Grown-Up Popsicles: Pomegranate Yogurt Pops We love cool, dripping popsicles on a hot summer day just as much as we did as kids - although our tastes have grown up slightly! These pops are a new favorite. They combine tart pomegranate juice with creamy, tangy Greek yogurt. We can make the pops in layers or swirl them together for a little of each in every lick. Making layered popsicles is a little time consuming, but we think it's worth the effort for the wow-factor when you pull them out at a dinner party. Freeze them until slushy and the layers will bleed into each other a little, which can be pretty if you're working with fruit juices of different colors. Pomegranate Yogurt Pops Makes roughly six 3-ounce popsicles 1 cup plain Greek-style yogurt1/4-1/2 cup whole milk1 tablespoon honey1 cup pomegranate juice Scoop the yogurt into a 2-cup measuring cup. To Make Layered Pops Pour an inch or so of yogurt into the bottom of each popsicle mold. To Make Swirled Pops Related: Summer Treat: Best Popsicle Molds (Images: Emma Christensen)
MOJITO POPSICLES Rum and I haven’t always been friends. After a collegiate night of bad choices featuring one too many glasses of Diet Coke & cheap rum, I swore off the stuff for years. But a few months ago at my favorite Houston bar, I took a tentative sip of a friend’s rum-based cocktail. And rum and I have been going steady ever since. Dark & stormys? Rum swizzles? Yes, please. Popsicle recipes seem to be the trend of this summer, and I’m okay with that. These little guys were a big hit when I served them to friends this weekend: tangy, refreshing, and dead-easy to make. I found these little plastic shot glasses in the dollar section of Target and used them to make 12 mini-pops, with kids’ craft sticks providing the assist. If you’ve never bought superfine sugar, you should be able to find it on the baking aisle of well-stocked grocery stores or at specialty baking stores or cooking-supply stores like Williams Sonoma. ingredients: Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Frozen Fruit Smoothie Pop Recipe: Simple Summer Dessert Popsicle Anyone out there remember Dannon Frozen Yogurt Pops from back in the 80’s? Or was it the 70’s? I think I am starting to date myself. Anyway, I used to love those frozen treats. They were different from anything else in the ice cream aisle. They were creamy, sweet, tangy and dreamy. Is it the pink that makes me so happy or the simple delicate treat? Was it just my kids or do a lot of little ones new to talking refer to Watermelon as “Water-Lemon?” Bite into this creamy, dreamy pop and a cool sensation hits your tongue. Store bought pops are easy for on the fly, but these popsicles are better for you and they cost a whole lot less. What is your favorite kind of popsicle? makes about 6 pops (This recipe will yield about 2 cups of mix. These popsicles are a great alternative to store bought sugar filled pops.As always, use your own taste buds to determine how sweet you want to make your watermelon pops. Purée watermelon in blender or food processor. Print This Recipe... Variations
How Sweet It Is Red Velvet Rice Krispies Treats Hearts for Valentine's Day - StumbleUpon You may have noticed I share a lot of Rice Krispies Treats, especially around the holiday. Can you blame me though? They’re sweet, gooey and oh-so-good! And these red velvet treats are to die for! If you’re making these to just eat, no need to get fancy but if you’re making them for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day, you’ll want to check out Wilton’s selection of cookie cutters. In a small jelly roll pan you can press the treats thin enough to cut with the heart shaped cutters. With a piping bag (or plastic sandwich bag) you can frost these with pretty designs in a cream cheese frosting that makes them even sweeter. Share ‘em, eat ‘em, whatever you do, don’t leave them unattended and expect to find anything left but crumbs left over. Red Velvet Rice Krispies Treats Hearts Author: Cat Davis Type: Dessert Serves: 8 Ingredients Instructions As a Wilton Mom Brand Ambassador I was provided with the cookie cutters featured in this recipe.
