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Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant

Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

The 10+ Copy-Cat Starbucks Recipes post has been one of the most popular posts on Frugal Coupon Living. You guys love saving on your Starbucks Drinks and Pastries! Check out this CCopycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino and enjoy saving $4 in your own home.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Espresso Coffee
1/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Syrup
pinch Xantham Gum
4 cup Ice
Whipped Cream for topping
Drizzle Chocolate Syrup for topping

Directions:

Make coffee according to directions.
While still hot, pour into blender.
Add sugar and mix until dissolved.
Add milk, chocolate syrup and xantham gum and mix another minute.
Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
Add ice to blender and blend on high until smooth.
Pour into glasses.
Top each glass with whipped cream.

Yield 3 Servings.

Copycat Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Yield: 3 Servings 1x

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3/4 cup Espresso Coffee
1/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Syrup
pinch Xantham Gum
4 cup Ice
Whipped Cream for topping
Drizzle Chocolate Syrup for topping

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Instructions

Make coffee according to directions.
While still hot, pour into blender
Add sugar and mix until dissolved.
Add milk, chocolate syrup and xantham gum and mix another minute.
Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
Add ice to blender and blend on high until smooth.
Pour into glasses.
Top each glass with whipped cream

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Copycat Disney Orange Whip – Just like the Dole Whip

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant, Travel

Copycat Disney Orange Whip

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Ingredients:

12 oz frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
8 oz frozen Whipped Topping (like Cool Whip)
2 tbsp Honey or 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
3 cup crushed Ice

Directions:

Blend frozen orange juice in strong blender or food processor until whipped.
Add ice, honey and whipped topping and process unti well mixed.
If mixture is too runny, add 1/4 cup ice and process further.
Too look more like a creamy whip, transfer mixture to piping bag with star tip and pipe into cups.

Disney Orange Whip

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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12 oz frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
8 oz frozen Whipped Topping (like Cool Whip)
2 tbsp Honey or 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
3 cup crushed Ice

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Blend frozen orange juice in strong blender or food processor until whipped.
Add ice, honey and whipped topping and process unti well mixed.
If mixture is too runny, add 1/4 cup ice and process further.
Too look more like a creamy whip, transfer mixture to piping bag with star tip and pipe into cups.

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Homemade Blackberry Honey Butter – Easy to Freeze, 3 Ingredients

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Summer

Blackberry Honey Butter

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Absolutely yummy, great over warm bread in the morning. This Homemade Blackberry Honey Butter is easy to make and store for later use.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb softened Butter
1/4 cup Honey
1/4 cup Blackberries

Directions:

Whip butter and honey until fluffy.
Add blackberries and mix just until berries break up and are distributed.
Either scoop into jar and seal or form into a log and refrigerate.

I like to freeze butter. When I need some for a breakfast spread, I slice off as much as I need with a sharpe knife and keep the rest in a log form in the freezer. Becauuse of the berries, this is not a butter I would keep out on the counter top.

Blackberry Honey Butter – Easy to Freeze

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Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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1/2 lb softened Butter
1/4 cup Honey
1/4 cup Blackberries

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Whip butter and honey until fluffy.
Add blackberries and mix just until berries break up and are distributed.
Either scoop into jar and seal or form into a log and refrigerate or freeze.

Notes

I like to freeze butter. When I need some for a breakfast spread, I slice off as much as I need with a sharpe knife and keep the rest in a log form in the freezer.

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Homemade Furniture Polish – Clean Ingredients In Your Home

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Essential Oils, Frugal Living, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Summer

Homemade Furniture Polish

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One of the things I love about making my own natural cleaners from Essential Oils is that I can use the same things to clean the floor as I use to make a moisturizer for my skin (did you see our Homemade Wrinkle Cream) – they are that safe AND effective. Another thing I love about my EOs, is they go a long way and keep my costs down. This mix makes an excellent conditioning and restorative furniture polish for wood – I have found this recipe also bring new life to cutting boards and wooden spoons too!

Ingredients:

1 oz. Beeswax
½ cup Olive oil
5 drops Orange Essential Oil
5 drops Lemon Essential Oil
Optional: I often add a few drops basil or bergamot for an yummy earthy smell.

