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Irish Childrens’ Book Gift Basket Giveaway For Christmas

November 25, 2018 by Irish American Mom 58 Comments

Finding it difficult to get that perfect gift for younger relatives living abroad this Christmas?

Allow Eire’s Kids to take the stress out of these decisions for you. This family run company is based in County Galway, Ireland and specializes in gifts and souvenirs for children.

This Christmas, Eires Kids have put together the ultimate gift hamper for kiddies living abroad, featuring their wonderful children’s picture books.

And some great news! To get the holidays off to a lucky start, the good folks at Eire’s Kids are sponsoring a giveaway for readers of Irish American Mom.

But before I share the details of the giveaway, let me first introduce you to the lovely children’s books written and produced by Derek Mulveen and Michelle Melville of Eire’s Kids.

Oisín The Brave:

Oisín The Brave is the adventurous hero in a series of new Irish contemporary children’s books by Derek and Michelle from County Galway, Ireland.

These wonderfully imaginative stories take Oisín (pronounced Ush-een) on different journeys of discovery. The exciting and beautifully illustrated characters will spark kids’ imaginations.

These book are aimed at young children between the ages of 2 and 7 years old.

The stories are intertwined with a few Gaelic words which is a fun way to introduce children and adults to the Irish language.

Oisín the Brave – Robot Island.

“Hurry Orane, HURRY! It’s …… ITS AN ADVENTURE!!!!

Follow Oisín the Brave and Orane the Dragon through the Dolmen of Time on an adventure that takes them travelling across many seas, meeting strange creatures and help a little robot on a quest to find the GOLDEN KEY and save Robot Island ……

Before time runs out.

Illustration from an Oisín The Brave book by Eires Kids

Oisín the Brave – Moon Adventure Story Book:

……Rocket Ship to the Moon.

Two explorers, Oisín the Brave and Orane the Dragon of N’Scaul find themselves on an adventure that takes them on a journey to find the mystery behind a flashing light coming from the surface of the moon.

Children’s Christmas Gift Hampers From Eire’s Kids:

For anyone interested in sending a Christmas gift hamper featuring these lovely Irish picture books, then Eire’s Kids has created two options from which to choose.

These gift boxes also boast some Irish chocolate treats and savory snacks. Selection boxes are very popular with Irish children and offer a variety of Irish chocolate bars. Santa often brings a selection box or two for Irish children to enjoy at Christmas time.

Tayto cheese and onion crisps are another Irish snacking favorite. These chips (called crisps in Ireland) have a very distinctive onion flavor.

Option One

Oisín the Brave Adventure Book – Robot Island Children’s Book

Two Cadburys Selection Boxes

Six Bags of Taytos

All for €40 including worldwide delivery.

Option Two

Oisín the Brave Robot Island Children’s Book

Oisín the Brave Moon Adventure Children’s Book

Two Cadburys Selection Boxes

Six Bags of Taytos

All for €45 including worldwide delivery.

Each hamper is packed with love and can include a personalized message.

These lovely gifts can be ordered directly from Derek and Michelle’s online giftshop called Eire’s Kids.

Plus you can follow Derek and Michelle on Eire’s Kids Facebook page. Please do give them a shout out by liking their page.

The Giveaway:

One lucky reader will win a gift hamper from Eire’s Kids.

To enter just leave a comment on this blog post by noon on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018.

Any comment will do. What you write does not affect your chance of winning, but if you need inspiration why not tell us about your favorite Christmas gift that you received as a child.

A winning comment will be chosen randomly. Remember to leave your e-mail so that I can contact you should you win. Your e-mail won’t be published, just used to contact our lucky contestant for mailing of the prize.

The winner will be announced Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, at the bottom of this blog post.

You may check out Irish American Mom’s complete terms and conditions for sweepstakes’ entries by clicking here.

Many thanks to everyone who supports this little Irish giveaway. Please do share with family and friends and introduce them to Oisín, our Irish adventurous hero.

