Shakeology Oatmeal balls

                         "Shakeology" Oatmeal Balls

1 big scoop of Peanut butter or Almond butter

1 cup Oatmeal

at least 3 Tbsp honey

1 scoop chocolate or vanilla Shakeology

Sometimes we add dark chocolate chips, chia seeds, raisins, etc.

Then I mix until it forms balls, if it's too dry, add more honey or peanut butter. 

Store in ziplock bag; great frozen too!!

We take this as a snack to all our sporting events.  I have very hungry boys and this helps fill them up with goodness! Great when you're craving a bit of chocolate too!

Frosting

          Frosting  (made with Shakeology)
ie: if you're going to 'fudge' ;) a little might as well have some of the most amazing vitamin mixture in your frosting!! 

1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology
2 Tbsp melted butter
2 cups powdered sugar
3-4 Tbsp Vanilla Almond Milk

add 1-2 tsp hot water if frosting is too thick...  Blend in mixer until smooth, creamy, delicious!! 

Add on top of Betty Crocker Gluten Free brownies and you have a somewhat healthier dessert!!  And your kids won't even know that you just added vitamins to their frosting!  My kids know its there and LOVE it!!

Matthew approves, then ate two more, then his bigger brother came and ate 2...before I stopped them!  Matthews approval is a BIG deal, this kid says he wants to own his own restaurant some day!  :)

                                                    Seriously amazing!

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Saltine Toffee

Saltine Toffee

 

My boys actually call this "Tupac Candy" since my husbands friend (call sign is Tupac) loves this stuff.  After a couple years of making it for him each Christmas, I finally gave them the recipe so they could see how easy this is to make!!  Add different types of chocolate chips for a  new variety.  Heath bar chips and layering some of the saltine crackers so it was thicker was SUPER amazing!! 

Layer your saltine crackers in a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

Bring 1 cup butter and 1 cup sugar to a boil for 3 minute.

Pour over crackers then put back into oven 400 degrees for 3-5 minutes until you see it bubbling.

Bubbling sugar and butter...yum!!

Sprinkle on the chocolate chips or heath bar chips...mint chips, dark chocolate...anything you'd like!!  add nuts too!!

But back in the over just to soften the chocolate so you can spread.

Then melt vanilla chips and drizzle on top.  Cool, then you can break into pieces.

Grandma Becky's graham crackers with fudge frosting

one of my favorite desserts!

Also amazing spread over white cake....it makes a hard, fudge frosting 

2 squares chocolate (I used one of each semi-sweet and unsweetened.
1 cube butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
Boil above ingredients until it forms a soft ball in cold water..pictures below show how.  It took 12 minutes of boiling to form the soft ball stage...

after about 4 minutes of boiling

after it can form a soft ball when fudge is dropped into the cold water, then remove pan from stove and add 1 tsp vanilla.

Then stir until thickened...took about 3-4minutes of stirring.

have your crackers ready!

3 minutes of stirring still too thin

4 minutes of stirring

cools very fast and thickens!

happy kid!