Makes 1 pie crust We’ve tried lots of different ways to make pie crusts and never found one to our liking. Some were too sweet, some were too flaky, some were even too difficult to make. One morning, Stacy woke up early and headed to the kitchen, determined to solve...
Serves 8–10 The first time we made coconut cream pie, we had a serious accident! We forgot to let the pie chill in the fridge, so when we tried to move it, it spilled everywhere! We made it again in hopes that it was tasty after all. Luckily, it’s delicious and sets...
Makes 1 cup (240 ml) of whipped coconut cream We love to put berries and coconut cream on our Sunday morning Frozen Waffles, but they’re also a delicious treat all by themselves. If you like to get the can of whipped cream from the fridge and spray it on your dessert,...
Provides 10–12 servings Tapioca pearls look like hundreds of tiny bubbles when you cook them, but really they’re just tiny balls of starch made from the cassava root. We add them to pudding and, voila, bubble pudding! Tapioca pearls can be found affordably and easily...
Makes 1 loaf or 15 muffins Not often, but sometimes, your bananas get overripe before you eat them. Don’t let them go to waste because of a few freckles or bruises! You can freeze them for use in our Hawaiian Vacation Smoothie or you can make this wonderful warm and...
Serves 10 We love cherry picking! After climbing the trees and picking these little cute gems, making this delicious dessert is the perfect way to end the day. It’s even better with our Honey Nut Ice Cream (p. 237) on top! We use a cherry pitter (we got ours at the...
Makes 24 mini cups or 9 muffin size These mini muffins taste like a peanut butter candy walked into a muffin, only they’re much healthier. If you’ve never tried sunflower seed butter before, you’re in for a treat! It’s the seeds of a sunflower ground up like peanut...
Serves 2-4 We love avocados in our family and try to put them in EVERYTHING. What better way to add smooth, rich flavor to a drink than adding a whole avocado to it? This smoothie is so creamy and thick, we’ve started calling it a milkshake! INGREDIENTS • 2 dates,...
Makes 24 cookies These chocolate chip cookies are amazingly delicious. As a matter of fact, we think they’re even better than any chocolate chip cookie we had before we ate like dinosaurs. We like to dip ours in (unsweetened) chocolate almond milk, but they’re also...
Makes one gallon We love pineapple, so we’re always looking for something to do with the leftover juice when we use canned pineapple in our recipes. We found that mixing it with water, fresh mint, and clementine creates a fresh, fruity, and fun drink that’s perfectly...
Makes 16 oz (454 g) smoothie Sometimes, especially in the cold of winter, it’s fun to use your imagination and pretend you’re on vacation. Use tropical fruits like mango and pineapple to make a “vacation smoothie” like this one. Then put on your bathing suit and...
Makes 16 oz (454 g) of smoothie When we make this smoothie, one of us will do the full lip curl and explain to the kids that we’re making an “almond butter and ‘nana smoothie.” Grown-ups think this is funny because there used to be a famous singer that said things...