With winter entertaining season in full swing, it's time to think about holiday sips! Why stick with the same cocktail you have served year after year? Kick it up a notch and serve this delicious Polar Blast! It is super easy to make and very pretty to serve at your next party!

Polar Blast Cocktail

INGRIDENTS

1 part Blue Curacao Liqueur

2 parts Pinnacle Whipped Vodka

1 part lemon lime soda

1 bottle of LaMarca Prosecco

INSTRUCTIONS 

Build over ice, stir gently and serve!

I added this cocktail to a clear ornament, inserted a pretty silver foil straw and served! If you want to get a little fancy, like I did, add some colorful mini ornaments to a wine glass, place your cocktail ornament inside and serve. Or you could purchase the clear ornaments with the flat bottoms, so they will stand by themselves. 

If you try the Polar Blast, let me know if you like it! Looking for tips on styling a winter bar cart, click here. 

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• Friday, December 08, 2017
• BellaGrey Designs recipe

Polar Blast Cocktail

With winter entertaining season in full swing, it's time to think about holiday sips! Why stick with the same cocktail you have served year after year? Kick it up a notch and serve this delicious Polar Blast! It is super easy to make and very pretty to serve at your next party!

Polar Blast Cocktail

INGRIDENTS

1 part Blue Curacao Liqueur

2 parts Pinnacle Whipped Vodka

1 part lemon lime soda

1 bottle of LaMarca Prosecco

INSTRUCTIONS 

Build over ice, stir gently and serve!

I added this cocktail to a clear ornament, inserted a pretty silver foil straw and served! If you want to get a little fancy, like I did, add some colorful mini ornaments to a wine glass, place your cocktail ornament inside and serve. Or you could purchase the clear ornaments with the flat bottoms, so they will stand by themselves. 

If you try the Polar Blast, let me know if you like it! Looking for tips on styling a winter bar cart, click here. 

Remember to follow BellaGrey Designs on all your social media channels, you will find the links below this post! Exclusive coupon codes to our shop and free printables throughout the year are shared on our social media. If you like this post, sign up for weekly updates via email. It's FREE! See the sidebar for more information. 

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Did you know October is National Popcorn Poppin' Month? To celebrate, I teamed up with SkinnyPop Popcorn to share a fun recipe idea with you. 

My Boo-Tastic Halloween Popcorn is sweet, salty, delicious and full of Halloween candy color and goodness! You won't believe how easy it is to make. This will soon become your go-to dessert for all your Halloween parties!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 

2 Bags SkinnyPop Popcorn

2 Tablespoons Butter {sweet or salty}

2 Cups Mini Marshmallows

Skittles - Cauldron Colored {Purple, Green, Orange, Blue and Yellow}

Sprinkles - Halloween colored, I used Wilton Creepy Sprinkles Lab ~ Jumbo Nonpareils

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1) Pour your SkinnyPop Popcorn onto a large cookie sheet.

2) Melt your butter and marshmallows on the stove in a saucepan, until fully melted. Being careful not to burn this mixture.

3) Drizzle the mixture over your popcorn, carefully mixing the popcorn and melted marshmallows together.

4) Now comes the fun part, while the mixture is still warm, we added in our Cauldron Skittles {a handful of each color, except yellow} and sprinkled the jumbo nonpareils on top of the popcorn. 

5) Let the popcorn cool, then break apart and ENJOY! 

This has become a fast favorite at my house, in fact I don't have any left overs and I just made it yesterday! 

I was challenged by SkinnyPop Popcorn to dress up my popcorn - I was in no way compensated for this post. All opinions and text are my own and if you know BellaGrey Designs, you know I only promote products I love.

• Wednesday, October 19, 2016
• BellaGrey Designs recipe

Boo-Tastic Halloween Popcorn with SkinnyPop Popcorn

Did you know October is National Popcorn Poppin' Month? To celebrate, I teamed up with SkinnyPop Popcorn to share a fun recipe idea with you. 

My Boo-Tastic Halloween Popcorn is sweet, salty, delicious and full of Halloween candy color and goodness! You won't believe how easy it is to make. This will soon become your go-to dessert for all your Halloween parties!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 

2 Bags SkinnyPop Popcorn

2 Tablespoons Butter {sweet or salty}

2 Cups Mini Marshmallows

Skittles - Cauldron Colored {Purple, Green, Orange, Blue and Yellow}

Sprinkles - Halloween colored, I used Wilton Creepy Sprinkles Lab ~ Jumbo Nonpareils

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1) Pour your SkinnyPop Popcorn onto a large cookie sheet.

2) Melt your butter and marshmallows on the stove in a saucepan, until fully melted. Being careful not to burn this mixture.

3) Drizzle the mixture over your popcorn, carefully mixing the popcorn and melted marshmallows together.

4) Now comes the fun part, while the mixture is still warm, we added in our Cauldron Skittles {a handful of each color, except yellow} and sprinkled the jumbo nonpareils on top of the popcorn. 

5) Let the popcorn cool, then break apart and ENJOY! 

