Yummy Choco-Banana "Ice Cream"
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 frozen peeled banana, cut into chunks
- 1-2 teaspoons cocoa powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter (optional)
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water. Place banana chunks into a small food processor or blender. Blend on high until smooth and creamy.
- Add cocoa powder and peanut butter, if desired. Continue to blend until mixed. Enjoy immediately.
- This “ice cream” is best eaten right away, but you can store it in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Software Used: ESHA Food Processor
Ice Cream in a Bag
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 – 2 Tablespoons soft fruit
- ½ cup low-fat milk
- ⅓ cup rock salt (outside bag)
- Ice cubes
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water. Put sugar in quart size freezer bag that has zip closure. Add vanilla and soft fruit. Seal the bag tightly. Mix well by squeezing with fingers until everything is combined.
- Open bag and add milk. Reseal bag again and mix until everything is combined.
- Open a gallon size freezer bag with zip closure and put in ⅓ cup rock salt. DO NOT PUT SALT IN SMALL BAG! Fill the gallon size bag halfway full of ice cubes.
- Put the quart bag into the gallon bag and seal shut. Shake the bag for 5 minutes or until the liquid has changed to ice cream. You can toss the bag gently with a partner, too, to share the fun and the cold.
- Take quart bag out of gallon bag. Eat with spoon and ENJOY!
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Frozen Fruit Cups
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Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup applesauce (no sugar added)
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 (14 ounce) package frozen strawberries, sliced and unsweetened, thawed
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice concentrate, thawed
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well.
- Spoon into 6 small freezer-safe containers.
- Freeze at least 4 hours, or until firm.
- Let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.
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Upsidedown Berries and Ice Cream
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries), gently rubbed under running water
- ½ cup light ice cream
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Add berries to a small bowl. Top with ice cream. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Software Used: ESHA Food Processor
Strawberry Smoothie and Freezer Pop
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 6-ounce carton vanilla low-fat or fat-free yogurt
- 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries, gently rubbed under cold running water
- 1 medium banana, sliced
- 4 to 8 ice cubes
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Combine yogurt, strawberries, and banana in blender with the yogurt added first. Cover and blend until smooth; start at a lower speed and gradually increase the speed as the mixture starts to blend and become smooth.
- With the blender still running, drop ice cubes — one at a time — through the hole in the lid. Blend until smooth and desired thickness. Somewhere between 4 and 8 ice cubes should be about right, depending on the size of cubes.
- Serve immediately or freeze in freezer molds or paper cups to enjoy later.
Notes:
- Strawberries do not continue to ripen after they are picked. Select firm, fully ripe strawberries with a deep red color. Do not wash strawberries until you are ready to eat or prepare them. Excess moisture causes them to spoil faster.
- Store strawberries in the refrigerator in their original clamshell container from the store. Remove any moldy or damaged berries. They'll remain at best quality for about 3 days.
- Leave the green caps on strawberries when you wash them. Removing the stems lets water seep into the strawberries, affecting their taste and texture. To wash, place strawberries in a strainer or colander and remove any damaged fruit. Wash them thoroughly under running water or wash with a gentle spray from your kitchen sink sprayer hose. Turn the colander or strainer and gently move the berries around as you wash them. Gently blot dry. Remove the caps with a paring knife, small measuring spoon, or a strawberry huller.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Software Used: ESHA Food Processor
Yogurt Freezer Pops
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Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients:
- 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate*, thawed
- 2 cups yogurt, low-fat vanilla*
- 12 (3 ounce) paper cups
- Aluminum foil
- 12 wooden sticks
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- In a medium bowl, combine thawed juice concentrate and yogurt. Stir until smooth.
- Place paper cups close together on a baking sheet.
- Pour juice/yogurt mixture into paper cups.
- Cover the cups with a sheet of aluminum foil.
- Insert stick for each freezer pop by making a slit in foil over the center of each cup. The aluminum foil serves to keep the sticks in place as the juice/yogurt mixture freezes.
- Freeze freezer pops until firm.
- To serve, run warm water on the outside of each cup to loosen each freezer pop from the cup.
- Store leftovers in a sealed container in the freezer.
Notes:
*Any flavor of juice concentrate or yogurt can be used.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Software Used: ESHA Food Processor
Sources:
- Eating Smart
- Being Active Colorado State University