Pineapple and Basil Sorbet

I had an ice pop with this combination at the Pecan Street Festival in Austin, Texas, and thought it was the most amazing flavor! I recreated the recipe at home–who knew basil paired so well with pineapple?! An alternative is after blending everything, pour into ice pop molds and enjoy!

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Strawberry Shortcake Ice Pops

These ice pops are so good! They’re very reminiscent of the strawberry shortcake ice cream bars you can buy with the pink and white cookie bits on the outside. Feel free to use sugar-free pudding mix. The number of pops you get will depend on the size of your molds.

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Easy Eggnog Ice Cream

Knowing that a custard ice cream base uses a cooked custard, and because commercial eggnog is cooked and thick in a similar way, I decided to try making ice cream with eggnog by adding cream and milk. The result is this wonderful light and creamy eggnog-flavored ice cream. It makes one quart plus.

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Double Dare Peaches

I double dare ya to try this insane concoction that will give your mouth a bad case of schizophrenia. Take a bite and enjoy the sweet peaches, feel the heat sneak up on you, and put out the fire with ice cream. Peach ice cream is good as well.

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Frozen Peanut Butter Pudding Squares

          

My sister-in-law taught me how to make these. Some people know them as ‘Puddingwiches’. Chocolaty peanut butter goodness layered between graham crackers and frozen. Make a batch and keep in the freezer for quick summertime snack or dessert.

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Irish Cream Ice Cream

I LOVE Irish cream ice cream, so when I got my own ice cream maker I went looking for a recipe to duplicate it. To my horror after an extensive search of the internet I could only fine one, and it was WAY to large for my 2-quart maker. So I came up with one of my own. The result was a surprisingly good substitute for the expensive brand! Because of the liqueur it takes a bit longer to harden than the recipes without liqueur, but the wait is worth it!

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