Directions:

Place olive oil and beeswax in a small saucepan and heat over medium, stirring frequently until melted. (If you are interested in making your own home and beauty products from essential oils I suggest you purchase a saucepan just for it.)
Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes then stir in Essential Oils.
Pour into a glass container (citrus oils will eat at plastic), small 4 0z. mason jars are the perfect size for this recipe.

To Use:

Scoop some out, and spread on wooden surface, buff with a soft cloth until most of it is removed. To condition cutting boards and spoons repeat the same process.

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1 oz. Beeswax
½ cup Olive oil
5 drops Orange Essential Oil
5 drops Lemon Essential Oil
Optional: I often add a few drops basil or bergamot for an yummy earthy smell.

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Place olive oil and beeswax in a small saucepan and heat over medium, stirring frequently until melted. (If you are interested in making your own home and beauty products from essential oils I suggest you purchase a saucepan just for it.)
Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes then stir in Essential Oils.
Pour into a glass container (citrus oils will eat at plastic), small 4 0z. mason jars are the perfect size for this recipe.

Notes

To Use: Scoop some out, and spread on wooden surface, buff with a soft cloth until most of it is removed. To condition cutting boards and spoons repeat the same process.

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Copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean Scone

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe

Copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean Scone
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I really enjoy perfecting a recipe I love in my home. Thse Starbuck’s Petite Vanilla Bean Scones truly melt in your mouth and they are so hard for me to resist in the restaurant. Make these at home and enjoy them each time you have coffee – careful, though, they are addictive!

Ingredients:

Scones:

2 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Cold Butter, cubed
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 Egg
1/2 Vanilla Bean, scraped
2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Glaze:

3 cups powdered sugar
6-7 tbsp Heavy Cream
1/2 Vanilla Bean, scraped
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Whisk or pulse in a food processor to mix.
Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter or pulse in food processor until mixture resembles cormeal texture.
In another bowl, whisk together cream, egg, vanilla scraping and extract.
Add liquid to flour mixture and pulse until just combined or stir by hand until dough forms a ball.
Put the dough onto a floured surface then knead briefly until dough comes together.
Roll out dough to about 1/2″ thickness.
Cut dough into 8 rectangles or squares. Then cut each or this on one diagonal and then on the other, creating 32 pette scones.
Place on prepared baking sheet and back 10-12 minutes, or untile edges begin to get golden brown.
Transfer scones to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Whisk together glaze ingredients, adding cream one table spoon at a time to acheive desired thickness.
Dip cooled scones in glaze then place back onto cooling rack to harden.

Copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean Scone

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Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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2 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Cold Butter, cubed
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 Egg
1/2 Vanilla Bean, scraped
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 cups powdered sugar
6–7 tbsp Heavy Cream
1/2 Vanilla Bean, scraped
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Whisk or pulse in a food processor to mix.
Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter or pulse in food processor until mixture resembles cormeal texture.
In another bowl, whisk together cream, egg, vanilla scraping and extract.
Add liquid to flour mixture and pulse until just combined or stir by hand until dough forms a ball.
Put the dough onto a floured surface then knead briefly until dough comes together.
Roll out dough to about 1/2″ thickness.
Cut dough into 8 rectangles or squares. Then cut each or this on one diagonal and then on the other, creating 32 pette scones.
Place on prepared baking sheet and back 10-12 minutes, or untile edges begin to get golden brown.
Transfer scones to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Whisk together glaze ingredients, adding cream one table spoon at a time to acheive desired thickness.
Dip cooled scones in glaze then place back onto cooling rack to harden.

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The Absolute Best Chocolate Dipped Cookie Dough Bites

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Easter, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Spring

Chocolate Dipped Cookie Dough Bites

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I am incredibly guilty. If there was a self-help group for eating chunks of cookie dough, I would be a member. This yummy recipe includes a few of my favorites in chocolate chip cookies – brown sugar, butter, vanilla and NO EGGS! You will be happy to delcare this as your family’s favorite cookie recipe!

Note: For Easter, we shapped these into Eggs!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Brown Sugar
2/3 cup Flour
1/4 cup Chocolate Chips
4 tbsp softened Butter
2 tbsp Milk
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla
8 oz Chocolate Dipping Candy

Directions:

Line a tray with parchment or wax paper.
Heat flour in microwave for 2 minutes (internal temp 160). Careful you do not burn it.
Mix together brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until well mixed.
Add in milk and gradually add flour until desired dough consistensy is reached.
Stir in chocolate chips.
For Easter, we chose to form these into egg shapes (you can do another shape like circles.)
Place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Melt chocolate by microwaving for 30 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
Use a fork to dip each egg into chocolate, shake off excess and place on prepared tray.
Place in refrigerator until chocolate sets.

