June 2, 2009

• Red Hots

  The Youth center has TWO HUGE BOXES of red hots donated.

  and no one knows what to do with them. This just can’t be right.

  i had 20some ideas, but then…

  UPDATED WITH HELP FROM YOU! THANK YOU!!! HALF WAY THERE!!!!

  Please keep sending ideas!
  here is what i got so far:
  
  

  1.                 Red hot pancakes

  2.                 Red hot cookies

  3.                 Decorate gingerbread houses

  4.                 Red hot ice cream

  5.                 Red hot applesauce

  ·                     1 cup water

  ·                     1/4 cup red cinnamon candies

  ·                     8 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced (tart apples are preferred)

  ·                     1/2 cup water

  ·                     1 cup granulated sugar

  ·                     1/2 cup hot-tamale jelly bean

  ·                     2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  In a small saucepan, add 1 cup water and cinnamon candies; bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 to 6 minutes or until candies are dissolved. In a large saucepan or cooking pot, add apples and the dissolved candy mixture along with the additional 1/2 cup of water. Cook until apples are soft; mash apples. Now add 1 cup sugar, hot-tamale jelly beans and continue to simmer until most of the tamale beans are dissolved, about 10 minutes. Some of the jelly beans will not be dissolved and this is okay, they will be light in color. Serve hot or refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with ice cream, whipping cream or whipped cream or serve as is.

  6.                 Fill a piñata

  7.                 Melt and pour them into molds

  8.                 Red hot rice crispy treats

  9.                 Red hot hot chocolate

  10.             Red hot cinnamon apples

  ·                     8 apples (Red Delicious or any other apple or pear variety)

  ·                     8 teaspoons Red Hot Candies (or other cinnamon candies)

  ·                     4 tablespoons water

  ·                     Wash the skins of the apples with soap and water. Dry apples and peel.Slice apples into bite-sized pieces, avoiding the core and any bruised sections. Place apple pieces into medium-sized pan. Add water to apples. Place cinnamon candies in pot with apples and water. Spread candies evenly in pot. Simmer covered on medium low, stirring frequently to prevent candies from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Cook 35-40 minutes depending upon desired firmness. Apples soften as cooking time increases. Cool slightly before serving as a side dish or a dessert over vanilla ice cream. Any remaining cinnamon juice in the pot can be served with the apples, if desired.

  11.             Red hot tea (stir in until melted)

  12.             Red hot apple cider

  13.             Connect the dots game

  14.             Throw in the air contest to see who can catch them in your mouth

  15.             Make smiley faces on construction paper

  16.             Fill up a jar with them and use it to hold plastic flowers

  17.             Red Hot Cinnamon Candy Apple Cake
  
  1 cup Red hot cinnamon candies
  1/2 cup Sugar
  1 cup Apple juice, divided
  1/2 tsp Red food color
  4 Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped
  1 pkg (18 oz.) Yellow cake mix
  1 pkg (4 serving size Instant vanilla pudding
  2 Eggs
  1 cup Sour cream
  
  Oven Temp 350° Baking Time 30 to 35 Min. Pan Type 9” by 13” pan. Preheat oven, (coat a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray) In a large saucepan, combine the cinnamon candies, sugar, 1/2 cup apple juice, and food color. Heat over high heat, stirring until candies dissolve. Add apples and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the apples are tender; spoon into the baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, and the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice.
  Mix well and spoon over the apple mixture, spreading to completely cover. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly, then invert over a serving platter. Allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and serve.

  18.             Red hot cinnamon popcorn

  6 quarts popped popcorn
  1 package (12 oz size) red cinnamon candies
  Sugar
  1 cup butter
  1/2 cup corn syrup
  1 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  Spread popcorn in a lightly buttered roasting pan; bake at 250 F while preparing syrup. Pour cinnamon candies into a 2 cup measure. Fill remaining space to the top with sugar. Place in a heavy pan; Add butter, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; carefully stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn, stirring to coat. Continue to bake at 250 F for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool. Break into pieces; store in an airtight container.