And many, many thanks to Derek and Michelle from Eire’s Kids for sponsoring this lovely prize just in time for Christmas.

Update – Winner Chosen on Sunday 2nd December 2018:

Thanks to all who left comments and supported our Christmas Book Hamper Giveaway.

A winner was chosen randomly using the Pick Giveaway Winner Plug-in for WordPress. Our lucky reader is ….

Liam

I’ll send Liam an email to let him know the good news and to get his prize on its merry way to him.

Thanks to all for following my recipes and ramblings. And thanks again to the good folks at Eire’s Kids for sharing their books and gift ideas with us this Christmas.

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish Proverbs About Proverbs

November 4, 2018 by Irish American Mom 10 Comments

The Irish or Gaelic oral tradition is replete with numerous proverbs and sayings. Our ancestors composed many little nuggets of advice, and some of their words are overflowing with Irish wit and wisdom.

Around this little corner of the internet we love to examine these old sayings and immerse ourselves in the soft whisperings of our forefathers.

There are thousands of wonderful Irish proverbs and sayings covering a wide variety of topics, so you won’t be surprised to learn our forebears even composed proverbs about proverbs, bearing advice about their own advice.

I believe this shows a sly and subtle self-confidence that pervaded the Irish psyche in years gone by. Considering the Irish were an oppressed people for many generations and centuries, the wisdom and depth of these old sayings is commendable.

And so, today I thought we might explore a few words of advice about advice from our wise old ancestors.

First, here are a few old sayings from Ireland about wisdom and advice, in the English language:

‘Tis afterwards, that everything is understood.”

“Food is no more important than wisdom.”

“A little bit of anything, isn’t worth a pin.

But a wee bit of sense is worth a lot.”

“The man who won’t have advice will have conflict.”

“A wise man takes advice.”

“Better knowledge of the evil,

than the evil without knowledge.”

Now let’s move on to a few old sayings in the Irish language.

I’ve included a sound file so that you can listen to each saying pronounced in Irish or Gaelic with a Munster dialect.

You’ll also find phonetic pronunciations for each Irish saying, plus of course, we’ll start with the English version for each proverb.

“Proverbs cannot be surpassed.”

“The proverb cannot be bettered.”

which in Irish or Gaelic is ….

“Ní sháraítear na seanfhocail.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Nee haw-ree-thur nah shan-uck-ill)

Sound file:

Here’s one I think is wonderful. Respect for our elders and the wisdom they’ve inherited from those who went before us is very important in life.

“A heritage of thoughts is to be found

in the proverbs of our ancestors.”

which in Irish or Gaelic is ….

“Oidhreacht na smaointe

i seanfhocail sinsear.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Eye-rock-th nah smwee-in-teh ih shan-uck-ill sheen-shar)

Sound file:

I hope to teach my kids to embrace their Irish heritage, and to understand the importance of passing on the wisdom of previous generations. Here’s hoping our children will continue to hear the whisperings of their ancestors….

“A proverb is like a whisper from our ancestors.”

which in Irish or Gaelic is ….

“Is ionann seanfhocal agus

cogar gaoise onár sinsir.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Iss un-ann shan-uck-ill ah-gus cug-ahr gwee-shah own-awr sheen-shir)

Sound file:

“Though the proverb is abandoned,

it is not falsified.”

which in Irish or Gaelic is….

“Má thréigtear an seanfhocal

ní bhréagnaítear é.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Maw h-ray-g-thur on shan-uck-ill nee vray-g-nee-thur ay)

Sound file:

“Good advice is better than a pot of gold.”

which translates into Irish as follows….

“Is fearrde dea-chomhairle ná pota óir.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Iss far-deh ja-core-la naw puh-tha ore)

Sound file:

“He who does not take advice

will take battle.”

which in Irish translates as…

“An té nach nglacann comhairle,

glacfaidh sé comhrac.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: On tay nock ng-lock-uhn co-urla, glock-hig shay co-rock.)

