Homemade Graham Crackers

May 29 | Recipes

These Homemade Graham Crackers are super simple and so much better than store bought. You can enjoy them by themselves for a snack or even make some homemade s’mores.

These Homemade Graham Crackers are super simple and so much better than store bought. You can enjoy them by themselves for a snack or even make some homemade s’mores.

Homemade Graham Crackers

I must admit, normally I buy crackers from the store, but trying my hand at making homemade graham crackers really intrigued me. Since they’re quite costly to buy, and I figured we might be going through a few boxes this summer making S’mores, I jumped right in to make them.

Homemade graham crackers are so simple and need very little effort. It’s easy to make a couple of batches in no time. You you will need is whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, brown sugar, honey, butter, cinnamon, and baking soda!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup softened Butter
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Honey
1 1/2 cup Flour
1 1/2 cup Wheat Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon

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DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and honey. Mix until blended.
  3. Gradually add in flour and wheat flour alternating between them until incorporated.
  4. Roll out dough between sheets of wax or parchment paper to about 1/8″ thickness.
  5. Cut/score into individual cracker sizes and use a skewer or toothpick to make holes in the crackers.
  6. Place in freezer for 30 minutes to harden.
  7. Line a cookie sheet with silicone or parchment paper.
  8. Separate cookies and place on prepared sheet.
  9. Bake until crackers begin to brown, about 10 minutes.

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How do you like to enjoy graham crackers?  Check out my simple recipe for oven S’Mores if you’re looking for a way to use your delicious homemade graham crackers!

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Homemade Graham Crackers
Ingredients
  • 1 cup softened Butter
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Honey
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 cup Wheat Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and honey. Mix until blended.
  3. Gradually add in flour and wheat flour alternating between them until incorporated.
  4. Roll out dough between sheets of wax or parchment paper to about 1/8" thickness.
  5. Cut/score into individual cracker sizes and use a skewer or toothpick to make holes in the crackers.
  6. Place in freezer for 30 minutes to harden.
  7. Line a cookie sheet with silicone or parchment paper.
  8. Separate cookies and place on prepared sheet.
  9. Bake until crackers begin to brown, about 10 minutes.

These Homemade Graham Crackers are super simple and so much better than store bought. You can enjoy them by themselves for a snack or even make some homemade s’mores.

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

May 15 | Recipes

Homemade ice cream sandwiches

These Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches are like the store bought version, only so much better! Make this summer treat right at home and save some cash.

Homemade ice cream sandwiches

I thought for a nice after work treat, I'd try making homemade ice cream sandwiches because I know my husband would enjoy them. They're his favourite summer treat. Plus, my daughter and I happen to love them as well 😉

Store bought ice cream sandwiches are pretty tasty, but these homemade ones are better!  They turned out really well. So well, I think I'll be making quite a few batches this summer!

I'm sure you could use homemade ice cream too, but well, I'm not quite there yet. 😉

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches:

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INGREDIENTS

  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup softened Butter
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 qt vanilla ice cream

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DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Set aside.
  3. Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla and egg until blended and creamy.
  4. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
  5. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  6. Spread onto prepared pan.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until top is dry but still soft. Allow to cool.
  8. Carefully remove from pan.
  9. Use a knife and split sandwich cake in half.
  10. Take frozen ice cream and remove from carton.
  11. Using a knife that you ran under warm water, cut into 3/4" slices.
  12. Arrange ice cream slices on top of half of sandwich cake to cover it completely.
  13. Place other half of sandwich cake on top of ice cream.
  14. Wrap in plastic or parchment and place in freezer for at least 2 hours.
  15. Once ice cream sandwiches are firm, remove and cut into 8 rectangles with a sharp knife.

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Homemade ice cream sandwiches
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Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup softened Butter
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 qt vanilla ice cream
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Set aside.
  3. Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla and egg until blended and creamy.
  4. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
  5. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  6. Spread onto prepared pan.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until top is dry but still soft. Allow to cool.
  8. Carefully remove from pan.
  9. Use a knife and split sandwich cake in half.
  10. Take frozen ice cream and remove from carton.
  11. Using a knife that you ran under warm water, cut into 3/4" slices.
  12. Arrange ice cream slices on top of one half of sandwich cake to cover it completely.
  13. Place other half of sandwich cake on top of ice cream.
  14. Wrap in plastic or parchment and place in freezer for at least 2 hours.
  15. Once ice cream sandwiches are firm, remove and cut into 8 rectangles with a sharp knife.

These Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches are like the store bought version, only much better! Make this summer treat right at home and save some cash.

Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Apr 24 | Recipes

Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino- Here's how you can recreate a Starbucks favorite at home for a fraction of the cost!

