: Snacks Getting together to play games is always a lot of fun, but it can take a lot of energy too, so check out these great snack ideas to keep you fueled for fun! Be creative and have fun! If you have a snack idea or recipe you would like to share, email it to us. Bake square cookies, cover with white frosting and add chocolate chips to make dice. Make a square sheet cake and decorate it to look like a game board. Cover round crackers with cheese, peanut butter or different styles of jelly to create edible “checkers.” Dartboard Pizza 4 Servings Prep/Total Time: 30 min. Ingredients 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust 1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese 1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup chopped green pepper Directions Unroll pizza crust onto an ungreased 14-in. pizza pan; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Prick dough several times with a fork. Bake at 425° for 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Spread pizza sauce over the crust; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Place one pepperoni slice in the center of the pizza; chop remaining pepperoni. Sprinkle some chopped pepperoni around the outer edge of pizza, leaving 1/2 in. of crust. Sprinkle remaining pepperoni in a circle between center slice and outer edge. Arrange cheddar cheese and green pepper alternately in a spoke pattern. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and pizza is heated through. Yield: 1 pizza. Cheese Spread Dice 24 Servings Prep: 30 min. + chilling Ingredients 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened, divided 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Italian cheese blend or part-skim mozzarella cheese 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley 1 teaspoon milk 8 medium pitted ripe olives Assorted crackers Directions In a large bowl, beat two packages of cream cheese, shredded cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce and parsley until blended. Press into a plastic wrap-line 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pan. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove cream cheese mixture from pan; cut in half widthwise. Stack one on top of the other on a serving plate. In a small bowl, beat milk and remaining cream cheese until smooth. Spread over cube. Cut olives in half; arrange on top and sides of dice. Serve with crackers. Yield: 3 cups. Gelatin Game Chips Plan ahead...needs to chill 36 Servings Prep: 30 min. + chilling Ingredients 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin 3/4 cup cold water 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream 5 cups lemon-lime soda 4 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin 4 packages (3 ounces each) raspberry gelatin Directions In a saucepan, heat milk and sugar over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Soften unflavored gelatin in water; stir into the milk mixture until dissolved. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Cool to lukewarm; blend in sour cream. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Chill until set. In a saucepan, bring the soda to a boil. Place blue gelatin in bowl; stir in 2-1/2 cups of soda until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into another 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Repeat with raspberry gelatin and remaining soda. Refrigerate until set. Using a 1-1/2-in. round cookie cutter, cut white, blue and red gelatin into rounds. Stack or scatter on a serving plate. Yield: 9 dozen. Word Brownies 60 Servings Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 3 cups packed brown sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting 1 cup vanilla frosting Directions In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in nuts. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Frost brownies with chocolate frosting. Cut into 1-1/2-in. squares. Place vanilla frosting in a small heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut an 1/8-in. hole in one corner. Pipe letters on brownies and arrange on a serving platter to form words. Yield: 5 dozen. Recipes provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine. Find more great recipes at www.tasteofhome.com. Back to Get Involved 0 2010 Supporters