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Summer Science Cold!

August 18, 2016 by Nikki Cole

All this heat has me ready for summer to end! Well, kind of, I love summer so let’s cool off with Summer Science Cold! where we will make a couple of cold treats to enjoy and hopefully cool us off.

I love summer but after several months of really hot weather it starts to not be as enjoyable. Enjoying some cooling treats helps a lot though. With this week’s summer science we are going to make homemade ice cream and homemade butter. Who doesn’t love ice cream and watching it form right before your eyes your kids will be amazed and then enjoy eating ice cream they actually made. Butter is a little bit of a stretch, yes it is cold but I served it over nice warm homemade bread but it still was fantastic to make and homemade butter seems to always taste better.

Homemade ice cream! This is where Summer Science Cold actually gets really cold. Ice cream is one of my favorite treats and with homemade ice cream I like how it is not super hard but it also is easier to get a brain freeze! With ice cream explain to your kids how freezing works. By filling the bag with ice and also salt the salt helps make the ice even colder causing the milk to freeze.

Supplies:

Gallon size freezer bag
About 6 tablespoons Salt (I use rock salt which is available at grocery stores)
Ice enough to fill a gallon bag
Sandwich bag
½ cup Milk
½ teaspoon Vanilla
1 ½ tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon Chocolate syrup, or cocoa powder for chocolate ice cream. (optional)
Toppings!

Directions:

In the sandwich bag mix together milk, vanilla, and sugar. (chocolate syrup or cocoa if desired).
Seal the sandwich bag really well (we placed the sandwich bag into another sandwich bag just in case it broke) and place into the gallon bag.
Fill the gallon bag with ice and pour salt over. Seal.
Shake! You might want gloves or a towel because it does get really cold!
Shake until the milk mixture is solid or at least ice cream like, scoop out of the bag and enjoy!

Homemade Butter will show your kiddos how cream goes through different stages to become butter and how to make it themselves. This experiment only involves a few simple ingredients, some muscle power, and you’ll have amazing tasting butter to enjoy! With this experiment I also made my homemade braided bread to go with the butter. Bread is also a great experiment to show how yeast rises and expands bread.

Supplies:

1 pint Heavy whipping cream (room temperature)
Mason jar
2 marbles (optional)
Medium sized bowl
Salt (optional)

Directions:

Fill a mason jar only about half way with the heavy whipping cream making sure there’s enough room for it to slosh around. Having the cream at room temperature helps it become butter a little faster.
Place 2 marbles in the jar, if you are worried about breaking the jars then you can leave them out, I didn’t have any problems and we shook them really hard.
Screw the lid on tight!
Shake!
After a couple minutes it’ll stop sloshing and seem more solid, if you open the jar you will find whipped cream!
Seal the lid again and Shake!
It’ll get harder and little ones might need some help shaking it. The whipped cream will start the change into what looks like curdled milk.
Shake until you see the buttermilk beginning the separate out and there’s a solid mass of butter.
Remove from jar and place in a bowl. Remove marbles.
Pour a cup of cold water into the bowl and knead out the butter milk rinsing every now and then until water becomes clear. Once rinsed add a little salt if you want and enjoy!

Who knew shaking butter could be so fun! They were having contests of who could shake the longest!

Frozen S’mores Brownies

September 19, 2015 by Danielle

I received free samples of Maui Natural Cane Sugars to assist with this recipe. All opinions are mine alone.

Remember my love of chocolate, and brownies? Well it struck again, but this time assisted with an easy recipe and a couple additions that made these Frozen S’mores Brownies completely drool-worthy! They not only taste great, but look fabulous so they’re perfect for get-togethers, holiday celebrations – or just because some days you really need a kick-butt dessert.

