Hey guys, it’s Ro! Summer is just around the corner I live in Southern California, so it's
starting to get very hot here! And in the summertime I love eating cooler and
lighter foods. And, I got a lot of requests from you guys to share some of
my favorite summer recipes, so that is exactly what we’re gonna be doing today.
Today we’re gonna be making 3 of my favorite summertime recipes.
Let’s get started!
The first Summertime Treat that we are gonna be making are these fresh fruit
popsicles. The things you will need, will be: A popsicle mold, fresh mint,
oranges, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, peach and mango coconut water,
and some lemonade!
I found all of these ingredients for the recipes that I’m making today
at Walmart, when I was there running some errands, I noticed that they are
carrying fresh and locally grown produce now. Just remember locally
grown produce varies by store, and these are the ones that I found.
I am a big fan of locally grown food and I thought that this was really cool!
So I decided to team up with them to make the recipes in this video!
I’m gonna be making 2 different kinds of popsicles today, the first is a berry
lemonade. So the first thing that we’re gonna do is I’ve got our fresh berries,
raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, and a cutting board.
And I’m gonna cut our raspberries and blackberries in 1/2, just gives it a little
bit more space when it’s in the popsicle, little bit easier to eat.
Now we’re gonna place them inside our popsicle molds, I’m just gonna be using the
3 popsicle molds, because we’re making 2 recipes. So open up 3 of ‘em and
place your berries inside. I fill mine almost all the way to the top.
After you’ve filled the molds with berries, we’re gonna pour in our lemonade!
You’re gonna fill it all the way to the top.
The second popsicle recipe that we’re gonna be making is a fruity mint
popsicle. I love mojitos, I feel like anything with a little bit of mint
just tastes so refreshing. And the first thing that we’re gonna do to make
these popsicles is we’re gonna cut our oranges. We’re gonna cut off the
2 ends… 1… 2!
Then we’re gonna cut off the sides, cutting off the rind. Then we’re gonna
cut thin orange slices that will fit inside the popsicle mold.
I’m gonna put a few blueberries in first, and then I picked a few pieces of
mint leaf, off my little mint plant over here and I washed them in the sink,
make sure that you rinse them with water.
I’m gonna put a few little mints in there. Then an orange slice.
Few more blueberries, another mint leaf, another orange slice.
I think I can fit in some more blueberries, so I’m gonna do it!
We’ve got our fruity mint pops filled, and now we are gonna pour in
our peach and mango flavored coconut water.
And just like our other popsicles we’re gonna place on the tops.
Now we’re gonna pop these in the freezer, I like to let them freeze for about
6 hours, every freezer is different depending on your settings, but mine
take about 6 hours to freeze. Once your popsicles are frozen they’re
ready to eat! Just pull off the top…
Whaw!
So cute, I love it! The berries turned the lemonade pink.
Ohmp! Oh my gosh that’s so good.
Ohm, ohm, ohm, ohm!
The second Summertime recipe is 1 that I like to nom on for lunch and dinner.
It’s an Italian inspired Avocado Bruschetta.
The things you’ll need to make this will be: Fresh wheat french bread,
they bake this daily fresh, at the store. Fresh basil, olive oil,
1 cup of balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, grape tomatoes, mozzarella pearls,
2 firm, slightly ripe avocados, and 1 lemon.
The first thing that we’re gonna do is we’re gonna heat our balsamic vinegar,
it’s really easy to do this and the reason I like to do it, so that when
you drizzle it over your bruschetta it will stick right on there, and it
has a lot of flavor! It just thickens up your balsamic vinegar a little bit.
So now we’re gonna take our balsamic vinegar, and a saucepan, and this
spatula, over to the stove!
Pour the balsamic vinegar into the saucepan. Bring it to a boil on
medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about
15 to 20 minutes to thicken.
We want to reduce the vinegar by 1/2. Stir occasionally so it does not burn
on the bottom, and you’ll know it’s done when you can put a spoon in
and it will coat the back!
While our balsamic sauce it cooling, we are gonna toast our bread.
You can either do this in the oven, or I am using my little toaster oven,
over here. So you’re just gonna open him up, and I’m gonna put about 6
slices in here. And, I want to lightly toast these, so I’m just gonna be
putting them on a very light setting.
And I’m just gonna place them over here, onto the cutting board.
We’ve got our bread toasted and now we are gonna cut our grape tomatoes
into quarters. Here I’ve got a cutting board with a sharp cutting knife,
so again, be careful, don’t get your fingers. So, I like to cut them
in 1/2 and 1/2 again.
I love tomatoes, so I’m gonna be cutting up a bunch, but you can cut however
many you’d like.
Tomatoes are ready and now I’m gonna add some basil, I’ve got my little basil
plant over here. You guys, I’m turning into a real adult!
I actually have herb plants that are now all around my kitchen, I have mint,
basil, rosemary, I’m like…. Adulting!
Over here I picked off some of my basil leaves. and we’re gonna bring them
over here to the cutting board. Make a little pile of basil leaves right here.
And then, we’re going to roll them, roll them up like a little tube.
Then you’re gonna hold it in place, take your sharp cutting knife,
and we’re gonna cut really thin ribbons.
Pick up all of your basil ribbons and place them over here in the tomatoes!
Everything is coming together, but now we’re gonna add a little bit of
olive oil, I’m just gonna slightly drizzle a little bit on top of
our tomato and basil. And a little salt and pepper to taste.
Then I’m just gonna take a spoon and mix it all tighter.
Next up is slicing our avocados! I love these! In California we have
so many yummy, fresh avocados, they’re so good!
We’re gonna cut our avocado in 1/2, and there’s a seed in the middle, so
you go all the way around. Then you twist, boop! To open it up!
Just gonna flip our avocado upside down and we’re gonna peel off the skin.
Now we’re gonna slice. There’s many different ways to put avocado on
bruschetta, but I like to put it in slices because it looks prettier!
But you can also mash it up if you want to.
Now it’s time to assemble our bruschetta!
I’m gonna take your avocado, place it on top of a piece of bread,
and just fan them out. And now over here I’ve just sliced a little bit of
lemon, you’re gonna squeeze a little bit on top of the avocado, so that
the avocado won’t brown. Then you’re gonna take 1 tablespoon scoop of
our tomato basil mixture, and place it on the top!
Then place on a couple mozzarella pearls, now we’re gonna assemble the rest of these!
It is taking all my willpower not to eat these right now, they smell so good!
The final step is we’re gonna drizzle a little bit of our balsamic vinegar
sauce over the top, and then place them onto our serving tray, and they are ready!
Look at that! Nice and thick! And I’m just gonna bring it over here, it’s
OK if you get a little messy, oooooh!
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Alright, and then a little bite for me!
Mmmmm!
Mmmm-mmmm-mmmm!
Mwah! So good!
I’m a little messy…
Onto the final recipe!
Our final Summertime recipe, are these Banana Split Bites!
They’re fun, easy, and they feed my sweet tooth!
The things you will need are: Some fresh bananas, strawberries, bittersweet
chocolate chips, chopped cashews, and popsicle sticks!
The first thing that we’re gonna do to make these Summertime Treats is
we’re gonna cut up our strawberries. Over here I’ve rinsed all my strawberries
and I’m gonna cut ‘em on top of this cutting board. I’m gonna cut off
the hat, the leafy part!
And then you’re gonna stand your strawberry up and cut it in 1/2 once again.
And then, once you cut it in 1/2 we’re gonna keep it together, because we
want them to be the same size, because we’re gonna put a little banana in
the middle. You’re gonna need 1 strawberry for every treat, it just depends
on how many you want to make. I’m gonna be making a bunch!
Because I got some friends coming over!
Now we’re gonna cut up our bananas into little chunks and assemble our bites!
So you’re gonna take a little banana-y, peel him, open him up.
And I’m gonna cut off both of the ends, because I’m not gonna use the ends.
I’m gonna eat ‘em!
Take a strawberry, and we’re just gonna eyeball it, you want to cut your
banana the same height as your strawberry. Then you’re gonna separate your
strawberry, place 1 on the top, 1 on the bottom.
Take 1 of your popsicle sticks, and we’re gonna press it all the way through!
Huh, yummy, yummy! And I'm gonna place it over here, I have another
cookie sheet, lined with a piece of parchment paper so that they won’t stick.
Got our bananas and strawberries assembled, now I’m gonna pop these into
the freezer to chill, and while they are chilling I'm gonna heat up
my chocolates, melt them in the microwave!
Our fruit has chilled, I’ve melted my chocolate, now we’re gonna take 1
of our little fruit kabobs over here, and I’m gonna dip the bottom
of them into the chocolate.
Let the excess chocolate drip off into the bowl. Then, I’m just gonna take
a pinch of nuts, and sprinkle them on! All over!
Now I’m gonna do this to the rest of our fruit.
Ta-da! Here are the summertime recipes that we made today!
We made: Fresh Fruit Popsicles, Avocado Bruschetta, and Banana Split Bites!
Oooh! Yummy-yummy-yummy!
Am-nom-nom-nom-nom.
I’ll be posting lots of pictures of these treats on Facebook, Tumblr,
Instagram and Twitter, and if you guys make any of these Summertime Treats
or your own yummy treats, please take a picture and send it to me!
I love seeing your creations, it always makes my day.
A big thank you to you guys for suggesting something Summertime Themed,
this is a first for me, I’ve never made Summer treats with you guys before.
Alright, Thanks again, bye-bye! And have a happy summer!