Disney Cruise Line Recipes for a Tropical Holiday at Home

Posted on by Mathew Corn Uncategorized

Via DisneyLists.com

Looking for a bit of the tropics to add to your holiday? If yes, you’ll want to make these delicious Frozen inspired drinks from Summertime Freeze on Castaway Cay at home!

From a Disney Cast Member;

We love to find fun ways of bringing the magic of Disney into your home, so for this installment of #DisneyMagicMoments, we’re excited to share another series of popular recipes – this time, from Summertime Freeze at Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in The Bahamas.

Like Olaf, some of us wish it was summer all year long. And while things may be a bit chilly outside, we decided to take a tropical twist on the holidays and present four blended beverage recipes that you and your family will love. Download the print-at-home recipe to get started.

Make your favorite beverage – or all of them! – and bring a small taste of island paradise into your home, or wherever you may be celebrating this holiday season.

(Careful, the “Sven’s Carrot Delight” might attract some of Santa’s reindeer.)

Disney Magic at Home: Disney Shares Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffin Recipe

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Dining

Over the last several months Disney has shared many recipes from the Disney Parks for us to enjoy at home. Disney recently shared a gingerbread recipe that is sure to please everyone.

National Gingerbread Day is November 21, and we have a delicious recipe to celebrate the day and gear us up for the holiday season – Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffins!

Let’s face it, the scent and taste of freshly baked gingerbread screams HOLIDAY and this spiced gingerbread muffin with cream cheese filling is the perfect bundle of holiday goodness! Want to enjoy this gingerbread treat in our parks? Head on over to Isle of Java and Harambe Fruit Market at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park starting December 1 through January 2.

GINGERBREAD-CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Isle of Java and Harambe Fruit Market, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
Makes 12

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup canola oil (1/4 cup butter, softened, may be substituted)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Reserved cream cheese filling

FOR CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

  1. Combine sugar and butter in bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment and beat on low speed until there are no lumps. Add cream cheese and mix on medium speed for 3 minutes, until smooth.
  2. Reduce speed to low. Add egg and lemon juice and mix until smooth.
  3. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, up to 3 days, until ready to use.

FOR GINGERBREAD-CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare a muffin pan with 12 liners and set aside.
  2. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl and set aside.
  3. Combine oil or butter, brown sugar, molasses, honey, and egg in bowl of electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Mix on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to low and add buttermilk until incorporated.
  4. Add flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Scrape sides of mixer and mix an additional 30 seconds. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
  5. Scoop batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each cup 3/4 full.
  6. Place reserved cream cheese filling in piping bag fitted with large round tip. Insert piping tip into the center of each muffin, piping about 1 tablespoon into the center, then pipe a swirl around the top of the muffin.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until top of muffin is firm when touched.
  8. Cool before serving.

Note: Always use caution when handling sharp objects and hot contents. Please supervise children who are helping or nearby. This recipe has been converted from a larger quantity in the restaurant kitchens. The flavor profile may vary from the restaurant’s version.

Family Recreates “Finding Nemo: The Musical” While At Home

Posted on by Mathew Corn Animal Kingdom, Disney Parks

We are all dealing with sheltering-in-place due to the novel coronavirus in our ways. Baking, reading, hiking, and working on household projects are some of the most popular activities. However, the Westover/Booren family decided to do something much more musical and recreated Disney’s Animal’s Kingdom’s Finding Nemo: The Musical from home.

Sisters Casey and Charlotte and live in the same neighborhood in Springfield, Oregon. When a statewide shelter-in-place was ordered, Charlotte’s brother-in-law, Jared, suggested they put on a family musical. While the family initially laughed at the idea, Casey’s daughter Charlotte, a theater major (who shares the same name as her aunt), took the opportunity to the skills she learned at Brigham Young University – Idaho to choose and direct the show.

Being a Walt Disney World College Program alumna, Charlotte was keen on choosing a Disney musical, but, she wanted to involve her extended family without overwhelming them with too much material. She settled on Finding Nemo: The Musical and assigned roles to the whole family. Set pieces and props were easy to find as the family owns an event company that was temporarily shuttered, and they utilized their homes for rehearsals.

With gatherings being off-limits, they were given permission by their church to use an empty performance space for their final show, which they posted on their YouTube Channel, sans audience of course. You can watch the full performance below and for more on the family and some behind the scenes clips, see the “Meet the Family” video below as well.

Thank you to Westover/Booren family for sharing a little Disney magic at home!