I have to admit, discovering that I can make ice cream without splurging on an ice cream maker is probably one of the best things to happen to me in my life. In your lives, too. Because all I want to do now is come up with more creative ice cream ideas for you to enjoy! This week, I decided to go with a classic flavor - s'mores. Now this isn't an original idea; but I noticed a lot of other recipes just call for you to dump some graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate chips into the batter and call it a day. But that just seems too basic for me. How could I possibly achieve a true s'mores flavor without toasting my marshmallows first? And I don't know about you, but frozen chocolate chips don't sound too friendly on the teeth. So, how about a homemade fudge sauce instead? Oh yes. The only fudge sauce you will ever need to make in life, period. The secret to making this ice cream correctly is not over mixing it, and also layering the add-ins into th...

Y'all, I've officially broken out the popsicle maker. It's about that time. Time for refreshing, no-bake treats that are so easy to make, you'll want to make them every day. And since I know many of you are going to ask, this is the popsicle maker I use. It's amazing, and has never failed me. When it comes to popsicle making, the varieties are literally endless and it is super adaptable to your diet or lifestyle plan. I was recently on a 21 day cleanse (shoutout to Simple Green Smoothies ) which  consisted of me avoiding sugar, dairy and animal-based products. And let me tell you, I used A LOT of coconut milk. A lot . In my cooking, in my smoothies, and in my popsicles. Yes, I was allowed to have popsicles. #bestcleanseever And so, I was inspired to create for you my very own dairy-free and refined-sugar free popsicles. It is strawberry season in Ohio right now, so of course, I had to go to my local farmer's market and get me some. My coconut milk was ...

Remember when I complained that taking pictures of ice cream was hard? Well, ice cream is a breeze compared to popsicles, y'all. I was not ready for this. But even though my big dreams of taking perfect popsicle pictures were shattered, I didn't let that stop me from sharing these with you today. Because quite frankly, these popsicles NEEDED to be shared. They are too good to be true. And I'll tell you why. They are basically fudgesicles, like the ones you all probably had growing up during the summertime. Except, they don't have any high fructose corn syrup. There's no bad ingredients in them at all. In fact , these fudgesicles only require four healthy ingredients: avocados, cocoa powder, coconut milk, and honey. And I know what you're thinking, but don't worry, the avocados and coconut milk are literally not tasteable. (Not sure if tasteable is a word, but we're going to go with it) The only thing these popsicles taste like are rich, c...

God bless the person who discovered no-churn ice cream. Because of them, I am riding high on the popularity chart with my nephews. Just today, one of them called me "professional ice cream maker". That's not a title that you can hand off to just anybody. That takes serious love and commitment. And it's all because of this no-churn ice cream I've been cranking out. It's so easy, it just makes you want to make it over and over again. My nephews have even taken to requesting their own flavors from me. Some of them are just into plain vanilla, others like a little something extra. Cookies and cream is a flavor none of them can resist. A week or so ago, I shared this peach cobbler ice cream which was of course, as amazing as it sounds. So amazing, I decided to continue on with the trend of favorite summer desserts, and I created this strawberry shortcake ice cream, complete with fresh strawberries and delicious bits of pound cake.

Remember when you had to have your peach cobbler with a side of ice cream? Pfft. That was lame. Struggling to get the perfect proportion of ice cream on the spoon while it melted away on the warm cobbler, and ending up with one big soupy mess. Well, you don't have to worry about that anymore. I have reinvented how we eat peach cobbler by creating a peach cobbler ice cream. YASSSS (as all the cool kids are saying). And in reinventing how we eat peach cobbler, I invented one of the most delicious ice cream flavors to ever exist. In my opinion, that is. I would definitely trust my opinion though, because I eat A LOT of ice cream. Just ask my family, the freezer is never empty. So, I know what the good stuff is. And this.is.it. One taste of this ice cream and you will be screaming for more. Just don't scream too loud because if someone else hears you, you'll have to share. And that would be a truly terrible thing.

So, remember how I told you guys I don't like coffee? Well, that was before I discovered iced coffee. Iced coffee is totally my thing. The other day, I went to Dunkin Donuts to grab my usual caramel mocha swirl, but ended up getting the new, limited edition pumpkin creme brulee instead. It was good, but not as good as my beloved caramel mocha. It did, however, inspire me to create a COOL pumpkin treat for you guys, while I still can! Fall is only two weeks away, but it doesn't really feel like it considering all the blazing hot, humid temperatures we've been getting. Since when is September a hotter month than August? There are some crazy things going on up there in our atmosphere, I wonder what's in store for our winter.