You can mix these up however you want – use pumpkin ice cream instead to create a whole new flavor (it IS the season!) or top it with strawberry puree. The possibilities are near limitless! To start, whip up these chocolaty, soft and gooey brownies:

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter
1 cup plus 1 cup Chocolate chips
3/4 cup Maui Whites Crystallized Natural Cane Sugar
1/4 cup Maui Raws Turbinado Natural Cane Sugar
3 Large Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 tbsp. Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. All-purpose Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt

Note: for the rest of the Frozen S’mores Brownies you’ll also need a box of ice cream (I used vanilla here, but it’s your choice) and some graham cracker crumbs.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Line a 9×9 square baking dish with aluminum foil, then spray to ensure the brownies won’t stick. Set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and 1 cup chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring between each until it’s mostly melted and creamy. Scrape into a large mixing bowl.
Mix in both Maui Sugars, the eggs and vanilla until smooth. Gently add in the cocoa powder, flour and salt. Once it’s well-combined, fold in the last 1 cup of chocolate chips.
Pour into your prepared pan. Bake for about 35 minutes, then allow to cool completely. I let it sit about 30 minutes, then placed it in the fridge to cool faster.

Once they’re cooled, use the foil to lift the brownies out of the pan and place on a cutting surface. Pick a cookie cutter of your choice – I felt like a star today – and cut out as many brownies in that shape as you can, placing on a plate and sticking them in the freezer to get a little extra cold.

Open your box of ice cream and slice into a few rows, about 1/2-1″ thick. Then use the same cookie cutter to get the matching shape and place on your pretty-cold brownies. Place back in the freezer quickly!

Put any remaining ice cream in an airtight container – I kept an old gallon container from previous ice cream, washed it out, then stored this extra in there.

When the ice cream is back to frozen, sprinkle the tops with some graham cracker crumbs. Store in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve. Enjoy!

What flavor ice cream do YOU want to try with these?

A New Way to Treat Yourself

March 20, 2015 by Danielle

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FrozenCustardTime #CollectiveBias

There’s no point denying it, motherhood is hard! We work so hard for our families, and too often we forget to take care of ourselves because we’re just too dang busy. It’s super important for us to take time to recharge, refresh…even reward! Here’s a delicious New Way to Treat Yourself! Plus, free printable tags in case you want to ‘treat’ a friend!

One of my favorite ways to unwind is snuggling up on the couch with Hubby, watching something while enjoying a creamy bowl of New DREYER’S Frozen Custard. After we tried some of their awesome flavors, I had to get the others! Just swing by the ice cream aisle at Walmart and you’ll see all the options….

For those of you living more East than Colorado and Texas, you’ll check out the EDY’s® Frozen Custard!

So what fabulous flavors DO they have, you ask?

Old Fashioned Vanilla
Strawberry Shortcake
Chocolate Malt
Mint Cookies N’ Cream
Peanut Butter Pie

ALL of these are made with fresh milk and have no artificial colors or flavors. My personal favorite is the Peanut Butter Pie: sweet cream frozen custard with lots of chocolate cookie pieces and beautiful peanut butter swirls. It’s YUMM-O! I’m so in love with how extra thick and creamy it is…..LOVE, I tell you!

What’s almost as good as treating yourself? Giving a special treat to someone else! So I’ve got two adorable and fun gift tags for you: Gift Tag 1 and Gift Tag 2

If you want to learn (and maybe taste…Woot woot!) a little more before you commit, check out one of their in-store demos taking place across the country March 26th-29th! Look for a store near you HERE.

Don’t forget to check out DREYER’S (or EDY’s®) Social Channels!

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What flavor are YOUR most excited to treat yourself to?

Have a ‘Me Moment’ with Ice Cream Flavored Yogurt

January 9, 2015 by Danielle

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MullerMoment #CollectiveBias

As busy moms, wives & women, we spend a lot of our energy and focus on others. It’s our nature, I think, to put others first. This is definitely a wonderful thing, but not when we never give OURSELVES some attention. I’m guilty of this plenty, so one of my goals this year is to make sure to Have a ‘Me Moment’ regularly, and give myself a little extra love every now and then!

I sure seem to have made a lot of goals for myself for 2015! The good part is that they’re major ones that I’m taking baby steps towards, not a giant leap at all once! Like this goal of focusing on myself a bit more…right now I’m just taking a few minutes every here and there each day. My favorite time to do this? When I’ve earned (or really, really want!) a little treat without having to share. Let’s be honest, it’s pretty rare we get to enjoy our own little indulgence without sharing at least some with our kids, right?!

I found this NEW product at Walmart, and was super excited to try it out because it sounded AMAZING! Right there in the fridge section along the wall, with all the other yogurts, is a new one: Müller® Ice Cream Inspired Yogurt.

