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admin May 26, 2015 copycat recipes, dessert

Homemade Orange Creamsicle Pops Recipe

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! If your children are like mine, they want ice cream all the time and even more in the summer. While you can find some great deals on ice cream treats in the summer, it still doesn’t make up for the fact that most of them are just a combination of high-fructose corn syrup and water, along with some artificial flavorings! And so, like my homemade watermelon sorbet recipe and my homemade Slurpee recipe (and even my homemade fruit roll-up recipe), this orange creamsicle pop recipe is a nice way to make your children happy and give them the treats that they crave, while still trying to “keep the ingredients real”. If you already

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admin May 22, 2015 dessert, holiday

Patriotic Jello Cups

There is something about the summer that screams “Jello” to me. I do like Jello, but it seems that I never eat it when it is cold outside – only in warm weather. I’m sure there is some reason for it…eh – no biggie! Anyway, as the saying goes “there’s always room for Jello” and if you have a party to attend this summer, you can wow your friends and family with these Patriotic Jello Cups! They taste great and are very easy to make (certainly they have fewer steps that my Rainbow Jello Squares recipe!) You can top this with some homemade whipped cream, but that might mess up the look with the cherry stem poking out of the top

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admin May 21, 2015 dessert, snacks

Easy Watermelon Sorbet Recipe

Summer is heating up (although it technically isn’t even summer yet) and we are always looking for ways to cool off. This easy sorbet recipe is takes just a few minutes to throw together and is much cheaper than any store-bought sorbet and has no artificial preservatives. I chose watermelon because it is one of my favorite summer fruits (I even made watermelon salsa with the leftover watermelon), but you can make this with almost any fruit. Peaches work well, as will berries (just make sure to strain the mixture through a sieve to remove seeds before freezing if your kids are picky eaters) This sorbet recipe will keep pretty well in the freezer – up to about 2 weeks and you can usually get about