New Flavor Trend This Season?

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02 Dec 2008 I don't know how many of you have visited your local Starbucks lately, but they have this "new" flavor of hot cocoa called Salted Caramel.  I found a nice copy cat recipe for the salted caramel hot cocoa drink yesterday and it reminded me of the great recipe I found for salted caramel ice cream. vs. The short non-fat no-whip salted caramel hot chocolate from Starbucks packs a whopping 270 calories!  Which would you rather have?  A bowl of ice cream or a small glass of hot chocolate? {Tags: , } {More...}

Ice Cream Caramel Apples

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02 Oct 2008 Caramel apples are a great fall treat.  An even better treat is a caramel apple made with ice cream!  Here is a simple way to make these tasty "apples" for your guests. You'll need: - a half sphere mold to make the apple pieces - ice cream (we prefer homemade so check out our vanilla recipe) - 1 granny smith apple sliced thinly - 1/2 cup of caramel sauce (you can make your own with condensed milk) - 1/2 cup of nuts (peanuts, pecans, walnuts -- whatever you like) - 4 skewers Assembling these ice cream caramel apples is the best part (well, after eating them, of course).  ... {Tags: } {More...}

A Great Fall Flavor

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03 Sep 2008 I don't know about any of the rest of you, but I enjoy ice cream all year round.  Yes, even in the frigid days of winter up here in Maine.  It's never too cold for ice cream. With fall fast approaching I decided to seek out some "fall flavors" for you guys to enjoy.  When I think of fall I think of caramel. SALTED CARAMEL ICE CREAM 350 grams of organic whole milk 450 grams organic heavy cream 120 grams organic egg yolks 100 grams organic demerara sugar 1 ½ tsp sea salt ½ vanilla bean, split In a small saucepan, simmer the whole milk, heavy cream and the ... {Tags: , } {More...}

Make Caramel Sauce from Sweetened Condensed Milk

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04 Mar 2008 Did you know it's very easy to make caramel sauce?  All you need is a can of sweetened condensed milk! Eagle Brand's site mentions these methods... 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (NOT EVAPORATED MILK) OVEN METHOD: Pour 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk into 9" pie plate. Cover with aluminum foil; place in larger shallow pan. Fill larger pan with hot water. Bake at 425°F for 1 hour or until thick and caramel-colored. Beat until smooth. STOVETOP METHOD: Pour 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk into top of double boiler; place over boiling water. Over ... {Tags: , } {More...}