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One of our favorite desserts is a simple ice cream sandwich, made by layering ice cream between two great cookies. On the rustic side are chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, or chocolate cookies with mint ice cream. But the gourmet side of us loves Tiny Trapeze graham crackers…
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Jeni’s uses fresh, local ingredients such as ripe summer strawberries in its Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream. July is National Ice Cream Month. We began the month with Ruby et Violette’s cookie dough ice creams; we’re ending it with two more all-stars: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio and Silver Moon Desserts in Los Gatos,…
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If you eat a lot of ice cream, try moving to lighter sorbets for the summer. The pure flavors are more in keeping with the spirit of the summer, especially if you buy artisan flavors bursting with seasonal fresh fruit. Sorbet has fewer calories, and the absence of milk or cream makes it fat-free and…
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It’s National Ice Cream Month. If you love cheese, try making savory cheese ice creams. They don’t contain sugar, but they’re ice cream heaven! We’re addicted to superstar chef Ferrán Adria’s Parmesan ice cream sandwiches (our editor makes them every year for her birthday), as well as Roquefort ice cream with poached pears and Cheddar…
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A people-pleasing dessert that takes no trouble is an ice cream mix-in “bar.” Buy basic ice cream flavors and set out bowls of mix-ins: M&Ms, chopped peppermint patties and peanut butter cups, chocolate and butterscotch chips, mini malt balls, cookie dough, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pecans, bananas, coconut. Chocolate and caramel sauces can be overkill with…
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