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collection in this Recipe Hit List, tasty homemade treats to enjoy during the summer season! This list isn t exclusive to popsicles, I ve also included pudding pops, frozen yogurt & fruit pops. Layer Your Favorite FlavorsMany of these recipes are a lot healthier (and someti mes cheaper) than buying ready-made. How to pick just one, they all look so good ! Not sure where to start? Try layering 2, 3 or more flavors in your molds for pop sicles that aren t only going to please your taste buds, they look pretty too (see picture). I ve organized the collection into groups for easier browsing (by flavor), some fi t into more than one but are grouped with just one flavor (example Banana Coconu t is just filed under Banana). At the bottom of the page you ll find treats just for grownups since they contain a bit of alcohol as well as a section for Mixed Fruits & Berries. To start the l ist off is a group of Assorted , these didn t really fit well with anything else. As always, I ll be updating this page as I find new goodies so you may want to boo kmark it for future reference. Lots here to check out, enjoy! Assorted: Apple Cider & Rosemary: Made with apple juice, water, sugar, chopped fresh r osemary, cinnamon stick, whole cloves, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract. From Bon Appetit. Sunshine Pops: Layered with fruit syrups (cantaloupe, cranberry-orange juice , cranberry) in molds then frozen. From Martha Stewart. Caramel Popcorn: Makes 6 pops. Ingredients: microwaveable butter flavored po pcorn, milk, heavy cream, sugar, salt and Dulce de luche caramel topping (made f rom a can of sweetened condensed milk or caramel sauce). From Zoku. Pistachio Pops: Made with sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, unsalted butter, va nilla extract, shelled pistachios and green food coloring. From Erin Cooks. Cardamom Rhubarb Sorbet Creamsicles: Made with fresh rhubarb (chopped), wate r, sugar, salt, dried lemon zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, corn syrup and heav y cream. From A Good Appetite. Plum Smoothie Pop: Made with sugar, corn syrup, assorted plums, fresh lime j uice and plain yogurt. From Country Living. Avocado: Made with avocado, coconut milk, cream, sugar and a pinch of salt. From Yum Sugar. Frozen Jello Pops: Made with any flavored Jello you like, poured into molds then frozen. From For The Love Of Food. Rainbow Pudding Pops: Made with instant pudding mix (a light color variety), milk, food coloring and frozen in Dixie Cup molds with popsicle sticks. From Sa ndy Toes & Popsicles. Kiwi Ice Pops: Made with water, sugar, kiwis and fresh lime juice. From Coun try Living. Mango Lassi: (& a Strawberry variation) Made with a chopped, ripe mango, Gre ek yogurt, milk, sugar, ground cardamom and a pinch of salt. Strawberry Honey va riation is made with strawberries instead and honey in place of the cardamom and salt. From Desserts For Breakfast. Mango Orange: Made with mangoes (peeled and diced), freshly squeezed orange juice, water, sugar and yogurt. From 6 Bittersweets. Nutella Fudgesicles: Makes 6 pops and just two ingredients required: Pacific hazelnut chocolate milk and Nutella. From Daily Waffle.

