A Yummy Way to Start the Day!

This morning I was shoveling around in my refridgerator hoping to find one of the fruits in there appealing. I love bananas, but so does LW and there was only one left... so he got it. Then I started looking for an orange. Found one! But it was to mushy... not a good sign. After eating an Apple Cinnamon Muffin and thinking about it for a little long I finally picked up an apple.

Apples are hard to eat with braces people! I have to cut them up into bite sized pieces and it's just a pain! I love apples! But since having braces I dread eating them.

I cleaned the apple, took out it's stem, off came the sticker... and I stared at it.k

I grumbled.

I placed a little roughly the apple on the counter and sighed. What could I do with this apple?!

Then I thought of it.

I had seen a recipe long ago for baked apples. I didn't remember it and I didn't really look very hard at the recipe when I had originally found it, but I knew the basic concept.

So what did I do?

I cut off the top part of the apple and dug out the center with a spoon (there's got to be an easier way to do that, btw). The I dropped in a couple SMALL spoonfulls of peanut butter and squished it down with my apple core disemboweling spoon. I then poured honey on top of that and smeared some over the edges of the apple. Then I sprinkled a fair amount of cinnamon over it.

While I did all this I turned the oven on to 350. By the time I was done so was my apple. I slipped it into the oven for 10 minutes and took it out, nearly drooling over the smell. I sliced that apple in half and placed some cool whip in the center. Topping it off with another drizzle of cinnamon.

The outcome was divine.

I still had to cut it up, but with this your supposed to and it was so worth it. :)

You could really put anything you want into the apple. Then bake at 350 for 10 minutes and wal-la! You have yourself a delicious breakfast, or dessert!

Until Next Time!
Spicy

Peanut Butter Cup Banana Ice Cream Pie

I must tell you...

When I was looking for a dessert to review for today, I was not expecting to create my own!

This is really exciting for me! I've never made my own dessert! I have a few main courses that I've created since being married to the Hubs, but never a dessert! AWE-SOME! My cooking ability is growing!

Although, that wasn't hard to do at first because it started from nothing. Haha. ;)

While looking through a billion different desserts, I found I was looking at a lot of pies, but none of them were making my mouth water just by looking at them. My taste buds have changed so much; I don't crave food just at the look of it anymore, unless it's something really amazing. :D

I started looking at other desserts, trying to find SOMETHING that would spark my interest... nothing. Then I realized I was looking at a LOT of Peanut Butter stuff. I may have mentioned a few weeks ago that I love oatmeal. Well... there is something I love more then oatmeal. A million times more then oatmeal.

This something I would carry around in my purse, along with a spoon, just so I could snack on it all day long!

That is very rare for me...

This something... is peanut butter.

My major and total weakness. I love it. Everything little tiny thing about it.

So then I got to thinking... pie? peanut butter? banana soft serve? hmmm.... Oreo crust? And I came up with... this heavenly little number...

This is also my first tutorial, so go easy on the photos and the commentary and the directions. :) I'm learning.

Blend Oreos until dusty texture

Mix together with melted butter and press Oreo Butter Mixture into pie pan. Chill in freezer

Meanwhile; blend frozen bananas, peanut butter, almond milk, cocoa powder, pudding mix, and cottage cheese together until smooth.

I know the cottage cheese sounds weird, but it helps make it fluffy and you won't even notice! :D It blends out really smoothly. :)

 Fold in chips and... 

whipped topping!

Pour Pie Filling onto chilled Oreo Crust and chill in freezer for at least one hour.

While that's happening take a minute and enjoy the leftover pie filling! The Hubs sure loved it!

Or take an Oreo and dunk it! :D YUM! Or save it as "soft serve" and eat later.

Pour remaining whipped topping over pie filling...

 Chill in freezer for at least one hour...

First slice in attempt to make a pretty picture with it... I wanna eat it... even if it isn't as pretty as I wished it to be...

Add toppings before serving...

Including the chocolate syrup... oh man...

And  the melted peanut butter... it's speaking to my soul... Serve and enjoy!

The hubs said it tasted more like a Banana Split, with real ice cream, and gave it 5 Stars!!! WOOT!!! There were some bites where it really tasted like a banana split and then other bites where it tasted like a Peanut Butter Cup. All in all... it was... DELICIOUS!

Please, Please, PLEASE Enjoy!!!

Peanut Butter Cup Banana Ice Cream Pie

Crust:

26 (Approximately) Low Fat Oreos

5 Tbs. Melted Butter

Pie Filling:

1/2 C. Almond Milk (Unsweetened)

3 Bananas (pre peeled, sliced, and frozen)

1/4 C. Peanut Butter

3 Tbs. Cocoa Powder

2 1/2 Tbs. Chocolate Pudding Mix (Sugar Free)

1 cup Cottage Cheese

Mini Chocolate Chips

Peanut Butter Chips

Mini Reases Pieces

Whipped Topping (Light)

Toppings:

Whipped Topping (Light)

Mini Chocolate Chips

Peanut Butter chips

Mini Reases Pieces

Chocolate Drizzle

Melted Peanut Butter Drizzle

1.) Blend Oreos until dusty texture and mix together with melted butter.

2.) Press Oreo Butter Mixture into pie pan and chill in freezer.

3.) Meanwhile; blend frozen bananas, peanut butter, almond milk, cocoa powder, pudding mix, and cottage cheese together until smooth. Fold in chips and whipped topping.

4.) Pour Pie Filling onto chilled Oreo Crust and chill in freezer for at least one hour.

5.) Pour remaining whipped topping over pie filling and chill in freezer for at least one hour. Add toppings before serving, then enjoy!

Until Next Time!

Spicy