Smoothies Anytime

Delicious Smoothie

I came up with the idea of a powdered smoothie mix when I was getting to the end of my can of yogurt bites and many of the tasty little squares had been crushed into a powder.  It got me thinking about some of the cans of freeze dried fruit I had and how some people said to just put the powdery parts into a smoothie.  Hmm, interesting.  Then I thought about someone telling me that you could make baby food from Thrive freeze dried foods by putting them in the food processor then later adding water.

Powdery yogurt bites

From that inspiration, this is what I came up with.

1/2 cup Thrive Vanilla Yogurt Bites

1/2 cup Thrive Pineapple Chunks Freeze Dried

1/4 cup Thrive Mango Freeze Dried

1/4 cup Thrive Strawberries Freeze Dried

1/4 cup Thrive Banana Slices Freeze Dried

I put it in the food processor and chopped it to a powder. I was then able to put it in a blender bottle with around a cup of water, shake it up and drink it.  I put it over ice for the picture at the top of the post, but then I drank what was left in the bottle.  It was tasty both ways.  It is a good idea to let it sit for a minute to let the fruit in larger than powder chunks rehydrate completely.

I'm excited to be able to have a fruit smoothie anyplace I can find water.

Ingredients in the food processor before

Ingredients in the food processor after

In the blender bottle ready to add water

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Mounds and Almond Joy Inspired Brownie Bites

Today I tried a recipe that I heard about from another Shelf Reliance consultant.  This combines two of my favorite dessert flavors - chocolate and coconut, and I must say it is delicious.

Here is what I did:

I followed the directions on both the Thrive Fudge Brownie Mix  and Thrive Macaroon Cookie Mix for mixing the batter, which on both is - measure out mix - add hot water.  Then I used a small scoop to fill mini muffin tins 3/4 of the way full, preheated the oven to 360 and cooked the brownie portion for 5 minutes.  I took the pan out of the oven and used a small scoop to drop the macaroon mix on top of the brownies.  On half the brownies I added an almond, and left the rest plain because sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.  I cooked the completed treats for an additional 15 minutes.

That's it, they are delicious.  Enjoy!