Nutella: This one s made with milk and nutella. From Why Can t Wheat Be Friends. Root Beer Float: Made with root beer, maraschino cherries and vanilla ice cr eam. From Erin Cooks. Cereal & Milk Popsicles: Made with cornflakes, milk, cream, sweetened conden sed milk, brown sugar, salt and Fruit Loops. From The Little Foodie. Tie Dye Pops: Made with blackberries, freshly squeezed lemon juice and low-f at or nonfat vanilla yogurt. From Martha Stewart. Banana: Banana Cream Pie: Ingredients include graham crackers, butter, instant banan a pudding, instant vanilla pudding, sliced fruit (optional) and frozen in dispos able paper cups (with sticks). From Momtastic. Strawberry Banana: Made with strawberry juice, plain yogurt, honey and a lar ge banana cut into rounds. From Williams-Sonoma. Banana & Coconut: Makes 6, ingredients include a very ripe banana, toasted c oconut flakes, butter, brown sugar and plain yogurt. From Wandering Chopsticks. Banana & Blueberry Swirl: Makes 10, made with ripe bananas, yogurt, sugar, l emon juice and fresh blueberries. From Martha Stewart. Banana & Cherry: Made with sugar free cherry gelatin, bananas, lemon juice, light whipping cream, apple cherry juice concentrate, water and ice cubes. From Pantry Eats. Blueberry: Blueberry Lemon: Made with blueberries, frozen grape juice concentrate, suga r, water, zest of lemons and lemon juice. From Two Fat Als. Blueberry Greek Yogurt: Made with fresh or frozen blueberries, honey and Gre ek Yogurt. From Hey Donna. Blueberry Pops: Made with fresh blueberries, sugar, water and lemon juice. F rom Family.com. Cherry: Cantaloupe & Cherry: Ingredients include ripe cantaloupe, lime juice, mild f lavoured honey, Greek yoghurt and pitted cherries. From Honest Cooking. Cranberry Cherry: Made with Cran-Cherry juice, frozen pitted cherries, Greek -style vanilla yogurt, fresh lemon juice and fresh lemon zest. From Ocean Spray. Organic Cherry Kefir Pops: Makes 8, ingredients include organic frozen cherr ies, organic whole milk, agave syrup or sugar. From Take Back Your Table. Strawberry or Cherry Pops: Made with plain yogurt, pureed strawberries or pi e cherries, honey. From The Iowa Farmer s Wife. Topped With Chocolate Drizzle: Makes 6, ingredients include fresh pitted che rries, Greek vanilla yogurt, whole milk, granulated white sugar and topped with a homemade magic shell made with semisweet chocolate chips and refined coconut o il. From Sweetest Kitchen. Cherry Yogurt: Made with concentrated cherry juice, water, vanilla Greek yog urt, honey and milk. From Naturally Ella. Chocolate: Creamy Fudgsicles: Makes 5 to 6 pops. Made with cocoa powder, canned coconut milk, very ripe bananas, a bit of salt, vanilla extract and peanut butter (opti onal). From Chocolate Covered Katies. Fudge Pops: Made with sugar, all-purpose flour, baking cocoa and milk. From Taste of Home. Chocolate & Salted Caramel: Makes about a dozen, ingredients include cornsta rch, granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, cold whole milk, chopped dark chocolate and vanilla extract. From Endless Simmer. Mint Fudgcicles: Makes 4, ingredients include semi-sweet chocolate chips, su

gar, cornstarch, unsweetened cocoa powder, whole milk, a pinch of salt, vanilla extract and unsalted butter. From Wonderful Joy Ahead. DIY Fudgsicles: Made with bittersweet chocolate (chopped fine), heavy cream, whole milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, vanilla extract. From Serious Eats. White Chocolate & Berries: Made with whole milk, finely chopped white chocol ate, a pinch of salt, mixed fresh or frozen berries and dipped in bittersweet or semisweet chocolate. From David Lebovitz. Rocky Road Fudge Pops: Made with cook-and-serve chocolate pudding mix, milk, marshmallow creme, optional mix-ins ideas include chopped walnuts, chopped pean uts, mini marshmallows, mini m&ms, miniature semisweet chocolate chips. From Din ner s On Me. Snowy Peak Pops: A homemade version of frozen revel treats, this is made wit h vanilla ice cream, semi- or bittersweet chocolate and white nonpareils. From M artha Stewart. Coconut: Samoa: Made with coconut pudding (or vanilla), milk, pure vanilla extract, f inely chopped Samoa cookies, Magic Shell and toasted coconut. From My Baking Add iction. Coconut Cream: Made with evaporated milk, coconut milk, sugar, vanilla, egg yolk, cinnamon to taste and shredded coconut. From The Noshery. Simple Recipe: Made with coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk and unsweete ned coconut flakes. From A Minneapolis Homestead. Coconut or Macaroon: Ingredients include shredded coconut (toasted), coconut milk, half & half cream, sweetened condensed milk, a pinch of salt and Mexican vanilla