Leave it to Nick Wilde from Zootopia to figure out how to make money by selling Popsicles in the shape of paw prints. He starts with an elephant size popcicle, freezes it in paw print molds made by his accomplice, and sells them to gerbils as pawpsicles. On top of that, he then sells the sticks as red-wood lumber. What a sly fox. Fortunatly, to enjoy this delicious treat, we don’t have to buy one from Nick Wilde and his questionable sanitation status. Thanks to Disney Family, we can create our own yummy popsicles!

In Zootopia, rookie rabbit Police Officer Judy Hopps is forced to team up with fast-talking con-artist fox Nick Wilde to crack a mysterious case affecting the citizens of their modern mammal metropolis. Learn how to make pawpsicles for your family with these fun and easy steps. (http://family.disney.com/).

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Nick Wilde's Pawpsicles

• Servings: 12
• Time: 6 hours
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients 1 cup strawberries, chopped 1 cup raspberries 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cups cherry juice 2 silicone paw print molds 12 popsicle sticks

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Directions Preheat oven to 350 and prepare a parchment lined sheet pan. Combine strawberries, raspberries, 1/4 cup of sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl and mix. Place ingredients onto sheet pan and place in oven. Roast for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat cherry juice and 1/4 cup of sugar on stove top about five minutes or until sugar dissolves. Pour into a bowl to cool. Once fruit in oven has roasted, place into bowl with cherry juice. Place bowl in refrigerator to cool. Pour juice into molds and place in freezer for 30 minutes. Remove from freezer and place popsicle sticks at the bottom of each paw print mold Let freeze for 5 or more hours and serve.

About Zootopia:
The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016 (Zootopia).

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Inspired by the movie “Monsters Inc,” this Green Candied Popcorn is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! I would go as far to say that it is leprechaun-approved! Or at the very least Mike Wazowski approved.

Monsters come in all shapes and colors – now your popcorn can be just as colorful as all the loveable characters in everyone’s favorite monster movie, Monsters Inc. This fun recipe for green candied popcorn is yummy and is perfect for adding a little monstrous color to your kids snacks! (http://family.disney.com/).

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Grab the recipe below for a yummy popcorn treat and munch on it while you watch “Monsters Inc” this St. Patrick’s Day!

Green Candied Popcorn

• Time: 1 hr 10 min
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients 4 quarts popped corn 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup or Honey 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda Green food coloring

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Directions Preheat oven to 200° F. In heavy saucepan on medium heat melt butter then add sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt. Increase temperature to medium high and bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Once mixture boils, add in food coloring and stop stirring. Boil for 5 minutes (Do not stir). Mixture should be about 250-260 degrees. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla and baking soda. Working quickly and while mixture is foamy, pour mixture over popped corn and gently stir to coat popcorn. Place popcorn into a large roaster or rimmed baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or sprayed with cooking spray) and bake at 200° F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool and serve

About Monsters Inc:
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it’s the monsters who are scared silly, and it’s up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home. (Monster Inc).

Grab the free printables on my blog here, and have an excellent St. Patricks Day!

Disney Family is at it again with creative recipes featuring some of our favorite characters from our favorite movies. This time they have shared a wonderful Allergy Friendly Veggie-and-Hummus Snack in the shape of Nick Wilde from Zootopia!

Being a con may normally be the modus operandi for a certain crafty-albeit-charming fox, but not so with this appetizing healthy snack. Besides having plenty of kid appeal, it’s loaded with nutrients, too. The homemade hummus is a cinch to whip up, and you should have plenty left over to serve with additional red pepper slices (http://family.disney.com/).

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Grab the recipe below for a yummy healthy snack and catch Zootopia at a theater near you!

Allergy Friendly: Nick Wilde Veggie-and-Hummus Snack

• Servings: 1
• Time: 30mins
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients Nick Wilde Veggie-and-Hummus Snack Template 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo (chickpeas) beans 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Corn tortilla Large red bell pepper Large black olive Clean craft knife 1/2-inch round fondant cutter 3/8-inch round pastry bag tip Toothpick

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Directions Drain the garbanzo beans, but save the liquid in a small bowl. Combine the beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Blend the ingredients until smooth, adding some of the reserved liquid from the beans 1 tablespoon at a time to achieve the consistency you like. Transfer the hummus to a covered container and keep it in the refrigerator while you prepare the other parts of the snack. Print and cut out the template pieces. Use the head template and the craft knife to cut out a matching shape from a corn tortilla. Toast the tortilla head cutout in a small fry pan over medium-low heat just enough to crisp it without making it curl too much. Then set it aside to cool. Use the face template piece as a pattern for cutting out a matching shape (including the eyeholes) from a large piece of red bell pepper. Again, for the best results, use the craft knife to slice the pepper. And, don’t worry if the pepper is slightly curved instead of entirely flat; it will still look good. Next, cut out the red pepper ears. It’s easier if you first cut out the larger triangles as whole pieces, and then cut out the inner triangular openings. For each eyelid, use the round fondant cutter to cut out a red pepper circle and then slice the cutout in half to create a semicircle. Slice off a bit of the inner pepper flesh to make the eyelids about half as thick as the other pepper pieces (this will help them to lie flat on the face). Using the template pieces as a guide for size and shape, cut the pupils and the nose from the black olive. (Tip: A 3/8-inch round pastry bag tip works well for cutting out the pupils.) For the eyebrows, simply cut a couple of slightly curved slivers (about ½ to ¾ inch long) from the remaining portion of the olive. To assemble the snack, spread a generous spoonful of hummus on the crisped tortilla head. Place the pepper face on top of it, matching up the upper head and sides but allowing the lower edge of the hummus-topped tortilla to show below the jowls and nose. Set the ear outlines in place on the tortilla at the top of the head, lightly pressing them into the hummus to hole them in place. Lightly press the olive pupils into the hummus in the eyeholes, and set the eyebrows atop the pepper above the eyes (using the template as a reference for placement). Use the tip of a toothpick to add a tiny “glint” of hummus at the edge of each pupil. Finally, use a small dollop of hummus to stick the olive nose in place at the end of the snout, and the snack is ready to serve.

NOTE: This recipe is Allergy Friendly meaning it does not include ingredients that contain milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soy. However, when shopping, it is important to read food labels to ensure that the specific brands you are purchasing do not contain any of your allergic triggers or traces of them. Please check with your allergist to make sure you are not allergic to any of the ingredients in this recipe before incorporating them into your diet. People with food allergies are often allergic to more than one food.

About Zootopia:
The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016 (Zootopia).