Summer Recipes

Five simple ingredients are all you need to impress your guests at your next backyard BBQ or summertime soiree. If you’re a culinary overachiever, you can even make your own ketchup to use as an ingredient in the sauce.

Love being outside and soaking up the sun? For days when you overdo it and need to cool off, treat yourself to an ice-cold and ultra-refreshing Green Tea Peppermint Popsicle! This minty sweet frozen treat is made with fresh peppermint, sweet honey, and antioxidant-rich green tea to help you feel rejuvenated from the inside out.

Tropical and filled with fruity goodness, this cocktail is a vacation in a cup! Calling on naturally sweet mango and passion fruit means you don’t need to use a lot of agave nectar or added sugar. Paradise is just a sip away!

Feeling decadent? This frozen banana treat totally hits the spot. The naturally occurring sugar found in fruits, like bananas, comes with the added benefits of fiber, vitamins, and minerals — unlike added sugar found in processed desserts. Now you can feel good devouring every last spoonful!

Paradise is just a sip away. Frozen raspberries are not only bursting with nutrients and flavors, but they also give this cocktail refreshing slushy texture.

Tequila, lime, and mango. Sold. This margarita is free of sugar-laden and processed syrups and instead delivers a burst of flavors using nature's dessert!

Made with only two ingredients, these tropical mango coconut popsicles are the best way to quench a sweet craving during the dog days of summer. Plus, just one cup of mango provides 35 percent of your daily vitamin A, 100 percent of your daily vitamin C, and 10 percent of your daily vitamin B6.

Not only are these n’ice cream sandwiches Instagram-worthy, but they’re also 100 percent plant-based making them dairy-free. They’re packed with the nutritious benefits of whole fruit, oats, and almond butter. Your body and taste buds will love you for these.

Power up with the goodness of plant foods in this peachy smoothie bowl that calls for simple ingredients and a tablespoon of heart-healthy hemp seeds. If you haven’t used hemp seeds before, now’s your chance – they’re soft and offer a mild, nutty flavor that blends well in smoothies and smoothie bowls to pump up the nutrition a bit.

What would a tuna salad sandwich or potato salad be without the mayo? While it sometimes gets a bad rap because it’s calorically dense, homemade mayo uses only high-quality, real food ingredients like eggs, oil, and vinegar. If you don’t have avocado oil, feel free to use whatever oil you have on hand like canola or grapeseed. Just be sure to use pasteurized eggs in this recipe since the eggs are raw.

Homemade salad dressings may seem intimidating to make, but they’re actually incredibly easy to whip up. They’re not only void of additives and stabilizers that you often find in store-bought varieties, but they’re also more cost-effective. Once you try and taste a homemade dressing – like this honey mustard one – you may never reach for the bottled dressing again.

This party in a pitcher is a must-have for your next festive gathering! Packed with fresh berries and sliced fruits, all infused with red wine, rum, and a blend of fruit juices, this smooth and balanced cocktail is a crowd-pleaser. Enjoy the Ultimate Sangria over ice with even more fresh fruits!