extract. From Cooking With Alison. Coffee/Mocha: Maple Mocha Pops: Made with heavy whipping cream, half-and-half cream, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, instant coffee granules. From Taste of Home. Vietnamese Coffee: Made with extra-strong coffee or espresso and sweetened c ondensed milk. From David Lebovitz. Mocha: Made with whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, stro ngly brewed coffee, sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder. From Eat ing Out Loud. Turkish Coffee: Made with freshly brewed organic coffee, cardamom pods (seed s removed and crushed), organic cream or soy milk, honey and Guittard chocolate chips (finely crushed). From Saffron Lane. Easy-Peasy: Made with leftover coffee, milk and sugar. From Anne Jisca s Healt hy Pursuits. Chocolate Mocha: Made with Dutch processed cocoa, half-and-half, instant esp resso powder, sugar and vanilla. From Beyond Wonderful. Creamy Layered Coffee/Mocha: Made with iced cafe mocha (includes recipe) or coffee, heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and frozen in popsicle mo lds or Dixie Cups. From Baking 4 Six. Lemon: Pink Lemonade: Made with sugar, water, lemon juice, grenadine and Tazo Passi on tea bags. From Somewhere Splendid. Lemon With Raspberries: Made with plain or Greek yogurt, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and raspberries. From Dessert First. Lemon Blueberry Twist: Made with a can of blueberries, custard-style lemon y ogurt and milk. From My Recipes. Lemon: Made with water, sugar, lemon juice and light corn syrup. From Ricard o Cuisine. Lemonade Cucumber: Made with julienned seedless cucumber, fresh squeezed lem on, cold water and natural sweetener (Stevia, maple syrup, honey, agave). From F

amily Fresh Cooking. Lemon Dream: Made with sugar, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel, a pinch of salt and buttermilk. From Whipped. Lime: Lime Pie: Yields 8 to 10, made with sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half, fresh lime juice, finely grated lime zest, a pinch of salt and coasted with coa rsely crushed graham cracker or cookies. From Tasting Table. Honeydew Lime: Made with superfine or regular granulated sugar, water, ripe honeydew melon and fresh lime juice. From Epicurious. Kiwi-Lime: Made with water, sugar, finely freshly grated lime zest, grated f resh ginger, lime juice, green food coloring (just a drop, optional) and very th inly sliced kiwis. From Eating Well. Cucumber Lime: Made with juice of 1 lime, peeled cucumber, sugar and cold wa ter. From The Little Foodie. Orange: Orange & Vanilla: Made with cold milk, vanilla ice cream frozen orange juice concentrate and frozen in popsicle molds or disposable plastic cups. From Taste of Home. Orange Banana Smoothie Pops: Made with Greek yogurt, thawed orange juice con centrate, large bananas, zest of 1 lime and fresh lime juice. From Country Livin g. Orange Coconut: Made with valencia oranges (peeled, segmented & seeds remove d), orange juice, light coconut milk, vanilla extract and liquid stevia extract. From This Mama Cooks. Peach: Peaches & Cream: Made with a sugar syrup (caster sugar and water), lightly w hipped heavy cream, icing sugar, a vanilla bean and peaches (peeled, pitted & ch opped). From Technicolor Kitchen. Strawberry Peach: Made with sugar, hulled strawberries, peeled and pitted pe aches, lemon juice. From Country Living. Chunky Peach: Made with ripe peaches, juice of 1 lemon, freshly squeezed ora nge juice, sugar and vanilla extract. From Eating Well. Ice Pops: Made with peeled peaches, simple syrup, lemon juice and peach nect ar, mango juice or orange juice. From Denise s Kitchen. Peachy Coconut: Made with pureed peaches, coconut milk, vanilla and sugar. F rom Mother Thyme. Peach & Sour Cherry: Made with peeled, chopped peaches, sour cherries (fresh or frozen), honey, white peach balsamic. From The Whole Kitchen. With Mango: Ingredients include pureed mango, pureed ripe peaches, water, su gar, lime or lemon juice. From Whole Foods Market. Raspberry: Raspberry & White Cherry: Made with fresh raspberries, sugar, white cherries (pits removed), lemon juice, superfine sugar and yogurt. Found at Verses From M y Kitchen. Raspberry Creamsicles: Made with raspberries, sugar, water, cream (heavy or light), lemon juice, vanilla yogurt. From Family Fun. Rasberry Semifreddo: Made with eggs, vanilla bean, caster sugar, cream and f rozen raspberries. From Donna Hay. Raspberry Lime: Makes 8, ingredients include raspberries, sugar, water, lime zest and juice. From My Pantry Shelf. With Strawberries: Made with frozen or fresh raspberries and strawberries, w ater, lemon juice and zest, agave. From Baking With Basil.

