It's a box that has everything you need to easily make fudge, then I made it my own by mixing in 3/4 cup of toffee chips, right before I spread it in the pan. I used another 1/4 cup of the chips to press on the top. After chilling a couple hours, I sliced it and put it out. All 1.5lbs was gone in the day. Seriously so good. I think I'm going to make more in little packages for friends and teachers this year!
Snowman cheeseball needed some mini chocolate chip eyes, but no one seemed to mind.
I used some more of the candy canes to decorate and was glad I snapped a pic before the kids ate them all!
A couple of my sweet friends. The boys were too busy watching football to get in on the cocktail pictures.
Pretty much everything I used for the party can be found at Walmart. From the delicious fudge kit and candy canes, right down to the cute little containers and stir sticks. Talk about #HolidayMadeSimple. PS, the fudge is right in with the baking mixes, so when you're in there trying to decide what to bring to your next party, grab a box. You won't be sorry!
oh it all looks great and those drinks look awesome, I'll have to make them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun party!! Love all of the cute details you put into the tablescape and food spread. #client
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