I. Love. Ice cream! Seriously, it’s just so good, with all the different flavors, and you can mix all these different things with it….super creamy and flavorful and delish…..ya. I really enjoy ice cream! So of course I HAD to give these a try, and grabbed all three flavors my store had: Vanilla Bean, Mint Chocolate Chip and Raspberry Chocolate Chip. Drooling yet?

What’s great is that there’s a Müller® coupon promotion: Take $1 off 5 Müller® Yogurts (offer valid from January 4 – February 15, 2015) in the Jan. 4th Sunday paper! This is a killer deal, so be sure to check that out!

So this week it’s been my little secret ‘Me Moment’ for myself. I literally HIDE from my kids in my closet…..don’t panic, it’s only a few minutes and I make sure they’re perfectly fine playing first…and sit there enjoying one of these ridiculous delicious yogurts. Here’s my special ‘Me Moment’ place….

Nothing exceptional about it, other than it’s quiet, open, and I get some time for just ME. Anywho, I sit there right beside my shoe organizer and enjoy Every. Single. Bite. So far my favorite (although they’re all fabulous) is the Vanilla Bean made into this creamy parfait.

Ingredients

Müller® Ice Cream Inspired Yogurt – Vanilla Bean Flavor
1/2 – 1 cup Raspberries, just slightly frozen
1/4 cup Chocolate Chips

Directions

You can layer it for appeal, such as a thin layer of the Vanilla Bean Yogurt, half the raspberries, then the rest of the yogurt, remaining berries and sprinkle on the chocolate chips.
Or just mix them all together, if that’s more your style!

The important thing here isn’t to get the perfect recipe…it’s that us women tend to do a LOT for others, and that’s great. But we definitely need and deserve some time to refresh, unwind and not feel like we must focus on a dozen others at that moment.

Because that moment, is a ‘Me Moment’!

I spilled the ‘beans’ on my special ‘Me Moment’ place…what’s yours?

Chocolate Dessert Bar Holiday Recipe & Ice Cream Printable

December 7, 2014 by Danielle

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMadeSimple #CollectiveBias

I love having company over, especially during the holidays! With a sis-in-law living close by, plus several uncles and many friends, I never know when someone may make a surprise visit! Luckily, I’m always prepared with delicious foods I’ve made easily ahead of time. Today I’m sharing one that’s a huge hit with guests, this Chocolate Dessert Bar Holiday Recipe! Plus I’ve got a great Ice Cream Printable tag you can print off as an easy gift idea!

Baking is especially fun this time of year, don’t you think? But at the same time, I don’t want to spend forever in the kitchen when I could be visiting with those I care about! This holiday recipe is super easy, and tastes A-MAZ-ING! I kid you not, it’s fabulous! What makes it the most fun are the NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Limited Edition Holiday Morsels. Red, green and the classic Semi-Sweet morsels all wrapped up in a festive seasonal package. They leave hints of red and green swirls inside the chocolate layers, making festive for Christmas guests! Just swing by Walmart and pick up some bags, plus any other ingredients you may not have on hand. The morsels are with all the other holiday baking items, or just down the baking aisle. Super quick to find! Then whip these up when you get home. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did!

Ingredients

3 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Limited Edition Holiday Morsels (2 bags)
3/4 cup Peanut Butter, divided
1/4 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Evaporated Milk
7 oz. Marshmallow Fluff
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
14 oz. Caramels
1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions

Line a 9×13 baking pan with foil, then spray the foil with cooking spray. Set aside. Put 1 1/2 cups Nestle Holiday Morsels and 1/4 cup Peanut Butter in a microwave-safe bowl. On 50% power, heat in 30 second increments, stirring between, until it’s melted and smooth. Spread mixture in the prepared baking pan and stick in the fridge for 30 minutes, then move on to the next step.
In a medium saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter. Add the sugar and evaporated milk and stir until dissolved, then boil 5 more minutes stirring frequently. Mix in the marshmallow fluff, 1/4 cup peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Spread into the baking dish over the chocolate layer and stick in the fridge for 30 minutes, then move on to the next step.
In a small saucepan, melt the caramels and heavy whipping cream over low heat until smooth (about 10 minutes for me). Spread in the baking pan over the other layers, then stick in the fridge for 30 minutes, them move on to the next step.
In a microwave-safe bowl, put the remaining 1 1/2 cups Nestle Holiday Morsels and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Heat on 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring between, until melted and smooth. Spread over the other layers in the baking pan and put in the fridge for 2 hours. When done, cut and serve as desired!