This yields about 15 smaller bites or 8 larger ones.

The Absolute Best Cookie Dough Bites – Chocolate DIpped!

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Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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1/2 cup Brown Sugar
2/3 cup Flour
1/4 cup Chocolate Chips
4 tbsp softened Butter
2 tbsp Milk
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla
8 oz Chocolate Dipping Candy

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Instructions

Line a tray with parchment or wax paper.
Heat flour in microwave for 2 minutes (internal temp 160).
Mix together brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until well mixed.
Add in milk and gradually add flour until desired dough consistensy is reached.
Stir in chocolate chips.
For Easter, we chose to form these into egg shapes (you can do another shape like circles.)
Place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Melt chocolate by microwaving for 30 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
Use a fork to dip each egg into chocolate, shake off excess and place on prepared tray.
Place in refrigerator until chocolate sets.

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Copycat White Castle Sliders Recipe

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe

Copycat White Castle Sliders

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There is nothing like a GOOD Copycat Recipe. It saves you money on going out to eat but also brings the joy of a meal into the home, often at a healthier calorie and cholesterol count. We just died over these Copycat White Castle Sliders cooked over sauteed onions – absolutely yummy, easy, and sure to please the entire family.

Ingredients:

2 pkgs Dinner Rolls (16 rolls)
1 lb Ground Chuck
2 1/3 cup Beef Broth
1 cup Dried Minced Onions
8 American Cheese Slices (optional)
16 Hamburger Dills
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper

Directions:

Line a 10×15 pan with parchment paper.
Mix ground chuck, 2/3 cup beef broth and salt and pepper together until mixture is easily spreadable.
Gently press and spread meat mixture into prepared pan until you form a thin even layer.
Using a knife, score each into 16 equal rectangles.
Use your finger to make 5 holes in each patty.
Place in freezer for at least 1 hour.
Remove frozen patties on parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 450.
Pour remaining beef broth (1 2/3 cup) into a baking sheet and spread minced onions over entire bottom of pan.
Allow to sit for 5 – 10 minutes.
Cut all dinner rolls in half to make buns.
Place frozen beef on top of onion mixture.
Place in oven for 10 minutes to allow burgers to steam cook (until they turn brown).
Remove and place cheese on each patty (if you are making cheese sliders).
Top each with a bun top and return to oven for 3 minutes.
Top each bun bottom with a dill pickle.
Use a spatula to pick up each slider half and place on bun bottom.

Copycat White Castle Sliders Recipe

4.5 from 2 reviews

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Yield: 16 1x
Category: Entree

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2 pkgs Dinner Rolls (16 rolls)
1 lb Ground Chuck
2 1/3 cup Beef Broth
1 cup Dried Minced Onions
8 American Cheese Slices (optional)
16 Hamburger Dills
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper

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Line a 10×15 pan with parchment paper.
Mix ground chuck, 2/3 cup beef broth and salt and pepper together until mixture is easily spreadable.
Gently press and spread meat mixture into prepared pan until you form a thin even layer.
Using a knife, score each into 16 equal rectangles.
Use your finger to make 5 holes in each patty.
Place in freezer for at least 1 hour.
Remove frozen patties on parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 450.
Pour remaining beef broth (1 2/3 cup) into a baking sheet and spread minced onions over entire bottom of pan.
Allow to sit for 5 – 10 minutes.
Cut all dinner rolls in half to make buns.
Place froxen beef on top of onion mixture.
Place in oven for 10 minutes to allow burgers to steam cook (until they turn brown).
Remove and place cheese on each patty (if you are making cheese sliders).
Top each with a bun top and return to oven for 3 minutes.
Top each bun bottom with a dill pickle
Use a spatula to pick up each slider half and place on bun bottom.

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Easy No-Bake Potato Salad – Summer Side Dish Recipe

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant, Summer

Easy No-Bake Potato Salad Recipe
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Being asked to bring a side dish to a picnic, family gathering, or summertime event doesn’t have to be difficult. Check out this EASY No-Cook Potato Salad Recipe using canned potatoes. It is quick and easy to make the the additive ingredients will make it yummy for everyone to enjoy.

Ingredients: