Smoothies!

I realized that our recipe blog needed our smoothie recipes. I have included both our "ice" smoothies as well as our breakfast smoothies.

“Ice” Smoothies (there is no ice included…but Milo is the smoothie boss and he named them)

2 large scoops of sherbet
2 cups of fruit (to remove the need for ice or additional freezing time it is best if at least 75% of the fruit is frozen)
1.5 cups of juice (or a juice/water mixture)
Blend it all up and eat! If you use fresh fruit you can put it in the freezer for a bit to thicken up.

We also have smoothies for breakfast which don’t require a spoon to consume. Milo “just” calls these smoothies.

Breakfast Smoothies

0.5 cups plain yogurt
1 scoop of whey powder
1 cup of juice (or a juice/water mixture)
1-1.5 cups frozen fruit
honey (optional…it makes the drink a bit sweeter when the fruit you are using may not be naturally sweet)
Blend it up and drink!

You can look at our original smoothie post on our blog here.

Cinnamon Chips

We recently found this Cinnamon Chips recipe. We tried them with some mango salsa and they are very good. Sorry, we forgot to get a picture. You can see a picture of them if you click on the link below.

Ingredients:
10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
butter flavored cooking spray
2 cups cinnamon sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat one side of each tortilla with cooking spray. Cut into wedges and arrange on a large baking sheet. [I cut the tortillas first and then sprayed them after I put them on the pan.] Coat wedges with desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Spray again with cooking spray. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes.

Link to original recipe at Two Fat Als.

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

This cake is very good and is a favorite at our house. It is a great alternative to the big chocolate cake you can get at Costco. We thought that many of you might want the recipe. It is fairly easy to make.


A decadently rich and moist chocolate cake made with the ease and convenience of packaged mixes. Vanilla ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream compliments this cake perfectly.

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Cake:

1 (18.25-ounce) package devil's food cake mix

1 (4-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix

1 (12-ounce) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

1 3/4 cups water

2 large eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 to 3 tablespoons hot water

1. Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Grease and flour a 12-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix and chocolate chips. In another bowl combine water,eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add egg mixture to dry mixture and mix by hand just until blended.
3. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake tests done when wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Take the cake out of the pan as soon as it comes out of the oven to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
   
4. When completely cool drizzle cake with Chocolate Glaze.
5. For Chocolate Glaze: Combine all ingredients in bowl and beat by hand until smooth.

Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts (per serving 1/12 serving of cake with glaze): 387.9 calories; 39% calories from fat; 18.4g total fat; 40.3mg cholesterol; 507.6mg sodium; 196.4mg potassium; 58.1g carbohydrates; 3.5g fiber; 22.7g sugar; 54.7g net carbs; 5.3g protein.

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Link to original recipe here