Layered With Yogurt: Ingredients include plain low-fat yogurt, sugar and fro zen raspberries. From Martha Stewart. Strawberry: Strawberry Shortcake: Made with pureed strawberries, crushed vanilla Oreos a nd vanilla yogurt. From Bakers Royale. Strawberry Vanilla: Made with hulled and halved strawberries, sugar, lemon j uice and premium vanilla ice cream. From The Cutting Edge of Ordinary. Strawberry Coconut: Made with strawberries, frozen coconut shavings, French Vanilla coffee creamer and milk. From Oh My Deer Handmades. Firecracker Ice Pops: Makes 10, ingredients include hulled and quartered str awberries, sugar, blueberries and low-fat plain yogurt. From Martha Stewart. Balsamic-Strawberry: Made with sliced, hulled strawberries, sugar, good qual ity balsamic vinegar and freshly ground black pepper. From Style At Home. With Cream Cheese: Made with fresh strawberries, softened cream cheese, milk , honey, maple syrup or sugar. From Dairy Goodness. Strawberry Shortcake: Made with hulled strawberries, fat-free vanilla yogurt , fat-free sweetened condensed milk and crushed corn flakes. From Weight Watcher s. Watermelon: Watermelon Pops: Made with sugar, lime Jello, strawberry Jello, water (both boiling hot and cold), miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips, cream cheese and Co ol Whip. From Kraft Recipes. Watermelon Jalapeno: Made with fresh red or yellow watermelon cubes, sugar, fresh lime juice, light-colored corn syrup, liquid pectin, jalapeno pepper and g rated lime rind. From My Recipes. Watermelon Mint: Made with cubes of watermelon, sugar, mint leaves and lime juice. From Eating Out Loud. With Blueberries: Made with chopped seedless watermelon, lime juice, sugar a nd fresh blueberries. From Eating Well. Simple Melon: Made with watermelon (or cantaloupe or honeydew), lemon or lim e juice. From BakerGal. Cocktail Versions (For Grown-ups): Margarita: Made with sugar, fresh lime juice, water, fresh lemon juice, fres h orange juice, tequila, orange liqueur and garnished with Kosher salt. Uses Dix ie Cups as molds (or other small paper cups). From For Ladies By Ladies. Dirty Pirate: Made with Coke, spiced rum and Kahlua. From Endless Simmer. Spiked Watermelon Pops: Made with chunks of watermelon, watermelon flavored 70 proof vodka, chopped fresh mint leaves. From Food Network. Peach & Coconut Cream: Made with peaches, Riesling, sugar, lemon juice, coco nut milk, Bailey s Irish Creme, sugar, vanilla and sweetened shredded coconut. Fro m Vanilla Basil. Mojito Pops: Made with fresh lime juice, club soda, fresh mint leaves, lemon wedges, lime wedges, sugar and light rum. From Erin Cooks. Eggnog: Made with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, s alt, pasteurized egg yolk, ground cinnamon, pure vanilla extract and light rum. From Food Network. Blueberry, Peach & Tequila: Made with ripe peaches, sugar, tequila, fresh le mon juice and fresh blueberries. From Food & Wine. Cherry Apple Whiskey Sour: Made with cherries, green apple, lime, whiskey an d sweet and sour mix (water, sugar and lemon juice). From Endless Simmer. Kahlua Espresso: Made with brewed espresso, chocolate syrup, sugar, cinnamon , vanilla extract, heavy whipping cream and Kahlua. From Cafe Rey. Limoncello & Lime: Made with grated zest of limes (plus juice), caster sugar , small pineapple, honeydew melon, rockmelon, kiwifruit, thickened cream (whippe

d), condensed milk, limoncello. From Taste.com.au. Mixed Fruits & Berries: Fruit Smoothie Pops: Made with frozen fruit (raspberries, strawberries, etc. ), banana, milk or juice. From Cathie Filian. Honey Yogurt Berry Pops: Made with Greek Yogurt, raw honey and mixed berries (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries). From Joylicious. Berry Yogurt: Made with blueberries, blackberries, fat free blueberry yogurt , crushed ice, fat free vanilla yogurt, agave or sugar, raspberries, strawberrie s, fat free strawberry yogurt. From Skinny Taste. Triple Berry: Made with sugar, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and fr esh lemon juice. From My Recipes. Red, White & Blueberry Pops: Red layer ingredients: water, powdered gelatin, hulled strawberries, raspberries, balsamic vinegar, honey. White layer: milk, p owdered gelatin, vanilla bean, plain yogurt, cream cheese, honey, a pinch of sal t. Blueberry layer: water, powdered gelatin, blueberries, lemon juice and honey. From Serious Eats. Striped Fruit Pops: Made with honey, sliced fresh strawberries, kiwifruit an d fresh ripe peaches. From Taste of Home.

Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe I LOVE anything with Peanut Butter and Chocolate but sometimes I don't have all day to bake in the kitchen. When I found these I knew I had to give them a try. It only took about 5 minutes to throw everything together then I let them sit in the refrigerator until after dinner. They turned out perfect and So Delicious! Adapted From Baker Lady Ingredients 1 cup butter melted 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (use the boxed kind, or grind them in a food proces sor. Tiny granules.) 2 cups confectioners sugar (aka powdered sugar) 1 cup + 4 tablespoons peanut butter 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips Directions In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, confect ioners sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the b ottom of an ungreased 913 inch pan. (I did mine in a 9X9 square pan because I wan ted them thicker) In the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut but ter, stirring every 30 seconds until melted until smooth. Spread over the peanut butter layer. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

ove Coven Selecting Magickal Herbs to Grow Selection: Deciding which herbs to grow is dependent upon four factors:

(1) ease of growing the herb (2) potential yield per area that is obtained (3) amount of herb consumed during the year, bu food or magick (4)cost of the herb if purchased rather than home grown. The following is a list of ten herbs that are recommended for beginner herb gard eners. On average, these herbs are easy to grow, yield well per area, offer grea t variety in culinary characteristics, and can easily be stored. (1) Basil - Love, exorsism, wealth, flying, protection. This tender annual is not tolerant of chilling or freezing temperatures. Basil prefers a sheltered, warm environment. Transplants are stated 4 to 6 weeks early , and put into the garden when temperatures have warmed. Over fifty different cultivars of basil are available, but start with Sweet Basil or one of the purple cultivars like purple Ruffles or Dark Opal. As you gain familiarity with this herb, experiment with the many other cultivars av ailable. Freeze basil rather than dry it. as the flavour is far superior when fr ozen. Basil is one of the basic ingredients in pesto, and is always combined with tomatoes as the flavours compliment each other. Egg. pasta and mushroom dishes, and soups benefi t from the addition of basil. (2) Summer savory - Protection, health, money, healing, potency, fertility, luck. This weak stemmed, spindly annual is easy to grow, and can be direct seeded into the garden. For a higher yield, transplants can be started 4 to 6 weeks early. Pinch the growing points of this plant to encourage more prolific growth. Savory is used extensive ly either fresh or dried on soups, sauces and marinades. It is also used in bean , lentil, egg, meat and cheese dishes. It is a staple for Italian cooking. (3) Sweet marjoram - For protecting the household or specific objects. This tend er perennial is treated like an annual in our climate. Marjoram is a tender, aro matic herb growing only to 30 cm tall. Germination is slow and somewhat difficul t. Seeds should be started indoors 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting to the gard en. Marjoram is a strong aromatic and culinary herb, therefore a little goes a l ong way, Being a close relative to oregano, marjoram can be used any where orega no can be used. Marjoram is used fresh, but dries well. Pot- Pourri containing m arjoram will add a pleasant aroma to the home year round. (4) Dill - Protection Spells Grimoiric Incense Magical Skills. This is a common garden plant, but new and improved cultivars warrant attention. Bouquet and