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Peach and Plum Crumble

This is my kind of baking! No exact measurements and you can’t screw it up. This served a huge crowd so I’ll give you a general idea of this recipe halved (general as in I’m guessing because I never measured it initially. 6 Peaches, sliced (I keep the skin on) 8 Plums, sliced 3/4 C sugar Juice and zest of 1-2 lemons 1-2 TB cornstarch Dash of salt Sprinkle sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, a dash of salt and corn starch on fruit. Mix, taste, and adjust accordingly. For topping mix- 3/4 C granola 3/4 C old fashioned oatmeal 3/4 C brown sugar 3/4 C flour Handful of slivered almonds 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla Dash of salt Work in 1/2 C of cold butter until all combined. (you may need a little more butter). Place crumble topping on top of fruit. I baked mine on the Traeger for 45 minutes on 350. I added Pioneer Woman’s Maple Cream sauce on top. It’s amazing!! In a saucepan combine and reduce until halved. 1 1/2 C whipping cream 7 TB…

S’mores Popsicles

And the winner is! Melt vanilla ice cream in a big bowl. Add Hershey chocolate chunks mini dark chocolate chips crushed up graham crackers mini marshmallows Pour in Popsicle mold and fend everyone off for at least 8-10 hours. ETC Add marshmallows to melted ice cream and re-freeze. Place scoop of vanilla ice cream on graham cracker with chocolate bar and top with graham cracker. Mash everything up in a bowl for a S’mores sundae.

Patriotic Ice Cream Sandwich

Jazz up your “Fat Boy” or favorite ice cream sandwich with frozen or fresh raspberries and blueberries!

Grilled Doughnuts

It’s a hard job but somebody’s gotta do it! #grilleddoughnuts #traegergrills

Nerdy Ice Cream Cones

My kids could not wait one more minute for #nationalicecreamday Scoop of vanilla ice cream dipped in Nerds!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Perfectly (under-done) cookies sandwiching vanilla bean ice cream with a dash of raspberry jam! Easy summer treat to make at home!

Mini Pretzel Snickers

I totally fall for all of the National Food Days! So, for national junk food day, here you go! Mini pretzels Bite size snickers Peanut Butter Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Stack a mini snicker on one pretzel and put in a 300 degree oven to melt a little (not too much). Add a little peanut butter on second pretzel and top snicker with it. Let cool in fridge and dip half of pretzel in melted semi-sweet chocolate. Refrigerate until serving. Stick to one or two at the most and you’re golden. Give the rest to a neighbor or friend who needs some cheering up!

Acai Pie

Excited to collab with Sambazon and their amazing Acai Smoothie Packs! This Acai pie is the perfect healthy dessert or fun dish for any occasion. My cooking class went CRAZY over it! Store bought Graham Cracker Crust Sambazon Acai Smoothie Packs Frozen berries Bananas Almond milk Granola Prepare two smoothie packs according to package directions (add almond milk, berries, and banana). Layer half of smoothie over graham cracker crust. Layer banana, berries, and granola. Repeat with one more layer of smoothie and toppings. Freeze and bring out one hour before serving! ETC. You can find Sambazon smoothie packs at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and some Costcos.

S’Mores Ice Cream Pie

S’mores Ice Cream Pie is hands down my favorite dessert of the summer and so easy! Store bought graham cracker crust (and extra crumbs) Vanilla ice cream Nutella Chocolate chips Mini Marshmallows Semi-melt ice cream and add Nutella, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. Add on top of graham cracker crust. Crumble additional graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, and marshmallows on top. Re-freeze until serving.