Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

A perfect date night for Nathan and me ends at Baskin Robbins, where we get a scoop of their chocolate peanut butter ice cream to share.  It is the best ice cream in the universe, I say.  And this ice cream I found at Joy the Baker comes oh-so-very-very-close to replicating our favorite at Baskin [...]

Lemon Ice Cream

Two of my favorite things together.
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
3/4 cup lemon juice
Whisk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.  Add 2 1/2 cups of heavy cream (I used fat free half and half, or you can use whole milk) and stir well.  Refrigerate until very cold, and [...]

Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla Ice Cream

2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
*Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.  Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about a minute more.  Pour in the cream, milk, and vanilla and whisk to [...]

Ice Cream Cupcakes

(image and recipe from Joy the Baker)
Wouldn’t this be fun to make for a frozen dinner swap?

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

This is what Nathan made for my birthday. It was easy and delicious. It would be easy to use low fat ingredients and turn into a healthier dessert, but – I’m pregnant and it’s my birthday so we didn’t. It was rich and divine.
1/2 cup powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup [...]

Peppermint Ice Cream Cake

From Cooking Light (I think 2005?)
You could always use a cake mix, but this cake is really good and doesn’t take long to throw together.  You can even make each layer a couple weeks ahead and store them (individually wrapped) in the freezer until you’re ready to assemble the whole cake.  Merry Christmas!
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
3/4 cup boiling water
6 tablespoons butter, [...]

Wendy’s Frosty (Magic Milkshakes)_

Thank you, Tracy M!  This was SO good.

1 1/2 – 2 cups ICE water- really, really cold.
1 1/2 cups non-fat dry milk powder
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2-3 cups ice cubes
2  Tbsp vegetable oil (yes, really- it’s an emulsifier)

Place ALL the ingredients in the blender, including the oil. Use less water for a thicker milkshake or more for [...]

Root Beer Sherbet

At the Hogle Zoo, they serve a really yummy soft-serve ice cream with different flavors swirled in.  We’ve only gotten the root beer, and it’s a favorite – especially when we’re at the zoo when it’s really hot, which has been all summer long.  I found a root beer sherbet recipe yesterday that we made [...]

Orange Sherbet

Found this on allrecipes.  Incredible.  We used fresh squeezed orange juice and I’m sure it made a difference.  WOW.
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