Category: Appetizers, Desserts & Snacks

Sweet-and-Sour Meatball Skewers

Perfect as appetizers or even a main dish, these sweet-and-sour meatball skewers pack a lot of flavor into every bite. They grill up quick and disappear even quicker. I used Captain Jim’s Molten Orange Ambrosia (sadly, no longer in business. You’ll want to use a tropical-flavored hot sauce with orange, pineapple or coconut for example) hot sauce to give these meatballs an extra kick, but no so much as to completely hide the sweetness of the peppers and the jam. You’ll love the contrast between the tender juicy meatballs and the roasted slightly-crunchy peppers. That’s what really sets these apart from the classic boring meatballs.

Sweet-and-Sour Meatball Skewers

You can leave out the hot sauce if you are using a spicy BBQ sauce. But, if your BBQ sauce is on the sweet side, you’ll need some heat or this dish will be a bit on the sweet side. Or you can make these sweet-and-sour meatball skewers both ways. That way you’ll satisfy the sweet crowd. And the spicy crowd. Now that’s a win for sure!

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Weber Deluxe Grilling Basket

These meatball skewers are also great slathered with my peach BBQ sauce.

Sweet-and-Sour Meatball Skewers
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Sweet-and-Sour Meatball Skewers

Perfect as appetizers or even a main dish, these sweet-and-sour meatball skewers pack a lot of flavor into every bite. They grill up quick and disappear even quicker.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword meatballs, sour, sweet
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 298kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Kraft

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound meatballs frozen fully cooked, thawed
  • 1 red bell pepper seeded, cut into 1″ squares
  • 1 green bell pepper seeded, cut into 1″ squares
  • ½ cup apricot jam or peach
  • ½ cup your favorite BBQ sauce
  • hot sauce to taste (use a nice tropical-flavored sauce)

Instructions

  • Fire up your grill for indirect cooking.
  • Thread meatballs and peppers onto skewers.
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the jam, barbecue sauce and hot sauce to taste. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
  • Brush glaze onto the meatballs and peppers, put onto the grill, and let cook for 5 minutes.
  • Flip the skewers over, glaze, and cook another 5 minutes.
  • Glaze the skewers one last time and serve.

Notes

The meatballs are also great on subs.

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 364mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 793IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Weber 6493 21-Inch 3-Sided Grill Brush

Ragin’ Cajun Cheddar Ranch Bugles

Bugles snacks don’t need a whole lot of help to be even more addicting than they already are. I decided to kick them up with some spicy Ragin’ Cajun Fixin’s Cajun seasoning, with a hint of cheddar and Ranch. Crazy good. Make a batch of Ragin’ Cajun cheddar ranch Bugles for the next big party at your house. Folks will know you didn’t just put a bowl of bagged snacks. You went the extra mile! You didn’t just call it in, you nailed it!

Ragin' Cajun Cheddar Ranch Bugles

Witching Hour

Remember to always put a few Bugles on the ends of your fingers and make sounds like a witch. You have to. You can’t help it. Then get back to enjoying these Ragin’ Cajun Cheddar Ranch Bugles. Stop playing around. There are some great snacks to be enjoyed!

Cheddar Cheese Powder by Hoosier Hill Farm, 1 lb
Cheddar Cheese Powder by Hoosier Hill Farm, 1 lb

Also try my Sriracha Bugles.

Ragin' Cajun Cheddar Ranch Bugles
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Ragin’ Cajun Cheddar Ranch Bugles

Make a batch of Ragin’ Cajun cheddar ranch Bugles for the next big party at your house. Folks will know you didn’t just put a bowl of bagged snacks. You went the extra mile!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword cheddar, Ranch, snack
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 4kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Combine seasonings in a small bowl.
  • Place chips into a large plastic bowl.
  • Spray lightly with oil, gently stirring to get good coverage.
  • While stirring the chips, slowly pour in the seasoning mix.
  • Spread chip mixture out evenly onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 5 minutes.
  • Let cool completely before serving

Notes

It’s ok to add more seasoning for more cheesiness!

Nutrition

Calories: 4kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Fullstar Mandoline Slicer for Kitchen, Cheese Grater Vegetable Spiralizer and Veggie Slicer for Cooking & Meal Prep, Kitchen Gadgets Organizer & Safety Glove Included (11 in 1, White)

Grilled Banana Sundae

I worked at a Baskin Robbins as a teenager. It is still one of my all-time favorite jobs. One of our biggest sellers (besides my awesome milkshakes) were banana sundaes. These are not those treats. We did not serve grilled banana sundaes at Baskin Robbins. We should have because they are crazy good! All the same flavors as the classic but with a nicely grilled ooey-gooey banana too!

