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Apple Cinnamon Pancakes!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NECTRESSE™Sweetener. All opinions are 100% mine.

I recieved a sample of Nectresse sweetner to try out and I have to say that I was very pleasantly suprised!  It taste like sugar with no aftertaste and then the fact that it has zero calories has me hooked!  It is a new product that is 100% natural, made from monk fruit.

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I made these yummy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes using Nectress Sweetner and they were really good.

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Easy Crunchy Granola

My raspberries are just starting to come on and I love being able to just walk outside and pick a handful and eat them right there in the garden.  They are so sweet and yummy that I usually just have to stop and savor them a bit!  So today, I have a recipe that goes perfect with any berries…a yogurt parfait!   Continue reading

Frozen Fruit Cups

These little fruit cups are to die for!  They are such a treat and they are wonderful because you make up a big batch and put them in the freezer and they are ready to go whenever you need one!  They are my “go to” for breakfast, but they are good at noon or at night too!  They are so refreshing, especially on a hot summer day!  I always eat mine partially frozen and it is a frosty fruit delight!

The recipe is from Pioneer Woman and you can get the recipe here.

It has frozen peaches, canned mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, bananas, fruit juice concentrate and lemon juice.  Her recipe calls for fruit cocktail, but I don’t like that, so I just add a few more peaches!   When I started making this recipe I had frozen peaches from my garden, but they are long gone and now I have to buy the peaches.  But I will be freezing a lot more peaches this year just for this recipe!

Celebrate Summer with Lucky Leaf

 I was contacted by a company called “Lucky Leaf” and asked if I would like a free sample of their products and then in turn would I write a post about it.  I was actually quite excited about it when I found out that it involved food!  So a few days later I received a fun package in the mail and I was excited to try out some of their great recipes!

The first recipe that I tried out was the frozen pie pops, who would of thought to make a Popsicle with canned pie filling?  Not me, but  I tried this recipe and they were delicious and so full of flavor.   I love the cute pop mold that they sent, the handle on the top looks like a tongue sticking out ready to lick the Popsicle!  As you can see a couple of my grand kids did the kid-taste test and it looks like they passed, they loved them and I loved how quick and easy they were to make.

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Chocolate Butterscotcheroos

Summer is here and so now it is officially the quick, easy to make, no bake season!  This is the time of year that I look for recipes that require little time and effort to make and this recipe fits the bill perfectly.  I don’t know who named this recipe, but I have been making it for my family for many years!  There are a lot of variations of this recipe but I love this one because it is a chewy, yummy, chocolately, peanut buttery, bliss in every bite treat!  So if you need a quick snack to fix for your family this summer you really should try these Chocolate Butterscotcheroos!

Chocolate Butterscotcheroos
1 cup white syrup
1 cup white sugar
Boil together in a large pot and add
1 cup peanut butter.  Sir till PB is melted.
Add 6 cups rice crispy cereal.
Stir well and press into a 9 x 11 cake pan that has been sprayed with a cooking spray.
Melt 1 10 oz. package of chocolate chips and
1 10 oz. package of butterscotch chips together and spread over the top.
Let it set up and cut into bars and serve.

So easy and so yummy. This is a great recipe for the kids to help you make, and what kid doesn’t love to help in the kitchen when it is a fun treat?  It is  perfect for summer snacking, picnics, BBQ’s, ballgames, etc.  Easy to make and easy to transport right in the pan!  So what are you waiting for, let’s go make some Chocolate Butterscotcheroos!