EDIBLE ROCKS !

I'm working on a unit study of Rocks & Minerals with some of my kids. Though we have a rock collection of SIM's (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic) rocks, I was just searching for something a bit fun and different for them to do as part of this project. Well, I just found it.


If this isn't the coolest thing. I can't wait to show them ! EDIBLE ROCKS!!! Me thinks I love homeschooling so much because I have at least as much fun as the kids do. Maybe more. Maybe I'm regressing, LOL ;-)

Had to share this ! Edible rocks ? Yup, you read it right.



Edible "Rocks"

Igneous Rocks
1 can evaporated milk (6 oz.)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2-cup chopped nuts
1 1/4 cups tiny marshmallows
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1-teaspoon vanilla

Grease an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 inch pan. Combine evaporated milk with sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring for 5 - 9 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients and stir gently. Pour into prepared pan. Let cool. (Refrigerate) 1 pan (8 x 8) makes 30 1-inch squares.

Metamorphic Rocks
1/2 cup shortening or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup well-drained crushed pineapple
1 egg, beaten
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt

Cream the shortening and the sugar. Add the beaten egg and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix. Stir in the fruit and the nuts. Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake for 7 minutes at 375 degrees. Note: Chocolate chips; coconut, wheat germ, etc. can also be added.

Sedimentary Rocks
1 1/4 cups crushed flake cereal
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2-cup margarine
Melt the margarine. Mix with the cereal and the sugar. Press into an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan.
1-cup chocolate or butterscotch chips
1 1/4 cups coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)

Sprinkle the chips over cereal layer. Sprinkle the coconut over chips. Sprinkle the nuts over coconut. Pour condensed milk over the layers. Bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees.




Fully attributed to: http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/rocks/edible.html