Here is another fantastic recipe by Tupperware to make homemade Peach Raspberry Smoothies! Delish!

Peach Raspberry Smoothie Recipe

1 fresh peach, cut into quarters and pit removed
1/4 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 cup orange juice
4 ice cubes

Place all 4 ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a Tupperware Smoothie Cup and enjoy.

During the Summertime, I like to make cold beverages using Watermelon. Here are a few of my family's favorite beverage recipes.

Watermelon Punch

6 c. watermelon juice
2 c. pineapple juice
1 (12 oz) can frozen raspberry flavored juice
1 (6 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1/4 c. lemon juice

In a large bowl, blend all of the above ingredients. Chill for 2 hours. Makes 14 (3/4 cup) servings.

Watermelon Smoothie

2 c. seeded watermelon chunks
1 c. crushed or cracked ice
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1 to 2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp. almond extract

Whip ingredients together in blend until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 2-3 servings.

Watermelon Frappe

1/2 large watermelon
36 ozs. Ginger Ale
1 (12 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
Lime & Lemon Slices (fresh & sliced)

Remove seeds and rinds from watermelon. Cut melon into chunks. Combine melon, limeade and ginger ale in blender. Freeze for several hours. Thaw partially to serve. Spoon into tall glasses and garnish with lime or lemon slices. Makes 1 gallon.

Watermelon Guava Smoothie

1 1/2 cups watermelons
1 cup guava juice or guava nectar
1-2 cup ice

Mix the above ingredients together in your blender and blend until smooth. Serve in chilled glasses.


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Nothing says summertime more than drinking some freshly made lemonade!

Summertime Lemonade

1 3/4 qt. of bottled spring water
1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup of granulated sugar
lemon wedges to garnish your glasses

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a Tupperware 2 quart beverage pitcher. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Chill for 2 hours. Serve over ice or with lemon wedges.

*optional* If you like a little strawberry taste, slice 6 strawberries and throw them in or just add 1/4 cup of strawberry juice.

Ah, can’t you just smell that cup of coffee with its fragrant aroma?  There is nothing like a good cup of coffee in the morning and thanks to Juan Valdez, Bill can make a perfect cup!




                              

6 Healthy Banana Smoothie Recipes

Banana Mango Smoothie

1 c. cubed peeled ripe mango
3/4 c. sliced ripe banana
2/3 c. milk
1 tsp. honey
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine all of the above ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

1 medium banana
1 1/4 c. milk
1 c. chocolate ice cream
1/4 c. creamy peanut butter

Cut the banana into 1" pieces. Wrap pieces in foil and freeze. Unwrap the banana pieces. In blender container combine banana, milk, chocolate ice cream and peanut butter. Cover and blend until smooth.

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

5 oz. Frozen blueberries
2 bananas
2 c. ice
1 c. water

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Kiwi Banana Smoothie

1 c. milk
2 scoops vanilla ice-cream
1 ripe banana, sliced
2 Kiwi fruit, peeled and finely diced

Blend the milk, ice-cream, and banana together in a blender till smooth. Add the Kiwi fruit, blend briefly, then pour into glasses.

Banana Cantaloupe Smoothie

1/2 sliced cantaloupe melon
1 peeled banana
1 c. vanilla ice cream
1 tbsp. honey

Mix all of the above ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth.

Boysenberry and Banana Smoothie

3/4 c. boysenberries
1/2 c. low-fat boysenberry yogurt or vanilla yogurt
1/2 banana, sliced
1/2 c. grape juice

Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until well blended (about 1 minute).

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!



Christmas Cranberry Orange Slush Recipe



2 (6 ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed and undiluted)

4 1/2 c. water

2 (46 ounce) cans red fruit punch

1 (46 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple juice

1 (48 ounce) bottle cranapple juice

2 (33 ounce) bottles of gingerale, chilled



Combine thawed orange juice concentrate and water, mixing well. Stir in fruit punch, pineapple juice and cranapple juice. Freeze in a large container, stirring occasionally. Remove from freezer 3 1/2 hours before serving, stirring occasionally as mixture thaws. Stir in gingerale just before serving. Yields: 2 gallons of Slush/Punch.

Appetizer Wines:

Sherry (dry), Vermouth, Flavored Wines
Serving Temp: Cool room temperature or chilled.
Best with all appetizer foods such as canapes, hor d'oeuvers, soups, dips, etc.

Red Dinner Wines

Burgundy, Cabernet, Sauvignon, Gamay, Chianti, Pinot Noir, Petite Sirah, Ruby Cabernet, Barbera, Zinfandel
Serving Temp: Cool room temperature, around 65 degrees.
Best served with hearty foods such as: red meats, pork, wild game, cheese, egg and pasta dishes.

Rose Wines

Serving Temp: Chilled at around 50 degrees.
Best served with ham, fried chicken, picnic foods, shellfish or cold beef products.

White Dinner Wines

Chablis, Rhine, Sauterne, Chardonnay, Chenin, Blanc, White Riesling, French Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc.
Serving Temp: chilled around 50 degrees.
Best with: light foods: poultry, fish, shellfish, ham and veal.

Dessert Wines

Port, Tokay, Muscatel, Catawba, Sauterne (sweet), Aurora, Sherry
Serving Temp: cool room temp. around 65 degrees.
Best with: All desserts, fruits, nuts, cakes and dessert cheeses.

