Attention Princesses and Princes, you are invited to a “Princess Banquet” with Dole’s Recipe for Courage and Kindness!
As part of Disney’s Ultimate Princess Celebration, Dole has created a few recipes inspired in our favorites princesses that teach us to be strong, have courage and be kind. It’s a great way to eat healthier, celebrate these heroines and have fun!
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We were recently invited to a virtual cooking class with Dole and Disney, where we recreated 3 delicious recipes to make the ultimate “Princess Banquet”! We learned how to make a drink inspired by Ariel, a delicious entree inspired by Cinderella and finally a dessert inspired by Moana!
So now is your turn to have a royal feast by making these delicious treats at home:
PRINCESS PEARLS PUNCH
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 3/4 cups of chilled 100% white grape juice
- 1/2 cup of chopped Dole mango
- 1/2 cup of chopped Dole pineapple
- 1/2 cup of Dole blueberries
- 1/3 cup of large pearl tapioca
- 4 extra wide straws
- Fresh mint for garnish (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Stir 1 1/2 cups juice, mango, pineapple and blueberries in a pitcher; cover and refrigerate 1 hour or up to 2 hours. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
- Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepot over high heat; add tapioca. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil 30 minutes or until tapioca is translucent, stirring occasionally; drain. Stir tapioca and remaining 1/4 cup juice in a medium bowl; cool 5 minutes. Makes about 1/2 cup.
- Divide tapioca mixture into 4 (10oz) glasses; pour juice mixture over tapioca. Place 1 straw in each glass; garnish with mint, if desired.
GLASS SLIPPER VEGGIE TEA SANDWICHES
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup of raw cashews
- 2 Dole green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 Dole radish, chopped
- 1/2 small Dole carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup of small Dole cauliflower florets
- 2 tbsp of fat free cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp of kosher salt
- 8 slices of 100% whole wheat bread
- 1/6 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Combine cashews and enough hot water to cover in a small bowl; let stand 30 minutes, then drain.
- Pulse onions, radish, carrot, cauliflower, cheese, salt and cashews in a food processor until mostly smooth. Makes about 2/3 cup.
- Cut 16 glass slippers out of bread slices using a 4 inch glass slipper or high-heeled shoe-shaped cookie cutter.
- Spread onion mixture on 8 glass slipper pieces; top with cucumber and remaining 8 glass slipper pieces.
TE FITI FUDGY COCO CAKE POPS
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 Dole banana, peeled
- 1 cup of pitted dates
- 1/2 cup of almond flour
- 3 tbsp of sunflower butter
- 2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for dusting (optional)
- 1/4 cup of gluten free and vegan dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes
- 16 cake pop sticks
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper. Pulse banana, dates, flour, sunflower butter and cocoa powder in a food processor until smooth, scraping down bowl occasionally. Add chocolate chips and coconut; pulse until incorporated. Transfer banana mixture to a medium bowl; freeze 20 minutes or until firm. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
- Form banana mixture into 16 (1 1/2 inch) balls (about 1 1/2 tbsp each); insert cake pop sticks into center of balls. Transfer cake pops to prepared pan; freeze 1 hours. Serve frozen dusted with cocoa powder, if desired. Makes 16 cake pops.
We hope you have a fantastic time recreating Dole’s Recipe for Courage and Kindness!
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