Monday's Munchies: Frozen Fruit Cups

Even though it's winter, these are one of the best snacks to have.  They're healthy because they have lots of fruit in them.  I got the recipe from the American Girl "Molly's Cooking Studio" book.  I love American Girl Dolls!!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of orange juice
• 15 ounce can of crushed pineapple in it's own juice
• 7 ounce can of mandarin oranges
• 1 pint of strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 1 1/2 cups of ginger ale (use diet if you need to)

Other things you'll need:

• measuring cup with spout
• large mixing bowl
• can opener
• knife
• cutting board
• mixing spoon
• 5 ounce paper drinking cups (we used large plastic ones!)
• plastic wrap

The process: 

• Measure the orange juice into the mixing bowl.
• Open the cans of crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges.
• Add the pineapple and its juice to the mixing bowl.
• Drain the juice from the mandarin oranges into the sink. Cut the mandarin oranges into small pieces and add them to the mixing bowl.
• Wash the strawberries. Use the knife to remove the stems and cut the strawberries into small pieces. Add the strawberries to the mixing bowl.
• Peel the bananas and cut them into small pieces. Add the bananas to the mixing bowl.
• Stir the fruits and juices together, and then stir in the ginger ale.
• Dip the measuring cup into the mixing bowl. Fill the measuring cup with the fruit mixture. Pour the fruit mixture into the cups.
• Cover the top of each cup with plastic wrap.
• Put the cups into the freezer for several hours or overnight.
• Enjoy!!!

Tall plastic cups work best.

Yummy!  Tastes like summer!!!

These are great for parties because they are easy to pick up and eat.  The colors are so pretty too!