Children's Learning Activities: Peanut Butter Pumpkins

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Peanut Butter Pumpkins

This is a tasty treat that is easy to make. I found it in the Big Book of Halloween.

Skills Developed:

Math skills
Color skills
Fine motor skills

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter
12 oz jar of peanut butter
16 oz powdered sugar--sifted
Red and yellow food coloring
Green icing

Supplies:

Large bowl
Wooden spoon (but I used beaters, and wish I had just used my Bosche mixer)\
Toothpick
Sifter

Method:

Melt butter
Pour butter in large bowl
Add several drops of food coloring to make orange. 2 drops of red and 3 drops of yellow will make orange, but I had to do that several times before everything was truly orange.
Add peanut butter.
Add powdered sugar (sifted).
Mix until a dough like consistency is reached.
Shape dough into small balls.
Make ridges using a toothpick. Don't scratch them in. Just press the toothpick into the balls.
Add a small amount of green icing on the top of each pumpkin for a stem.

Note: See the bowl in this picture? Not a large bowl. I ended up moving everything into a large bowl.