- Healthy Ice Cream and Recipes
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25 Aug 2008
Ok, so I recently found a little shop in downtown Portland, ME called Bubble Maineia. They make the best "bubble teas" I have had since I first found out about them a few years ago. I bought a chocolate coconut milkshake with bubbles the last 2 times I stopped by. It was such a delicious flavor combination that I tried making it at home with chocolate milk and coconut milk. It didn't quite come out the same.
After searching online, I found a great chocolate coconut ice cream recipe by The Nourishing Gourmet.
Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream
3 cups of ... {Tags: chocolate, coconut milk, rasberry} {More...}
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13 Aug 2008
Last night I had the opportunity to catch Good Eats on the Food Network. This episode was called "Churn, Baby, Churn" and as you may have guessed, it was all about making ice cream!
Alton Brown shared some "trade secrets" for making excellent ice cream. He also clarified that the ice cream recipes including eggs are more like a custard and are called New York Style. While the ones without eggs are called Philadelphia Style. Personally I prefer Philadelphia style ice creams. I'll save the eggs for breakfast!
Here is the Serious Vanilla Ice Cream recipe he shared:
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup whipping ... {Tags: vanilla} {More...}
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12 Aug 2008
Recently I've received a lot of questions about what you can make in the Play & Freeze. The answer is that it is a very versatile ice cream maker. You can make ice cream, sorbet, sherbet, slushies...
So what's the difference between sorbet and sherbet, you ask? Well, despite the face that sorbet is French for sherbet, they are two different desserts. Sorbet is made with fruit juices or purees and sherbet is made with milk or cream.
Sorbets are very light and icy. Perfect for cooling down this summer. Stephanie Jaworski on JoyofBaking.com has a great Strawberry Sorbet recipe. Although her ... {Tags: sorbet, strawberry} {More...}
