Tag: fruit

Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Pops

Post author By vickybarone
Post date September 20, 2016

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Rise and shine! Today we’re sharing an easy and healthy breakfast recipe you can eat on the go! These fruit and yogurt Popsicles are made with the simplest of ingredients to kick start your morning. Here’s how to make your own…

Ingredients: greek yogurt, fresh fruit, honey, and granola (optional).

We used our favorite Popsicle mold, which you can find on Amazon right here!

Directions:
1. In a bowl stir together yogurt and honey (to taste).
2. Scoop yogurt mixture into Popsicle molds until they are about half full.
3. Add fresh fruit and push down to the bottom using a spoon or a Popsicle stick. Add as much fruit as you like until it almost reaches the top.
4. Finish off the Popsicle with a scoop of yogurt and a sprinkle of granola.
5. Add a Popsicle stick and place in the freezer overnight.

That’s it! Just a few simple ingredients and you’re ready for a healthy and delicious breakfast – no spoons necessary!

We used blackberries, cherries, blueberries, and figs! What will you add to your breakfast pops?

Tags breakfast, fruit, popsicles, yogurt

DIY

DIY Fruit Vases

Good morning and Happy National Watermelon Day! We thought this would be the perfect time to share our DIY fruit vases. All you need is a watermelon, a knife, and a spoon! Here’s how to make your own…

To create a watermelon vase, you will first need to find the side that the watermelon can rest on steadily without tipping over. If there is no such side, simply cut off a bit of the bottom to create a flat surface. Next, cut off the top and set aside. Make a crisscross pattern with the knife into the flesh of the watermelon and scoop it out with a spoon.

Now you have two options. You can fill the watermelon with water and add the flowers, or you can place a small glass or vase inside the watermelon for the flowers to go in. We stuck our flowers directly into the fruit. The watermelon was the perfect consistency for flower arranging! No need for floral foam here!

You can also make a vase out of a pineapple using the same technique! You will have tropical centerpieces in no time.

For more watermelon ideas, click here! Happy Watermelon Day!

Tags DIY, fruit, pineapple, vase, watermelon

Recipes

Red White & Blue Dessert Kabobs

Post author By vickybarone
Post date May 27, 2016

Happy Friday! We have the perfect dessert to share with you today, just in time for Memorial Day weekend! These red, white, and blue dessert kabobs are super easy to put together, so delicious and festive, and about 50% healthy. 😉

Ingredients: wooden skewers, donut holes, marshmallows, blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries.

Directions:
1. Wash all fruit and pat dry.
2. Cut strawberries in half (this is optional, but a few full strawberries on the kabobs make them pretty heavy).
3. Add the berries, marshmallows, and donuts to the wooden skewers creating a pattern of red, white, and blue!
4. Enjoy!

We hope you all have a wonderful, fun, safe, and happy Memorial Day weekend!

P.S. We are hosting a giveaway on Instagram! Check it out and enter to win a framed mini canvas!

Tags dessert, donuts, fruit, marshmallows, memorial day, memorial day weekend, recipe

Recipes

Chocolate Dipped Fruit Pops

Post author By vickybarone
Post date April 12, 2016

Are you experiencing April showers today too? Spring’s return has been lovely, but we can’t wait for the May flowers to arrive! While you’re inside experiencing rainy days, we have a chocolaty snack recipe you can make in no time…

Ingredients: fresh fruit, candy melts, and lollipop sticks.

Directions:
1. Clean and dry the fruit. Peel and cut bananas and kiwi into 1/4 inch slices. Remove stems from strawberries.
2. Insert lollipop sticks into fruit.
3. Melt chocolate candy melts in the microwave according to directions.
4. Dip each piece of fruit into the melted chocolate and place on a wax paper lined baking sheet.
5. Place baking sheet in the fridge for 15 minutes to set chocolate.
6. Enjoy immediately!

What a sweet way to combat those rainy day blues! Enjoy!

Tags cake pop sticks, chocolate, dessertsd, dipped, fruit, fruit pops, recipe, snacks

DIY Kids Recipes

Striped Fruit Juice Popsicles

Post author By vickybarone
Post date June 26, 2015

This hot weather does not seem to want to give up! To help cool down, a Popsicle mold and a refrigerator raid might do the trick…

We made these fruity treats using our favorite Popsicle mold and all the fruit juices we had in the fridge! Start with a clean and dry Popsicle mold. Add a layer of juice and pop it into the freezer for about an hour (or more if you want super clean lines!). Remove the tray from the freezer and add another layer of a different juice and return to the freezer. On the third layer, we let the juice freeze for about 20 minutes and then stuck the Popsicle sticks into the center and let the layer of juice freeze around the stick for the next 40 minutes. Keep creating juice layers throughout the day until the Popsicle molds are all full!