The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook by Lindsay Landis Krissy's Creations: Baked Doughnuts I love sweets. Wait is it obvious? I am sure you know by now that I love anything sweet. Anything. Ok, now back to the guilty, indulging kinds of sweets. I’m taking about the kinds that make you so happy while your eating. A healthy and fun lifestyle is being able to say no and yes. A doughnut (or donut – however you want to spell it) is one of those indulging foods. I have treated myself to a fair amount of donuts in my day. One thing that makes donuts not so good for you is that they are fried. What a revelation! I made 2 variations of these donuts – one that is topped with cinnamon-sugar, and the other that is dipped in a vanilla glaze. Baked Doughnuts For Printable Recipe, Click here! Makes: About 15 doughnuts (& donut holes) For the Dough 3/4 cups Warm Milk 1 packet Active Dry Yeast 1 tbsp. 1/3 cup Sugar 1 Egg 2 ½ cup All Purpose Flour Pinch of Nutmeg ½ tsp. For the Glaze * Enough to glaze all the doughnuts ¼ cup Milk 1 tsp. 2 cups Confectioners Sugar For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping 1 cup Sugar
20 brilliant things to make in a jar Via: mycakies.blogspot.com Start saving your old jam jars! From cakes to herb gardens, pies to photo frames, and even entire meals … here are 20 fantastic things you never knew you could make with a jar. (Above: red velvet cupcakes in a jar. Get the recipe here). Via: fatgirltrappedinaskinnybody.blogspot.com Word on the street: salad in a jar is all the rage. Via: bakerella.com Cookies in a jar – a great gift idea. Via: rikkihibbert.co.za For a rustic vintage look, display your photos inside glass jars and bottles. Via: goodfoodbreadandmuffins.blogspot.com Chocolate muffin bread cooked in a jar. Via: pizzazzerie.com Super sweet. Via: simplebites.net Bread, cooked in a jar? Via: marthastewart.com A fabulous visual reminder of your favourite holidays. Via: bigredkitchen.com So let’s just cut to the chase – what about making all your meals in a jar?! Via: runwithglitter.blogspot.com There isn’t a child on earth who wouldn’t be wowed by these: rainbow cupcakes baked in a jar. Via: flickr.com
Who needs love when you've got chocolate? This Valentine's Day is the TWENTIETH (!!!) that Kevin and I will be celebrating together. And although this commercialized holiday may not resonate well with some, I think it's the perfect excuse to make, and eat ganache. Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars Adapted from The New York Times 150 grams all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups) 90 grams confectioners’ sugar (about 3/4 cup) 26 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1/4 cup) 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 52 grams cherry jam (about 2 tablespoons) 340 grams bittersweet chocolate, at least 62 percent, chopped (12 ounces) 2/3 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons kirsch, rum, brandy or other spirit 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel, for sprinkling In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and fine sea salt. Pulse in the butter and vanilla until the mixture just comes together into a smooth mass. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment or wax paper.
Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes So, after being gone all last week, this has been catch up on the house week. Mostly laundry actually. Man, who knew that a weeks worth of laundry from 5 people could be so daunting. Yikes!! But I am kind of behind on my cooking and baking as well since I've been gone and cleaning. Not to mention, I needed an Oreo fix! Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes 1 box brownie mix, 8x8 inch size 24 Oreo Cookies 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 muffin cup baker with paper liners. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Makes 12 servings Recipe from picky-palate.com foodsnots.com
gooey butter cookies today was just Ugh. i was in a major funk for the better half of the day. energy level Low, confidence level loow, do your ears hang level LOW. mood level bleeeeeh. FUNK. somedays that's just the way it goes. finally the sun was going down and i found myself standing in the kitchen chopping vegetables to the mamas and the papas. hmm, this is rather lovely, i said to myself.. surely the activity to lift me out of funktown. . . then i sliced my thumb really awesomely while chopping the chilies. burning and blood and stinging all at once. yes, wonderful! whatever you do just don't touch your eyes. do not touch your face, and absolutely NoT your eyes. two minutes later, and where would i be but crouching my head under the faucet and hosing down my eye (and face, let's be real). this episode, as you may have guessed, sent me into a deeper funk. funk code level orange. during these types of extremities, cookie dough is absolutely allowed, nay encouraged! Hence, gooey butter cookies. 2 1/4 cups flour