This has become a fast favorite at my house, in fact I don't have any left overs and I just made it yesterday! 

I was challenged by SkinnyPop Popcorn to dress up my popcorn - I was in no way compensated for this post. All opinions and text are my own and if you know BellaGrey Designs, you know I only promote products I love.

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Hi friends,with school starting I'm always looking for fun easy after-school treats. I am sharing an oh so addictive treat with you today! 

I promise you, these Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Banana Pops will take you approximately 15 minutes to make and even less to gobble up! All you need are three simple ingredients, in fact, I'm almost positive you probably have most of them on hand in your kitchen right now. 

Don't let the length of the recipe scare you off from making this delicious treat, it's so worth the time! 

Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Banana Pops

Makes about 12 pops

Ingredients: 

3 large ripe bananas

12 regular sized marshmallows {I used Jet Puffed}

10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips {I used Nestle}

2 tablespoons coconut oil

**Optional ~ your choice of topping, sprinkles, sea salt, edible glitter or granola. These are the toppings I used, but you could definitely do others. 

Popsicle sticks

Instructions:

1} Peel bananas and cut each one into fourths.

2} Cut each marshmallow in half **TIP: wet your knife to cut the marshmallow easily

3} Place one half of a marshmallow on the bottom of the banana and the other half on the top of the banana {See Photo below}

4} Insert popsicle stick into both the marshmallows and banana **TIP: wet the popsicle stick before inserting, it will slide easier and not rip your marshmallow 

5} Place the marshmallow banana pops on parchment paper and place in freezer for 5 minutes or until they harden

6} While pops are in freezer, mix the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a microwave safe bowl

7} Melt the mixture in microwave for approximately 40 - 55 seconds, making sure the chips don't burn

8} Pull out the pops and dip in melted chocolate. **Chocolate will harden almost immediately

9} Sprinkle your choice of topping

10} Place back into freezer for approximately 3 minutes to fully harden

11} Enjoy! 

• Wednesday, August 31, 2016
• Banana pops

Marshmallow Banana Chocolate Dipped Popsicles, Oh So Addictive!

Hi friends,with school starting I'm always looking for fun easy after-school treats. I am sharing an oh so addictive treat with you today! 

I promise you, these Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Banana Pops will take you approximately 15 minutes to make and even less to gobble up! All you need are three simple ingredients, in fact, I'm almost positive you probably have most of them on hand in your kitchen right now. 

Don't let the length of the recipe scare you off from making this delicious treat, it's so worth the time! 

Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Banana Pops

Makes about 12 pops

Ingredients: 

3 large ripe bananas

12 regular sized marshmallows {I used Jet Puffed}

10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips {I used Nestle}

2 tablespoons coconut oil

**Optional ~ your choice of topping, sprinkles, sea salt, edible glitter or granola. These are the toppings I used, but you could definitely do others. 

Popsicle sticks

Instructions:

1} Peel bananas and cut each one into fourths.

2} Cut each marshmallow in half **TIP: wet your knife to cut the marshmallow easily

3} Place one half of a marshmallow on the bottom of the banana and the other half on the top of the banana {See Photo below}

4} Insert popsicle stick into both the marshmallows and banana **TIP: wet the popsicle stick before inserting, it will slide easier and not rip your marshmallow 

5} Place the marshmallow banana pops on parchment paper and place in freezer for 5 minutes or until they harden

6} While pops are in freezer, mix the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a microwave safe bowl

7} Melt the mixture in microwave for approximately 40 - 55 seconds, making sure the chips don't burn

8} Pull out the pops and dip in melted chocolate. **Chocolate will harden almost immediately

9} Sprinkle your choice of topping

10} Place back into freezer for approximately 3 minutes to fully harden

11} Enjoy! 

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CuriousCreamery #CollectiveBias Messaging below is intended for ages 21+ and is intended to be enjoyed responsibly, in moderation.


This Strawberry Champagne Ice Cream Cake is a perfect dessert for any occasion. Red Velvet cake, Champagne and Sweet Cream Ice Cream make up this decadent dessert.One that can be easily re-created at home with your choice of toppings.

I was very excited when this opportunity came my way to work with The Curious Creamery and create an ice cream cake recipe for them.  What is The Curious Creamery you ask? It's a powdered form ice cream cake mix you can fully customize and in 3 easy steps you will have ice cream without an ice cream machine! What's better than a product which has the added benefit of helping reduce their carbon footprint by 90%! All you need is milk, heavy cream, sugar and any mix-ins you would like. 

They make two of my favorite flavors, Sweet Cream and German Chocolate and each box makes up to a gallon of Ice Cream Cake. I was very curious about this new product, especially when the box states "no ice cream machine needed!" I headed to my local Walmart and found the Sweet Cream Ice Cream Cake Mix in the Celebration aisle. Picked up fresh fruit and chocolate to garnish the top of my cake. Now I was ready to get started. 

