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Here's some easy kid snack recipes.

Quesadillas                       Easy
Sent by Linda in Lake Hughes, CA
Ingredients:
tortillas
sliced or shredded cheese
Anything else like:  cooked taco meat, cooked chicken, onions, tomatoes, other cheese, cooked potatoes, peppers, etc.
1.  Put ingredients on half the tortilla and fold the other side over.  Put on a plate.
2. Microwave for about 1 minute.
3.  After microwaving you can add sour cream, salsa, or guacamole.  Let cool and eat.

Cinnamon Flour Tortillas     Easy
Sent by Lindsey in Georgetown, TX
Ingredients:
flour tortillas
butter
cinnamon
1.  Warm the tortilla over skillet, then spread on butter and sprinkle cinnamon.
2.  Roll up and enjoy!

Pigs in a Blanket             Easy
Sent by Trevor in Georgetown, TX
Ingredients:
Refrigerator crescent rolls
Li'l Smokies
1.  Separate the crescent rolls and cut each one in half longways to make 16 pieces.
2.  Add smokies to the larger end and roll up.
3.   Place on a cookie sheet and bake according to the package directions.

Tortilla Dogs                Easy
Ingredients:
1 ounce pasteurized cheese spread (like Velveeta)
1 flour tortilla
1 hotdog
1.   Cut cheese into 1/4 inch strips.
2.  Place the cheese and hotdog on the flour tortilla.  Roll it up and hold it together with a toothpick.
3.   Microwave until the hotdog is hot and the cheese is melted.

Rollup Dee-Lites             Easy
Sent by Richard in Lakewood, CO
Ingredients:
flour tortillas, any size
jalepeno-flavored cream cheese, or other flavor (you can add spices like salt, garlic, cumin, or a little dry taco seasoning for flavor)
1.  Bring the cream cheese to room temperature and spread it over the tortillas, kinda thick, and roll up.
2.  Slice into 1 inch "rounds" and place them on a tray to serve.

Pumpkin Muffins           Medium
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 beaten eggs
1 16 ounce can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
2/3 cup cooking oil
1.  Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2.  In a separate bowl mix together eggs, pumpkin, sugar, oatmeal and oil. 
3.   Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat well.
4.  Put muffin liners in muffin tins.  Scoop batter into muffin tins, about 3/4 full.
5.  Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 16-20 minutes, depending on what size muffin tins you use.

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins       Medium
Sent by Pam in Fairfax, VA
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup oatmeal
1-1/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 egg
1.  Preheat oven to 4000.  Line muffin pan with 12 muffin liners.
2.  Combine dry ingredients.
3.   Mix together applesauce, brown sugar, milk, oil, and egg. 
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until just moist.
5.  Fill muffin cups almost to the top.  Bake for about 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball      Medium
Ingredients:
smoked salmon, canned
8 ounce block of cream cheese
cheddar cheese, grated
chopped olives, canned
salsa
green onions, chopped
chopped nuts, optional
1.  Mix everything together in a bowl, in whatever amounts you want.  Start with the salmon and cream cheese, and then add the other ingredients as you desire.  Either put it in a dish as a spread, or roll into a ball and roll in the chopped nuts.  Serve with crackers.

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