Banana Yogurt Pops

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I am excited about this recipe from there:

•2 bananas


•Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt

•crushed almonds

•cinnamon

1.Line a tray with parchment paper.

2.Mix the Greek yogurt and cinnamon together.

3.Peel the bananas.

4.Cut off an end off from each banana, then insert the popsicle sticks.

5.Coat the bananas in Greek yogurt and almonds.

6.Lay the bananas on the parchment paper and freeze for 45-55 minutes. The bananas will be creamy and firm, but not completely frozen.

Moose Lips

Disclaimer: No moose (mooses? meese?) were harmed during the making of this delicious snack.

Wash and cut into 8 wedges one red apple; cut out the core. Spread peanut butter onto one side of a apple wedge generously, top with a row of miniature marshmallows, and then squish a second apple wedge (with peanut butter) on top.
Voila! A wonderful summertime snack that just so happens to be smiling back at you as you eat it.

Cinnamin-Vanilla Yogurt Dip

1 tsp honey
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup of your favourite vanilla yogurt

Mix all of the ingredients well and serve with sliced fruits, graham crackers, teddy grahams, etc for dipping.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

16 ounces milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves

Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.

Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool. or simply place them on a sheet of wax paper. White chocolate may be drizzled over the milk chocolate for a fancier look.

Fresh Fruit with Spiced Chips & strawberry dip

Spiced Crisps


2 (6-inch) pita breads
1 Tbsp margarine or butter, melted
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Fresh Fruit

2 lb seedless green grapes
3 pints whole fresh strawberries, stems on

Strawberry Dip
2 (6-oz) containers low-fat strawberry yogurt
1 (8-oz) container light sour cream
1/2 tsp almond extract

Heat oven to 375 F. Split pitas into 4 rounds. Brush rough side of each round with margarine. In small bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle over rounds. Cut into 8 wedges. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp.

Wash grapes and strawberries. Separate grapes into clusters and arrange fruit in a large basket or on a platter.
In small bowl, combine all dip ingredients; blend well. Spoon into serving bowl. Serve dip with spiced crisps and fruit.

10 servings

Minty Grape Pops

1/2 cup fresh or bottled lime juice
1/4 cup honey
4 cups red grapes, halved
1/4 cup packed fresh mint

Whisk lime juice and honey in a bowl until honey dissolves. Stir in 2 cups cold water. Spoon grapes and mint into molds. Add lime-honey mixture and sticks. Freeze 6 hours.

Wild-Berry Pops

1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup lowfat plain yogurt
1 cup prepared blueberry juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Blend 3/4 cup blackberries and 3/4 cup blueberries with yogurt, blueberry juice, honey and lemon juice in a blender until smooth. Stir in remaining berries. Pour into molds and add sticks. Freeze 6 hours.

Ego's Your Way

These two recipes were taken out of a Family Circle magazine ad for Ego waffles.
Brock's Chinese Checkers

Drizzle Ego with Syrup
Place 2 rows each of raspberries and blueberries on opposite sides of each Ego.

2 waffles


Tropical Storm
Drizzle with syrup

Top with a spoonful of strawberry cream cheese and pineapple chunks (fresh is best but canned would be ok too), and sprinkle with coconut.

2 waffles.
A great way to add some fruit to the kids' diet!

Baked Apples - slow cooker

5 to 6 baking apples1/2 cup raisins or chopped dates1 cup brown sugar1 cup boiling waer2 Tbsp butter or margarine1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/4 tsp ground nutmegCore apples and peel each about 1/4 way down. Arrange in slow cooker. Fill centers with raisins. Combine sugar, wter, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour over apples. Cover and cook on low 2 to 4 hours (depending on size and variety of apples). Serve warm or cool.Makes 5 to 6 servings.

Fruit Dip

200 gram jar of marshmallow cream
1 pkg Dream Whip
8 oz pkg cream cheese

Prepare Dream Whip. Add remaining ingredients and mix well in blender. Let stand a few hours before serving.

This is quick & easy for a nice snack and is a fun way to get kids to get some more fruits in their diets! You could even send some in a container with some fruits to school for a healthy snack.

Holiday Fruit Salad

2 cups each of following:
grapes
banana slices
pineapple tidbits
mandarine orange (canned)
colored mini marshmallows
1 tub cool whip
Marachino cherries

Combine 2 eggs, well beaten with 4 Tbsp white sugar & 4 Tbsp vinegar in a double boiler. cook until thick & add 2 Tbsp butter and cool. Add the whipped cream and fruits and mix well.

This is a family favorite at meals like Thanksgiving or Christmas.