Ooey Gooey Pancake S’Mores

Totally Awesome Pancake mixture
1/2 cup coarsely crushed graham cracker crumbs
Marshmallow Cr?me
Milk chocolate chips

Make the Totally Awesome Pancakes ? except before turning the pancakes over, sprinkle about 1 teaspoon coarsely crushed graham cracker crumbs over each. Turn and cook other sides. Remove from griddle.

Spread about 1 teaspoon Marshmallow Cr?me over the crumbs side of each of 7 pancakes; arrange about 7 milk chocolate chips over Marshmallow Cr?me on each. Top with another pancake, crumbs side down. Makes seven S’mores.

Totally Awesome Pancakes
2 cups Bisquick or other baking mix
1 1/3 cups milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, if desired

Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat or electric griddle to 375 degrees F; grease with cooking spray, vegetable oil or shortening. (To see if griddle is hot enough, sprinkle a few drops water on it: if bubbles jump around, it’s ready.)

Stir all the ingredients in a bowl until blended. To make each pancake, pour a little less than 1/4 cup batter onto the hot griddle.

Cook until you see the bubbles on top of the pancake break. Turn pancakes over and cook until golden. To keep the pancakes warm, place them in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Cover them with aluminum foil and place in a 200 degree F oven for up to 10 minutes. Makes 14 pancakes.

Kool-Aid Sherbet

1 cup granulated sugar
1 envelope Kool-Aid (flavor of your choice)
3 cups milk

In a bowl, stir all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a shallow freezer container; cover and freeze for 1 hour or until slightly thickened.

Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Return to freezer container; cover and freeze until firm.

Remove from the freezer 20 minutes before serving.

Yields about 3 cups.

Grilled Ranch Bread

1 stick ( 1/2 cup) butter or margarine
1 packet (1 ounce) Hidden Valley Ranch
    Original Ranch Salad Dressing and Recipe Mix
2 (1 pound) loaves French bread, cut in half lengthwise

Cream butter with ranch dressing mix. Spread mixture on bread. Place bread under broiler 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Makes 32 servings.

Tip: This recipe may be cut in half, reserving half of the butter mixture for use at another time.

Gourmet Popsicles

1 small box gelatin (any flavor)
1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid (same flavor as gelatin)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups hot water
2 cups cold water

Stir well or shake to mix. Pour into ice cups and freeze.

Yields 20.

Shake-a-Pudding

2 cups skim or 2% milk
1 small box instant pudding

In a jar, mix milk with instant pudding. Put the lid on the jar and shake, shake, shake for at least one minute. Pour the pudding into dessert dishes.

Turkey Twirl

1 (10-inch) green flour tortilla
1 to 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 ounces thinly sliced cooked turkey
3 ounces thinly sliced cheese
2 tablespoons shredded carrot

Spread mayonnaise on tortilla. Layer turkey, cheese and carrot on top of tortilla, and roll up.

Slushers

1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix, any flavor
2 cups water
1/2 to 3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 cups ice

In a blender, combine Kool-Aid, water and sugar. Blend. Add all the ice and blend. Pour into cups, and drink through a straw.