Sparkling Wines

Champagne, Sparkling Burgundy, Sparkling Rose
Serving Temp: chilled around 45 degrees.
Can be served with all foods at any occassion.

With Spring right around the corner and Summer soon to follow I love drinking various cold beverages so I thought I would post a few recipes today of beverages my family likes for me to make during the warmer months of the year.



Berry Frost

(makes 4 servings)



1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 (8 ounce) carton plain yogurt

6 oz. frozen fruit juice concentrate (any of the berry flavors)

2-3 c. ice cubes



In blender container, combine sweetened condensed milk, yogurt and fruit juice concentrate. Cover and blend until smooth. With blender running add in ice cubes, one at a time, blending until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses.



Watermelon Punch



6 c. watermelon juice

2 c. pineapple juice

1 (12 oz) can frozen raspberry flavored juice

1 (6 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate

1/4 c. lemon juice



In a large bowl, blend all of the above ingredients. Chill for 2 hours. Makes 14 (3/4 cup) servings. For party atmosphere serve inside a hollowed out watermelon!



Fruit Flavored Float



1 c. sugar

1 envelope unsweetened lemon-lime or cherry flavored soft drink mix

2 c. milk

1 qt. vanilla ice cream

1 (28 ounce) bottle carbonated water, chilled



Combine sugar and fruit flavored soft drink mix. Add milk; stir to dissolve sugar. Pour mixtured into 8 tall glasses. Spoon about 1/2 c. of ice cream into each glass. Slowly pour in the chilled carbonated water to fill each glass. Stir gently to mix. (or mix and serve in a large punch bowl, if desired). Makes about 8 (8 ounce) servings.



Summer Sunshine Slush



1/3 c. frozen orange juice concentrate

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/3 c. powdered milk

2 Tbsp. honey

6 ice cubes



Mix all together in blender; adding ice cubes one at a time.

Have you seen all those Gift In A Jar Recipes and wondered how you could make them and give them as gifts too?

With Tupperware, we have a twist on that idea! You can make up your own gourmet gift mixes but instead of presenting it in a throw-away jar, you present it in a Tupperware Modular Mate Container. The container is reuseable over and over again and its covered by a Lifetime Product Guarantee!

Over the next few weeks, I will be adding numerous gift mix recipes to my blog so keep checking back for some great gift mix recipes!

Orange Spiced Tea

(makes 2 1/3 c. Tea Mix)

1 c. orange-flavored instant breakfast drink powder
1 c. instant tea powder
1 (3 oz.) envelope (about 1/3 c.) sugar-sweetened lemonade mix
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Combine all of the dry ingredients above and place into the Tupperware Modular Mates Oval 1 Container. Print out the ingredients list above & the directions below and attach them to your gift-giving container.

Directions for Use: Stir 1 tbsp. of the mix into 1 c. of boiling water or cold water.

Delicous Hot Cocoa

Dry Ingredients to Pack into your Gift-Giving Container:

1/3 cup of Sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp of salt
1/4 cup of mini marshmallows

Wet Ingredients the Receipient will need:

1/2 cup of water
3 1/2 cups of milk
1/2 tsp. of vanilla

Layering Directions: Layer the above dry ingredients into your gift-giving container. Print a copy of the dry ingredients list & wet ingredients list along with the Directions below.

Preparation Directions: In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in water. Bring mixture to a boiling, stirring contantly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Stir in Milk. (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Beat with a rotary beater till frothy. Serve in cups or mugs and top with the minature marshmallows.

Peanut Butter S'Mores

Layer dry ingredients in a Tupperware Super Oval Size 1 container.

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 sleeve of chocolate grahams or regular grahams; reduced to
crumbs(you choose)

Instructions should read:

Empty Contents of container into a bowl. Melt 1/2 cup butter, add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 9" spuare pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Makes 9 to 12 bars.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Mix

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the ingredients into a Tupperware Modular Mates Square Size 1 container.

Attach a gift card with the following instructions:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips from other ingredients.

Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended.

In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop teaspoonsful of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

You can find my recipe for homemade Bread Crumbs ----> HERE and those can also be put into a gift jar!

Do you love fruit smoothies? My husband and I are both fans of smoothies because they are healthy for us and super easy to make. I thought I would share a few Tupperware Smoothie Recipes with you today that we enjoy making.



Strawberry Mango Smoothie



1 c. fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

1/2 c. mango, cubed

1/4 c. orange juice

6 ice cubes

*note* I have also used frozen sliced strawberries with this recipe.



Place all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Makes 12 ounces.



Orange Tropical Smoothie



1 whole orange peeled, de-seeded and divided into sections

1/3 c. canned (drained) or fresh pineapple chunks

1/2 c. low fat vanilla frozen yogurt

2 ice cubes



Place all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Makes 12 ounces.



Blueberry Banana Smoothie



1/2 c. fresh blueberries

1 small banana

5 oz. light vanilla yogurt

1/4 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)

5 ice cubes



Place all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Makes 12 ounces.



Lemon Strawberry Smoothie



1 whole lemon peeled and de-seeded

4 lg. fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. sugar

1/8 c. water

8 ice cubes



Place all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Makes 12 ounces.