Smoothies & Snacks with Pazazz

Apples are one of my favorite go-to healthy snack for any age! I am excited to partner up with Pazazz Apples to create new healthy recipes and help you incorporate more fruit into your diet.

How does one even go about choosing the β€œperfect” apple? Next time you are at the grocery store, make sure you pick up these Pazazz apples as they are the perfect blend of sweet and tart for almost every apple lover. They are a descendant of the Honeycrisp but they harbor their own unique flavor and offer a crunch with every bite! You can visit their website HERE to find out more and the locations on where they are available for purchase.

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🍎Pazazz Apple Crisp Protein Shake

1 scoop of your favorite protein powder ( I use Tone it Up Vanilla powder)

1 Pazazz apple with core removed

1/4 cup oats (optional)

1- 5oz container of Apple-Cinnamon Chobani Greek yogurt or Vanilla Greek yogurt

Dash of cinnamon & nutmeg or use apple pie spice if you have it on hand

Add in ice, blend until smooth.

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🍎Caramel Apple Pazazz

1 Pazazz apple-cored

1 scoop protein powder (optional)

1- 5oz container Caramel greek yogurt (or use Vanilla greek yogurt and add a squirt of Caramel ice cream topping)

Add in ice, blend until smooth.

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🍎 PB Pazazz

1 Pazazz apple- cored

1-2 Tbsp Peanut butter (or nut butter of your choice)

1 scoop protein powder

1/4 cup gluten free or regular oats ( I use quick cooking because they are smaller)

1- 5oz container plain Greek yogurt

Add in ice, blend until smooth.

**This is a thicker smoothie so if you like it less thick, use water or any milk to thin it out.

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🍎Pazazz Apple Slice Toppings

Almond butter & granola

Peanut butter & chocolate chips

Binnies Coconut butter (several flavors)

Keto pudding dip (recipe below)

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🍎 Keto Pudding Dip (enough for 1 apple)

2 oz cream cheese

2-3 Tbsp sugar free Vanilla instant pudding mix (can use any flavor)

2 Tbsp milk or water to desired consistency

I add a few sprinkles to the top for my daughter

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🍎🍎Remember if you want to sweeten up any of these recipes you can use Stevia or any other low calorie sweetener. Also if you are looking for more protein or none at all, you can take it out of the recipe or add it in to any of these recipes that I have created.

🍎Apple Facts provided by the Honeybear Brands:

Can Help Fight Obesity and Encourage Overall Dietary Wellness

Can Help Boost Brain Function

Are Good for the Heart

May Help Protect Against Diabetes:

Can Help Maintain Healthy Skin and Bones

**This is a sponsored post. All words and thoughts are my own. All recipes are original and developed by me.

Red, White & Blue Crisp

This recipe was supposed to be just a rhubarb and strawberry crisp because I harvested my first years crop of rhubarb! Well it turns out that I didn't have regular oats or strawberries so I improvised coming up with a new recipe! I used to bake all of the time and loved it, the only part I don't love is cleaning up. But my husband and I had an understanding if he wanted the goods, he did the clean up ☺️ it worked for a long time until we both decided we needed to stop eating so unhealthy!

I do not claim this recipe as healthy by any means, but I did decrease the butter and sugar in a few areas and that has to count for something right? Then....I doubled the recipe for the topping or the "crisp" as you call it. But you don't have to do that at all, I just love that part!

This recipe makes 1 pie dish of crisp! The recipe below is not doubled so if you want to double the topping like I did, than just factor that in!

Topping:

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup oatmeal ( I have used both quick cooking and old fashion oats, as well as gluten free. All of them work great!)

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, softened not melted. If I double the topping mixture I only use 1 1/2 sticks not 2.

Measure out all toppings into a bowl, dry ingredients first, stir together. Then add in butter. I find it easier to crumble butter into dry mixture with my fingers. You just want to achieve that "crumble" texture. Set aside.

Filling:

3 small apples, such as gala peeled and chopped into bit size pieces

1 cup chopped rhubarb

1 cup blueberries

1/4 cup sugar ( I use less if my apples are sweeter)

Mix fruit with the sugar and pour into glass pie dish. Add crumble to the top.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes depending on your oven! You want the fruit to be tender and the topping to be golden brown!

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Serve warm with ice cream!

I think another great substitution for the rhubarb, since is seasonal, would be the bing cherries or of course strawberries! You can adjust your sugar ratio to how sweet your fruit is. The sweeter the fruit, the less sugar you will need!

I hope you enjoy and I always love hearing about and seeing your photos re-creating my recipes! Cheers friends!

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Dutch Apple Pie

Dutch Apple Pie

I love making pies but the crust from scratch will NOT happen in my house! I mean, the Pillsbury crust is seriously so good and tastes homemade so why go through the extra steps? Plus, I love this recipe because I am a fan of the crisp topping rather than more pie crust....of course I always double the topping for 1 pie 😊

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