Fresh Fruit Dip

Credit: Suzy Mondragon

Ingredients:

• 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1 jar marshmallow creme
• 2-3 Tbsp pineapple juice

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together until well blended. Serve with fresh fruit!

*Note: you can also use crushed pineapple, zest of a lemon or an orange, etc. depending on the flavor and texture desired.

Fruit Smoothies

Credit: Lori Frost

Ingredients:

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup frozen fruit of choice
• 3 scoops sherbet (orange or raspberry are delicious)

Directions:

Pour juice into blender. Add frozen fruit; then scoop sherbet on top. Blend thoroughly until desired consistency (add more orange juice or water to thin; add more sherbet or fruit to thicken).

Flavor Ideas:

1. For a smoothie with a "kick," try: orange juice, orange sherbet, blueberries, pineapple, and peaches.
2. For a "smoother" smoothie, try: orange juice, raspberry sherbet, bananas, and strawberries.
3. For another taste, try substituting apple juice for orange juice and use frozen vanilla yogurt instead of sherbet. Ex: apple juice, frozen vanilla yogurt, and pineapple -- along with 2 Tbsp. coconut milk -- makes a great pina colada smoothie. Or, apple juice, frozen strawberry yogurt, strawberries, and bananas makes a great strawberry banana smoothie.

Healthy Idea: Just replace sherbet with your flavor of yoplait light yogurt. This changes the texture just a bit, but it still has a delicious flavor! 3 ingredients: yogurt, frozen fruit, and orange juice. It's as easy as that!