Purple Cow

Whirl together vanilla yogurt, a little milk and frozen grape juice concentrate, stir in some club soda and you've got a 'purple cow'! The kids will love it, fun name and all!

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup (8 ounces) vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons frozen grape juice concentrate, slightly thawed
3/4 cup club soda or mineral water

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine yogurt, milk and juice concentrate in blender container. Cover and blend until smooth.
2. Fill 3 tall glasses with ice.
3. Add 1/2 cup grape mixture and 1/4 cup club soda to each glass. Stir and serve.

Watermelon Piña Colada

Recipe courtesy of the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Tip: For an adult version add rum!

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups watermelon purée
1/2 cup chunked pineapple
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
3 cups ice
2 tablespoons cream of coconut

Cooking Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together in a blender. Blend until desired consistency and serve.

Goin' Bananas Smoothie

What could be easier? Cold milk and a frozen banana create a thick and creamy smoothie that's as simple to make as it is yummy -- plus it's good for you, too! (And kids love it!)
A Family-Favorites Recipe.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups 2% milk
1 medium frozen banana, broken into chunks
2 teaspoons granulated or brown sugar, honey or other sweetener, as desired
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions:

1. In a blender, combine milk, frozen banana, sugar, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth, about 20 seconds.
2. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Makes 2 servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe): 171.3 calories; 20% calories from fat; 3.8g total fat; 14.6mg cholesterol; 75.8mg sodium; 519.6mg potassium; 28.4g carbohydrates; 1.8g fiber; 21.9g sugar; 26.7g net carbs; 6.8g protein.

Easy Fruit Frosty

Easy, fruity, frosty — and a very good punch that's perfect for parties, celebrations and special occasions.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar
1 envelope unsweetened fruit-flavored drink mix (any flavor)
2 cups milk
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (28-ounce) bottle carbonated water, chilled

Cooking Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar and soft drink mix. Add milk; stir to dissolve sugar. Add ice cream; stir gently to mix. Slowly pour in the chilled carbonated water; stir.
2. To serve, ladle into glasses.

Italian Cream Soda

Easily turn your kitchen into a specialty soda parlor when you serve this deliciously simple-to-make Italian cream soda!

Recipe Ingredients:

3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) HERSHEY'S Strawberry Syrup
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) heavy cream or half-and-half
1 cup crushed ice
12 ounces club soda , chilled
3 tablespoons sweetened whipped cream or topping

Cooking Directions:

1. Stir together strawberry syrup and cream in 12 ounce glass.
2. Add ice.
3. Fill glass with club soda; stir. Garnish with whipped cream. Serve immediately.

Brazilian Lemonade

Brazilian lemons look and taste more like common (Persian) limes, so this lemonade recipe does not call for lemons. The touch of sweetened condensed milk gives this drink a rich, subtle creaminess while the blender creates a frothy finish. This refreshing cooler, ideal on a hot summer day, is best served immediately as it becomes bitter tasting when made ahead of time.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 fresh limes, washed thoroughly
6 cups water - divided use
1 cup granulated sugar - divided use
1/2 cup NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk - divided use
14 ice cubes (1 tray) - divided use, plus more for serving

Cooking Directions:

1. Cut off ends of each lime and cut each into 8 wedges. Place 16 wedges, 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk and 7 ice cubes in blender. Cover; blend for 20 seconds. (Blending longer will cause drink to become bitter.)
   
2. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into pitcher to remove rinds.
   
3. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
   
4. Best served immediately over ice cubes or crushed ice.

Makes 8 (1 cup) servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 170 Calories from Fat: 15 Total Fat: 1.5 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 5 mg Sodium: 30 mg Carbohydrates: 39 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 36 g Protein: 2 g

Frozen Yogurt Apricot Float

Pour chilled apricot nectar and sparkling water into a tall glass, stir and add a scoop of peach flavored frozen yogurt...and joila! A yummy float!

Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 cup chilled apricot nectar
1/2 cup chilled sparkling water
2 scoops melba frozen yogurt

Cooking Directions:

Put juice and sparkling water into large tall glass. Top with frozen yogurt.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Liquid Art

Kids will love this cool looking beverage! The peanut butter and chocolate syrup makes the finished glass look like edible abstract art.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter - divided use
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 cup (8 ounces) low-fat chocolate milk

Cooking Directions:

1. With a knife, smear 1 tablespoon peanut butter randomly around the inside of a clear 16 ounce glass. Drizzle syrup around the inside of glass. Fill the glass 1/2 full with ice.
2. In a blender, process the milk and remaining 1 tablespoon peanut butter until creamy. Pour into prepared glass and serve immediately.

Makes 1 serving.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 recipe): Calories: 349; Calories from Fat: 168; Fat: 19g; Trans fats: 0; Cholesterol: 8mg; Carbohydrate: 33g; Protein: 16g; Fiber:3g; Sodium:297mg.

Sparkling Peaches and Cream

Luscious, thick, frothy and sparkling! Hand out the spoons when you serve this peachy, creamy liquid confection.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (16-ounce) can peach slices, chilled
1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
1 large fresh egg*
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ice cubes
1/3 cup light cream
2/3 cup sparkling mineral water or carbonated water, chilled
Sliced almonds (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. In a blender container, combine the undrained peach slices, pineapple juice, egg, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and ice cubes. Cover and blend until smooth.
2. Stir in cream; slowly pour sparkling water down the side of the container. Stir gently with an up-and-down motion to mix.
3. Pour into 4 chilled glasses. If desired, garnish each serving with sliced almonds.

Makes 4 servings.
*Please exercise caution when using raw eggs that are uncooked in prepared food. We suggest using a pasteurized egg product for this recipe.