Sound file:

“Listen to everyone’s advice,

but follow your own.”

which translates into Irish as …..

“Éist le comhairle ó gach aon,

agus déan do chomhairle féin.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Eh-sht le co-urla oh gock eh-un ah-gus day-un duh co-urla fay-un.)

Sound file:

And finally, here’s an old Irish proverb warning us not to fall for the sweet words of smooth-talkers…

“It is seldom that a rogue

cannot find an appropriate proverb.”

which in its original Irish version goes like this…

“Is annamh nach bhfaigheann

rógaire seanfhocal cuí.”

(Phonetic Pronunciation: Iss ann-uv nock vi-un row-gu-re shan-uck-ill cwee.)

Sound file:

And so, before you think I too have turned into a rogue, who can find a proverb for every purpose, I’ll sign off.

I hope you enjoyed this little collection of wise old words from our ancestors.

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

Ancient Land – A New Tour By Grammy Nominated Celtic Woman

November 1, 2018 by Irish American Mom Leave a Comment

Celtic Woman, an ensemble of talented Irish singers and musicians, celebrates Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage.

CELTIC WOMAN, the Grammy® -nominated, multi-platinum international music group has announced its return to North America with a brand new live show, Ancient Land.

The tour announcement comes on the heels of the release of the 13^th studio album of the same name.

CELTIC WOMAN will visit nearly 70 North American cities in 2019 kicking off February 28 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. Celtic Woman Ancient Land is on sale to the general public from Wednesday, October 24, 2018.

Ancient Land is the next chapter of CELTIC WOMAN’S extraordinary musical journey as the group continues to touch the hearts of a huge global audience with the centuries-old Irish tradition of telling stories through song: stories of the land, stories of love and stories of dancing — songs that will bring a piece of Ireland to audiences everywhere.

A brand-new concert spectacular will air on PBS stations this fall (check local listings for air dates).

Filmed against the backdrop of the historic Johnstown Castle in County Wexford, Ireland, the outdoor concert special features brand new music from Ancient Land, timeless Irish favorites and unexpected cover songs.

Continuing the remarkable legacy of introducing some of Ireland’s most talented singers and musicians onto the world stage, CELTIC WOMAN features the angelic voices of Megan Walsh, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon and the breathtaking Celtic violinist Tara McNeill, accompanied by a full ensemble of musicians and dancers.

CELTIC WOMAN celebrates Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage and combines the finest musical talent with epic stage productions to present a unique, inspiring live experience.

Recorded in Real World Studios in the UK this past summer, Ancient Land is the thirteenth studio album featuring all new material for CELTIC WOMAN including original compositions:

Follow Me
Be Still
Love & Honour (instrumental)
Irish traditional songs “Sive,” “Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)” and “Moorlough Shore”
reimagined workings of contemporary songs “Long Journey Home,” “Going Home” and “Homeland.”

For the complete tour schedule and ticket information, visit www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates.

Sign up for Celtic Woman’s newsletters at www.celticwoman.com to be informed of future tour dates, album releases and special offers.

2019 CELTIC WOMAN: ANCIENT LAND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY*

Check out their 2019 itinerary to find a performance near you:

