Two posts in a week?! I'm on a roll! Just wanted to jump on here really quick and share an idea with you all, especially for the mamas with collegiate athletes.
We never stop missing our kiddos; no matter how old they get. And whether they like to admit it or not, they miss home too. They miss us, their siblings, their room, pets, and of course homemade food! Because let's be honest, those dining halls get old. Quick!
I recently started mailing No. 1 baked goods. One of his absolute favorite things I make are rice krispie treats. I use this recipe here. It calls for more butter than the original recipe, as well as vanilla extract. The recipe also has you stir in whole marshmallows at the very end and cautions against packing them down very tightly. They come out ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!
Perfectly sweet, moist, and fluffy. I have to stop myself from digging in the pan one too many times!
So how did I get them from VA to PA, you ask? I mailed them!
Once they were completely cooled, I cut them into squares. I then individually wrapped each square in saran wrap. And finally, I put each individually wrapped treat in a freezer bag.
And added a little handwritten note, of course!
I then headed over to my local post office and mailed them. Two days later and he had homemade rice krispie treats! And I had a happy boy!
According to google, they should stay fresh for up to five days. I advised him to put them in the fridge *if* he still had any on day four. And that was a BIG if.
College kid not a rice krispie treat fan? No worries! Two of my sports mama BFFS were telling me that they've mailed their boys cookies and brownies (one of them mailing all the way to Florida!). No complaints whatsoever!
I posted about them in the Confessions of a Sports Mama Facebook group and received even more tried and tested ideas:
- protein balls
- muffins
- candied pecans
- oreo truffles
- homemade tortillas
- blondies
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