Easy Fro-Yo Swirl Bites Recipe

Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Vanilla Chex cereal, coarsely crushed
4 teaspoons butter, melted
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait Original strawberry yogurt
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait™ Original Key lime pie yogurt
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait™ Original mountain blueberry yogurt
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait™ Original orange creme yogurt
2/3 cup coarsely chopped strawberries or blueberries

Darlene’s Tips:  You can use any brand yogurt that you want.  You could also use any cereal that you like for the “crust” or even crushed cookies or grahams. You could even skip the chopped berries or you could replace the berries with chopped canned fruit. Just use whatever you have handy!

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1:  Line 24 mini muffin cups with mini paper baking cups, or spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crushed cereal and melted butter. Spoon about 1 teaspoon crushed cereal into each cup.

Step 2:  In 12 of the mini muffin cups, spoon generous teaspoon of strawberry yogurt in one half of muffin cup. Spoon generous teaspoon lime yogurt in other half of muffin cup. Repeat using blueberry and orange yogurt in remaining 12 muffin cups.

Step 3:  Swirl yogurt in muffin cups by running table knife through once in a circle.

Step 4:  Top yogurt cups with berries. Cover with foil or plastic wrap; freeze at least 2 hours until firm. Allow to stand at room temperature 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups. Store in resealable freezer plastic bag or plastic storage container.

Source and Image: Pillsbury, General Mills

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Easy Homemade Gumdrops Recipe

Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!

INGREDIENTS:

3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
3/4 cup water
2 cups sugar
Food color
Flavored extract
Additional sugar

Darlene’s Tips:  If you don’t have candy molds or mini cupcake pans, just pour into ice cube trays or whatever you have on hand then cut each cube into smaller cubes if desired. Experiment with different flavors and also combine flavors like almond extract mixed with coconut extract. Super tropical!

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1:  Lightly spray candy molds or miniature muffin cups with cooking spray.

Step 2:  In large bowl, sprinkle gelatin on 1/2 cup cold water; set aside.

Step 3:  In small saucepan, heat 3/4 cup water and 2 cups sugar to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved and mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat; carefully add to gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved.

Step 4:  Divide mixture into 4 small bowls (or more, depending on how many colors/flavors you want). Tint each bowl with 4 to 5 drops food color, then stir in 1/2 teaspoon extract. Carefully spoon mixture into molds. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight until set.

Step 5:  Carefully remove gumdrops from molds, using a butter knife as needed to coax gumdrops from molds. Roll gumdrops in sugar; place on waxed paper. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours to crystallize slightly. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Source and Image: Betty Crocker, General Mills

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