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123 Hot Chocolate (6 servings)
- 6 cups cold milk
- 1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
- 6 Tbsp. thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
POUR milk into medium saucepan. Add dry pudding mix; beat with wire whisk 1 min.
BRING just to simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently with wire whisk.
POUR evenly into six mugs; top with whipped topping.
Hot Cocoa (9 servings)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup regular cocoa powder for cooking or baking (not instant cocoa mix)
- 1 - 1/2 cups water
- 4 - 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla (optional)
Combine sugar and cocoa in large saucepan. Add water. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk and heat to serving temperature; do not boil. Add vanilla and serve.
Hot Cocoa Variations:
Spiced Cocoa: Add 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and 1/8 tsp. nutmeg to cocoa-sugar mixture.
Orange Cocoa: Add 2 to 3 Tbsp. finely grated orange peel with milk.
Mocha Cocoa: Add 2 Tbsp,. instant coffee powder to cocoa-sugar mixture.
Hot Halloween Brew
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1 pkg (8 serving size) Orange Flavor Gelatin
- 1 qt. (4 cups) boiling apple juice
- 8 cinnamon sticks
Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in boiling apple juice.
Pour into 8 mugs.
Serve hot with cinnamon sticks.
Hot Spiced Apricot Drink
Try this great alternative to apple cider... It will make the whole house smell good!
- 1 can apricot nectar (46 ounces
- 3 cups orange juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 2 whole cloves
In slow cooker, combine apricot nectar, orange juice, brown sugar and lemon juice. Tie cinnamon and cloves in a small cheesecloth bag; add to juices in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3 - 5 hours. Serve hot from the crock pot.
Warm Cider
- 4 Cups Fresh Apple Cider
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or one stick of cinnamon)
- Gently warm Fresh Apple Cider and add cinnamon (more or less to your taste). Enjoy.
Yields: 4 cups
Blueberry Fruit Smoothies
- 1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened pineapple chunks
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 3/4 cup lemon yogurt
Place blueberries and pineapple chunks in the bottom of a blender or food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Pour juice over fruit. Add lemon yogurt.
Puree until smooth, stopping to push fruit into the blades of the blender, if necessary.
Caribbean Banana Smoothie
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup WIC pineapple juice
- 1 cup WIC orange juice
- 2 tbsp. fruit-flavored syrup (optional)
- 2 cups ice cubes
Peel bananas and cut into small pieces. Place in blender or food processor. Pour in pineapple juice, orange juice and fruit-flavored syrup (optional); blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. Add ice cubes; blend for 1 minute or until creamy and frothy.
Fresh Homemade Lemonade
- 6 cups Water
- 2 ½ cups raw sugar [or 2 cups mild honey] adjust amounts to your taste
- 2 ¼ cups fresh squeezed lemon juice [organic if available], strained to removed seeds & pulp [about 12 lemons]
Make sugar syrup by heating the water to hot and adding the sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and allow this to cool for about 30 minutes. If using honey, heat the water to hot. Remove from heat and add the honey, stirring until completely dissolved. Allow this to cool. Stir in the lemon juice. Pour into a serving pitcher and chill in the refrigerator until cold.
For a unique alternative:
Grate a 2" piece of peeled ginger root and simmer with the sugar for 10 minutes, partially covered. Strain into a large bowl then proceed as above. If using honey, add it after simmering the water with the ginger. Allow the mixture to cool for 30 minutes, strain into a large bowl then proceed as above.
Peach/Strawberry Smoothie
Yields: 3 -1 cup servings
- 1 ½ cups fat free milk
- 1 container (6 oz.) Nonfat yogurt
- 1 ½ tsp Crystal Light Raspberry Ice Flavor Low Calorie Soft Drink Mix
- 1 Cup Frozen Sliced Peaches
- 1 Cup Frozen strawberries
- ½ cup Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal
Place all ingredients in blender; cover. Blend on high speed 15 sec. Or until smooth.
Serve immediately.
Peanut Butter Cocoa Banana Smoothie
- 1 Banana (frozen or room temperature)
- Vanilla soymilk or rice milk (or tolerate dairy milk is ok too) - as desired start with ¾ of a cup and add more as necessary
- 2 tablespoons flax meal (ground up flax seed)
- 2-1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter (or cashew butter or almond butter)
Directions:
Pour soymilk into blender, add cut up banana, and other ingredients. Blend for approximately 20 seconds on various speeds until the liquid looks "frothy".
Serves 1 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Alternative to banana: Blueberries and Musk Melon, or Kiwi & Strawberry.
Fruit Refresher
- 1 cup orange juice
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- 16 oz. can apricot or peach halves
- 1 large banana
Combine all ingredients in blender until smooth. Add ice cubes as desired for a more slushy drink. Makes approximately 4 one cup servings.
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