For my long-time readers, you know I like to talk about my grandpa. He’s one of my faves and has played such a special role in my life.
Here I am with the handsome devil over Thanksgiving
I spent SO much time with he and my Gram when I was young. He went to every dance recital, every band concert, and made me feel so special when I was growing up. He did this for all eight of his grandkids and still does today. We’re all very lucky to have him.
My gram died about 3 years ago now, and he’s been super lonely ever since which just breaks my heart. I hate to think of him being lonely even for a minute!
Aren’t they adorable? They starting “dating” in 5th grade.
He recently moved out of his house and now lives in an assisted living where he’s around people, which is so good for him. Over the past few years, his short-term memory has become more and more of a challenge. So, having people close by to help is great.
Being so far away is hard. I try to send him postcards from my travels often (i.e. he got a sparkly Vegas postcard a few weeks back and an awesome Seven Falls card last week), and I try to call inbetween. I love when holidays come up because I always try to send him something fun… for Easter, I found something yummy on Pinterest that I think will travel well.
The good news is this post won’t spoil the surprise for my Gramps. He’s 87 and is not a NTTC reader… nor a user of the internet. 
Check these yummy treats out!
Easter Pretzel Hugs
INGREDIENTS
1 bag Hershey’s Hugs
1 bag of square shaped pretzels
1 bag of M&M candies (can be any color)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Arrange as many unbroken pretzels that will fit.
2. Unwrap your Hugs. Note: Try your hardest not to eat them. I ate TWO. One was broken… I had to eat that one.
3. Place Hugs on your pretzels.
4. Bake for 4-7 minutes.
Mine looked like this after 5 minutes
I took them out at 7 minutes and they looked like this. Watch them in your oven.
5. Top each hug/pretzel with an M&M, with the M face down.
Don’t they look adorable?
Easy and so cute
6. Allow the treats to cool for a few minutes, then place them in the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. Place handfuls of the candies in clear plastic bags and tie on colorful ribbons.
These guys are already on their way to Ohio!
7. Optional Step: Place leftovers in the trash so that you are not tempted to eat them.
As usual…. I have no control, so I trash the tasty leftover ingredients.
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These are so cute! Gramps will appreciate them for sure!
Oh how I love to see you throw the loot away! I wish I could bring myself to do that! Some days my self control is astounding. I could bake sweet treats all day long and not taste a bite. Then other times, which is MOST of the time, I cannot resist and end up losing it and eating a ton of them. Case in point – my bday treats for work this week. They. were. so. good. The good news is that I don’t want to see a sweet item at all for days!
I saw those in Pinterest too and pinned them.
Yay for you, tossing the leftovers in the trash!
I am sure your grampa will love them.
Your grampa looks great, and cute pic of him and your grandma.
Proceed with caution… they’re delicious and I wanted to eat them all. I always have to trash the leftovers. ZERO control! Happy Easter!