Quarantine Kitchen Tips: Keep It Sweet
Dessert is nostalgic and comforting and wonderful. Nothing soothes the soul quite like a warm cookie or buttery crispy rice bar. So don't deny your sweet tooth after a long, tense day. There's far too much going on for you to feel bad about a cookie.
Everything's a little strange right now, but your kitchen can be a place of comfort. We're offering five days of tips and recipes to help you stay calm and well-fed. Day 4: Keep it sweet. These easy, nostalgic treats will satisfy your sweet tooth and comfort your soul.
Extra-Marshmallowy Crispy Rice Bars
Just like the ones from childhood, but more marshmallowy. Make the original kind or get creative with the flavors. Then curl up and enjoy.
Recipe: Try our Extra-Marshmallowy Crispy Rice Bars
All-Purpose Pantry Cookies
Customize this base recipe with whatever mix-ins you have on hand: candy bars, pretzels, nuts, dried fruit, the list goes on.
Recipes: Try our All-Purpose Pantry Cookies
Hot-Cocoa Popcorn
Two classics from simpler days combine for the perfect movie night snack. No special ingredients required.
Recipe: Try our Hot Cocoa Popcorn
Nutella-Stuffed Pancakes
Make these for breakfast. Make them for brunch. Have them during breakfast-for-dinner. Have them on the couch at 9 p.m. There is never a wrong time for a fluffy, warm stack of chocolate-filled pancakes.
Recipe: Try our Nutella-Stuffed Pancakes
Snack Mix Chocolate Bark
Trail mix and chocolate in one sweet and salty bite—using whatever crunchies you've got in the pantry.
Recipe: Try our Snack Mix Chocolate Bark
See our other quarantine kitchen tips: Keep it simple, keep it spicy, and keep it healthy.