Summer Sweets

How about something to curb your appetite AND the heat?  Count me in!  Summer is a fun season to get creative with frozen treats, and bonfire snacks as well.  Don't get me wrong, classic s'mores are all good and fun but why not mix it up every once in a while? Read on for some simple summer snacks:

• Frozen Grapes: a cool treat that really hits the spot during this summer heat!
• Frozen Chocolate Banana Chips:  slice up a banana and melt some dark chocolate (Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie 86% Cacao).  Mix the bananas in with the chocolate and place on a pan covered with wax paper.  Let them freeze (so they don't stick together) and then keep them bagged in the freezer for sweet snacking.
• Fruit Kebabs: Pick a colorful array of fruits and place them on skewers - easy and delicious dish for a BBQ!
• Frozen Fruit Cubes: Freeze berries or other chopped fruit with water in an ice cube tray.  Great for summer cocktails and drinks.
• Frozen Yogurt: Pick your favorite yogurt, add your favorite fruit, and freeze!  Take the yogurt out of the freezer about a half hour before you eat it, so it can thaw.
• Roasted Bananas: Try roasting bananas on a stick instead of marshmallows.  Place the banana on a graham with a square of dark chocolate...yum!
• Deluxe Roasted Banana:  Cut a slice down the peel of a banana and peel away the sides.  Spread some peanut butter (Krema Natural PB) on the sides and place a few pieces of chocolate inside.  With the peel on, wrap the banana with foil and roast over the fire.  Let it cool down and unwrap for some melt in your mouth deliciousness!

Stop on by Wyandotte and Trenton's Art Fairs this week for some great food and crafts!


Cruel Summer - Bananarama