  19.             Red hot trail mix

  20.             Red hot bark

  ·                     1 pkg white chocolate chips

  ·                     1/2 cup cinnamon red hot candies

   Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil and set aside for now. Place the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted, stirring after every 30 seconds to prevent overheating. White chocolate burns easily, so it is important to stir frequently so you don’t ruin your chocolate. Once the white chocolate is melted and completely smooth, add most of the red hots to the chocolate, reserving a few spoonfuls. Stir the red hots into the chocolate until they are well-distributed. Pour the candy out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it into a thin layer with an offset spatula or knife. Sprinkle the reserved spoonfuls of red hots over the top of the bark and press down gently to adhere them to the chocolate. Place the bark in the refrigerator to set for about 15 minutes. Once the chocolate is set, break it into small irregular pieces by hand and serve. Red Hot Bark can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

  21. Freckle bread

  ·                     1/4 cup water, lukewarm

  ·                     1/2 cup milk, lukewarm

  ·                     1/4 cup butter, softened

  ·                     2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast

  ·                     1 1/4 teaspoons salt

  ·                     1/4 cup sugar

  ·                     1 teaspoon vanilla

  ·                     1 large egg, lightly beaten

  ·                     3 cups flour

  ·                     1/2 cup red-hot candies

  Combine all dough ingredients except cinnamon candies and mix and knead together -by hand, mixer or bread machine- until you have a soft, piable dough. Allow the dough to rise, covered, for 45 minutes to one hour or until full and round. To test, poke dough with index finger approximately 1/2 inch deep. If the impression remains, the dough has sufficiently risen. Gently deflate the dough, and pat into a 8″ x 10″ rectangle. Knead in the cinnamon candies in 3 stages, using about 1/3 of the candies each time. Shape the dough into a loaf and place in a greased or parchment lined 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ loaf pan. Tent the pan loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap. Allow to rise for 40-50 minutes. Dough should just crest the top of the pan. If making buns, divide the dough evenly into 9 pieces and shape into smooth, round balls. Place buns in greased 9×9″ square pan. Tent the pan loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap. Allow to rise for 30-40 minutes. Buns will be full, puffy and barely touching one another. Bake bread (or buns) in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes (20-25 minutes for buns). If bread browns too quickly on top, tent loosely with aluminium foil. Place pan over parchment or foil lined cookie sheet to catch any drips of hot candy. Bread is done when internal temperature reads 190 degrees on an instant thermometer. Remove bread from pan and allow to cool on wire rack. Place rack over a piece of parchment to catch any drips of hot candy. Candy will set as bread cools.

  22. Red hot sweet potatoes

  ·                     2 cups sliced cooked sweet potatoes

  ·                     1 1/2 cups peeled, cored, and sliced apples

  ·                     1/2 cup brown sugar

  ·                     1/4 cup butter

  ·                     1/2 teaspoon salt

  ·                     1/4 cup cinnamon red-hot candies
  
  In a greased 1-quart casserole, alternate layers of sweet potatoes, apples, brown sugar, butter, and salt. Sprinkle the candies over the top. Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Serves 4.

   

  23.             Put on top of monkey bread

  24.             Red hot lemonade

  25.             Red hot yogert

  26.             Red hot peanut brittle

  27.             Fill tubes and make red hot maracas

  28.             Use them for little kids to count on for math

  29.             Use them for chips playing bingo or checkers or gambling chips

  30.             Fill a jar and play the “guess how many” game

  31.             Dip them in chocolate

  32.             Make red hot beanbags

  33.             Glue them onto dollar store glasses

  34.             Red hot coffee

  35.             Modern coffee table: glue red hots to coffee table top, seal with polyurethane, and cover with a pane of glass

  36.             Mancala “Jewels”

  37.             Have a contest to see who can throw them the farthest

  38.             Lick it and stick it on your body. Contest to see who can make the most stay the longest

  39.             Leave them out in the sun until they are partway melted and then make sculptures

  40.             Spitting contest

  41.             Use them like darts on a bull’s eye

  42.             Shoot them out of straws at people at the next table in the restaurant

  43.             Use them to play jacks

  44.             Decorate a picture frame

  45.             Lick it and then use it to make body art

  46.             Relay race with red hots on a spoon. Loser has to eat them all.

  47.             Who can balance the red hot on their nose the longest

  48.             Give them away

  49.             Sell them

  50.             Use them to lead ants to ant traps

  51.             Red hots jelly

  5 1/2 c. sugar
  3 c. water
  1 c. red hots candy
  1 (6 oz.) bottle Certo
  
  Mix sugar, candy, and water in large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and at once add Certo. Bring to a full rolling boil for 1/2 minute. Remove from heat, skim, and pour quickly in glasses. Paraffin at once. Makes about 9 (6 ounce) glasses.

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