Ants on a Log
Ingredients:
• Celery
• Peanut butter
• Raisins
Instructions
Wash and cut the celery into 2-inch pieces. Spread peanut butter into celery and top with raisins.
Pomegranate Banana Smoothie
They may look like ruby-lined geodes, but fresh pomegranates are actually a treasure trove of antioxidants. Pick a fruit that feels heavy for its size (a sign of juiciness), then give your kids a wedge. Explain that the kernels are called arils and that it's fine to eat the seeds inside them.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1 cup vanilla or pomegranate yogurt
• 1 frozen banana (broken into chunks before freezing)
• Handful of frozen blackberries or strawberries (optional)
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in a blender, then process until smooth. Serves 3.
Banana and Cherry JELL-O Pops
Preferred Chef: Age 13 and older
Category: Dessert
Degree of Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients:
• 1 box (4 oz) of sugar free cherry gelatin (or other delicious flavor)
• 3 bananas
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 8 oz tub of light whipping cream
• 1 can of Apple Cherry juice concentrate (or any flavor you like)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup cold water
• Ice cubes
Directions:
Place cherry gelatin in medium bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water and stir 2 minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to 1 cup cold water to make 2 cups cold water. Add to gelatin and stir until ice cubes are completely dissolved. Pour evenly into 16 plastic cups or popsicle molds. Add about 1/4 cup to each cup and freeze for 1 hour.
Slice 3 bananas and add bananas and lemon juice to whip cream. Spoon mixture into frozen gelatin in cups. Stick plastic spoons or popsicle sticks into center of each cup and freeze for another hour. Top off with juice and freeze for an additional 4 hours or overnight.
To remove pops from cups, place bottom of cups under warm running water and press firmly on bottom of cup.
