Almost every Thursday night we try to sit down as a family and watch a movie and eat lots of junk food.
If possible, I try to have a theme where the food is concerned.
Since we were watching Despicable Me, I decided to try to make all of the food resemble minions.
When the movie first came out, S.R. referred to the minions as Tater Tots, so that was an absolute must for the menu.
I found these cute little corn dogs at Publix, and thought they looked like little minions too.
The minion Twinkies were the hit of the night. Can you tell which one was my first attempt;o)
I have seen these little guys all over the internet, but never took the time to find out how they were made. I did check for the list of ingredients, though. Through trial and mostly error, here is what I found out...
*mini marshmallows, cut into thirds, are the easiest for the goggles, not the suggested SweeTarts.
*I used black gel icing, which I highly suggest against. It's way too runny.
*It would have probably been easier if the Twinkies had been in the freezer a bit before icing them. That way the cake part wouldn't crumble as much.
*On a positive note, the Betty Crocker pre-made blue icing was great to work with, and it tasted great!
I took very little time in putting these together, so they don't look all that fantastic. Thankfully the crowd was easy to please:o)
We had a fantastic night, and I am looking forward to many more family nights:o)
