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Rainbow Oreo Pops~ and a celebration of all things OREO!!!

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Rainbow Oreo Pops!!!!You’ll feel like you’ve struck gold when you bite into one of these fun rainbow Oreos.  A perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s day and SO easy to make!

Prepare yourself.

National Oreo Day is just two days away.  This year, the momentous occasion falls on Thursday, March 6th.  There isn’t a store-bought cookie that I like better than an Oreo. All the fun flavors (cookie dough, peanut butter, birthday cake, mint, marshmallow…) are great- but I like mine just plain double stuf (I just realized they left an “f” off of stuf last week!)  I’m not alone in my passion for this little cookie- over 362 billion cookies have been sold since it was first introduce in 1912!

This week I created these little rainbow Oreo pops in honor of the day (and to give you a head start on your St. Patrick’s Day ideas!)

Rainbow Oreo Pops!!!!They are incredibly easy to make.  Once your Oreo has been dipped, those rainbow stripes are just painted on with gel food coloring.

Painting Rainbows on Oreos!!!

Here’s the recipe: (for a printable recipe click here, for a picture tutorial click here)

INGREDIENTS:

  • One package of Double Stuf Oreos
  • 2 (12oz.) bags of Wilton White Candy Melts
  • 24 Lollipop sticks
  • Food color gels in purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red -I used these

DIRECTIONS:

  • Carefully twist apart all of the Oreo cookies
  • Using one of the pop sticks, make an indentation in the white filling of each cookie.
  • Melt the Candy Melts in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring until completely melted and smooth.
  • Dip the end of one stick into the melted white chocolate, drizzle a little in the center of the white cookie filling and then gently press it into the indentation made.
  • Place the top of the cookie back on and allow white chocolate to harden (10 minutes or so), cementing the cookie back together with a stick inside.
  • Holding the stick, lower the entire Oreo into the bowl of melted white chocolate, spooning it over the top and sides to cover it completely.
  • Allow the excess white chocolate to drain off and gently place covered Oreo on a piece of parchment paper to harden.
  • Allow white chocolate to harden and cool completely.
  • Using a small paint brush (you can get one specifically made for food that won’t shed bristles- like a Wilton 7-Piece Decorating Brush Set), start in the middle of the cookie using the yellow, and paint a stripe across. Paint a yellow stripe on all cookies.
  • Wash and dry your brush and paint the other colors, working from lightest colors to darkest.
  • Allow the “paint” to dry for several hours.
  • Eat and enjoy!!!

Aren’t they fun?????

Rainbow Oreo Pops!!!

My thoughts: You can see that I sprinkled a little bit of edible glitter on top when I was done.  You have to do this before the paint completely dries.  It makes them very fun and sparkly- more fun and sparkly than you can see in the pictures!  Just an option, if you want to add it.  You can also see that I didn’t agonize over painting perfect lines and not going over the edges.  I really liked the messy paintbrush look of these. Put on your artist hat and have some fun!!!

Rainbow Oreo Pops~ YUM!!!!!

Here’s a little collection of all things Oreo on Easybaked…as you can see, we love Oreos around here!  Just click on a photo to see the recipe!

Oreo Pops…so many possibilities!

Original Oreo pops!!!!!Patriotic Oreo Pops- yum!!!

Mummy Oreo Pops!Snowman Oreo PopsLadybug Oreo Pops!Reindeer Oreo Pops!!!

Nothing makes a crust like a crushed up Oreo cookie!!!

Creamy Coconut CheesecakeFrosty Almond Joy Cups!

Frosty Candy Corn Dessert!Ice Cream Cake

And my favorite Oreo dessert?

Brownie Oreo Cookie Cup2

These yummy Brownie Oreo Cookie Cups!!!!!!

Happy Oreo day to you!!!  I hope you have time to stop and enjoy some this week!!!! ~r

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A big pile of cupcakes!

Pile of Cupcakes!Make everyone smile with a stack of three colorful cupcakes!  Made with peanut butter cups, these mini-cupcake decorations are SO yummy with the chocolate cupcake they top.  The occasions you could serve these at are endless.  What a fun New Year’s Eve party treat, or birthdays?  What about a Dr. Seuss themed party?  SO much fun!!!!  Here’s how to put them together:

INGREDIENTS:

  • One boxed dark chocolate cake mix (with oil, water and eggs to make according to box)
  • 2 sticks (8 oz) salted butter (softened)
  • 2 sticks (8 oz) unsalted butter (softened)
  • 3 cups of powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp clear vanilla
  • 24 Reese’s miniature peanut butter cups (unwrapped)
  • 24 Reese’s minis peanut butter cups
  • Wilton Icing Colors
  • sprinkles, jimmies to decorate cupcakes

DIRECTIONS:

  • Make cupcakes according to the box.  I used brown cupcake liners to match the chocolate on the peanut butter cup toppers.
  • Cool cupcakes completely.
  • Make butter cream frosting by combining butters, powdered sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
  • Beat on high until frosting is light and fluffy.
  • Divide frostings into bowls and color using icing gels.  I made 5 colors, but you can do however many you want.
  • Pipe frostings on top of cupcakes and (using a smaller tip) pipe frosting on top of the two sizes of peanut butter cups.  (I clipped both corners of a zip top bag and put the large tip in one and the small in the other.  I piped the large cupcakes 1st and then squeezed the remaining frosting into the other corner and piped the frosting on the Reese’s cups.)
  • Gently stack the tiny cupcake on the medium and the medium on the full-size. (this buttercream recipe worked GREAT for these- it is nice and firm and hardens just a bit as it sets.  I didn’t lose even ONE topping!)
  • Decorate with sugars and jimmies as desired I used Red Sixlets Candy  for the large cupcakes and they looked so cute- like cherries!

 

Dr. Seuss Cupcakes!Aren’t they fun?  I just couldn’t stop taking pictures!

Fun Birthday Cupcakes!My thoughts: Goodness these cupcakes made me happy.  My friend Danielle and I made them together and we both kept saying, “Ah! They are so CUTE!”  My neighbors and coworkers were the recipients of these treats and the smiles when they saw them made my day!  I love easy ideas that are high on the “WOW” factor.  To give credit where it is due, my friend Megan from Happily Ever After Cakes pointed this idea out to me on Edible Crafts.  They had only used one cupcake topper, but I love it so much with two!!  Enjoy!!!!!!  ~r

Cupcake toppers

Need some ideas for your upcoming New Years Eve Party?  Try these fun treats!  Click on the image to be taken to the recipe:

Raspberry Confetti KissesConfetti CupsStrawberry Lemonade Birthday Cake!Cotton Candy Fizz

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