Frozen Treats

Pineapple smoothie + basil? What? Hear me out. Occasionally people ask me where I come up with ideas for recipes. Lots of places! But, my favorite source of inspiration is travel. Hands down. Steve and I took a couples trip to Mexico and the food was SO good. And inexpensive — I mean $6 for …

If you’re a Starbucks goer, you’ll know what I mean by “Pink Drink” — the famous drink made with Tazo brand passion tea and a hint of strawberry and cream. It’s a delightful combination. Turns out a Pink Drink makes amazing popsicles, too!

Steve and I went to New York the first week of July and ate ourselves silly. We made a few trips to the gelato stands, and I totally fell in love with the pistachio gelato. I had to come home and make a cleaned-up Dairy Free Pistachio Ice Cream. (Or “mustachio”, like my 3-year-old calls …

Are you ready for this? Creamy strawberry paleo ice cream — without an ice cream maker! All you need is a speedy, high-powered blender or a badass food processor. Easy frozen blender desserts are a huge favorite around here — especially on weeknights! The very first thing I made in my Blendtec blender years ago …

Making a quick, healthy frozen treat in the blender is one of the best ways to keep your face out of the ice cream container at 10:30 PM. Well, most of the time.

I finally broke down and got some proper popsicle molds. These ones, in particular. About time, right? For years I used little bathroom-sized paper cups. That was actually really nice when my kids were smaller and needed a smaller popsicle. Then I tried those rubbery smoothie pop ones with the lids. Of course they leaked. …

Make your own vanilla bean frappuccino at home, and make it dairy-free and naturally sweetened!

Mango sorbet has never been quicker. All you need is a bag of frozen mangoes, a couple of pantry ingredients, and a blender! It’s dairy-free and there’s no added sugar, too!