River Elan Recipes

Puppy Chow

3/4 Cup

peanut butter

1 Cup

chocolate chips

1/4 Cup

butter

8 Cups

Chex Mix Cereal (rice or corn)

2 Cups

powered sugar

Melt the peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butter together. Pour over the cereal in a large bowl and stir well. Take cereal put into a 1 gallon size Ziploc bag and pour powered sugar in the bag. Zip bag and shake well to coat cereal evenly.

Source: April 2007 River Elan Newsletter

Banana Split Cake Recipe

1 pkg

graham crackers

3 to 4

bananas

2 small cans

pineapple

1 can

cherry pie filling

1 small pkg

crushed walnuts

1 stick

butter

1 container

cool whip

Melt the 1 stick of butter and break up the graham crackers in fine crumbs.
Put the crumbs on the bottom of a cake pan. Then put the melted butter on top
of the crumbs mix well to make a graham cracker crust.
Then put the pineapple on top of the crust.
Then cut up the bananas and put on top of the pineapple.
Then put the cool whip on top of that and then spoon out the cherries spreading
them all over and cover the top of it. Then optional you can put the Walnuts on top.
Preparation time 15 minutes.

Source: May 2007 River Elan Newsletter

Sand Cup Recipe

1 (12 oz) pkg

Vanilla wafers

2 Cups

cold milk

1 (4 serving size) pkg

Vanilla

1 (8 oz) tub

whipped cream

8 to 10 (7 oz)

paper or plastic cups

Suggested garnishes: gummy worms or other gummy candy, candy flowers,
“rocks”, chopped peanuts, granola, cocktail umbrellas, optional

Crush cookies in resealable plastic bag with rolling pin or in food processor container.
Pour cold milk into a large bowl. Add Pudding mix. Beat with wire wisk for 2
minutes or until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently stir in whipped topping
and 1/2 of the crushed wafers.
Place about 1 tablespoon crushed wafers in each cup. Fill cups about 3/4 full
with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crushed wafers. Refrigerate 1 hour or
until ready to serve. Garnish just before serving.

Source: June 2007 River Elan Newsletter