Last updated on September 19th, 2019 Making homemade gluten-free ice cream cake at home is so easy and even more delicious than store-bought. Caramel-swirled ice cream sandwiched between layers of tender gluten-free chocolate cake then frosted with whipped cream and caramel drizzle. You can also use your favorite kind of ice cream and forgo the…
Ice Cream & Popsicles
Chamomile Blackberry Ice Cream
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 This chamomile blackberry ice cream recipe has a floral chamomile-infused cream base with a sweet blackberry compote swirled throughout. It’s a creamy herbal berry ice cream with notes of honey and vanilla. Even though folks all over are heading back to school, summer’s not quite over yet. As far…
Blueberry London Fog Popsicles
Last updated on June 12th, 2019 These blueberry london fog popsicles combine vanilla bean earl grey tea latte with sweet honey blueberry compote into a dreamy creamy popsicle vibrant in color and flavor. The closer I get to my due date, the clumsier I become in the kitchen. A day doesn’t go by when I…
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie à la Mode Popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 These strawberry rhubarb pie à la mode popsicles have strawberry rhubarb compote layered up with luscious vanilla bean cream and crumbles of pie crust on top. In honor of popsicle week and in collaboration with Rodelle Vanilla, these popsicles will take you to popsicle paradise all summer long. I’ve been…
Coconut Ginger Ice Cream with Plantain Chips
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Ultra-creamy vegan coconut ginger ice cream loaded with vanilla bean and a fresh ginger kick. Served topped with crunchy plantain chips and toasted coconut for a refreshing tropical treat. Summer’s not over yet! At 1.5 years old, Zoella still believes that fruit is dessert, yogurt is ice cream, banana…
Honey & Lemon Thyme Ricotta Ice Cream with Vanilla Peaches
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Fresh whole milk ricotta blended into a rich and creamy egg-free ice cream. Sweetened only with honey and infused with lemon thyme, this ricotta ice cream is luscious and aromatic. Serve topped with warm vanilla peaches for a summer sundae to celebrate National Ice Cream Month this July! The repetitive…
Chocolate Banana Tahini Popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 It’s popsicle week!! Creamy banana tahini popsicles made with frozen bananas whipped up with hazelnut milk, tahini, maple syrup, and a splash of vanilla extract. Healthy popsicles masquerading as dessert with a cloak of dark chocolate and toasted sesame seeds. You know those recipes for banana ice cream where you…
Coconut Matcha Ice Cream with Black Sesame Brittle Chips
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Creamy vegan coconut matcha ice cream studded with black sesame brittle chips. Earthy green undertones with sweet roasted nutty notes that crunch with every bite. So creamy no one will know it’s vegan! If someone ever asks me to dream up my ideal ice cream, I’ve got my answer….
Lavender Earl Grey Blackberry Ice Cream Floats {Vegan}
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 This lavender earl grey blackberry ice cream float is my summer drink mascot. For starters, there’s ice cream involved (no brainer) and, even more importantly, it was inspired by the mocktail (or faux-tail?) bar that Sherrie set out for the #bossbabefestMSP retreat last month – complete with bitter black tea, infused simple syrups, fruity shrubs,…
Hibiscus Lemonade Popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 After surviving a Minneapolis heat wave last week – humidity and all – I feel like the Bay Area is never allowed to complain about heat ever again (like that’s going to stop me…my face melted off into cobbler today). The Airbnb I booked for Lucas, Zoella, and my mom said…
Vegan Coconut Black Sesame Ice Cream with Strawberry Swirl
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Last night I did something dangerous. After I finished off the last of this vegan coconut black sesame ice cream with strawberry swirl as a night-cap. Long after we put Zoella down in her crib – where she instantly rolled onto her belly to drift off to sleep. After we too had snuggled in for the…
Coconut Lemongrass Ginger Popsicles
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Summer 2016 introduced itself like a warm hug from that one friend who holds on just a little too tight, too long. At first it feels awesome, but then you’re like “C’mon dude – too much!” And now I want to curl up and live inside my freezer with these coconut lemongrass ginger…
Vegan Cardamom Ice Cream
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Let’s dig in to the second half of the Mulled Pomegranate Cider Poached Pears with Vegan Cardamom Ice Cream & Candied Pecans recipe I started last week: the vegan cardamom ice cream. Ultra-cardamom-y ice cream in all its glory – the stuff spicy dreams are made of.
Blackberry Fig Sage Popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Holy popsicle week! If there’s one thing that can pull me out of hibernation it’s the promise of popsicles. Especially if you’re talking about these blackberry fig sage popsicles. This summer has been unbearably warm and muggy in our house. When we first toured this house in the wintertime before…
Vegan Blackberry Basil Ice Cream
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 The thing about living only a short drive from your parents is that when it’s time for a visit, you can just throw your whole closet & kitchen into the car and go. Yeah, I said kitchen. Since I got a KitchenAid stand mixer long before my mom upgraded her 70’s-era JCPenny…
Hibiscus Ginger Ice Cream Float – A Trio of Floats Collaboration
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Summer is finally barreling in – and by barreling I mean, it’s peaking near 70°F here, which means as long as the sun is out I only need a light cardigan. Like I said: barreling. Meanwhile, we just bought an outdoor space heater for our back porch so we can…
Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 Easy vegan vanilla ice cream that is so creamy and rich no one will believe it’s vegan. The coconut cream base takes a subtle backstage to aromatic vanilla bean. Use this ice cream as a base recipe for different flavor add-ins! I just posted two ice cream recipes back…
Chamomile Honeycomb Ice Cream
Last updated on March 30th, 2020 In this chamomile honeycomb ice cream, imagine a sweet floral-infused ice cream with bits of homemade honeycomb candy crunching throughout. With two walls of windows in the dining room and a heat wave the day I shot these photos, the scoops turned to ice cream soup in 1-2-3 snaps. Yes, I…
Vegan Strawberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Last updated on August 14th, 2019 When I opened the freezer for what was about to be my second “reward” bowl of this vegan strawberry coconut chocolate chip ice cream the other night, I thought about how much I loved my mom. Every day since making this ice cream, I’ve “rewarded myself” with a scoop two…
Double mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches
Last updated on October 30th, 2018 My Nana taught me many important life lessons. For starters, she made sure I knew how to eat popcorn politely – “one piece of popcorn at a time […will keep you from looking like a fool when you drop half a handful down your shirt while shoveling it in your face].”…
Roasted peaches and cream popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Over Labor Day weekend in my hometown, it’s customary to throw on a bikini and float down the Sacramento River on inner tubes rented from the liquor store. Others head up to Lake Almanor to soak up their final summer tan (or in my case, cherry red burn). The first weekend of September in…
Honey roasted fig and goat cheese popsicles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Most of my Friday evenings as a kid were spent at the ballpark. If my brother was playing, I could be found scrounging around under the bleachers for lost change to buy a few 5¢ smarties pops. For the record, you can make a racket with this strategy; I…
Backyard mint cantaloupe ice cream
Last updated on April 16th, 2019 I never go to the grocery store without a plan. Sometimes that means sitting in my parked car in the market parking lot searching for recipes and jotting down a last-minute shopping list on my phone. Without a list, I’ll go to the store for strawberries, whipped cream, and vanilla, but end…
Chocolate candied bacon ice cream
Last updated on May 11th, 2019 On this Saturday a year ago, we were melting in the 110°F sun while exchanging forever and ever vows in front of all our friends and family. Best and hottest day ever. A friend recently asked, “is Chico always that hot? When I think of Chico I think of…