Grilled Banana Sundae

Grilled Bananas? Optional

My wife is not a fan of grilled bananas, specially if they get a bit soft. And they do when grilled. So, if you’re the same way, just use regular ole fresh bananas and you’ll still have a great dessert. I think the grilled bananas add a little mystique to the dish. Something different.

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Substitute grilled Twinkies for the banana for a totally different twist on a sundae!

Grilled Banana Sundae
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Grilled Banana Sundae

All the same flavors as the classic but with a nicely grilled ooey-gooey banana too!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dessert, grilled
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 126kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Start up your grill for direct cooking.
  • While still keeping the skins on, cut the ends off of the bananas and then cut a slit into the skin, lengthwise. Do not cut all the way through the banana.
  • Place the bananas on the grill and cook until one side is black.
  • Flip and cook until the other side is black.
  • Place ice cream into bowls.
  • Unroll the bananas from their skins, halve, and place in bowls alongside the ice cream.
  • Add chocolate syrup, whipped cream, cherries and peanuts and serve.

Notes

Also great topped with roasted pecans, walnuts or cashews.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 427mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Weber 6493 21-Inch 3-Sided Grill Brush

Orange Creamsicle

It’s a nice hot day here in Indianapolis. The perfect weather to sit out on the deck and enjoy a super-cold orange creamsicle. Just like you remember from your childhood. Actually, better. Way better.

The really cool thing about this recipe is that you aren’t just restricted to making an orange creamsicle. Grab any juice you like and mix it in. Grape creamsicle? Why not?

Orange Creamsicle

Test Your Molds

Our ice pop popsicle molds hold just over 2 cups of liquid. Test yours first using water to find out how much they hold, and adjust the recipe if you need to. If you end up with too much of the mix just freeze it in any container. It’s great eaten with a spoon, too!

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Another of my summer favorites (and super easy to make) are sno-cones with homemade syrup and no-carb sherbet pops.

Orange Creamsicle
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Orange Creamsicle

It's the perfect weather to sit out on the deck and enjoy a super-cold orange creamsicle. Just like you remember from your childhood. Actually, better. Way better.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade ice cream, orange
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 54kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup orange juice I used fresh-squeezed, but bottled would work just fine also, just go with the no-pulp variety
  • 1 cup vanilla soy milk plus a little more

Instructions

  • Whisk together the juice and soy milk, adding more soy milk to taste.
  • Pour into molds and freeze at least an hour.

Notes

Try these using other fruit juices, too!

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Vidalia Onion Dip

I ended up with leftover Vidalia onion after I made bacon wrapped Sriracha onion rings the other day. Vidalia onions are a great thing. A marvelous thing. While they are in season I grab as many as I can, and use them in everything. Like this fantastic Vidalia onion dip. This dip may look like any other dip but it isn’t. Sure, it’s got cheese. And some creamy mayo. But it’s the onion that makes it something special and something different.

Vidalia Onion Dip

Different. And Great.

Since it was just my wife and I, I scaled this recipe for Vidalia onion dip way back. But, that’s easy to do since the ratio of ingredients is as easy as it gets: 1-to-1-to-1-to-1.

For a little twist, caramelize the onions in a bit of oil first.

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Also try my smoked onion dip.

Vidalia Onion Dip
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Vidalia Onion Dip

Vidalia onions are a great thing. A marvelous thing. While they are in season I grab as many as I can, and use them in everything. Like this fantastic Vidalia onion dip. 
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword dip, onion
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6 cups
Calories 792kcal
Author Based on a recipe from the Brown-Eyed Baker

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Vidalia onion chopped
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 cups Swiss cheese shredded
  • 2 cups Parmesan cheese grated
  • pinch cayenne to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325 F.
  • Spray a 2 quart baking dish with non-stick spray.
  • Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and pour into the baking dish.
  • Bake for 45 minutes-1 hour or until bubble hot and lightly browned on top.
  • Serve with crackers or salty pretzels.

Notes

Store leftover dip in the fridge. Reheat and stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 792kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 75g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1082mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 696mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Bacon-Wrapped Sriracha Onion Rings

These bacon-wrapped Sriracha onion rings are absolutely crazy good. The Sriracha caramelizes a bit as the bacon crisps over a sweet Vidalia onion, leaving you with a fantastic sweet heat. I’m a huge fan of Vidalias, always snatching up as many as I can while they are in season. And who doesn’t like Sriracha and bacon? It’s like having everything you ever dreamed of in one bite.