Duka t are cultivars selected for a large yield of leaves (dill weed). They are slowe r to flower, thus produce more leaves and less seeds, also meaning they are not as weedy as traditional dill. Freeze dill in sauces (especially with fish), added to new vegetables from the garden, in salads, with cottage cheese, in soups and with many meat and vegetable dishes. Dill in pot-po urri is a welcome addition. (5) Parsley - Lust, good luck, communicating with other planes, protection, purification, fertility, reincarnation, health, strength, vitality, divination, passion, meditation, rituals for the dead, and happiness. Another common herb, but deserving of more attention. Parsley is a tr ue biennial, but occasionally it acts as a short lived perennial, lasting three years instead of two. During the year of establishment, leaves can be harvested

occasionally. During the second year of growth, the plant produces a flower spik e, flowers, then usually dies overwinter. Harvest extensively during the entire second year. New and improved cultivars offer larger yields of better tasting le aves. Freeze parsley, as the quality is far superior to the fried form. Use pars ley for more than a garnish. Try the chopped leaves in soups, sauces, salads, an d with vegetable dishes. (6) Lovage - Used for beauty and love herb, but is also associated with psychic sleep, energy, and purification. This is a relatively unknown perennial herb, that appears fully hardy for this climate, Plants grow to a height of about 45 cm, resembling celery in appearance and taste. Lovage is traditionally used in soups, salads, meat dishes , omelettes, and potato dishes. Frozen or dried leaves can be used year round. T he flavour of lavage is strong, so only a few plants are required for the herb g arden. (7) Fennel - Courage Fertility Spells Protection Spells Magickal Mastery. Although sometimes listed as a vegetable (finocchio) with a swollen bul bous stem, fennel is most commonly known as a licorice tasting herb. Fine dainty leaves, resembling asparagus are produced on annual plants 30 cm tall. Ground s eed is traditionally used in cookies and cakes, but dried leaves are a very acce ptable substitute. Fennel is commonly used in fish sauces, to counteract the oil iness of the fish. It is also used in salads, cooked with vegetables, and in man y baked products. (8) Chives/Garlic chives - Speed, strength, and endurance, and for protection and to ward off evil. Many gardeners are very familiar with this herb , but few take advantage of the culinary qualities that chives offer. Being a h ardy perennial, chives survive well in our climate. Seeds can be started indoors 4 to 6 weeks early and transplanted out to the garden when the growing environment is suitable. Alternatively, chives can be direct seeded in the garden. No harvest i s recommended during the first year, as this allows the young plants time to est ablish. A small patch is sufficient for a family. Chives are best used fresh, bu r can be frozen successfully. Do not dry chives as the quality is very inferior to other forms. Try using chives in salads, soups, sauces, marinades, with meat and egg dishes, or with numerous casseroles. Chives are a very versatile herb. (9) Sage - Immortality, longevity, wisdom, protection, wishes, to Clean area and people. This is not the same sage found growing wild in Saskatche wan. The culinary sage is closely related to salvia, a common flowering annual. Although perennial in habit, sage is usually treated as an annual in our climate . This silvery leaves herb is easy to grow, producing a large yield per area. Le aves can be harvested fresh during the year, or the leaves can be frozen or drie d for storage, Seeds are best started indoors 4 to 6 weeks early. The flavour of sage is strong, so a small amount is sufficient for most dishes. Try using sage with meat, poultry, fish and cheese dishes. Sage can also be included in baked goods. The above is a list of 9 reliable herbs that are fairly easy to grow. There a literally hundreds of other herbs that can be grown. For the beginning h erb gardener, staying with those recommended is a good idea.