February 28	Nashville, TN	Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 1	Huntsville, AL	Von Braun Center
March 2	Pensacola, FL	Saenger Theatre
March 3	Sarasota, FL	Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
March 5	Pembroke Pines, FL	Charles F. Dodge City Center
March 6	Daytona Beach, FL	The Peabody Auditorium
March 8	Melbourne, FL	Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
March 9	Augusta, GA	William Bell Auditorium
March 10	N Charleston, SC	North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center
March 12	Ft. Myers, FL	Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
March 13	St. Petersburg, FL	Mahaffey Theater
March 14	Atlanta, GA	Fox Theatre
March 15	Greenville, SC	Peace Center
March 16	Newport News, VA	Ferguson Center for the Arts
March 17	Baltimore, MD	Hippodrome Theatre
March 19	Pittsburgh, PA	Benedeum Center for the Performing Arts
March 20	Greenvale, NY	Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
March 21	Staten Island, NY	St. George Theatre
March 22	Richmond, VA	Altria Theatre
March 23	Durham, NC	DPAC
March 26	Rochester, NY	RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre
March 27	Syracuse, NY	The Oncenter
March 29	Concord, NH	Capitol Center for the Arts
March 30	Albany, NY	Palace Theatre
March 31	West Point, NY	Eisenhower Hall Theatre
April 2	Providence, RI	Providence Performing Arts Center
April 3	Hartford, CT	The Bushnell Performing Arts Center
April 4	Philadelphia, PA	Academy Of Music
April 5-6	Lancaster, PA	American Music Theatre
April 7	Worcester, MA	The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 9	Akron, OH	Akron Civic Theatre
April 10	Detroit, MI	Fox Theatre
April 11	Benton Harbor, MI	The Mendell Center
April 12	Lima, OH	Veteran’s Civic & Convention Center
April 13	Wabash, IN	Honeywell Center
April 14	Rosemont, IL	Rosemont Theatre
April 16	East Lansing, MI	Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
April 17	Columbus, OH	Palace Theatre
April 18	Cincinnati, OH	Taft Theatre
April 19	Louisville, KY	The Louisville Palace
April 20	Memphis, TN	Orpheum Theatre
April 23	Ft. Smith, AR	ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center
April 24	Monroe, LA	Monroe Civic Center
April 25	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre
April 26	Houston, TX	Smart Financial Centre
April 27	Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center
April 28	Oklahoma City, OK	Civic Center Music Hall
April 30	San Antonio, TX	Majestic Theatre
May 1	Midland, TX	Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
May 3	Phoenix, AZ	Orpheum Theatre
May 4	Long Beach, CA	Terrace Theater
May 5	Thousand Oaks, CA	Civic Arts Plaza
May 7	San Diego, CA	Civic Theatre
May 8	San Jose, CA	Center for Performing Arts
May 11	Spokane, WA	Martin Woldson Theater
May 12	Calgary, AB	Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 14	Idaho Falls, ID	Civic Center for the Arts
May 15	Casper, WY	Casper Events Center
May 17	Bismarck, ND	Bismarck Events Center
May 18	Minneapolis, MN	Orpheum Theatre
May 19	Rapid City, SD	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
May 21	Bozeman, MT	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
May 22	Missoula, MT	Adams Center Fieldhouse
May 23	Great Falls, MT	Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts

*Additional show dates to be added.

Here are all the links for the Celtic Woman website and social media sites….

www.CelticWoman.com

www.facebook.com/Celticwoman

www.twitter.com/Celtic_Woman

www.instagram.com/celticwomanofficial/

Wishing Celtic Woman every success with this wonderful tour, as they share the stories, music, and artistry of Irish culture throughout the world.

And many thanks to them for sharing news of their new album, their upcoming tour and these magnificent photos of the group.

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

Halloween Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders

October 29, 2018 by Irish American Mom Leave a Comment

Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders are easy-to-make, no-bake treats, perfect for Halloween.

If you’re planning a get together to celebrate Halloween, why not make an edible chocolate spider – the perfect center piece for any festive Halloween table.

You can make a simple chocolate spider, or get creative and decorate your spider’s back.

In Ireland, rice krispie buns are a favorite childhood treat.

These are simple cakes made with melted chocolate and rice cereal.

I started thinking about how easy these Irish birthday party treats are to make, and thought why not use this simple recipe to create something special for Halloween.

M&M’s make great eyes.

I got carried away and gave this spider three eyes. Why not have a little fun?

Or specialty edible, candy eyes are perfect for spiders that seem to be watching you from the plate.

