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Last year my boys just fell in love with trolls. I really think it was the music that captured them…it didn’t hurt to have fun characters and plenty of action to boot. They were all super excited when I told them that this months Movie Night was going to be Trolls themed, and then when I told them it was for a new Trolls Holiday they were even more excited! What made it even better is that The Grinch aired before it on NBC, so we got a two-for night! Now don’t fret if you missed it because Tues Nov 28th you can pick up this new movie exclusively at Walmart! It’s already on our stocking stuffer list!
Now that the Bergens’ one holiday is gone – and the Trolls don’t have to worry about being eaten by their neighbors – Poppy, the eternally optimistic Troll queen, has made it her mission to bring a brand new day of celebration to Bergen Town.
When Poppy recruits reluctant Branch and the rest of the colorful Snack Pack to join her quest, she’ll try to prove to her best Bergen friends, Bridget and King Gristle Jr., that life would be better if they’d just adopt a new holiday. But just because Poppy won’t rest until the village embraces Ticklepalooza or Balloon Squeal Day doesn’t mean the Bergens are ready to launch a celebration as loud, crazy and glittery as the little Troll suggesting it.
The returning cast includes your favorites – Anna Kendrick as Poppy, Justin Timberlake as Branch, Zooey Deschanel as Bridget, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as King Gristle Jr., James Corden as Biggie, Ron Funches as Cooper, Icona Pop’s Caroline Hjelt as Chenille and Aino Jawo as Satin, Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond, Walt Dohrn as Cloud Guy, Smidge, and Fuzzbert, and Kevin Michael Richardson as the narrator.
I couldn’t help but get excited to pick out snacks and create some fun “troll” recipes! I wanted to keep a soft color theme and plenty of snacks my boys already know and love. We had popcorn, cupcakes, colorful candies & smoothies.
One of my favorite things to play with is cupcakes! For Trolls Holidays Movie Night I wanted a fruity & fun cupcake so I decided on a Strawberry with Creamcheese.
Ingredients:
Cupcakes
1 2/3c Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2c Butter (softened)
3/4c Sugar
3 Eggs
1/3c Strawberry Puree
1/4c Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
3/4c Finely Diced Strawberries
Icing
1/2c Butter (softened)
1 8oz Pack Cream Cheese
3c Powdered Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Toppings
Cotton Candy (pink or blue)
Edible Glitter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350*
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt & set aside.
In separate bowl mix butter & sugar until blended well.
Mix in eggs, milk, vanilla & strawberry puree
Mix in dry ingredients until combined.
Divide mixture evenly among 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
Bake for 20-24 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool before frosting.
Once cool pipe frosting onto top making sure you have enough to sick your cotton candy to.
Tear off pieces of cotton candy and place on top of each cupcake.
Finish with your edible glitter
*Note: Make sure you frost and add cotton candy right before serving or they may both become stiff and unappetizing.
I was trying to be very mindful of the menu. I wanted things to be colorful and fun. So when it came to making the smoothie, I choose to use mixed berries to get a pretty pastel purple color vs just using strawberry or blueberry.
This is a fairly simple recipe that you can have lots of fun with.
Ingredients
Smoothie
1c Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
1/2 bag Frozen Mixed Berries
1c Milk (your choice, we used 2% but have used Almond)
Topping
Whipped Topping
Pastel Flower Sprinkles
Edible Glitter
Rock Candy Sticks
Put all of your smoothie ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Top with whipped topping
Top with sprinkles & glitter
Garnish with rock candy (here’s where you can get creative, there are all kinds of options for garnishing!)
I’m thinking next months movie night will need to be The Grinch themed! Oh, lets see what I can come up with! If you have any ideas you would like to share, feel free to send them to me on Pinterest!