Summer is just around the corner, and you should get prepared to embrace its warmth. Though summers are incomplete without beachin’, tannin’, and pool partyin’, you’ll have to ensure social distancing to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, even if the lockdown is lifted by that time.

But what if you can’t call your friends up for a pool party? You can still take a dip in your backyard pool and enjoy the goldilocks and tan while munching on delicious poolside snacks.  

If you’re bored of the mainstream crackers and cream cheese sauce, here are two easy-to-make poolside snacks, so there’s no stopping you from having fun in the sun.

These boiled shrimps topped with a mouth-watering cocktail sauce is everything you need while lounging alongside your pool.

What You’ll Need:

· Shrimps: 2 pounds, fresh and peeled

· Ketchup: 1 cup

· Horseradish: 3 tablespoons, freshly grated

· Lemon Juice: ½ lemon

Directions:

· Boil salted water in a large pot and add shrimps in it. Cook them for about three minutes. Then place them in a cocktail bowl.

· For the cocktail sauce, mix ketchup, grated horseradish, and lemon in a bowl. Drizzle this sauce on top of the shrimps and serve!

Chocolate & Peanuts Coated Frozen Banana Sticks

This easy to make dessert is adored by adults and children alike. You can play around with the toppings—the peanuts here are hit, but pistachios and almonds can always steal the show.

What You’ll Need:

· Bananas: 5 pieces, peeled and cut in half

· Popsicle sticks: 10

· Semisweet chocolate chips: 10 ounces

· Coconut oil or unsalted butter: 1 tablespoon

· Pistachios: 1 cup, chopped

Directions:

1. Insert a popsicle stick halfway into each piece of banana from the end where it’s cut.  

2. Place each banana popsicle on a baking sheet layered over a tray and refrigerate them tray for up to 2 hours.

3. Take a small pan and add chocolate chips and butter in it. Put it to heat and stir the ingredients until they melt.

4. When the chocolate chips have melted, pour the dip into a container taller than the banana popsicle. Also, spread the dry nuts on a medium-sized plate.

5. Take a banana popsicle and dip it into the melted chocolate and butter, and then roll it over the parched nuts.  

6. Serve these heavenly frozen sweet treats immediately or slide them into the refrigerator to enjoy later.

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