I use Cadburys Chocolate Fingers to create hinged spider legs.

Legal Notice: The links below for Chocolate Fingers are affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission should you choose to make a purchase through one of these links.

Chocolate finger biscuits can be purchased in the United States in Walmart, or Meijers grocery stores. They’re also available from World Market, or can be purchased online from Amazon or Food Ireland.

Chocolate fingers were first created way back in 1897 and are still a favorite in Ireland and England to this very day. They’re wonderful for cake decorating.

If you can’t find chocolate fingers then you could use Kit Kat sticks as an alternative.

And so, let’s get started with a little tutorial on how to make Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders.

Ingredients For Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders:

4 cups of rice cereal
8 ounces of chocolate chips to make the spider bodies
4 ounces of chocolate chips for decorating
4 candy eyes or M&M’s for eyes
18 chocolate fingers
M&M’s or Irish Smarties for decorating (optional)

I used a small dessert bowl to create the spider’s body and an ice cream scoop for the head. These are lined with saran wrap so that the chocolate covered cereal won’t stick to the sides as it sets.

The amount of cereal and chocolate required depends on the size of the bowls and scoops that you use.

You can figure out the amount of cereal you need for one spider by filling the bowl you are going to use for the body with rice cereal, plus one ice cream scoop of cereal for the head. Then measure the total cereal using cup measurements.

Work out how much chocolate you will need by using this ratio:

1 cup of rice cereal to 2 ounces of chocolate chips.

If you’re going to make two spiders, then measure the amount of rice cereal required to fill two of your bowls, plus two ice cream scoops. If you are unsure about your maths, err on the side of too much chocolate, rather than too little chocolate.

Once you know the amount of chocolate and rice cereal you need, then you’re ready to start creating your spiders.

Melt the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of boiled water, or bain marie.

Pour the melted chocolate over the rice cereal in a large bowl.

Protect your fingers with oven gloves as you handle the hot bowl of melted chocolate.

Use a spatula to scrape all the melted chocolate out of the bowl.
Use a spatula to mix the melted chocolate and rice cereal together.

Be gentle as you combine the ingredients. If you stir too violently the rice cereal will crumble and your spiders will not have cereal air pockets.

You need to blend the chocolate and cereal thoroughly to ensure all of the rice krispies are fully coated in chocolate. Scoop down into the bottom of the bowl to mix the cereal hiding way down there.

Fill the saran wrap covered bowls and scoops with the chocolate covered rice crispie cereal, keeping the upper surface flat.

Cover with saran wrap and allow to cool completely to set.

Prepare the legs by cutting the curved ends off the weight bearing sides of 16 chocolate fingers on a slightly inward diagonal.

This means both ends of the outer leg limbs need to be cut and one side of the inner limb.

Melt the additional chocolate over a bain marie. Spread some melted chocolate on a plate underneath the body and head of the spider to help hold it in place.

Dip the weight bearing ends of the chocolate fingers in melted chocolate to help stabilize them after you place them in a hinged position on the two sides of the spider’s body.

Eight legs are required for each spider.

Cut the last two chocolate fingers in two and use them to make two pincers for each spider’s head.

You can use additional M&M’s, or Smarties if you’re in Ireland, to decorate your spider’s back. Just use the melted chocolate to hold the decorative candy in place.

And that’s how simple these edible spiders are to make.

If you would like the printable version of this recipe, here it is…

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Halloween Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders

Prep Time: 2 hours

Yield: 2 spiders

Halloween Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders

Edible chocolate rice cereal spiders are perfect sweet treats for Halloween celebrations and make cute, spooky center pieces for any Halloween festive table.

