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This is one for you orange-pineapple ice cream fans! With just four ingredients, this effortless, no-churn ice cream recipe features the subtly complex aromatics of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters paired with the tropical flavour of crushed pineapple. This post was originally written in collaboration with ANGOSTURA® bitters, but all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. …
Featuring the rich, floral, nutty cocoa notes of ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters, the caramel-toffee flavour of demerara sugar and packing a flavoursome espresso punch, this coffee ice cream, a dessert adaptation of the Café Trinidad cocktail by ANGOSTURA® bitters, is certainly one for the coffee fans. This recipe was created in collaboration with ANGOSTURA® bitters, but …
With only six ingredients, this roasted strawberry and ANGOSTURA® orange bitters ice cream recipe features the incredible flavour of sweet roasted strawberries paired with the subtly complex aromatics of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters. This post was originally written in collaboration with ANGOSTURA® bitters, but all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for supporting …
This delicious, boozy, old-fashioned bourbon and orange bitters ice cream recipe will give your summer dessert a sophisticated twist. This rich, creamy ice cream features the subtly complex aromatics of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters, while ripples of bourbon and orange pack a flavoursome punch. This recipe was originally created in collaboration with ANGOSTURA® bitters, but all …
A delicious frozen summer treat made with fresh blueberries and double cream ice cream dipped in white chocolate and finished off with Midnight Magic Sprinkles. You know when you buy a punnet of blueberries, and your fruit-mad children eat nearly all of them as fast as they can, but for some reason, they leave just …
An indulgent Oreo freakshake recipe in collaboration with Oreo. All work and no play makes Elizabeth rather grumpy. I try my best to eat a healthy diet and to keep active, but do you know what? Sometimes, a little indulgent treat just has to be done. The 80:20 rule, right? 80% of the time I …
In collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten-Free Granola. Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’re all having a fantastic day and have some rather grand adventures planned for the weekend. Me, I have my tank built conditioning camp on a Saturday morning, so Friday is my day where I allow myself a little indulgent treat, after all, …
A 3 layer ice cream cake with an Oreo cookie base. When I was a little girl growing up in rural East Coast Canada (a tiny village on Cape Breton Island, to be slightly more specific) we lived a 45-minute drive away from the nearest supermarket. This meant that we did our big shopping trip …
Satisfy your chocolate cravings without breaking your healthy eating plan with this delicious chocolate banana ice cream bar recipe. When you have those chocolate cravings and don’t want to break the healthy eating plan! Prep Time: 5 minutes Freezing Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy I’m not on a diet. I don’t even like the word …
This white chocolate and clementine bombe with real gold flakes is a decadent dessert featuring a smooth, creamy white chocolate ice cream encasing a vibrant, zesty clementine sorbet centre. This delightful combination perfectly balances sweetness and citrus, making it a luxurious treat for your Christmas dinner table. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes …
Perfect for those hot summer mornings! These popsicles came about by accident, really. Not being one to refuse a reduced price bargain I found myself with a few punnets of blackberries in my shopping basket – best before that date. They were needing used up. I sat there eating my lunch pondering what I could …
Summery, refreshing and slightly shilpet. My children absolutely love lemons. Serve some lemon wedges at mealtime with some salmon or with pancakes and you’ll find my younger two children sucking the juice out of the wedges with positive glee. They’ll nibble away at every bit of the fruit so that there is only a bare …
In collaboration with Green Giant. Challenge #1 – Green Giant Minions Challenge The brand new Minions movie hits cinemas on June 26th and to celebrate, Green Giant is challenging bloggers to create the ultimate Minion-inspired summer snack. Green Giant Sweetcorn is a perfect ingredient for family mealtimes: kids love the delicious, naturally sweet flavour, and …
Icy cold peppermint candy cane flavoured milkshake – Santa’s favourite! Sometimes an idea just strikes. You’re sitting there, minding your own business and then wham! Discworld author Terry Pratchett reckoned that ideas are hurtling through space and time in little self contained units until bam, they hit a sentient being. Sometimes this being is a …
A vegan, all natural, refined sugar free frozen dessert. My ice cream machine died last year. It was a gruesome, horrible death with a cracked bowl and bright blue coolant oozing all over the contents of my freezer. This was the second time this happened (same model) and I haven’t replaced it yet. I’ve had …
My electric ice cream machine died last year. It was a gruesome death, with it’s bright blue coolant slowly leaking out all over the contents of my deep freeze. This was the second time this ice cream maker death occurred in my freezer. The first time it happened the company replaced the bowl free of …
My three children are big fans of the Fab Ice Lolly; layers of strawberry and vanilla ice coated in chocolate and sprinkles. I’m not even sure I’ve ever tried the shop bought version myself, having never been introduced to them until I moved to the UK, but apparently they are Britain’s favourite ice lolly!
I spent a most wonderful child-free weekend in town. I don’t go into town very often, let alone for an overnight trip, but this weekend past I made an exception.
There’s nothing better than an ice cold ice lolly on a hot summer’s day, wouldn’t you agree? But have you had a look at the ingredients lists on commercially prepared lollies? Sugar, refined sugar, and more sugar!
“With each mouthful there is a definite taste of Shetland sea air, it is like tasting the wonderful cleanliness of the Shetland coastline as it reaches the lungs. Amazing!!” Jane, taste-tester I have to admit it, yes, this is one of my more unusual creations. I feel the need to say I am not in …
