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How to make Homemade Orange Creamsicles–How to make Half and Half bars

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Another favorite frozen treat of mine when I was a little girl was orange creamsicles. We used to call them half and half bars, because that’s exactly what they were, half juice pop and half cream center.  Whatever you call them, I think we can all agree that they are super delicious. Unfortunately creamsicles are not made the way they used to be made, they have a ton of ingredients in the boxed versions in the store, none of which contain real juice or cream. This recipe takes care of that.  I used freshly squeezed orange juice for these, but if you can find some fresh juice in the store that does not have added sugar and preservatives, then go for it.  If you decide to squeeze the juice yourself, just make sure that the oranges that you’re using are very sweet, that way you don’t have to add sugar to sweeten the juice.  If heavy cream isn’t your thing (my vegan friends) don’t fret, I’ve done these with coconut cream, and they are just as yummy if not more.  Lastly, I purchased the Zoku Quick Pop Maker to make these, it’s the only way to get a true half and half bar, with that creamy center filling, but if you don’t want to spend the $25 (for a single), $38( for the duo), or $50 (for the triple) pop maker, you can still make these, but you’ll have to blend the mixture, or just pour half juice and half cream into regular molds, ( I used Zoku Classic pop molds), you’ll get a verticle half and half bar–still delicious.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup of freshly squeezed organic orange juice
1 cup of heavy cream or coconut cream
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
Directions: Add the cream, vanilla extract and maple syrup to a cup, mix well and set aside.  If using classic pop molds, place all ingredients in a blender and blend until well combined.  Divide mixture evenly among molds and freeze for 6-8 hours or until frozen solid.
If you are using the Quick pop maker, Pour the orange juice into the molds and allow to set for 2-3 minutes.  At the 3 minute mark siphon out the remaining unfrozen juice with a straw or a unused infant aspirator–I purchased one just for this.  Zoku sells a tool kit for $20 which includes a siphon tool, but the aspirator is $3 and does the job equally as well.  After you have removed all of the juice, pour cream into the molds, and allow to set for another 4-5 minutes, then follow the directions for removing the pops.
Orange Creamsicle

Orange Creamsicle

image If you aren’t going to eat the pops right away, you can store them in sandwich size zip lock bags and place them in the freezer until you’re ready to eat them.  These never last longer than a few hours in our house, so I can’t say how long you could store them that way. These are the Orange and Coconut Creamsicles that I made using the classic Zoku popsicle molds:  

How to make Cherry Lemonade–Made with Real Cherries

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Lemonade is as American–especially Southern American–as cherry pie–see my upcoming blog about that–and I’d be remiss if I didn’t share one of my favorite summertime drinks–Cherry Lemonade. Cherry season is almost at an end here, so I thought I’d give the last of my cherries a brilliant send off, by highlighting them in two recipes. If it’s too late in the season and you can’t find a fresh cherry anywhere–then use frozen cherries–skip thawing them, and blend them frozen with the lemon and the sugar. Doing so will allow you to omit the use of ice cubes.

Ingredients:
1 cup of fresh cherries (pits and stems removed)
1 cup of fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup of maple sugar (can sub other sugars, and if you like your lemonade on the sweet side use more sugar)
3 cups of water
ice for chilling

Directions: To a blender add the cherries, lemon juice, and sugar and blend until well combined. Add this mixture to a pitcher, with the water and some ice, mix well, serve and enjoy.

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D.I.Y. How to make Powdered Sugar–How to make Powdered Maple, Coconut, Date, and Palm Sugar

How to make you own powdered sugar–Yes even Powdered Maple, Coconut, Date, Palm, Agave, or Honey crystal Sugars

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How many times have you been in the middle of baking, and found that you were lacking one vital ingredient–Powdered Sugar. If you’re anything like me, the last thing you want to do is run out and buy a bag of powdered sugar. If you’re really like me, you probably prefer to use a less processed form of sugar, like maple sugar, coconut sugar, date sugar, or palm sugar but have failed to ever find a powdered version of either of those sugars in your local grocery store. Well now you will never have that problem again–unless of course you don’t have any form of granulated sugar in the house at all, then this can’t help you. But if you do have granulated sugar, then this DIY tutorial will help. All you need is sugar and a spice or coffee grinder –any type of granulated sugar will work–even Maple sugar, Coconut sugar, Date sugar, Palm sugar, Agave sugar, or honey crystal sugar. Watch this video and I’ll show you how. Then use the sugar to make my recipe for Flourless Chocolate Meringue Cookies

How To Make Lavender Lemonade

A video –How to make Lavender infused lemonade

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The heat certainly has me seeking out ways in which to keep cool. Almost nothing is more cooling on a hot day than a nice cold glass of lemonade. Infuse that glass of lemonade with a honey lavender syrup and you have the makings of heaven in a glass.

Ingredients
2.5 cups of water
1.5 cups of fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons of dried lavender
3/4 cups of honey
2 cups of ice

Directions:
Add the honey, and 1/2 cup of water to a sauce pan, and heat until honey melts, then add the lavender, and cook to just below a simmer, and you start to smell the lavender. Turn off the fire and allow to steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain the honey lavender syrup, and set aside. Add the remaining water, lemon juice, and the honey lavender syrup to a pitcher, stir well then add the ice, serve and enjoy!

Lavender lemonade

Lavender lemonade

Watermelon and Mint Refresher

Watermelon and Mint Refresher

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A recipe for a cool and hydrating drink on a hot day. You can even freeze in ice pop molds to make popsicle’s.

Ingredients:
4 cups of Organic Seedless Watermelon (cubed)
2 cups of ice
1 Cup of fresh organic Mint

How to make Zucchini Noodles–How to Make Squash Noodles

Video How to–Make Zucchini or Squash noodles in seconds. How to blanch them and make them into a glutenfree, paleo friendly, low carb noodle, to have with a delicious pasta sauce

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