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Today we’re going to show you step-by-step how to use our homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs. It’s very simple and we’ve made it even simpler by breaking it down into 4 easy-to-follow steps. Watch this video Step 1: Place hot chocolate bomb in your favorite mug …
Happy 4th of July everyone! I’ve got a recipe today for when you need something quick to take to your 4th of July potluck, or when you’re just chilling at home and want to do something fun and patriotic with the kids. This quick and …
Do you remember when the movie Shrek first came out and Burger King started giving out packets of green ketchup instead of the standard red as part of their promotion? Thinking back on it now, it was kinda weird and gross. But I still remember it 20 years later, so it has that going for it, right? The thing is, kids typically love eating colorful things. But unfortunately green ketchup and many of the other colorful foods that are marketed to children are full of chemical dyes and usually many other nasty ingredients. But this healthy green “ice cream” has no dyes, no added sugar and gets it fun green color from… you guessed it, spinach!
I am always looking for ways to make healthier versions of the delicious foods we like to eat, because some is better than none, right?. So when my husband and I decided to take on a Whole30, what better time than to experiment with a healthy, fruit-filled, version of this beloved frozen classic. Now, just to be clear… on Whole30, ice cream is prohibited, even if made from compliant ingredients. So, for the sake of all the strict Whole30 rule-followers, let’s call this a smoothie bowl, which is totally allowed. Winning!
This tropical healthy “ice cream” also known as “nice cream” is made with only 5 ingredients including 3 fruits and a veggie, so if you have trouble getting your kids to eat veggies (fruit is definitely not an issue in my house), I would totally recommend giving this a try. You cannot taste the spinach at all, but it gives the ice cream a fun green color that kids love. My six-year-old wanted to join us on Whole30, but he didn’t want to do the full 30 days, so he decided to join just the final 6 days and is calling it Whole6. And yes, he has requested these smoothie bowls at least once every day of his Whole6. So if you are wondering if this healthy green “ice cream”/smoothie bowl is kid approved, the answer is a resounding YES!
Yes! We have made these with a number of fruit combinations. I have made them with just pineapple + banana, or mango + blueberry + banana. I’m sure it would be great with strawberries, blackberries, peaches and more. You can even make them with just frozen banana, coconut milk and cocoa powder if you’re looking for a chocolatey version. I will say that the banana gives it smoothness and makes it nice and creamy, so I would hesitate to replace the banana, but if you try it, let me know how it turns out!
I like the full-fat unsweetened Thai kitchen coconut milk (affiliate link), but any approved coconut milk in a can should work. You could potentially use the kind from the carton, but it has a much higher water-to-coconut ratio, so it could make your ice cream a lot more runny.
This is personal preference and will depend on what you have available when you’re hangry for some ice cream now. (Ask me how I know) When I make it with frozen banana, the ice cream is thicker and holds up better on a spoon. With fresh bananas, the consistency is more like soft serve ice cream or a thick smoothie. Remember, you can also adjust the amount of coconut milk to get the consistency you like.
Short answer: not really. Blenders are great for foods that are more of a liquid consistency. You could potentially make this as a smoothie bowl in a blender, but you will need to add more coconut milk to get it to blend properly, and the final result will not be thick like ice cream. I recommend the food processor if you have one because it is better at processing something this thick and creamy.
Oh Whole30, how I love you and hate you at the same time. As I write this I am currently on day 19 of my third round of Whole30. The first time we did it was in 2015 and we did it together with a …
Every Sunday morning in our house (and even more frequently right now while we’re doing another round of Whole30), you can count on one thing: “The Mess” on our table for breakfast. (Okay, so we don’t always eat it at the table. Usually if we …
Oh, my goodness… don’t get me started on this amazing sweet boysenberry crunch. It is sooo good. Like really, really delicious. But first, let’s back up a step or two. I realize you might have a couple questions before we get started. Namely “What is a boysenberry?” and “What is a crunch”? If either of those ran through your mind, don’t worry, Google and I have answers for you.
My research tells me that a boysenberry is a hybrid fruit, which is a cross between a blackberry, raspberry and a loganberry. One website even lauded it as a ‘super berry’ high in antioxidants and supposedly able to help reverse lung damage… who knew? It is slightly larger than a blackberry and has more of a purple color. To be honest, we used blackberries for the photo shoot as that’s what we could find, but we love it with boysenberries as they hold a special place in our heart and our memories so we didn’t want to change the name.
Many of us have heard of a fruit crisp, (like our family favorite Apple Crisp…recipe coming soon), but how is a fruit crunch different? Well, the way I understand it, a crisp has all of the fruit on the bottom and the crumbly mixture (streusel) only on top. A crunch, in the other hand, has the oat mixture both on the bottom and top, with the fruit in the middle. This makes it easier to slice and serve because the crumb mixture forms a sort of crust on the bottom, giving a cleaner end result.
First, let me say, if you have never tried boysenberry crunch, you are seriously missing out. This has been a family favorite for many, many years. When I first introduced my husband to it a couple years ago, it quickly became his favorite dessert. For the past two years running he has even requested it for his birthday dessert in lieu of cake. That’s how good it is.
When I was growing up, we planted some boysenberry plants in our backyard. They quickly grew and spread and pretty much took over the yard. It was great, because when they were in season, we had so. many. boysenberries. My sisters and I would spend 30 minutes a day picking berries. If I remember correctly, my parents ended up getting a second freezer, just to keep the extra berries, beyond all the ones we gave away.
My mom was constantly making boysenberry pies, boysenberry cobbler and, of course, this delicious boysenberry crunch. She says the recipe was adapted from my grandmother’s cranberry crunch recipe. I think we’re going to need to try that next!
We love this sweet boysenberry crunch warm and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream… mmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
If you scroll past the recipe, there is a full step-by-step guide with pictures you can follow!
You’ll know when the oats are a lovely golden brown color and the berries are bubbling up around the edges.
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