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    • Strawberry and cake kabobs.

      Posted at 10:11 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jun 17th

      Ok, here’s the deal. It is my turn to bring the “team snack” to baseball. First off, who the heck ever thought of starting team snack after sports?? I know that when I was little we never had parents bringing baggies of goldfish for the whole team. Can’t we just high five and call it a day?

      Apparently not.

      What’s a healthy mom to do??

      My son’s criteria for the team snack:

      • junky (Cheetos)
      • something not embarrassing (not carrots and hummus)

      My criteria:

      • non-junky (nothing with the words “hydrogenated”)
      • Try to not embarrass. (I realize your teammates will unfriend you if I bring kale chips)

      The compromise:

      Kabobs. Because kids love anything on a stick.

      Strawberry and cake kabobs

      Aka: A Non-embarrassing snack for a team of hungry baseball players

      Ingredients:

      • kabob sticks
      • strawberries
      • angel food cake
      • dark chocolate chips (optional, but good for bonus points)
      • 1 can pumpkin (yup, pumpkin)
      • 1 box brownie mix

      Where is the can of pumpkin, you ask? In that big brownie pan at the top.

      Remove all stems from strawberries.

      Cut angel food cake into 1-2 inch chunks.

      Pumpkin brownies: All you do is mix one store-bought box of brownie mix with a can of pumpkin and that’s it. NO oil, NO egg. Just brownie mix and pumpkin. Then you bake at the temperature lised on your box, minus 5 minutes. Once your batch has cooled, cut into 1 inch cubes. will be a bit more dense than traditional brownies, but in a fudgy kind of way.

      Thread your kabobs in whichever pattern you’d like. I kind of bounced around a bit, trying to keep mine colorful.

      Hope this makes the cut….

      Optional chocolate topping: Easy: Just melt your chips in your microwave in 20 seconds intervals, stirring in between until melty, drippy, oozing. 

      Kids like anything on a stick.

      Drizzle on top with a spoon…

      Then I put these babies in the fridge to keep the kabobs cool and harden the chocolate.

      The verdict: These were a hit. Not hard to make, and if I had to do this again (which I will), I would probably nix the angel food cake and just alternate the strawberries and pumpkin brownie. This fit the bill. Super easy, and embarrassment free. Can’t guarantee next time will be. 🙂

      Posted in Desserts, Snacks | Tagged brownies, dessert, fruit kabobs, pumpkin
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