{This a re-post from last year.}
Happy Mardi Gras everyone!
Mardi Gras is a fun holiday for us. I know that it's not as big of a deal in other parts of the U.S., but we are right in the middle of Mardi Gras country! To our east is Mobile, the official birthplace of Mardi Gras, and to our west is New Orleans, the place best known for it {sometimes} wild Mardi Gras ways! It is such a big holiday were we live, that the kids get three days out of school for it!
We usually celebrate by going to a local {very family friendly} parade. The boys love all the decorated floats, catching beads, listening to the marching bands, and eating yummy Mardi Gras snacks. Besides the traditional King Cake {which must be from the fabulous Paul's Pastry Shop} that we eat every year around Mardi Gras, we also LOVE a Moon Pie. These sweet treats are so yummy, and they are even better if you catch them at a parade! Unfortunately we missed our usual parade because of storms that came through on Saturday...so no parade caught Moon Pies for us! I decided making some homemade ones would be a fun replacement, and I'm sharing the step by step for those of you who can't get your hands on a store bought Moon Pie!
Start with some really easy ingredients: graham crackers, marshmallow creme, and chocolate.
There technically isn't any cooking in this recipe...just melting and assembling:)
Start by using a small round cookie cutter {mine was 2 inches in diameter} to cut your graham crackers into circle. Each cracker should make two rounds.
Put a good dollop of marshmallow creme on one graham cracker round and then sandwich it together with another cracker. This is easiest to do if you put the marshmallow creme into a ziploc bag and then squeeze it out onto the crackers! Place them in the freezer to chill while you melt the chocolate.
Toss the graham cracker sandwiches into the melted chocolate and use a fork to turn and coat them. Lift them out of the chocolate and tap off any excess chocolate then place them on foil to harden.
These aren't exactly the same as a traditional Moon Pie. The crackers are a little bit crunchier, and the chocolate isn't quite the same but they are a pretty close match without a whole lot of effort...and they taste really yummy!
How do you celebrate Mardi Gras?!?
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I forgot all about these and they look even better this year (probably because I'm trying to lose weight but whatever)! I bought some chocolate covered strawberries today. I can't wait to dig in.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I've been meaning to tell you I actually posted about the Undie Run so you can go see what it was all about. :)
ReplyDeleteYUM, yum, yum! These look so delicious!! Would you believe I'd never even heard of Mardi Gras when I was a kid until we moved to Mississippi when I was in 8th grade. I remember seeing signs in the grocery stores there advertising King Cakes and asking "What's a King Cake?"
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your celebration! Do y'all observe Ash Wednesday?