Homemade Gogurts

Growing up gogurts were always my favorite yogurt snack, I know I know not super healthy! I get it however as a child I never knew but now I know and fixed the "issues". I love making my homemade crockpot yogurt, it is one of my favorite things to cook/make for the family. For this recipe I used organic strawberries (I froze myself), organic banana (I froze myself), and chocolate cacao. I wanted to make a mixed berry one however I ran out of blueberries that morning when Kailee made oatmeal and put blueberries in them instead of sugar. You do not have to add honey to this recipe however I feel like it adds a health benefit for the children. Here I have pictured just regular organic honey, however I used organic raw honey (I ran out and did not take the picture until after I used it all). Raw honey has a ton of health benefits. We use it for coughs, sore throats, colds, added to our plain yogurt and much much more. Enough about raw honey, you can do your own research on this topic.





You Will Need:

1 1/2 Cups Homemade Yogurt
1 tbsp Gelatin
1 Cup Frozen Fruit (any)
1 tbsp Organic Raw Honey

Add your fruit and gelatin to your blender (I am using my Vitamix- my all time favorite Anniversary gift!)

Add honey

And finally add yogurt 

Blend on high until all is blended through well (I had to mix it around a couple times because some of the strawberries were stuck together)

Looks pretty! I love the color (no added dyes here!)

Now to the fun part!! 

I had my hubby help. We are filling our Zipzicle bags

Fill to the line only, we places ours in an old yogurt container to keep them from falling over while freezing

Strawberry banana, same process however I add 2 cups of yogurt to get more pouches filled (the kids LOVE THESE!) We also did a banana chocolate one (just add cacao powder, 2-4 tbsp and banana) 

Ready for the freezer, label and freeze overnight (be sure they are standing up not laying flat) 

Chocolate Banana 

Strawberry banana 

Strawberry

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Crochet Bobble Stitch "A"

Materials:

Yarn (any color)
Crochet Hook (5MM)
Scissors
Yarn Needle

Pattern: Remember there is one row around the pattern for the beginning SC. You do NOT start with bobble, but with SC- follow video...

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Carrot Cake

Carrot cake was one of my favorite recipes to make with my grandmother growing up. Now we did not always see eye to eye or see each other but when we saw my grandmother it was all about potato soup and carrot cake (our 2 favorite things to make). I have not made this recipe since 2007 when I had my first born Kristopher. My second born, Kailee, has been really into learning how to bake as of lately so I figured what better recipe to start with then something my grandmother and mother showed me sooooo many years ago when I was her age.

You Will Need:

2 Cups Organic Flour
1 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Organic Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Organic Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Organic Ground Clove
3 Organic Pasture Raised Eggs
1 1/4 Cup Organic Apple Sauce
1 1/2 Cup Organic Sugar
1 tsp  Baking Soda
1 tbsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Real Salt

Cream Cheese Frosting: 

8 oz pkg. Organic Cream Cheese
1 stick Organic Butter
1 1/2 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar

Blend together your eggs, sugar, and applesauce

Add vanilla

Once blended add your dry ingredients

Blend until well incorporated 

Grate your carrots, this honestly took us forever because stupidity we used BABY CARROTS!

Fold in carrots

Pour even amounts into your cake pans

Time to make your frosting; add cream cheese and butter into your kitchenaid mix well

Add vanilla and powdered sugar until the flavor is to your liking (I added the amount above... I do not like super sweet frosting) then I folded in the nuts

Spread onto cake

Put in fridge until frosting is set

Enjoy!

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