Bacon-Wrapped Sriracha Onion Rings

Easy. And Delicious.

There are a few variations of these bacon-wrapped sriracha onion rings out on the web. I settled on this one because it’s pretty straightforward. I’ve seen some recipes that like to sprinkle the rings in brown sugar before cooking. I’m pretty sure you’ll end up with a sticky mess on the grill if you do.

You can also make these in an oven. Just place the rings onto baking racks over baking sheets that are lined with aluminum foil and bake at 350 F (keeping an eye on them as they cook).

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Weber Deluxe Grilling Basket

The key to these is to cut your onion rings thick (at least 1/2″), and use good, well-shaped thin sliced bacon. I use Indiana Kitchen brand bacon because the slices are generally all nice and rectangular. You don’t want a skinny piece of bacon that’ll shrink up and fall off your onion ring!Keep the leftover inner onion rings and make a fantastic Vidalia onion dip.

Bacon-Wrapped Sriracha Onion Rings
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Bacon Wrapped Sriracha Onion Rings

These bacon-wrapped Sriracha onion rings are absolutely crazy good. The Sriracha caramelizes a bit as the bacon crisps over a sweet onion, leaving you with a fantastic sweet heat.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, onion rings, spicy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 620kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

For the rings

  • 2 large sweet onions
  • Sriracha
  • 8 slices bacon

For the dipping sauce

Instructions

  • Fire up your grill for indirect cooking, around 300-350 degrees F. These will take about 30 minutes, but maybe as long as an hour to cook depending on your grill temperature.
  • Cut the onions into 1/2″ rings.
  • Push out the inner rings, leaving the last two outer rings still together as one. Do not separate them.
  • Squeeze some Sriracha into a bowl that’s just big enough to fit an onion ring.
  • Place the ring into the sauce. Using your fingers, spread the sauce all over the ring. Flip the onion and repeat. Get it coated, but not drenched.
  • Wrap bacon around the rings. Don’t wrap too tightly since the bacon will shrink. Don’t wrap it too loose or it’ll fall off.
  • Brush (or just use your fingers) more Sriracha on the outside of the bacon.
  • Place the rings on your grill over indirect heat.
  • Grill the rings until the bacon just starts to crisp. Gently flip them (I used a grill spatula) and cook another 10-15 minutes. Remove to a baking sheet and let firm up a bit.
  • Serve with dipping sauce.

For the dipping sauce

  • Whisk together all ingredients except the milk.
  • If the mixture is too thick, add a splash of milk, whisk, and add more as needed if it is still too thick.

Notes

It takes a while to get the bacon just perfect on these, but it’s a fun and tasty treat and worth the trouble!

Nutrition

Calories: 620kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 660mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Buffalo Ranch Snack Mix

If you’re looking for the perfect snack for a big party, you have found it. I found this Buffalo Ranch snack mix to be so addictive (especially the Bugles). There’s just a hint of hot wing sauce. But not enough to hide the flavors of all the goodies. One surprise? Toasted Ramen noodles! They add a special, unexpected, crunch.

Buffalo Ranch Snack Mix

Skip The Wings. Serve This Instead.

This Buffalo Ranch snack mix will be a big hit at your next party. Us folks that like a little spiciness hate when we go to a party only to find bland snacks. Don’t serve bland snacks. Serve this instead!

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Also try my Goldfish cracker treats. It’s easy to take your standard ho-hum snacks and kick them up a notch!

Buffalo Ranch Snack Mix
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Buffalo Ranch Snack Mix

If you’re looking for the perfect snack for a big party, you have found it. I found this Buffalo Ranch snack mix to be so addicting (specially the Bugles).
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Buffalo, mix, Ranch, snack
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 116kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Break noodles up into small pieces and spread out on a baking pan.
  • Bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely.
  • In a very large bowl (I used a large stock pot), combine all of the snack treats.
  • In a separate small bowl whisk together the dressing mix, wing sauce, and oil. Pour over treats and stir very gently until well coated.
  • Keep in an air-tight container.

Notes

Add a few peanuts too!

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Tropical Papaya Strawberry Smoothie

Ahhhhhhh. This tropical papaya strawberry smoothie made me dream of warmer days here in Indiana. But, you can enjoy a nice fruit smoothie any time of the year. I just close my eyes and ignore the fact that it’s just flat-out cold outside!

Tropical Papaya Strawberry Smoothie

Get Fruity With It

You can substitute pretty much any fruit you’d like. You don’t have to ‘just’ make a tropical papaya strawberry smoothie. Although I have to say, this is one mighty tasty drink!