Ingredients

4 cups of rice cereal
8 ounces of chocolate chips to make the spider bodies
4 ounces of chocolate chips for decorating
4 candy eyes or M&M’s for eyes
18 chocolate fingers
M&M’s for decorating (optional)

Instructions

Line two small dessert bowls and two ice cream scoops with plastic saran wrap, leaving extra plastic wrap for covering over the edges.
Melt the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of boiled water, or bain marie.
Pour the melted chocolate over the rice cereal in a large bowl.
Use a spatula to mix the melted chocolate and rice cereal together.
Fill the saran wrap covered bowls and scoops with the chocolate covered rice crispie cereal.
Cover with saran wrap and allow to cool completely to set.
Prepare the legs by cutting the curved ends off the weight bearing sides of the chocolate fingers on a slight inward diagonal. This means both ends of the outer leg limbs need to be cut and one side of the inner leg limb.
Melt the additional chocolate over a bain marie.
Spread some melted chocolate on a plate underneath the body and head of the spider to help hold it in place.
Dip the weight bearing ends of the chocolate fingers in melted chocolate to help stabilize them after you place them in a hinged position on the two sides of the spider’s body. Place four legs on each side of a spider's body.
Use melted chocolate to fix the candy eyes in place.
Cut the last chocolate fingers in two and make two pincers for each spider’s head.
If desired decorate the spider's back using melted chocolate and candy.
Allow to cool completely to set before serving.

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Happy Halloween to all.

Slán agus beannacht,
(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

Here are some other Halloween posts, with an Irish twist, which you might enjoy.

Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Halloween In America

Colcannon – A Traditional Irish Halloween Dish

Irish Halloween Superstitions Foretelling Romance, Love and Marriage

Irish Rice Krispie Buns

October 29, 2018 by Irish American Mom Leave a Comment

Rice Krispie Buns are part of every Irish childhood. These little chocolate crispie treats are the centerpieces of Irish birthday parties, and a staple at school fund raising cake sales. They’re easy-to-make, no-bake Irish children’s favorites.

Now when I first moved stateside I was surprised to discover American Rice Krispie Treats are something entirely different.

The American variety is an extremely sweet, sticky, marshmallow and rice cereal square. Not a morsel of chocolate to be found.

In Ireland, America’s beloved Rice Krispie Treats are now available to be purchased as ‘Squares Bars’ made by Kelloggs. But they’ll never replace our Irish Rice Krispie Buns.

These are a simple, but delicious mixture of melted chocolate and rice cereal, shaped in a muffin pan and given the title ‘bun.’ No batter or dough required for these famous buns.

Check out how to make them in this short video. You’ll also find the printable recipe at the end of this post.

Rice Krispie Buns could not be easier to make. Melted chocolate mixed with rice cereal, that’s all that is required, and if you want to make them a little bit fancy, you can add a candy on top. Milk chocolate rather than dark chocolate is usually chosen, especially for children.

When I was a little girl in Dublin in the 1970’s there were no chocolate chips to be bought. Slabs of cooking chocoate were sold in supermarkets. Or if you were really posh, you could melt bars of dairy milk chocolate.

Times have changed in Ireland and chocolate chips are easily found in grocery stores. They’re sold in 4 ounce bags not the larger bags sold in America.

The key to good rice krispie buns is getting the ratio of chocolate to cereal correct. Too little chocolate and the rice krispies will shine through, yielding a light colored bun.

Here is the ratio I like:

2 cups of rice cereal to 4 ounces of chocolate chips.

That translates to 6 cups of rice cereal for an 11.9 ounce bag of chocolate chips, as sold in America. Now that will yield around 36 rice krispie buns.

I usually use 4 cups of cereal to 8 ounces of chocolate or roughly 2/3’s of a bag of chocolate chips to make about 24 buns.

I don’t bother weighing the chocolate chips but eyeball two-thirds of a bag. You can’t go wrong with a little extra chocolate.

Place muffin case liners in two trays.

You don’t necessarily need to use a muffin tray and can simply fill the liners with the mixture. However, I find the metal tray helps the buns to maintain their shape as they harden and become firm.

