Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream with Hot Fudge
I know. I’ve been coming up with some pretty strange combinations lately. This ice cream and hot fudge combination may be the strangest yet. Remember that homemade hot fudge sauce from last week? Well, after trying it on nearly everything in my kitchen, it seemed that the proper thing to do was make some ice cream. Blueberry sour cream ice cream sounded perfect for the approaching summer, and I crossed my fingers that it would work with hot fudge.
The combination was unusual, but fantastic!! The ice cream is a beautiful blue purple, and the blueberry flavors are highlighted by the light, slight tang of the sour cream. Smothering that mess in dark chocolate hot fudge adds a depth and richness to the light ice cream. It’s absolutely delicious! Like one of those fancy, strange sounding desserts at a hip and trendy restuarant. Continue reading »
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Thanks to all of you for the kind words in my cookie giveaway. I’m so glad I could lure some of you silent readers out into the commenting world with the chance at free cookies!
And the winners of fresh baked, express mail, Red Velvet Black and White Cookies are:
Megan of Meganscooking
Jennifer who is pregnant and probably really needs some black and whites
Tara who’s sister is a wiz at apron making
and Whitney in Chicago. Good luck on your big test!!
I’ll be baking this week and ship those cookies off to you all soon. And don’t fret, there are more yummy giveaways coming soon. I just can’t help myself!
What’s the strawberry treat above? It’s a simple and surprisingly delicious dessert. A bowl of quality vanilla ice cream, topped with sliced strawberries and drizzled with good aged balsamic vinegar. I know it sounds a little crazy, but it’s a pretty incredible, fresh, perfect for summer dessert. Go out on a limb and try this one. Do it for me.
Frozen, Thoughts | Comments (14)Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
I made some glorious dark chocolate hot fudge this afternoon. In the 20 minutes it took me to whip it up, I looked around the kitchen and found countless things to douse in hot fudge.
Sliced bananas were a clear choice. Simple and delicious and showed off the richness of the warm dark chocolate. Ice cream is an obvious choice, but you’ll have to hold your breath for a future post on that.
And then…. I started to lose my mind in hot fudge land. How about hot fudge on black raspberry muffins? cold cereal? crackers? sour dough bread? jasmine rice? waffles?
Yea. I know. A little out of control. It’s just that this sauce was so easy to make, and seems to versatile.
What’s your favorite thing to smother in hot fudge?
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I’ll be the first to admit that I have gotten prematurely excited about strawberry season. I’ve already played with strawberry sugar paper, and here I am with strawberry ice cream. It’s not even April! Strawberries aren’t at their peak flavor yet, but I see baskets of them in every market I visit. I just can’t help myself, so I buy and I bake. I should tell you now- it’s going to be a long berry season. Long, glorious and delicious!
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I had an experience with chocolate last night- and I mean EXPERIENCE: heart pounding, leg shaking, giggle coxing, divinely inspired- experience. I think I hurt myself. I think it was glorious.
What did it? How did this happen? Dark Chocolate Sorbet. It swept me off my feet.
I’m sitting here struggling to find the words to describe this sorbet. Literally. It’s incredibly rich and deceptively creamy. Please believe me when I say that even making this sorbet was magical. I’m not talking rabbit out of a hat magic. I’m talking about love at first site, sparks flying out of your ears, cannonball to the gut magic. This changes everything.
Frozen, Recipes | Comments (17)Coconut! Cardamom?
I had a food fantasy yesterday, in the middle of my Monday workday. My fantasy involved four things: me, my uber comfy Santa pajamas, a bowl of made-by-me ice cream, and my electric blanket. I fantasized all the way home and skipped dinner to get my ice cream going. I had all the fixins for coconut cardamom ice cream so I thought I’d give it a go. I like cardamom ice cream! At least, that’s what I told myself… for as long as I could.
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