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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Small Batch Fresh Strawberry Jam

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

  • 1 in a 10 or 12 inch wide skillet bring fruit, sugar and lemon juice to boil over medium high heat, stirring occasionally. reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly and skimming foam as necessary. cook about 8 to 10 minutes, until mixture begin to look syrupy and thicken slightly.
  • 2 cool jam to room temperature before serving. refrigerate.

Frozen Peach Cranberry Yogurt Pops (kid Friendly)

Total Time: 7 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 (28 ounce) can sliced peaches in juice
  • 1/4 cup sugar (for a sweeter taste use more sugar)
  • 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (regular or low-fat or peach flavored)
  • 2 cups sweetened cranberry juice

Recipe

  • 1 drain the peaches reserving about 1/4 of the juice.
  • 2 in a blender or food processor puree the peaches and reserved 1/4 cup juice and sugar until smooth.
  • 3 using on/off turns add in the yogurt.
  • 4 divide the the mixture between popsicle molds or cups.
  • 5 freeze for about 1 hour or until partially set.
  • 6 insert one stick in the center of each pop.
  • 7 pour and divide the cranberry juice on top of each pop.
  • 8 cover the mold lightly with plastic wrap and freeze until completely firm (about 6 hours).

Low-fat Ice-cream Sandwich

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 2 graham crackers
  • 2 tablespoons cool whip

Recipe

  • 1 one graham cracker, top with cool-whip, place another graham cracker on top. place in freezer for 1 hour. enjoy.

Peach Paradise (smoothie)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt (nonfat is great!)
  • 2 cups peaches, sliced, frozen or fresh
  • 1 handful of crushed ice (about 4 ice cubes)

Recipe

  • 1 blend all ingredients until smooth.

Cucumber, Apple, And Mint Cooler

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped seeded and peeled cucumber (about 1/2 lb)
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened frozen 100% apple juice concentrate, undiluted
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 10 ice cubes (about 4 oz.)

Recipe

  • 1 place all ingredients in a blender; precess 2 minutes or until smoothe. serve immediatly.

Strawberry-banana Soy Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces silken tofu
  • 1 banana
  • 8 strawberries
  • 1/3 cup pineapple chunk (frozen fine)
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 1/2 ice cubes

Recipe

  • 1 add all ingredients to a blender, blending after each addition.
  • 2 pour and enjoy!
  • 3 hint: you might want to defrost any frozen ingredients prior to adding them to the blender.
  • 4 alternative to silken tofu: 1/2 cup regular tofu, with 1/2 cup liquid (water, milk, or soy milk) pre-processed in the blender works fine.

Strawberry-mango Smoothie

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 1/2 cups mangoes, peeled and chopped into 1-inch cubes (approximately 2 medium mangoes)
  • 1 cup strawberry, hulled and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 cup ice, crushed (or more if desired)

Recipe

  • 1 place strawberries, mango, honey and lime juice into a blender. cover and blend until smooth.
  • 2 add ice 1/2 cup at a time and blend until smooth. turn blender off between additions, scraping the sides of the blender pitcher with a rubber spatula to incorporate all the fruit and ice. if you wish, add more ice until desired texture is reached.
  • 3 pour into tall glasses, insert a straw, sit back and enjoy!