Our Popsicles are made up of V8 Splash, cranberry juice, and orange juice. These would make great boozy pops as well! Just add a little vodka and you’ve got alternating layers of Vodka Cranberry and Screwdrivers. Not a bad combo for a hot Summer day 😉

Popsicles don’t need to have complicated recipes. Just mix your favorite flavors (or layer them!) and you’ve got a frozen treat to help beat the heat.

Find more of our Popsicle recipes here 🙂

Tags boozy, DIY, fruit, fruit juice, juice, layering, popsicles, summer

Kids Recipes

Fruit Popsicles

We are on a serious Popsicle kick this Summer and we’re not about to stop. Today we’re sharing our most refreshing recipe yet. Grab some coconut water and your favorite fruit and you’ll be cooling down in no time.

Supplies: coconut water (these come in lots of different flavors!), fresh fruit, Popsicle sticks, and a Popsicle mold.

Directions:
1. Slice fruit and add to Popsicle mold.
2. Add Popsicle sticks.
3. Pour coconut water over fruit until it fills the mold.
4. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight.

Fruit Popsicles are a great healthy alternative to sugary Summer snacks. Kids will love to assemble them and add their favorite fruit! We hope you enjoy these as much as we do.

Tags fruit, Popsicle, popsicles, summer

Holidays Recipes

White Chocolate Fruit Cups

Post author By vickybarone
Post date May 22, 2015

Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, we have an impressive, yet easy dessert that you can throw together in no time! All you need are some mini muffin tin liners, candy melts, and assorted fruits and you’ll be wowing your friends and family (and your taste buds!) all weekend.

Supplies: mini muffin tin liners, white candy melts, and assorted fruit.

Directions:
1. Melt the candy melts in a bowl according to directions on package. Stir frequently until smooth.
2. Place a spoonful of melted chocolate into a baking cup and spread it around to coat the bottom and sides.
3. Turn the baking cup upside-down and either tap it or drop it onto the counter top. This will spread out the chocolate more and keep it from puddling too much into just the bottom.
4. Place baking cups onto a cookie sheet and into the fridge.
5. Once the chocolate is hardened, peel away the baking cup and discard.
6. Fill each cup with fresh fruit for a bite-sized dessert!

If you’re going for a Memorial Day Red, White, and Blue theme, use fruits like blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries.

These chocolate cups are perfect for lots of other desserts like mousse, pudding, or cheesecake. You can also mix and match with different flavors of candy melts. Think: a dark chocolate cup with cherry pie filling and a dollop of whipped cream. YUM!

For more Memorial Day ideas, check out our Red, White, and Blue Pinterest Board or follow Vicky Barone on Twitter or Facebook.

Tags candy melts, chocolate, dessert, fruit, memorial day, recipe, red white and blue, white chocolate

Recipes

Mini Cakes

Post author By vickybarone
Post date January 12, 2015

Who needs one big cake when you can have multiple miniature cakes? These adorable, three-layer treats are easy to assemble and delicious when devoured.

Ingredients: box cake, frosting, fruit preserves, and fresh fruit.

Directions:
1. Bake a box cake according to the directions in a 13×9 pan. Let cool.
2. Remove cake from pan and use a glass and a knife to trace circles out of the layer cake.
3. Place one circle layer on a plate. Spoon frosting into a decorator’s bag or a plastic bag and snip off the end. Outline the edge of the circle with frosting.
4. Fill the inside of the frosting circle with fruit preserves.
5. Top with a second layer of cake and repeat steps 3 & 4.
6. Top with the third and final layer and frost the entire cake.
7. Cut fresh fruit for garnish.

White layer cake with white frosting, peach preserves, and fresh peach slices

White layer cake with nutella frosting, strawberry preserves, and fresh strawberries

Do you know anyone who would LOVE a mini cake for their birthday? These would make great mini-wedding cakes as well! Enjoy 🙂

Tags cake, chocolate, dessert, fruit, mini cakes, nutella