In Mexican hot chocolate, unsweetened cocoa is usually laced with vanilla, cinnamon, and almond flavors to make a fragrant chocolate drink. In this recipe, the espresso and cocoa combine to make a mocha ice cream with a cinnamon twist. Follow this recipe from A Pastry Affair to make your own Mexican cocoa or use a mix like Azteca D’Oro, which is readily available in grocery stores (at least in California). Continue reading
Category Archives: Ice Creams and Frozen Treats
pumpkin ice cream with maple walnut crunch
Chris was cleaning out the fridge and found the pumpkin purée that was leftover from that awful latte recipe, so he decided to make pumpkin ice cream with it. Neither one of us had made ice cream lately, so this was a welcome treat. It is a nice transition from the lighter flavors we’ve been making this summer . The recipe is adapted from our favorite ice cream cookbook author, David Lebovitz. The walnut topping adds some crunch and pairs very well with the pumpkin.
cake batter ice cream
I love the taste of cake batter. Looking back, some of my best childhood memories involved licking the batter off the bowl when my Mom made a cake, brownies, or even pancakes. Truth be told, I was also an avid cookie dough eater, but that’s another story. Anyway, back to today’s topic….For a while, I was hooked on Coldstone Creamery’s Cake Batter Ice Cream, but a few people got sick from salmonella and the company yanked it from its stores. When it came back, it wasn’t as good as the original flavor, but, I guess, the tradeoff was that it was safer to eat.
Now that Chris and I are on an ice cream-making frenzy, I wanted to make my own version. The result was a very rich and creamy ice cream that taste exactly like raw cake batter. It’s a delicious and festive treat, specially when topped with sprinkles. Who doesn’t love sprinkles?!
razzleberry ice cream with dark chocolate chips
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation declaring the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day and designated July to be National Ice Cream Month. It coincides with our own proclamation naming this year, 2011, as The Year of the Ice Cream. As you know, Chris has been the diligent ice cream maker, churning ice cream at least once a week. Today, to mark the Day, Month, and Year of the Ice Cream, it was my turn to create a cold concoction – Razzleberry Ice Cream. My inspiration for this flavor came from Marie Callenders’ Razzleberry Pie, which is made with blackberries and raspberries.
homemade ice cream
Our current obsession is homemade ice cream – Chris, with making it, and me, with eating it. Since January, he’s made sure our freezer is stocked with his delicious creations such as Meyer Lemon-Olive Oil (pictured above), Salted Caramel, and Pistachio ice creams. There were a couple that did not make the cut – Hazelnut Mascarpone and the Salted Almond – but I applaud his efforts and encourage his pursuit of inventive and out-of-the-ordinary flavors. My current favorite is the beautiful pale green Pistachio, with little flecks of the nuts left in. Yummy! The cost for a quart is about $5, a little more expensive than the store-bought kind, but it’s totally made with a special ingredient – love!
Bring on the long hot days of summer! I’ve got my spoon.
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