chocolate chip recipes & posts

2 bananas
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
2/3 cups crushed rice crispy cereal
2 popsicle sticks
Peel bananas and cut in half (across, not lenthwise).
Insert popsicle stick in cut ends.
Put bananas on waxed paper and freeze until firm.
Melt peanut butter, choclate and oil together in microwave, stirring often.
Spread crushed cereal on waxed paper.
Dip each [...]

2 cups cheerios
1 cup peanuts
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup m&m’s
OR 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Mix together in a large bowl.
Serves 10

2 cups milk
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
¼ tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1 banana, mashed
Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat.
Just before the milk boils, whisk in the chocolate.
Remove from the heat and add the cinnamon and sugar.
Add mashed banana, whisk well.
Pour into mugs.
2-4 servings.

2 cups graham cracker pieces
OR
2 cups graham cereal
½ cup tiny marshmallows
1 cup peanuts
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup raisins
Mix; store in airtight container.
10 servings.

It’s easy for kids to throw together a quick trail mix with whatever you have on hand. Keep a batch in a big airtight container for impromptu snacking fun! Some tried-and-true options include:
Cereal
Popcorn
Peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds, soynuts
Raisins, shredded coconut, other dried fruit
Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds
Animal crackers, teddy bear crackers, goldfish crackers
M&m’s, Chocolate, butterscotch or peanut [...]

**This recipe is rather sugary. It might work well as an occasional sweet treat.
½ cup milk chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
10 oz bag mini marshmallows
6 cups crispy rice cereal
Put rice cereal in a large mixing bowl; set aside.
Microwave chocolate chips until melted (1-2 minutes), stir.
Add peanut butter & microwave until smooth [...]