Quick & Easy After School Snacks

We really love trying new recipes and sharing them when we find something that we like. So we put together this video of two recipes that we love as well as a super easy snack that Karli loves to make on her own. She takes a banana and slices it into in half inch pieces, spreads peanut butter on a slice and then tops the peanut butter with another slice of banana. It makes a delicious protein filled treat that she can make on her own!

Here are the other recipes in the video as well as the links to the websites where we found them. Both of the websites have tons of other great recipes as well!

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Chunky Monkey Smoothie

*Found at No. 2 Pencil

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of ice
2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt
1 cup of skim milk
4 tablespoons of peanut butter – chunky or smooth
1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
1-2 teaspoons of sugar – depending on sweetness of bananas

Directions
Add all of the ingredients together and blend until smooth.

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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Dip

*Found at 5 Minutes for Mom

Ingredients
1 8-oz block of Cream Cheese
½ cup of Plain Greek Yogurt
2 teaspoons of Ground Cinnamon
2-4 teaspoons of sugar or honey (sweetening to taste)
Apples, peaches or the fruit of your choice

Directions
Using a food processor, blender or mixer, combine the cream cheese and greek yogurt till smooth.
Add the cinnamon and blend.
Begin adding the sugar or honey, a teaspoon at a time till you reach your preferred level of sweetness. Stir well.
Serve with sliced apples, peaches, strawberries or the fruit of your choice.
To store: place in an air-tight container and refrigerate.