Normally when I hit up Starbucks I order an Americano with vanilla or a plain black tea.  But every once in a while, especially when it’s hot, I get my mind stuck on ordering a Mocha Frappuccino. (Especially when they offer them for $2 or $3!) Chocolate and coffee. Those two things combined are hard to beat! Also, the whipping cream is a big seller to me 😉

Anyways, I thought that the Mocha Frappuccino would be a great thing to try to recreate at home so I could enjoy one once in while through the summer. I also happen to love to saving money on “luxuries”.

Here’s how you can create a Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino at home:

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Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino
Servings: 3
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Espresso Coffee
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Syrup
  • pinch Xantham Gum
  • 4 cups Ice
  • Whipped Cream for topping
  • Chocolate Syrup to drizzle over whipped cream
Instructions
  1. Make coffee according to directions.
  2. While still hot, pour coffee into blender
  3. Add sugar and mix until dissolved.
  4. Add milk, chocolate syrup and xantham gum and mix another minute.
  5. Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
  6. Add ice to blender and blend on high until smooth.
  7. Pour into glasses.
  8. Top each glass with whipped cream.

 Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino- Here's how you can recreate a Starbucks favorite at home for a fraction of the cost!

Three Ingredient Strawberry Banana Ice Cream (Dairy Free)

Apr 10 | Recipes

3 ingredient dairy free strawberry ice cream

Those with a dairy intolerance, have I got a recipe for you! You will love this creamy ice cream so much, you’ll actually think it uses milk products.

With just 3 ingredients, you can make this super delicious dairy free Strawberry Banana Ice Cream in a flash!

It’s no secret that I love ice cream. Like, really love ice cream.  It’s my almost nightly treat. 🙂 My daughters also love ice cream and my husband will eat it if I offer to grab him a bowl. The unfortunate thing about ice cream is the fact that most brands you can purchase are not very healthful.  That’s why this three ingredient ice cream is a hit with me. Can you believe you only need strawberries, bananas and a bit of sweetener to make this?  You don’t even need an ice cream maker!

Here’s how to make delicious dairy-free Strawberry Banana ice cream:

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Strawberry Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Strawberries
  • 4 small Bananas
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
  1. Peel bananas and freeze in freezer.
  2. Hull strawberries and freeze in freezer.
  3. Place frozen ingredients and sugar in food processor and pulse until it reaches ice cream texture.
  4. Enjoy!

So what do you think, are you going to give this a try?

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With just 3 ingredients, you can make this super delicious dairy free Strawberry Banana Ice Cream in a flash!

Blackberry Honey Butter

Apr 1 | Recipes

Homemade Blackberry Honey Butter

Imagine with me for a moment. Picture yourself pulling a fresh loaf of bread out of the oven. Or a batch of muffins. Or perhaps you’ve just made a stack of pancakes or some French toast. Now imagine spreading some delicious whipped blackberry honey butter over top. Drooling yet?  This blackberry honey butter is to die for! You’re going to want to whip some up right away.

This butter is a simple way to really impress any guests you might have too!

Here’s how to make delicious Blackberry Honey Butter that everyone will go crazy for:

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Blackberry Honey Butter
Ingredients
  • 1 cup softened Butter
  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1/4 cup Blackberries
Instructions
  1. Whip butter and honey until fluffy.
  2. Add blackberries and mix just until berries break up and are distributed throughout the butter.
  3. Either scoop the butter mix into a jar and seal or form into a log and refrigerate.

This homemade blackberry honey butter is to die for! You're going to want to whip some up right away and slather it on some warm bread.

In case blackberries aren’t your thing, this recipe is so versatile you could use strawberries (chopped small), raspberries, blueberries or whatever strikes your fancy.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I think it’s time for a snack! 🙂

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Tropical Pineapple Peach Slushie

Mar 20 | Recipes

These Tropical Slushies with pineapple and peaches will have you totally refreshed and in the summer mood in no time!

Spring is here!  We’ve been trying to get into the warm weather mood over here by creating delicious pineapple peach slushies!  We’re big smoothie fans so a slushie adds a bit of “specialness” to the same old!

You’ll want to look no further than this if you’re looking for a refreshing cold drink. These Tropical Slushies with pineapple and peaches will have you totally refreshed and in the summer mood in no time. They’re super simple and use just three ingredients to create a perfect blend.

Tropical Pineapple Peach Slushie

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Tropical Pineapple Peach Slushie
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cup diced Peaches frozen
  • 1 1/2 cup diced Pineapple frozen
  • 1 cup Pineapple Juice
  • Maraschino Cherries for garnish optional
Instructions
  1. Put pineapple, peaches and pineapple juice in the blender and run until smooth.
  2. Pour into glasses and garnish with cherries.

Let me know what you think!  I’ve got a couple more healthy treats coming up in the next little bit that you may want to look out for. 🙂

These Tropical Slushies with pineapple and peaches will have you totally refreshed and in the summer mood in no time!