So, you know that whole two-ingredient ice cream train that everybody's been getting on lately? Well, I FINALLY hopped on. And it's pretty blasphemous that it took me this long. It is now the only thing that I want to make for the rest of my life. And not just because it's crazy easy and crazy delicious, but because the varieties are literally endless. I chose cookies and cream as the flavor for my first test batch because that is my brother's favorite ice cream and I love to torture him when he's making a clear effort to eat healthier. My plan backfired though because he had the willpower to only eat a scoop or two while I had ...more than I wish to disclose. But it's all for the sake of quality control, right?

Warning: There is a really good chance I will fall asleep writing this post. I am SO TIRED! The last few days of Ramadan were so stressful and there were so many things that I needed to get done in such a short amount of time that I barely got any sleep. Actually, I don't think I got much sleep at all during Ramadan period. I'm really bad at time management as it is, so when you throw in a pre-sunrise meal and midnight prayers, I'm officially a goner. The worst part about it all is that unlike a regular day where I could be tired and go hit up a Dunkin Donuts for a caramel iced coffee, I had to instead suck it up and fight through my sleepiness every day. The struggle was real. But then, I made my own caramel mocha gelato to eat at night and everything was okay again. I basically craved ice cream every night during Ramadan, and one night, when pondering what to make for this month's Mystery Dish , I thought, wouldn't it be brilliant to make ic...

When you get in your car and your glasses fog up from how HOT it is, you know it's time to start cranking out some no-bake treats! Who's with me? Today I've got for you the perfect no-bake treat to kick off your summer. Frozen. Yogurt. Yes, that's right. You can now enjoy this popular delicacy without having to leave your own home. Isn't that just music to your ears? Well, it gets better. You only need five ingredients! Peaches, yogurt, honey, vanilla, and lemon juice. Any fruit could work actually, but peaches were a part of this month's Mystery Dish ingredient list that I created, so that's what I went with. Now if you stop at these five ingredients, you have a creamy, fabulous peach frozen yogurt. Which is good. But great is better right? In that case, you would grab five more ingredients and make this crumble. The crumble of your dreams. A cinnamon-spiced pecan graham cracker crumble. I basically ate it with a spoon the entire time I was...

I scream, you scream, we all scream for frozen strawberries and cream bars! The reason that we're not screaming for actual ice cream is because I do not own an ice cream maker. So while all the other bloggers out there are coming up with fancy ice cream flavors, I'm over here trying to come up with no-ice-cream-maker-required treats for you and I to enjoy. I think I'm doing a good job so far. Two months ago (wow, does time fly!), I shared with you guys this strawberry banana ice cream which I think you guys enjoyed quite a bit, mostly because of it's simplicity and guilt-free-ness. Well, today, we're kicking the skill level up a notch and adding a whole lot more ingredients that won't be so friendly to your waistline...but they'll be worth it.

So I'm just gonna go right ahead and say that these didn't exactly turn out the way I hoped they would. That melty mess you see up there is actually supposed to be a group of beautiful ice cream topped brownie bites coated in magic shell. But due to technical difficulties I ran into, it's not. And rather than be ashamed of my epic failure, I am flaunting it for you all to see because I think it's absolutely hilarious.  I'm not exactly sure what went wrong. But if I had to take an educated guess, I would say it was probably the ice cream. I used Breyer brand, and I did notice when I was topping the brownies that it was sort of watery and got melty really quick. But I didn't think much of it since I was going to freeze the bites anyway. Looking back on it now, that probably should have been a warning sign. As soon as I dipped my first frozen brownie bite into the magic shell coating, the edges of the ice cream melted and didn't get coated properly....

Yup, that's right. Two ingredients. You did not read that wrong. And for the record, neither of those two ingredients are cream or sugar. Mindblown yet? How about if I tell you that you don't even need an ice cream maker? Oh yeah. Now we're talking.  This miracle ice cream, as I like to call it, only requires strawberries, bananas, and a food processor. It's as simple as freezing your fruits for an hour or two, until they're frozen solid, and then blending them together in the food processor until you achieve a perfect, soft-serve consistency ice cream. That's all there is to it.