Sweet Summer Ice Cream
WORDS, RECIPES AND PHOTOS BY JESSI HAMPTON
@JustTryingRecipes
SUMMER 2022
The Summer heat has arrived and bowl, a cone, a cocktail containing, or even a pint right out of the freezer of delicious Blue Bell Ice cream always sounds like a good idea to me. I started by playing around with flavors for different purposes, some to use with my girls and their friends, and some to share with my friends— sans the children.
Flavors I Recommend with Simple Ideas to Impress. Get creative with the toppings, you cannot go wrong. Enjoy!
Blue Bell Flavors
• Cookie Two Step: Creamy vanilla with hints of brown sugar and chunks of chocolate creme filled cookies and cookie dough pieces
• Mocha Almond Fudge: ** this one isn’t around year round… coffee ice cream with roasted almonds and a rich sundae sauce
• Pecan Pralines ’n Cream: praline sauce swirled into vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with praline-coated peanuts
• Rocky Road: rick dark chocolate, roasted almonds and mini marshmallows
• Strawberry: smooth and creamy with succulent strawberries
• Pistachio Almond: pistachio with crunchy almonds
Pick a Pie / Pick a Cake
• Apple Pie
Blue Bell’s Vanilla Ice Cream
Top with Caramel
• Pound Cake
Blue Bell’s Vanilla Ice Cream
Top with Strawberries and Whipped Cream
• Cheesecake
Blue Bell’s Pistachio Almond
• Brownies
Blue Bell’s Rocky Road
Top with Graham Crackers
- Simple Sundae
Blue Bell’s Vanilla Ice Cream
Top with Chocolate Sauce
A Cherry for the Top
Over the Top and Kid-Approved
• Unicorn Candy Explosion
Blue Bell’s Strawberry Ice Cream
Little Debbie Sparkling Unicorn Strawberry Cakes
Cotton Candy
Sprinkles
- Two Steppin’ Tonka Truck
Blue Bell’s Cookie Two Step
Chocolate Syrup
Whipped Cream
Chopped Nuts
Sprinkles
Cherry on Top
With a Cocktail
• White Russian
1 scoop Blue Bell’s Mocha Almond Fudge (substitute a scoop for cream)
2 oz Tito’s Vodka
1 oz Kahlua
• Bourbon Ice Cream
1 scoop Blue Bell’s Pecan Pralines n’ Cream
1 oz bourbon
Top with crumbled bacon