I used a red velvet store bought cake mix. Prepared the cake according to instructions, but instead of using water I used champagne. I baked the cake in my 8" spring pan, let it cool and removed from pan. I then prepared the Sweet Cream Ice Cream Cake Mix per the instructions, poured half of the ice cream cake mix into the pan I used to bake my cake, inserted the cake, then added the additional half of the ice cream cake mix on top. Covered the pan with parchment paper and placed in the freezer for 6 hours. 

Once the cake was fully frozen, I placed it on a pretty cake pedestal added my toppings and the cake was ready to serve. 

I garnished the cake with fresh strawberries, raspberries, sprigs of Thyme, chocolate shavings and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. 

How would you customize your ice cream cake? 

The Curious Creamery is a better way to make ice cream and frozen desserts because you have control of flavor, nutrition and styling. If you can not find The Curious Creamery in your local Walmart, because it is a new product, please feel free to speak with the store manager. Click here to save $2 off any one Cake Mix from The Curious Creamery. 

• Monday, August 29, 2016
• BellaGrey Designs recipe

Red Velvet Champagne Ice Cream Cake

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CuriousCreamery #CollectiveBias Messaging below is intended for ages 21+ and is intended to be enjoyed responsibly, in moderation.


This Strawberry Champagne Ice Cream Cake is a perfect dessert for any occasion. Red Velvet cake, Champagne and Sweet Cream Ice Cream make up this decadent dessert.One that can be easily re-created at home with your choice of toppings.

I was very excited when this opportunity came my way to work with The Curious Creamery and create an ice cream cake recipe for them.  What is The Curious Creamery you ask? It's a powdered form ice cream cake mix you can fully customize and in 3 easy steps you will have ice cream without an ice cream machine! What's better than a product which has the added benefit of helping reduce their carbon footprint by 90%! All you need is milk, heavy cream, sugar and any mix-ins you would like. 

They make two of my favorite flavors, Sweet Cream and German Chocolate and each box makes up to a gallon of Ice Cream Cake. I was very curious about this new product, especially when the box states "no ice cream machine needed!" I headed to my local Walmart and found the Sweet Cream Ice Cream Cake Mix in the Celebration aisle. Picked up fresh fruit and chocolate to garnish the top of my cake. Now I was ready to get started. 

I used a red velvet store bought cake mix. Prepared the cake according to instructions, but instead of using water I used champagne. I baked the cake in my 8" spring pan, let it cool and removed from pan. I then prepared the Sweet Cream Ice Cream Cake Mix per the instructions, poured half of the ice cream cake mix into the pan I used to bake my cake, inserted the cake, then added the additional half of the ice cream cake mix on top. Covered the pan with parchment paper and placed in the freezer for 6 hours. 

Once the cake was fully frozen, I placed it on a pretty cake pedestal added my toppings and the cake was ready to serve. 

I garnished the cake with fresh strawberries, raspberries, sprigs of Thyme, chocolate shavings and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. 

How would you customize your ice cream cake? 

The Curious Creamery is a better way to make ice cream and frozen desserts because you have control of flavor, nutrition and styling. If you can not find The Curious Creamery in your local Walmart, because it is a new product, please feel free to speak with the store manager. Click here to save $2 off any one Cake Mix from The Curious Creamery. 

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As promised, we are sharing our favorite Spicy Jalapeno Margarita recipe with you! These can be pretty spicy, to lessen the "heat" remove the seeds from the jalapeno and add more ice. 

What you will need: 

Kosher Salt

3 Tablespoons Fajita Seasoning Salt

Limes

Ice

Rimming dish or shallow dish

1 Tablespoon Agave Nectar

1 Jalapeno, sliced

4 fluid ounces Tequila

2 fluid ounces Triple Sec

Directions: 

1) Pour 1/2" salt into the rimming dish and add Fajita seasoning salt, mix well. Moisten the rim of the glasses with a wedge of lime, dip into the salt mixture and set aside. 

2) In a cocktail shaker, pour Agave Nectar, Tequila and Triple Sec over ice. Shake vigorously, until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into prepared glasses and garnish with lime wedges and a slice of  Jalapeno. 

ENJOY! 

• Saturday, April 30, 2016
• BellaGrey Designs recipe

Spicy Jalapeno Margarita Recipe

As promised, we are sharing our favorite Spicy Jalapeno Margarita recipe with you! These can be pretty spicy, to lessen the "heat" remove the seeds from the jalapeno and add more ice. 

What you will need: 

Kosher Salt

3 Tablespoons Fajita Seasoning Salt

Limes

Ice

Rimming dish or shallow dish

1 Tablespoon Agave Nectar

1 Jalapeno, sliced

4 fluid ounces Tequila

2 fluid ounces Triple Sec

Directions: 

1) Pour 1/2" salt into the rimming dish and add Fajita seasoning salt, mix well. Moisten the rim of the glasses with a wedge of lime, dip into the salt mixture and set aside. 

2) In a cocktail shaker, pour Agave Nectar, Tequila and Triple Sec over ice. Shake vigorously, until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into prepared glasses and garnish with lime wedges and a slice of  Jalapeno. 

ENJOY! 

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