Store them in the fridge to keep them cool and fresh…and don’t worry, they stay soft and gooey delicious!

As a special bonus, I made a fun Ice Cream Printable tag you can use for neighbor gifts! Just PRINT THIS page; it has two tags of each design, four different designs in total! That way you can switch up the colors depending on which ice cream you’re pairing it with. I’m a huge fan of EDY’S®/DREYER’S SLOW CHURNED® Light Ice Cream Limited Edition Peppermint Wonderland®. Peppermint light ice cream and peppermint candy pieces blend together to create a refreshing flavor in every spoonful, sure to please any gift recipient!

There’s other delicious flavors specially for the holidays, so it’s an extra ‘treat’ to grab them!

Keep these on-hand in case you have unexpected (or planned, whichever) guests arrive needing a fabulous dessert! Plus, you never know if someone will swing by that you forgot to grab a gift for. Pull out a new thing of ice cream and tie on these cute tags with a pretty holiday ribbon. They’ll never know!

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Sweet Potato Pie Parfait & Apple Berry Pie Ice Cream

November 17, 2014 by Danielle

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ThankfullySweet #CollectiveBias

It’s November, and even though pie is delicious year round (and I definitely enjoy it all year!), my family especially loves during the holidays. We even have a fabulous tradition: Pie Night! The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, we get together with everyone, and eat pie. Different kinds, different ways…it’s so fun, and a lot of great family memories are held in this tradition! Today I’m sharing two delicious ways to try pie in a new way….Sweet Potato Pie Parfait & Apple Berry Pie Ice Cream!

Seriously, you’ll love mixing up these new recipes and getting creative with your pies! Guests for your holiday parties will be so impressed that you move beyond the normal pie dessert and bring something totally different and delish!

To try your own tasty pie creations, head over to Walmart and hit up their frozen section. There’s plenty of fabulous Mrs. Smith’s Pies to choose from, so get creative! They’re right by the Kraft Cool Whip, too, so it’s super easy to grab what you need!

Looking to save some money in your holiday budget? Who isn’t, right? Grab this coupon to save $1.00 on Mrs. Smith’s Pies with purchase of Kraft Cool Whip. The coupon will be live from November 10th – December 10th.

Ingredients – Apple Berry Pie Ice Cream

Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pie (or Dutch Apple Pie)
Mrs. Smith’s Very Berry Pie
2 cups Heavy Cream
Kraft Cool Whip, for topping

Directions – Apple Berry Pie Ice Cream

Bake the pies according to package directions and allow to cool.
In a blender, pour all of the heavy cream. Slowly add scoops of both pies, blending in between. Don’t add too much at a time or it may be too much for your blender. Just add until it’s creamy….about 2-3 cups total between both pies. I like mine with more apple than berry, but that’s just a preference.
Put into an airtight & freezer-safe container and freeze overnight. When ready to serve, allow it to thaw a little, then scoop into dishes, add a little Cool Whip on top, and ENJOY!

Ingredients – Sweet Potato Pie Parfait

Mrs. Smith’s Sweet Potato Pie
Graham Cracker Brownies – recipe here
Kraft Cool Whip

Directions – Sweet Potato Pie Parfait

Bake your pie according to the package directions and allow to cool for 2 hours as it says.
In a fun glass or bowl, scoop a layer of the graham brownies, a thin layer of cool whip, then a nice layer of warm Sweet Potato Pie. Top it off with more creamy cool whip and ENJOY!

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Pumpkin Spice Milkshake

November 1, 2014 by Danielle

How did y’all like Halloween? As crazy as October was, I’m amazed that it’s already over! Welcome to November….the start of the two craziest months of the year, it seems! I think today we should all recover from the week’s craziness first, though, and enjoy a special treat! My kiddos are stocked up on candy, munching happily through their stash. Hubby and I do love a good candy bar treat (and may nab some here and there without the kids knowing), but often we’d rather something a bit better, such as this Pumpkin Spice Milkshake!

