Archive for the ‘Ice Cream’ Category
One of the world’s best pairings is chocolate and mint. Its almost as great as chocolate and peanut butter! I started making this as a regular chocolate ganache ice cream (because that’s very common, you know) but at the last moment, I had to add the peppermint. It really took it to the next level!
I had 3 egg whites sitting in my fridge from some honey peach (TWD) ice cream I made. I didn’t enjoy that one and the whole tub went to my parents. I saw a recipe for 6 egg angel food cake and was very interested in trying it. I needed 3 more egg whites. I am the type of girl who loves angel food cake enough that I will sacrifice the yolks for the cake. It seems the recipe came from someone looking to use leftover whites because of all the ice cream she was making. Well, it did not meet my standards. It was dry and sunk in the middle. It was too dense and it was square. I should have known not to make an angel food cake in a square pan…
Anyways… I figured I might as well make some more ice cream to use the yolks I would have on hand, especially since my ice cream maker bowl was already frozen. Turns out, that after thought of ice cream was a ton better than the cake it started with! Go figure, right?
The recipe originally suggested bittersweet chocolate but that is not my style. I think the bitterness of the semi-sweet was what made me want to add the peppermint. Guess I just like my chocolate extra milky? haha.
Summer is here and its time to bust out the ice cream maker!! I saw the Busty Baker make this recipe and knew I had to try it out. I had strawberries and everything so I was pumped. Then I realized my ice cream maker was sitting in a cabinet since last Fall. I did not have a frozen bowl so I had to WAIT to make my ice cream. What a bummer. But it was better that way since it wasn’t done so far in advance that I ate it all and shared with no one. Not that that would ever happen….
I somehow have made it a tradition to make my dad ice cream for Father’s Day. Now by tradition, I mean this is the second year. haha! My dad is a purest and only loves vanilla. But I am a rebel child and refuse to cooperate with his tastes, even on Father’s Day. Shame on me but he needs to broaden his horizons. Two stubborn Germans face off! He always likes the other flavors (or just tells me he does cuz I’m his kid…) but it proves that sometimes stubbornness limits you (my dad) and other times is an advantage to helping others try new things (me).
The ice cream was a hit! My dad loved it and actually kept the left overs and were eating it last night as I was suffering at my martial arts endurance test. But at least they were thinking of me!
I had the most delicious honeydew melon the other day and it was SCREAMING to be made into a sorbet. I researched some options and compiled a reciped that I thought would be delicious. I was so happy with the results! It was like freezing summer!
This was my first sorbet. I’ve dabbled in ice creams before but can probably count how many I’ve done on my fingers. I loved how super easy it was and it was quick too. I did have a wooden spoon mishap along the way but all in all, this was a quick throw together yesterday morning. Thankfully I had to freeze it a little more when it came out of the machine otherwise I would have had some sorbet for breakfast! (not too bad if you subtract the booze…)
