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5 Things Making Me Happy #17

Does anyone else feel the shift as we are moving away from summer and a little closer to Fall? Now the temps here in Georgia are definitely no where near Fall like yet but there is something about entering the month of September that feels fresh and new. It has been a fun week for me. I started the week by celebrating my Birthday, the last day of August to be exact. My family did a great job of making me feel extra special. 🙂 I hope all you guys have had a great week as well!

Here are a few things that have been making me smile this week…

I love making cold brew coffee and also trying any cold brew brands that I find in the store. Trader Joe’s cold brew concentrate caught my eye the other day and I picked some up and I am loving it. I do 1 part cold brew, 1 part water, 1 part coconut milk and a little simple syrup. So good.  Also see that Starbucks cold cup in the photo, well I am loving it too! I’ve had my eye on it all summer but did not really want to spend $23 for it, but they marked them down by 30% about a week ago and I grabbed it!

cold brew

Cotton Candy Grapes, I’ve heard about these since last summer I looked everywhere and never could find them. I’m happy to say that last week I found them at Kroger! Yay! They are plump, juicy and they do taste like cotton candy! 

cotton candy grapes

Dreamette

The best ice cream cone ever! Dreamette is an institution in Jacksonville and also one of it’s best kept secrets! When we lived there we did not even know it existed, but it has been around forever. We have been twice now and both times I have gotten a small vanilla cone dipped in birthday cake and guys it blows my mind! I’ve eaten ice cream in alot of different places but this is my favorite! It’s probably a good thing we did not know about this place when we lived there. 🙂

dreamette

This song

21 Day Fix

I am in my 3rd week and I am starting to enjoy the workouts. They are forcing me to do other things besides run. I have a love/hate relationship with weights. You will burn so much more fat when you incorporate weights into your workout. I love to just zone out and run, but lift weights and you will see results (assuming you are also eating a healthy diet.) The first week of the Fix I was sore, the second week I felt stronger, and the third week I am seeing results! Awesome experience! 

21 day fix

Let me know what has been making you smile this week!

I’m linking up today with Heather, and Katie!

No Churn Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

How this recipe came about: I had some pumpkin pie mix left over in the refrigerator after making this oatmeal recipe and I was laying in bed and it hit me….I need to make Pumpkin Pie Ice cream! Even though Fall has arrived here in the South it is still HOT, so ice cream is fair game pretty much year around. I know, lucky us!, right? 🙂 

Pumpkin pie ice cream recipe

Keeping extra bananas in the freezer is a must at our house. We love to pull them out to snack on by themselves, eat them with granola, throw them in a smoothie or make Ice Cream!

To make this ice cream all you need is just a couple of minutes and few ingredients. No ice cream maker needed! I whipped mine up in less than a minute using my Vitamix, but you could also use a food processor. The trick to making it in the Vitamix is making sure to use your tamper. After all of your ingredients are in the Vitamix and the lid secure, turn it on high and use the tamper to push the bananas down into the blades. In less than a minute you will have smooth, creamy, thick ice cream! 

To make things even better this ice cream is dairy free, gluten free, and soy free!

No churn pumpkin pie ice cream

No Churn Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Serves 2
Smooth, thick, and creamy! You will not believe this ice cream is good for you and only has 5 ingredients!
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Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
2 min
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
2 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 cups of frozen bananas (in chunks)
  2. 2 1/2 tbsp of canned organic pumpkin pie mix
  3. 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  4. 1/8 cup of unsweetened coconut milk (I used So Delicious)
  5. 1/8 cup of Enjoy Life chocolate chips (reserve some for sprinkling on top)
Instructions
  1. Place all of the ingredients in your Vitamix.
  2. Secure the lid and turn it on high.
  3. While blending use your tamper to push the bananas down into the blade.
  4. If you need to stop the blender and use a spatula to scrap down the sides to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated.
  5. Blend until smooth, it only takes about a minute.
  6. Enjoy immediately or put in an air tight container in the freezer to have later!
Notes
  1. Could also be topped with maple syrup, honey, or pecans, etc.
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