By now, you’ve probably become quite comfortable with staying in, spending lots of time in your pajamas, and coming up with creative concoctions in the kitchen. Even with all the extra time spent at home, the remainder of the holiday season seems to be flying by! Make the most out of your time with your closest loved ones by laughing and snacking together.
Sometimes the pantry starts to look a little bleak, so we got together with our good friends at Goldfish® Crackers to bring you all new takes on some of your favorite Christmas classics. For your next holiday movie marathon, you have to try baking a batch of Goldfish® Toffee. This gooey, yet crunchy, creation takes salty-and-sweet to a whole new level — thanks to Goldfish® Pretzels. The Goldfish® Christmas Tree Snack Platter is another family favorite. Everyone loves gathering in the living room to share stories and a charcuterie board complete with festive Goldfish® Colors.
Goldfish® have been making families smile for decades. And why not? They’re fun, baked with goodness, like real cheese, and—really, really yummy! Stay in and snack well this holiday season with Goldfish® and So Yummy!
Mini Apple Pies
So Yummy
Difficulty: Easy Total Time: 2o minutes
Ingredients:
½ Cup Goldfish® Vanilla Cupcake Grahams
¼ cup Butter
1 refrigerated pie crust
2 large apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl crush up Goldfish® Vanilla Cupcake Grahams and add butter. Mix till combined and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the chopped apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Roll your dough out and use a small cookie cutter (or even the top of a jar!) to create small circles.
Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and place the dough circles in so they fill the tin.
Scoop the batter into each mini pie crust.
Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool. Serve topped with ice cream or whipped cream.
Goldfish® Christmas Tree Snack Platter
So Yummy
Difficulty: Easy Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
Goldfish® Colors
Goldfish® Pretzels
Provolone cheese
Cheddar cheese
Colby jack cheese
Salami
Cured meat of your choice
Directions:
Organize meat and crackers into the shape of a Christmas tree and enjoy!
Goldfish® Toffee
So Yummy
Difficulty: Easy Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
4 cups Goldfish® Pretzels
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 cups chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil then spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
Place the Goldfish® Pretzels onto the baking sheet in a single layer until it’s completely covered.
In a small pot, melt the butter and sugar over medium low heat. Bring it to a boil, then continue boiling for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour the bubbly mixture evenly over the Goldfish® Pretzels. The caramel mixture will even out when it bakes, so don’t worry if you missed some spots.
Bake it at 325F for 8 to 10 minutes until the caramel is fully bubbling on the entire sheet.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven then sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over top. Return the baking sheet to the oven for another 1 to 2 minutes to soften the chocolate chips.
Use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate evenly. Then place the baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Remove the pretzel bars from the baking sheet and peel off the aluminum foil. Break it apart or cut it into squares with a large knife.
Goldfish® Popcorn Balls
So Yummy
Difficulty: Easy Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
12 cups popped popcorn
5 cups mini marshmallows
3 cups Goldfish® Cheddar
3/4 Cup light corn syrup
¼ cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons water
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ Teaspoon salt
Directions:
Pop popcorn and toss 4 cups marshmallows and Goldfish® in a large bowl.
In a medium size pot, combine corn syrup, butter, water, powdered sugar, and remaining 1 cup marshmallows. Bring to a boil while stirring.
Pour mixture over bowl, and mix together.
Coat hands in cooking spray and shape popcorn balls.
Enjoy!
Goldfish® Sweet And Salty Bites
So Yummy
Complexity: Easy Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Goldfish® Colors
Square pretzels
Chocolate kisses
Directions:
Stack pretzel, and chocolate kiss, bake for 5 min on 350 degrees
Remove from oven and garnish with a Goldfish® Color. Enjoy!
Goldfish® Pizza Snack Mix
So Yummy
Difficulty: Easy
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
3 cups Goldfish® Cheddar
3 cups Goldfish® Pretzels
3 cups wheat cereal squares
2 ounces small pepperoni slices
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon oregano
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
In a large bowl, mix together the rice, corn and wheat cereal squares, cheese crackers, pretzel sticks and pepperoni slices.
Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat. Whisk in the tomato paste, Worcestershire, garlic salt, oregano, garlic powder and onion powder. Pour the mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and gently stir until everything is coated. Spread the mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes (the pepperoni will get slightly crunchy). Let cool, then pour into a serving bowl and gently toss with the Parmesan. Serve at room temperature.