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I am addicted to cooking and baking. I love to find and make delicious recipes. Sometimes I create my own and I post them here. Other times I find a recipe and adapt it. I have posted those recipes here as well. Enjoy.
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Monday, August 20, 2012

SNOW CONES - HOMEMADE (NO SPECIAL SNOW CONE MACHINE REQUIRED)


Strawberry

Strawberry
Peach

Grape


A fun way to enjoy the delights of summer at home.  Inexpensive,  exciting for children of ALL ages.  There is no need to buy one of those fancy snow cone machines that break after a few uses.

Ingredients:
Fruit syrup (strawberry ice cream syrup, Torani syrup – any flavor)
Any fruit flavor Freezer Syrup (liquidy freezer jam), optional
or the Lemon Syrup from http://bakingbanquet.blogspot.com/2012/07/frosty-margarita-frozen-pie-non.html recipe
Crushed Ice

Materials Needed:
Food Chopper , Food Processor, or blender
Plastic Cup
Straw

Obtain some crushed ice from your freezer’s ice machine.  If you don’t have an ice machine, get some ice and put it in a Ziploc bag.  Double bag it and use a meat tenderizer to chop the ice into smaller pieces.)  Place the crushed ice in your electric food chopper, food processor or blender.  Crush the ice until it is like powdery snow.   Pour into a cup using a scraper spatula (I use a silicone one).  Gently form into a cone shape with clean hands.  Pour syrup over the “snow cone” and enjoy.  Serve with a spoon and a straw, if desired.

Ingredients

Shaved Ice in Food Chopper

With a Straw

Cone Shaped

Yum

Watermelon

Peach

Watermelon

Grape

Sour Apple

Cotton Candy

Green Apple

Green Apple
Pomegranate

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

ULTIMATE NUTELLA FUDGESICLES







Ingredients:
½ cup Nutella hazelnut spread
1 1/2 cups Dark Chocolate Almond Milk (chocolate  soy milk or chocolate milk may be substituted)
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons sweetened ground cocoa (or hot chocolate powder may be substituted)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
5 Plastic cups
5 Plastic spoons
5 aluminum foil rectangles  approximately 3 ½”  X 5”

(makes approximately 5 half cup servings)

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the Nutella and the whipping cream.  Using a blender, mix until combined.  Add the chocolate milk and the sweetened ground cocoa and mix until combined.  If desired, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon for an extra flavorful treat.  Pour into the plastic cups.  Put in the plastic spoons for the handles and place the aluminum foil rectangles on top of the cups by gently pushing the foil over the spoon handles.  (this will help ensure that the spoon stays in the middle of the fudgesicle) *of course you may use the pre-maid plastic popsicle molds if you have them.  Place cup in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze overnight. (I like the freezer bags because you can label them and if the cups were to tip over, the bag would contain the mess.)

** If you don’t have chocolate milk of any kind, you can use milk and then extra sweetened ground cocoa. 
   These can be made without the whipping cream, sweetened ground cocoa or cinnamon, but that is why these are the “Ultimate Nutella Fudgesicles”.

Ingredients

Nutella and Whipping Cream

All Mixed In - with Air Bubbles

Top View

Side View

Foil Rectangles

Side View with Foil and Spoons

Side View with Foil

Top View with Foil and Spoons

Ready for the Freezer