Melt the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of boiled water, otherwise known as a bain marie.

Pour the melted chocolate over the rice cereal in a large bowl.

Protect your fingers with oven gloves as you handle the hot bowl of melted chocolate.

Use a spatula to scrape all the melted chocolate out of the bowl.

Use a spatula to mix the melted chocolate and rice cereal together.

Be gentle as you combine the ingredients. If you stir too violently the rice cereal will crumble and your buns will lack their distinctive cereal air pockets.

You need to blend the chocolate and cereal thoroughly to ensure all of the rice krispies are fully coated in chocolate. Scoop down into the bottom of the bowl to mix the cereal hiding way down there.

Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin cases.

The number of buns yielded by this recipe depends on how much you fill each muffin compartment.

Top each bun with a Smartie, if you’re in Ireland, or an M&M if you’re in America.

Set the buns aside to cool and allow the chocolate to harden again.

And that’s all there is to it. Ireland’s favorite children’s treat are beyond easy to make, but will never lose their appeal.

Here’s the printable recipe:

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Irish Rice Krispie Buns

Ingredients

4 cups of rice cereal
8 ounces of milk chocolate chips
24 coated chocolate candies like M&M's.

Instructions

Place muffin case liners in two trays.
Melt the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of boiled water, or bain marie.
Pour the melted chocolate over the rice cereal in a large bowl.
Use a spatula to mix the melted chocolate and rice cereal together to fully coat the cereal in chocolate.
Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin cases.
Top each bun with a candy.
Set the buns aside to cool completely before serving.

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When some Irish mother’s hear there is a cake sale or bake sale at their child’s school they slave for hours over a hot stove baking their finest confectioneries.

Little do they know, the treats that sell out first and are in highest demand are these no-fuss, easy peasy rice krispie buns.

What’s a cake sale without rice krispie buns.

At Halloween I love to get creative and I use this basic Irish rice krispie bun recipe to create chocolate spiders. These make a lovely center piece for Halloween get togethers. Here’s how I make my Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders for Halloween.

For those of you who were born in Ireland, I hope this post brought back happy memories of childhood birthday parties, and for all my Irish American readers I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial about Irish Rice Krispie Treats.

Oisín The Brave:

Oisín the Brave – Robot Island.

Oisín the Brave – Moon Adventure Story Book:

Children’s Christmas Gift Hampers From Eire’s Kids:

The Giveaway:

Update – Winner Chosen on Sunday 2nd December 2018:

Liam

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

‘Tis afterwards, that everything is understood.”

“Food is no more important than wisdom.”

“A little bit of anything, isn’t worth a pin.

But a wee bit of sense is worth a lot.”

“The man who won’t have advice will have conflict.”

“A wise man takes advice.”

“Better knowledge of the evil,

than the evil without knowledge.”

“Proverbs cannot be surpassed.”

“The proverb cannot be bettered.”

“Ní sháraítear na seanfhocail.”

“A heritage of thoughts is to be found

in the proverbs of our ancestors.”

“Oidhreacht na smaointe

i seanfhocail sinsear.”

“A proverb is like a whisper from our ancestors.”

“Is ionann seanfhocal agus

cogar gaoise onár sinsir.”

“Though the proverb is abandoned,

it is not falsified.”

“Má thréigtear an seanfhocal

ní bhréagnaítear é.”

“Good advice is better than a pot of gold.”

“Is fearrde dea-chomhairle ná pota óir.”

“He who does not take advice

will take battle.”

“An té nach nglacann comhairle,

glacfaidh sé comhrac.”

“Listen to everyone’s advice,

but follow your own.”

“Éist le comhairle ó gach aon,

agus déan do chomhairle féin.”

“It is seldom that a rogue

cannot find an appropriate proverb.”

“Is annamh nach bhfaigheann

rógaire seanfhocal cuí.”

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

Ingredients For Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders:

Slán agus beannacht, (Goodbye and blessings)

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