Memorial Weekend Yum Yums ~ Snacks
Fruit Sundae Cones
100s of main-dish recipes plus suggestions for simple go-with dishes to make a meal complete. 6 cones Start to Finish: 5 minutesIngredients
- 3/4 cup cut-up strawberries
- 3 cups cut-up fruits, such as apples, bananas, cherries, seedless red grapes, kiwifruit, plums, and/or peaches
- 6 large waffle cones
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut (optional)
Directions
1. Place strawberries in a blender container; cover and blend until smooth. Place desired fruit in bowl; gently toss together. Spoon fruit into cones. Drizzle with the strawberry puree. If desired, top with coconut. Makes 6 cones.
________________________________________________________________________Mango Yogurt Pops
100s of main-dish recipes plus suggestions for simple go-with dishes to make a meal complete. 8 pops Prep: 15 minutes Freeze: 4 to 6 hoursIngredients
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1/3 cup peach nectar or apricot nectar
- 2 6- or 8-ounce cartons vanilla or peach fat-free yogurt with sweetener
- 1/3 of a 26-ounce jar refrigerated mango slices, drained, or one 8-ounce can peach slices, drained
Directions
1. In a small saucepan combine the unflavored gelatin and peach or apricot nectar. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved.
2. In a blender container combine gelatin mixture, yogurt, and drained mango or peach slices. Cover and blend until smooth. Spoon mixture into eight 3-ounce paper cups. Cover each cup with foil. Cut a small slit in the center of each foil cover and insert a rounded wooden stick into each. Freeze pops for 4 to 6 hours or until firm.
3. To serve, remove the foil and tear paper cups away from pops. Makes 8 pops.