Laci's Recipes

Hey everyone! This would be a good recipe to put on first thing Christmas morning, and by the time you're done opening gifts, you'll have this delicious cocoa for everyone to enjoy! Too late now, but maybe next year?! And you could still surprise everyone with some on a chilly winter morning, or mix it together after dinner and enjoy a cup snuggled up in front of the fireplace! This recipe is very rich and SOOOOO CREAMY. Top a cup with marshmallows or some whipped cream, and you're set! If you like Hot Chocolate, you'll love this recipe!  Enjoy! Recipe from: Wishes and Dishes Creamy Crock Pot Hot Chocolate Servings: 6-8 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes Ingredients: 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 6 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups milk chocolate chips (can also use semi-sweet) Directions: 1.) Stir together all ingredients in a 5 quart crock pot (If doubling the recip...

Hey guys! If you like warm tasty beverages on chilly winter days, I've got a recipe for you! We have been making this Hot Spiced Tea for several years now. I think the recipe comes from a church cookbook that my mother-in-law has. She made it for everyone pretty regularly, and since my husband really likes it, it's just something that has stuck and that we mix up in the fall and winter months. Isn't it just so nice to snuggle up on the couch with a warm drink, a fluffy blanket, and the Christmas tree lights on? My favorite! 💗  I made a batch of this a few weeks ago and have been drinking it in the evenings after dinner or occasionally in the mornings in place of the usual coffee. No matter when you drink it, it's DELICIOUS! We put in an Insinkerator instant hot water dispenser in the new house, and I use it constantly! I wasn't sure it would really be worth it, but the husband insisted, and I'm glad that he did. It is so convenient. Boiling water o...

(Scroll to bottom to see recipe without pictures.) Recipe from: Shugary Sweets Servings: 1 Time: 5 minutes Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Ingredients: 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree 1 large banana 6-8 ice cubes 6 oz. vanilla yogurt 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon agave nectar (use honey if you do not have agave nectar) 3 tablespoons milk (I substituted with almond milk) Optional garnish: pinch of nutmeg and whipped cream (I did not have any whipped cream, but I did add the nutmeg.) Directions: 1.) In a blender, combine pumpkin, banana, ice, yogurt, spice, agave nectar, and milk. Pulse until smooth. 2.) Pour into glass and top with your choice of whipped cream and/or nutmeg. Enjoy! *************************************************************** Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Ingredients: 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree 1 large banana 6-8 ice cubes 6 oz. vanilla yogurt 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon agave nectar (use honey if you ...

Hey y'all I remember being a teenager and having my first Orange Julius® from the Dairy Queen® in the mall. I went back there for one whenever I got a chance. When I came across this recipe while searching for "summer" drinks, I knew that I had to give this a try. I tried looking up the exact ingredients that DQ® uses. I found some of the same ingredients that this recipe calls for, but it looks like they use some sort of base and sweeteners. Who really knows what all is in it... Anyway, I think that this copycat recipe is very similar. Recipe from: The Frugal Girls Orange Julius Copycat Recipe Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 6 ounces Orange Juice concentrate, frozen 1 cup of water 1 cup of milk 1/2 cup of sugar (I used less sugar, about 1/4 cup and it was still plenty sweet.) 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream 10 ice cubes Directions: 1.) Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well. It's so easy! ...

Hey friends! Tomorrow is the Fourth! Maybe you have a BBQ or party planned. This Watermelon-Mint Cooler would be a great drink to make a pitcher of and serve to your guests (or you could just drink the whole thing yourself, like I did.) Today I had some leftover watermelon that I didn't want to go to waste, and our mint plant is doing really well, so I wanted to find a recipe combining both. With a simple Google search I found just the thing! I came across the recipe for this Watermelon-Mint Cooler and gave it a try. I REALLY liked this drink! It was super refreshing and as my husband said, "very summer-y." I used a frozen lemonade concentrate. My watermelon did have seeds, I just picked them out before adding to the blender.  I did not strain the watermelon/lemonade mixture. The watermelon and mint in my picture below are halved because I only had about 2 cups of watermelon in the refrigerator. The only thing that I think I would change about this recipe is that I thi...

Hey friends! So, I decided to make this because yesterday I had Chick-fil-A® for lunch. I don't eat there very often, but when I do, I like to order myself one of their Frosted Lemonades to go along with my chicken sandwich. I've Googled recipes for recreating the Frosted Lemonade before, and I've always wanted to try making this at home...so I did! I found this recipe, and I must say that to me, it tastes almost EXACTLY like what you get at the restaurant! If you love lemonade, ice cream, and chilly drinks, you'll love this! This drink just screams SUMMERTIME to me, and it is officially summer now, you know?  🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋🍦🍋 Recipe from: The Frugal Girls Servings: 1 Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of vanilla ice cream 3 tablespoons of frozen lemonade concentrate 2/3 cup of whole milk (I used 2%) Directions: 1.) Add 1/2 cup of ice cream, frozen lemonade concentrate, and milk to blender. Blend thoroughly. 2.) Add remaining ic...

Hey y'all! This punch can be customized with any coffee and chocolate ice-cream of your choosing. The original recipe did not call for whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles to be added, but I saw where someone commented that they did this, so I decided to try it. I must say that the punch was awesome by itself, but adding the toppings make it even better! It was soooooo creamy. Plus, who doesn't like chocolate sprinkles? If you have any left over you can even store it in an airtight container in your refrigerator and save for later! I just had a cup of what we had left, and it is still delicious even after the ice-cream has completely melted. This Mocha Punch would be great for a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, or even to celebrate the end of the school year! 😉 Enjoy! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 Recipe from: "Allrecipes.com" Servings: around 20 small cups Mocha Punch Ingredients: 4 cups of brewed coffee of your choice 1/4 cup of su...

Hey y'all If you purchase iced coffee regularly, you probably know that it can be a little on the expensive side to buy from the grocery store, even if you buy it in bulk. This is an easy recipe that you can make at home. It will save you some money, and you can even customize it with whatever coffee, sugar, and creamer that you like! ☁️ ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️ Servings: 10 Vanilla Iced Coffee Ingredients: 10 cups of your favorite coffee Between 1/3 - 1/2 cup of cane sugar Between 1/3 - 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of  powdered vanilla coffee creamer We have a small, 5 cup coffee pot, so I brew two pots of coffee for this recipe. Directions: 1.) Brew coffee. 2.) Add coffee to a pitcher/container. 3.) Add cane sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla creamer while coffee is still hot. 4.) Stir well. 5.) Store in sealed container in refrigerator. I like to store mixed coffee in sealed Mason jars. 6.) To serve: Fill glass with ice. Pour cold coffee o...

Orange Crush Creamsicle Float   Servings: 1 Ingredients: 2-4 scoops of your favorite vanilla ice-cream 1 12 oz. can of Orange Crush® soda Optional: Can of Reddi Wip® Directions: 1.) Scoop ice-cream into glass 2.) Pour can of Orange Crush® over ice-cream 3.) Optional: Top with Reddi Wip® Ta-Da! Enjoy!