Big news and a vanilla slushy

Hi guys. :) So the news is.... WE GOT A GERMAN SHEPARD! His name is Gabriel and he just turned 6 weeks old. He is quite a handful..but he is cute, right?!


Moving on to the recipe for today... It is a yummy vanilla slushy-ish type thing.  =D Summer is getting closer and I was craving something cold! Hope you like it!

YOU WILL NEED:

• 2 cups nondairy milk
• 1/4 agave
• pinch salt
• 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• optional: chocolate chips, or berries. 

DIRECTIONS: Mix all ingredients together, and freeze until solid. Once frozen, thaw it out. For this I just left it out on the counter for about 2 hours. Once it is able to come out of the container, place into an ice cream maker (I use Cuisinart) for about 10 minutes. (This step just helps to mix it) After that, you should have your "slushy!"


 

Pumpkin bars

Hi everyone. :) I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has been visiting my blog. I now have over 1000 views! I have no clue who is looking at my blog though... you guys should comment and say hi!  Either way, thanks a ton! *gives whoever is reading this a huge virtual hug*

Now onto the pumpkin bars... The last time I had tried to make pumpkin bars, I failed. They turned out to be a big, gooey, nasty mess. So I was kind of skeptical about using this recipe. However... They turned out wonderful!! Soft, cake-y texture that melts in your mouth. If you like pumpkin you are sure to adore these!

Topped with coconut butter.

YOU WILL NEED:

• 1/2 cup of oat four
• 1 tsp cinnamon 
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp ground flax
• 3 tbsp and half a tbsp more agave nectar 
•  1/2 cup canned pumpkin 
• 2 tbsp milk of choice
• 2 tbsp oil ( I used coconut, but vegetable would work too.)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into a small, oiled baking pan. Cook for 20 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

Adapted from here.

 

Rice crispy treats

These rice crispy treats are yum-yum in your tum-tum.

I really wanted to make something Easter related..but I couldn't find any recipes.. Oh well. These are very delicious and a billion times healthier than the store bought kind.
 

The recipe is super simple and can be found at this lovely blog.

I apologize for my lack of posting lately, I have some big tests coming up so I have been studying for those. Thank you all for not leaving me!! :) More recipes soon to come!