Pop Tarts Thankful House and $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Pop-Tarts®.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

When Pop-Tarts® so graciously sent me some samples of their limited edition Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts I knew my kids would enjoy making something fun with them.

Actually....I think my kids would have been pleased as punch if I would have agreed to let them eat these Pop-Tarts® round the clock until 

each 

box 

was 

gone.

They're funny that way.

When they know what they like,

they just want it...

and want it....

and want it!

Does anyone else have that problem?

Your kids never do that!!!!????

Well my goodness, 

sounds like you better give me some advice then, 

won't you?

 I was asked by the good folks at Pop-Tarts®

to create a recipe using these very Pop-Tarts®. 

I was in the mood for a little crafty cooking fun so my kids and I made these cute little.....

Thankful Houses.

What makes them thankful?

Well, while we were building and constructing and candy sampling and decorating, we chatted about the things we were thankful for.

Then we wrote the things down on some little tags, put the tags on some toothpicks and stuck them all around the little houses.

It was pretty cute to see the things they came up with.

"Light Saber"

and 

"Candy"

were both represented.

(both extremely loved and extremely important...) 

We had a fun time!

I think you will too!

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$100 Visa Gift Card from  BlogHer, 
leave me a comment below telling me the thing you are

most grateful for this November. 
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There will also be a second opportunity to enter next week. Watch for another Pop-Tarts post that will include a video my family and I put together.

 Pop-Tarts® Thankful House

Time: 2 hours

Yield: 2 houses

Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!
PRINT RECIPE

Royal Icing:

4 C powdered sugar

3 large egg whites

1/2 t cream of tartar

16 Pop-Tarts®

candy for decorating

toothpick 

labels

mini marshmallows

1. Place all ingredients for the Royal Icing in your stand mixer or in a large mixing bowl.

2. Stir the mixture around just a bit to incorporate.

3. Mix on medium high, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally to be sure all of the powdered sugar gets incorporated.

4. Continue to mix on high for 7 - 10 minutes. The icing should hold a peak when it is ready.

5. Put the icing into 3 quart sized Ziploc bags. Tie the top with a twist tie, clip a little hole in one of the corners and you are good to go.  Keeping the icing in a ziploc bag really helps to keep it moist.

6. Assemble the walls of your house as pictured above.

7. Cut 2 triangles out to help hold your pitched roof.

8. Carefully place the triangles and the roof on. Slather the edges up with icing. You will need some extra hands to help you hold it up for a couple of minutes, until the icing sets. This icing is really quite magical and sets up very quickly. If your roof doesn't meet at the top, just put pipe some icing in the crack to help seal it up.

9. Decorate your house as desired.

10. Write little thankful tags, stick them on a toothpick and place them around your house. The toothpicks need to be stuck into a marshmallow, or candy pumpkin. Then secure the marshmallow, or pumpkin with some icing.

Enjoy!

Click here to see the 9 other bloggers participating in this review program. They are each giving away a $100 Visa gift card as well.