Smoothies are not only good for you, they’re also a great way to use up leftover fruit or fruit that’s about to ‘turn’. You can also freeze them for later enjoyment, too. Just thaw slightly first before drinking up!

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Also try my shamrock shake.

Tropical Papaya Strawberry Smoothie
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Tropical Papaya Strawberry Smoothie

Ahhhhhhh. This tropical papaya strawberry smoothie made me dream of warmer days here in Indiana.
Course Drink
Cuisine American
Keyword smoothie
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 121kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Live Better America

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ medium papaya peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • ½ cup strawberries frozen
  • ½ cup fat-free milk
  • ½ cup fat-free plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 ice cubes or more

Instructions

  • Place two tall glasses in the freezer for at least 15 minutes. (optional)
  • Place all but the ice into a blender and blend until creamy and smooth.
  • Add in the ice cubes on at a time and blend until you reach the desired consistency.
  • Divide mixture between the two chilled glasses and enjoy.

Notes

You can make other flavors by using different fruits.

Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 400mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 852IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Cherry Slurpee

Wow, it’s just like the cherry Slurpee I remember from when I was a young kid! Super cherry flavor and so refreshing. And of course, you get a wonderful red tongue as a bonus! I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this trip back down memory lane. I was a kid again, if only for a little bit!

Cherry Slurpee

Oh, My Brain Hurts!

To really bring back the memories of having a cherry Slurpee as a child, I drank this fast enough to get a full-on brain freeze. I didn’t do it on purpose (who does?), but I wasn’t surprised that it happened!

This prompted me to look up brain freeze (aka an ice-cream headache) on Wikipedia: “Ice cream headaches” result from quickly eating or drinking very cold substances. It is commonly experienced when applying ice-cream (or similar) to the roof of the mouth (palate) or when swallowing it. Typically, the headache appears in about 10 seconds and lasts about 20 seconds. The term ice-cream headache has been in use since at least 31 January 1937.

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Also try my no-carb sherbet pops, another great beat-the-heat treat.

Cherry Slurpee
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Cherry Slurpee

Wow, it’s just like the cherry Slurpee I remember from when I was a young kid! Super cherry flavor and so refreshing. And of course, you get a wonderful red tongue as a bonus!
Course Appetizer, Drink
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry, drink
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 194kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place 1 cup of club soda, the sugar, Kool-Aid mix, and cherry extract until a blender and blend until the sugar dissolves.
  • Add the crushed ice and blend until slushy without any big ice chunks.
  • Add the remaining 1 cup of club soda and blend until the mix reaches the desired consistency.

Notes

Use different Kool-Aid and extracts to make any flavor you want.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 6mg | Sugar: 50g | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Toasted Peeps Milkshake

My wife absolutely LOVES Peeps. And now they come in so many colors, shapes and sizes! I heard the other day that they’ll soon be available year-round! That means you could make a toasted Peeps milkshake every day of the year! The toasted lil Peeps add an interesting flavor to the shake. They’re toasted just long enough to give that fire-kissed taste. I snuck in a Peep garnish just to finish out the Peep theme!

Toasted Peeps Milkshake

Bye Bye Poor Peep

One of the great things to do with Peeps is to melt them down (it’s sort of a sad thing to watch) into syrup for ice cream. Or you can take the Peeps abuse a step further and toast them and then make them into the world’s most awesome milkshake. You’ll never want a milkshake done any other way after you try this toasted Peeps milkshake.

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Also try my old-fashioned malted milkshake.

Toasted Peeps Milkshake
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Toasted Peep Milkshake

Peeps come in so many colors, shapes and sizes! I heard the other day that they’ll soon be available year-round! That means you could make a toasted Peeps milkshake every day of the year!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword milkshake
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 575kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 20 Peeps
  • ¼ cup milk 1% or 2% works fine
  • 2 cups vanilla ice cream or more

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray lightly with non-stick spray.
  • Place Peeps on paper and place under broiler for about 40 seconds. Keep an eye on them.
  • Carefully flip the Peeps and return them to under the broiler for another 30 seconds or until lightly browned. You want them lightly toasted. I’ve found that if you toast them too long they melt instead of browning.
  • Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Put all but 2 of the Peeps into a blender with the milk and pulse for 5 seconds.
  • Add the ice cream and process for 10 seconds. Add more ice cream if you want the mix to be thicker.
  • Serve in tall glasses garnished with remaining toasted Peeps.

Notes

Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 98g | Vitamin A: 605IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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