Orange PushUp Smoothie

I'm sitting here wondering how many of you grew up in a place where the ice cream truck would drive around in the summer time playing that crazy loud super annoying jingle that you could hear from 3 streets away?  Every summer without fail it would come driving slowly through our neighborhood streets and we would all get excited and run to our mothers and ask for money. 

What sweet treat would you get with the money that your mom gave you?  Maybe a super delicious Orange PushUp?  Even though they were tiny they would almost immediately start melting the minute you unwrapped the top.  By the time you got all the way down to the bottom you would have a melty mess but it was always so sweet and creamy and good! 

I didn't realize how much I loved those little treats until I came across a recipe for an Orange PushUp Smoothie from Averie Cooks and made if for my family.  I did reduce the amount of sugar from the original recipe and added a little bit of ice cream to the mix.  Delicious, yes!  Will I make it again, heck yeah!

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Guest Post: No Bake Chocolate Energy Bites

Hey there my blog peeps.  Guess who's totally been spoiled this week by some awesome Guest Posters?  Me!  I'm going out of town and have a ton to do so I asked one of my blog friends, Jovana over at Taste of August if she'd share one of her delicious yummy recipes with you. Yeah, she's pretty amazing and a total lifesaver!  You should definitely show her blog some love and visit if you haven't already :)

Hi! I'm Jovana and I blog over at Taste of August. I am super excited to be guest posting here at The Best Blog Recipes. I absolutely love all of the posts by Shauna - she really has some amazing and yummy recipes, doesn't she?

I am a recently married gal who loves to cook, bake and decorate. I love trying out new recipes, especially desserts and snacks. I am a chocolate lover at heart, and so I always try to find healthier options to my sweet cravings. These chocolate energy bites are absolutely my favourite. Packed with all things good for you, both you and your kids will just love eating these when a boost of energy is needed. I take them to work for a little mid-afternoon "pick me up" snack. You can add and/or omit whatever you would like. With the ingredients below, these balls work out to about 100 calories per ball. I also added some ideas for variations, just to get you inspired to make some today! Enjoy!

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Coconut Rolo Peanut Butter Krispy Treats

 

I haven't been making enough treats lately for my family.  Partly because I am way tempted to devour all of them myself but also because I have been cooking so many other foods that I just haven't really thought about sweets much.

So when I came across a picture for Scotcharoo Cups over at Lil Luna I thought my family would like them.  The only problem was that I didn't have any butterscotch in the house so I made mine coconut flavored.  Oh boy, watch out!  Between the peanut butter and coconut oil they are very delicious :)

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Vanilla Pudding Muddy Buddies

Do I have a treat for you today :)

Not only have I made Muddy Buddies... I have made super yummy fantastic Muddy Buddies with a few super special secret ingredients!   

Who got creative in the kitchen?  I got creative in the kitchen!  

I did do my homework though, and no matter what kind of Muddy Buddy's I tried to look up I kept coming across The Recipe Critic's "Skinny Muddy Buddies" recipe.  I ended up improvising and tweaking her original recipe a little.  I cut out half of the butter and added some coconut oil to my muddy buddies mixture and they turned out so fabulous! 

Don't you just LOVE muddy buddies! 

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Greek Yogurt, Berries & Granola Parfait

About 2 weeks ago I went to a friends house for a play-date and she made us a snack while the kids were playing.  She broke out some yogurt, berries & granola for us. 

Here's my dilemma... I have never tried Greek Yogurt and for those of you who read one of my previous posts I just kind of assumed that Greek Yogurt was really gross.  And granola...  IN... yogurt?  Who does that.  I'm not a walnuts in my brownie kind of girl either.  I like my sweet things plain.  I was having a hard enough time with the "Greek" part to start with and you want to granola me too.     

I just kept talking and decided that I wasn't going to say anything and just eat what she gave me.  My mom would be so proud! And besides,  I really trust this friend since she is such a fantastic cook and I'm so incredibly happy I did because lookout...  THIS TREAT WAS SO DELICIOUS!

Oh my goodness.  I couldn't believe it.  The combination of the delicious honey flavored yogurt, with the berries, banana and wonderful granola were just out of this world!

In 2 weeks I have finished 2 large containers of Greek Gods Honey flavored Greek Yogurt all by myself (but who's counting) and I literally just can't get enough.

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Easy Valentines Rice Krispy Treats

I can't believe it's going to be Valentines Day in a couple of days.

Are you guys prepared and have all your cards, candy and fun things planned?  I still have a few things to do and then I'm all set too!  

So this year my hubby is working an odd schedule so we won't be able to do the traditional dinner date like we usually do.  Maybe we'll do a special lunch date this year instead.  Now doesn't that sound romantic?  Lunch.  Right smack dab in the middle of the day...lol!

Anyways, I ended up making these cute and yummy little Valentines Rice Krispy Treats yesterday while I had a casserole in the oven.  If you read my Chicken Tetrazzini post you know that I almost burned the kitchen down while I was frosting these little guys.  I was in the "frosting zone" and  wasn't paying attention to anything else apparently. 

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No-Bake Homemade Granola Bars

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So I've literally been searching and searching for a good granola bar recipe to make.  Nothing was really exciting me until I finally found 2 that I wanted to try.  So I made them both and served them to my family to see which one they liked best.  

And I'm happy to announce that this No-Bake Granola Bar recipe was the winner :) 

These little granola bars are so yummy and easy to make.  I had everything I needed in the cupboard so I was really excited about that too!  They've been perfect for after school snacks and for my husbands work lunches.  

And the best part... it was homemade and healthier than store bought granola bars.

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are the best you guys!

I mean, what's not to love... 

You can make a whole batch and not feel guilty about eating like... I don't know, half of them!

These are so tasty and easy!  I don't know why I don't make them more often.

And the best part?  I make these with all peanut free products so that our peanut allergic child can enjoy them too!  I'll let you know what substitutions you can make in the ingredients below.

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Midnight Truffle Rice Crispy Treats

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Oh my goodness... I'm in heaven!!!

I just found a blog that is dedicated to Rice Krispy Treats!   Yes, you read that right... a blog that has nothing but rice krispy treat recipes and tons and tons of different ideas on how to make them. 

Thanks to Mallow & Co for sharing this recipe link with {The Best Blog Recipes}!