Frozen Treats

Oatmeal cookies might seem “plain”, but when made with melted butter, as opposed to creamed, they take on a divine chewy texture.

A classic commercially prepared ice cream dessert comprised of vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two thin, somewhat soft (some say cake-like) chocolate cookies.

Mint-chocolate truffles frozen in vanilla ice cream create a polka-dot dessert. The ganache makes the truffles as well as the sauce, making this easier than it looks. This showstopper graced the cover of the April 2005 issue of Bon Appetit. Note that the BA test kitchen used a loaf pan with angled sides to form […]

Chocolate, graham crackers and toasted marshmallows are an inspired combination and this dessert can be made year-round.

My BFF Juanita loves pumpkin ice cream and is always on the hunt. We live in the Pioneer Valley and Herrell’s Ice Cream is nearby in Northampton, MA. They have rotating seasonal flavors and this is one of them. And it is fantastic. Problem is, of course, that they don’t always stock it. Even during […]