Chocolate-Strawberry-Banana-Pops

Cooking in the kitchen today we have Chef Elsie and Chef Caleb. 

They will be demonstrating how to create

Chocolate Strawberry Banana Pops. 

If you would like to make your own pops, you will need:

More or Less:

1 banana

8 strawberries

2 cups vanilla yogurt

2 cups chocolate ice cream

a blender

Popsicle molds

Wash your strawberries, cut off the tops.  Add to the blender.  Make sure you have a grown-up helping. :)

 Peel your banana.

 Add your banana and yogurt to the blender.

 Add the ice cream - yum!!!

 Blend!

 Pour into your Popsicle molds...add your sticks.

 Place your pops in the freezer.

 Do a crazy dance while you wait for the pops to freeze...

 2 to 3 hours later...wha la!  Delicious Chocolate Strawberry Banana Pop!  If you have a hard time getting your pop out of the mold, run it under hot water for a few seconds.  This will help it to slip right out!

Sweet treat for a happy face!

Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Bars

We ran out of Cadbury mini eggs and I was craving something chocolate yesterday.  I found this recipe on allrecipes.com - it's by Sara Yoder; it has 4.5 stars and 60 ratings.  I love the taste of toasted marshmallows and chocolate in these bars.  Shane said these aren't going to last long!

 ha ha ha...while eating his Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Bar Caleb said "mom, you're the BEST cooker..."(hmmm...this isn't what you said about sloppy joes last night :)) and then he adds "I wonder who invented food."  Whoever it was, they had a good idea.  :)

Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in marshmallows, chips and walnuts. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

* I used butter instead of shortening, and I left out the nuts. Still great.