Happy Hour Ideas
Happy Hour is back and even better! In case you’re new around here or we’ve never met (Hi! I’m Amanda!) Happy Hour is simply our afterschool snack rebranded. It’s nothing extraordinary, just a means of saying I love you by way of banana bread, popcorn, or hot apple cider. You can read more about it here:
Happy Hours are always even better with friends, so I’ve asked some of my friends in real life and friends are Instagram too to share their favorite snack ideas. Here’s what we’ve gathered up so far:
Leah’s Cherry Limeade
Ingredients:
Maraschino Cherries and syrup
limes
Sprite
ice
Leah found this Sonic copycat recipe here at lilluna.com and says you can also use grenadine if you run out of syrup from the cherry jar
Courtney’s Sangria and Crackers in a Tea Cup
Crackers in a Tea Cup
Place crackers in a tea cup. The end.
Kid's Sangria
1 bottle martinellis sparkling apple cider
Slices of orange
Slices of apple
1 slice of lime
Mom's sangria
1 bottle red wine (I used sweet but whatever!)
Wedges of blood orange
Wedges of apple
Several slices of lime
(The longer this sits the better it tastes!)
Directions for both:
Fill a cup with:
ice
3/4 sangria
1/4 lime bubbly water
enjoy!
Grammy’s Chicago Bears Dip
Ingredients:
1 (10 ounce) can RoTel Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
1 (16 ounce) package Velveeta (cut into 1/2-inch cubes)
Directions:
Cube velveeta into small cubes
Combine Rotel and cheese in crockpot/saucepan/microwave safe bowl and melt together, stirring occasionally
Serve with veggies, chips, and/or bread
Emily’s Snack Trays
Emily’s Ideas:
Fruits:
Apples (cut and soaked in 1/4 tsp salt to 2 cups of water for 5 minutes and then rinsed--they stay fresh that way)
Berries of all kinds (I always wash and then let dry a bit and then put a folded paper towel underneath to trap the moisture to make them stay fresh longer)
Clementines
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Grapes
Veggies:
Mini cucumbers
Carrots
Red peppers
Grape tomatoes
Random Stuff:
Crackers and sliced cheese
String cheese
Hard boiled eggs
Nuts with some chocolate chips
Granola bars
Goldfish, pretzels, graham crackers, etc.
Emily’s Tips:
Snacks go quicker in the snack tray...finish off odds and ends in your pantry that no one will finish!
I always fill my trays super full as I almost always also pull out the snack tray for dinner! Snacks and dinner veggies in one go--it's a no brainer for me. The bonus is that it makes putting together a balanced dinner SO easy for my hubby or babysitters when I'm gone as the fruit and veggie are covered!
On Fridays especially I often put in something more fun like fruit snacks, gummi worms, or candy that I've stolen from my kids' "candy boxes"
Amanda’s Kid Charcuterie Boards
She made this with leftovers!
Board Ideas:
Salami
Colby cheese cubes
Pita crackers
Pita chips
Orange peppers
Celery
Hummus for dipping
Almonds & Dried cherries (highly recommend this combo)
Blueberries
Sliced apple
Peanut butter for dipping
Nilla wafers for dessert
