Oreo Cookie Pie

It's summer! This is a perfect thing to make for when your kiddos come home off the bus on their last day of school!

Oreo Cookie Pie 

4 cups of Turkey Hill All Natural Vanilla Bean

1/2 package of Newton's Oreo cookies

1. soften the ice cream and spread evenly over a baking dish
2. crush about 10 cookies and then sprinkle evenly over the ice cream

Place in freezer for 3 hours.

Repeat these steps 2 more times.

All Done!

Easy Healthy Homemade Banana Ice Cream

This is a wonderful summer, fall, winter or spring recipe. It's low in calorie and will hit your sweet tooth without adding on the pounds. Enjoy!!

Easy Healthy Homemade Banana Ice Cream
3 Frozen Bananas (Sliced)
1 1/2 cups of nonfat plain yogurt
1 tsp. honey
1 cup of vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup of crushed ice
tsp. of white sugar
chocolate or caramel fudge


Mix all the ingredients (besides for the fudge) in a blender and blend on high. Once it is smooth, add in the fudge and stir well. Then place it into a container and freeze it for at least 3 hours. Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving. Serve with nuts or more sliced bananas!

Delicious and Very Healthy!!
  

Pumpkin Ice Cream Cookies

It's almost fall! I love fall. I love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. I love the smell of a new notebook. I love new folders and I love how everything is starting fresh. I love when the leaves change colors. I love Thanksgiving. I love Halloween - I love seeing all the cute kids in their adorable costumes. And if you're team is in playoffs - fall is a great time of year. Go Braves!! And when I was a kid and used to watch all those teenage shows, I loved the season premiers after a summer of re-runs. You see fall is a really fun time of year. Don't you think? In honor of fall I thought I would post a yummy fall dish - that still has a speck of summer in it.

Saying goodbye to summer and hello fall...Labor Day Weekend Special!

So fall is all about pumpkins! And summer is all about ice cream. So why not combine the two?!!

Pumpkin Ice Cream Cookies
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of white sugar
1 cup of pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 cup of oatmeal
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of melted butter
Ben and Jerry's Vanilla Caramel Frozen Yogurt

1. Mix your dry ingredients together: flour, sugars, oatmeal, cinnamon, baking soda and salt
2. Then mix in your wet ingredients: egg, butter and pumpkin and raisins
3. Cover and place in fridge for 1 hour
4. Preheat oven to 375 - form cookie dough into round 3 inch cookies and bake for 20 minutes - let cool. During this time you should take out your frozen yogurt and allow it to soften. Once they're easy to handle and the ice cream is softened put a scoop on a cookie and then take another cookie and place on top.
5. Wrap each sandwich in saran wrap and place in freezer for at least 3 hours.

When you're ready for eat it take it out and Enjoy a delicious fall/summer treat- guilt free! 

Bery Berry Smoothie

So it's summer time and what is better than a cold milkshake? A smoking body. That is what is better, a smoking body. But then I ask you is it worth it to through the entire summer without a milkshake? No! We want both. Try this amazing smoothie that will truthfully leave thinking you had a milkshake and you will keep your fit body. I made this for my family and they loved it AND I know that you will too!!

Bery Berry Smoothie

6 oz. nonfat plain Greek yogurt (80 calories)

1 c. frozen berries (blueberries and strawberries

1/2 c. crushed ice

1 tbsp. honey

1 tbsp. natural peanut butter

2 splashes of vanilla almond soy milk

In a blender mix all the ingredients together and enjoy! Yup, that's it!

Ice Cream Sandwiches- Homemade!!

So I remember the first time I made this. I was hesitant and thought what's the big deal it's just an ice cream sandwich, right? Well no! Homemade ice cream sandwiches are better than purchased ones. I promise you that you will love these and once you finish it you'll be glad there are more. :)

1 pint of frozen vanilla yogurt (Turkey Hill is healthiest)
1/2 cup semi sweet milk chocolate chips or sprinkles- or nuts which is healthiest b/c of the protein
Cookies (you will need 16)
1 Large Egg
5 tbsp. vegetable oil
5 tbsp. water
Here are the choices I suggest are best:
Duncan Hines Chocolate Chip Mix
Duncan Hines Peanut Butter Mix
Duncan Hines Oatmeal Mix

1. Preheat oven to 350*
2. In a large bowl combine the egg, oil, water and cookie mix
3. Form them into medium sized cookies (as the box will explain)
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes. (while it is cooking and cooling take out the ice cream and let it soften)
5. Let cool completely- takes about 20 minutes
6. Scoop one scoop of ice cream onto one of the cookies and flatten it out. Then place another cookie covering the ice cream forming a sandwich
7. Pour over the semi sweet chocolate chips or sprinkles onto a plate and roll the sandwich over the chips/sprinkles until it covers the ice cream leaving a few spaces of white.
8. Wrap in saran wrap and put in freezer for at least 3 hours.
Eat right out of freezer. This summer treat is guaranteed to lift up any mood!