Even though it’s cooling down a ton during the nights here, the afternoons are still way hot and bright. This refreshing, creamy pumpkin spice milkshake has the perfect blend of flavors, making it smooth-yet-flavorful. I love it, although I’m not sure who loved it more…me or Hubby. Guess we can just use two straws and share, right?! Nah, I’ll just whip up two of this quick recipe!

Ingredients

1 cup Milk
1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 cup Sugar
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1-2 cups Pumpkin
2-4 cups Vanilla Ice Cream
Whipped Cream for topping, if desired

Directions

In a blender, mix everything except the ice cream and whipped topping. Once mixed, add the ice cream and blend until you reach your desired consistency. More ice cream = thicker milkshake.
Pour into a tall glass and top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. Enjoy!

If you want, you can add a bit of chai tea into the blender to make this a Pumpkin CHAI Milkshake. Mmmm…that sounds really good, too! Maybe I’ll have to make a few more variations this weekend 😀

Cookies and Cream Pie

July 13, 2013 by Danielle

Hi Everyone, and a big WELCOME to all those visiting from The Frugal Foodie Mama! I hope you have a great visit, and love this pie as much as we did!

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Pie / Busy Mom's Helper

Doesn’t that look absolutely delightful? I have to apologize for the photo…my nice camera is still at home, so this was actually done with my phone (quickly before the pie was melted and GONE). Want to know the best part of this pie (other than it’s deliciousness?)…….it only takes 5 INGREDIENTS!!!

Cookies and Cream Pie

Ingredients

20 Oreo Cookies, crushed

1 quart Vanilla Ice Cream

1-2 cups Heavy Cream (to your taste, I used 1 1/2)

Jar of Hot Fudge Topping

Spray Whipped Topping

Directions

Mold 3/4 of the crushed Oreos into a deep pie tin to create the crust.In a bowl, mix the Vanilla Ice Cream and Heavy Cream until smooth.

Pour half the cream mixture into the pie crust, sprinkle remaining crumbs, then top with rest of cream mixture.

Heat the Hot Fudge Topping until it’s melted enough to pour over the entire pie. Spread over evenly.

Place in freezer until firm, or ready to serve. Top with Whipped Topping as desired.

Seriously, the heavy cream with the ice cream just makes it so smooth and creamy, it’s delightful!!!

Creamy Orange Dream Pie

March 19, 2013 by Danielle

I’m going to share with you one of our go-to summer dessert recipes: Creamy Orange Dream Pie! I think my dad would say it’s his favorite dessert I’ve made – he had seconds! And thirds, and I think fourths….but you get the idea 🙂

Creamy Orange Dream Cake / Busy Mom's Helper

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Adapted from Kraft Foods Busy Family Recipes

I’m not sure about you, but we’re DEFINITELY feeling the summer heat here in Texas so far. Still not the scorching temperatures we’ll be hitting in the later months, but hot and muggy just the same. Other than hitting the pool (and wearing out the kids…bonus!), cooling off with a delicious cold treat it just what the doctor ordered!

This Creamy Orange Dream Pie is full of creamy, refreshing flavor. Another great thing? It’s SUPER easy to make! Whip a few things together, refrigerate a bit, and then you’re enjoying the perfect dessert!

Ingredients

80 Wafer cookies (like Nilla wafers), finely crushed
½ stick Butter, melted
2 cups Milk
2 pkg. (small) Vanilla instant pudding mix
8 oz. Whipped cream, thawed
2 cups Orange sherbet, softened

Directions

In a 13×9 pan, line foil with the ends extending over the sides of the pan.
Mix wafer crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of pan.
In medium bowl, mix pudding mixes and milk until well blended. Stir in half of the whipped cream. Spoon evenly over the crust. Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Mix sherbet and remaining whipped cream until well blended. Spoon over pudding layer after done in the fridge.
Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours. Use the foil ends to remove the dessert from the pan before cutting to serve.

I bet this recipe could be altered for pretty much any flavor; it just depends on the ice cream. I’m eager to try it with chocolate or mixed berry. What would you try, and if you do try something, let us know how it turns out!

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What flavor ice cream do YOU want to try with these?

What flavor are YOUR most excited to treat yourself to?

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Directions – Apple Berry Pie Ice Cream

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Directions – Sweet Potato Pie Parfait

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