Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

(Family Features) When the sun is shining and you need to beat the heat, cool down with a little shade and a nutty, frozen treat. This kid-favorite is a childhood classic you can customize with favorite toppings, too.

Made with the protein power of peanuts, these Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches are easy to prepare on hot days that call for a cold dessert. Just bake chocolate chip cookies, spread them with peanut butter, add a scoop of ice cream and roll in chopped peanuts, chocolate chips or toasted coconut for a sweet bite of perfection.

With approximately 4,000 active peanut farmers, it’s likely your peanuts – often referred to as “nutrition in a nutshell” – came from Georgia, which produces 52% of the country’s supply.

Visit GAPeanuts.com for more delicious dessert ideas.

Watch video to see how to make this recipe!

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Recipe courtesy of Peanut Butter Lovers and the Georgia Peanut Commission
Yield: 12

• 24        fresh baked chocolate chip cookies (about 3 inches in diameter), cooled
• 1 1/2    cups creamy or crunchy peanut butter
• 1 1/2    quarts vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
• chopped peanuts, for topping (optional)
• mini chocolate chips, for topping (optional)
• toasted coconut, for topping (optional)

1. On 12 cookies, top sides down, spread layer of peanut butter. Add one scoop of ice cream to each. Create sandwiches by topping with remaining cookies.
2. Roll edges of ice cream in chopped peanuts, mini chocolate chips or toasted coconut, if desired. Place on baking sheet in freezer and freeze until firm.
3. Serve slightly frozen.

SOURCE:
Georgia Peanut Commission

It's National Tequila Day! Celebrate with Freshie 🎉

🎉🎉 Thanks to our friends at Freshie for sending us this delicious tequila seltzer in honor of National Tequila Day!

Freshie is the first USDA-certified tequila seltzer on the market, made without added sugars. Unlike others, Freshie is made in partnership with a fourth-generation family-owned distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. At only 99 calories a can, the flavorful drink comes in 3 fresh flavors: Lime, Grapefruit Guava, and Blood Orange Habanero.



It all started when the founders Paige + Ryne Iseminger took a group trip to Mexico, where Ryne whipped up a deliciously refreshing cocktail but without the sugar that gives you that killer headache. Today, that very drink has morphed into Freshie, and Georgia is one of only four lucky states to have it in stores!

Which flavor would you like to try?

 

Summer of Caesar: Celebrate the season with a salad charcuterie board

It's summer and what better way to have a salad for your whole family or a family reunion than a salad charcuterie board.  Everyone can pick the things they like in a salad and serving is so simple.

 Summer celebrations come in many forms – backyard games, fun at the pool, time with family – but perhaps a favorite is enjoying fresh, delicious foods that are easy to prepare. Put a twist on the classic Caesar salad this summer with crunchy textures and energizing flavors to keep the excitement rolling all season long.

Capitalize on a food trend that’s all the rage with this easy-to-assemble Chicken Caesar Salad Charcuterie Board for a unique way to share a meal. Sliced chicken provides that familiar taste of grilled summer fare combined with hard-cooked eggs, fruits, veggies, cheese and crostini.

At the heart of the dish is the Fresh Express Twisted Lemon Caesar Chopped Salad Kit, which provides a spin on traditional Caesar flavor by adding in bright notes of lemon. The kit features crisp iceberg lettuce, colorful and sweet dried cherries, crunchy Parmesan cheese crisps and lemon white wine Caesar dressing to bring a little sunshine to each bite.

A convenient, ideal bed for this salad charcuterie board, the kits can also be enjoyed as an easy summer salad on their own and are available in the refrigerated produce department at grocery stores.

Visit FreshExpress.com for more mealtime inspiration and to find salad kits near you.

Chicken Caesar Salad Charcuterie Board

Prep time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8

• 3 packages (9.1 ounces each) Fresh Express Twisted Lemon Caesar Chopped Salad Kits
• 2 pounds sliced grilled chicken
• 16 slices crostini
• 1 cup chopped hard-cooked eggs
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 1 cup chopped apple
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 1 cup shaved Romano cheese
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 lemon, sliced

1. Place lettuce from salad kits in large bowl; place in center of large round cutting board or platter.
2. Arrange sliced chicken and crostini around bowl of lettuce.
3. Place salad dressings and toppings from salad kits in individual small bowls. Place eggs, celery, cucumber, red onion, apple, tomato, Romano cheese, pecans, raisins and lemon slices in individual small bowls.
4. Arrange bowls in circle around lettuce, chicken and crostini.

 

SOURCE:
Fresh Express

 What ingredients would you put in your salad?

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Watch Eleanor's Bench on PureFlix

Many thanks to Pure Flix for providing a sample of the product for this review. My opinions are 100% my own.

New series “Eleanor’s Bench" is streaming exclusively on Pure Flix now! New episodes every Friday night!

“Eleanor’s Bench” is a touching show that shines a light on the juvenile justice system in an informative and enlightening way.

Eleanor Thomas’s success as a Washington DC juvenile court judge is challenged when her inner-city past comes to court and demands more than judgment, prompting her to return to her impoverished neighborhood of youth. Will her renewed sense of purpose reinvigorate her faith?

In episode four, Eleanor goes to visit Jewels in jail and Jewels refuses to see her. Before the failed visit, Eleanor has a panic attack after she flashes back to Natasha's death. Eleanor has to move in with her father and face difficult decisions about who she can trust.

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