Wouldn’t you say it’s best to work smarter and not harder? Me too. It’s also a universal truth that if something is easy to do, we’re more inclined to do it.

It’s with this wisdom in mind that I share my marvelous tip for messy prepping. When talking “messy prepping,” I’m referring to making instant puddings, sauces, whipped cream, and so on. I’m talking about making stuff that splatters all over heck and gone when using a hand mixer.

Is it not just a pain in the neck wiping up after all that mixing? Cleaning underneath the cupboards and wiping down the counter backsplashes and scrubbing anything sitting nearby on the countertops? This routine makes me not even want to mix anything that’ll splash. Talk about working harder!

Then one day I came up with a smarter way to mix my splashy stuff. I now always mix in a large paper grocery bag.

First, I set the grocery bag down in the clean and dry sink. Having the bowl lower than the countertop makes it less straining on my shoulder and arm (it’s more ergonomically correct). Then I place my mixing bowl inside the bag, put all ingredients in the bowl, and bring my hand mixer to the job.

You can see how mixing splashy things inside a paper bag saves lots of time and energy. All the splatters go on the inside of the bag, not onto the underneath of cupboards, backsplashes, or anything else. In other words, there is absolutely NOTHING to clean when I’m finished mixing.

I save this bag and reuse it over and over. Since this process is so easy to do, I’m now much more inclined to mix things that splash and splatter. Whipped cream for apple crisp? Comin’ up (because there’s now and easier way to do it!).

And speaking of apple crisp, now that you know a marvelous and easy way to mix messy things, how about making one for dinner tonight? With this quick recipe, and a no-muss no-fuss whipping technique, you can get it done pronto! Yay!

Here’s my apple crisp creation. We like it so much we think it’s good enough to serve to any visiting king or queen!

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