The past few months have passed in a whirl of SAT prep work, sweet sixteens, summer assignments, taking long runs and reading books. It sounds so typically teenager-ish but it was amazingly relaxing and great break from all the stress, work, and deadlines of school. And in this time, I also learned many things:
1. It’s hard to stop procrastinating. Really. I thought my procrastinating habit was because I was stressed during school, and that without any stress during the summer, I wouldn’t procrastinate on my summer assignments. That is the worst lie I ever told myself.
2. Photographing anything frozen and prone to quick melting is hard. Really. Originally I’d intended to do an entire ice cream series for you guys, but after spending about five minutes trying to scoop a perfect ball of ice cream, only to have it melt and slide all around the bowl… I know the trick to photographing frozen things is to work fast, but its pretty hard.
3. Italian ice is great. Its super easy and quick to make + it really cools you down on summer days. They’re also easier to photograph than ice cream, because you don’t have make it look perfect, just serve with whipped cream garnish, and that is the end of it :)
Anyways, here’s the recipe to an ice recipe that I’ve made several times over the summer :) It’s very simple, but it tastes great, and is easy to make so here you go…
note: I’m not quite sure that this dessert should be categorized as an italian ice because it does contain milk & ice cream, however, it does resemble italian ice more than anything to me, and has a similar texture…
Cookies & Cream Ice
Serves two
1 big scoop of vanilla ice cream
4 oreos cookies
1 cup of milk (whole is preferable, but 2 % is great as well) & two table spoons (keep separated)
1. In a blender blend together all of the above ingredients until smooth, then pour it into a ice cube tray, and freeze until completely solid (this should take a three hours or more depending on how cold your freezer is)
2. Remove frozen cookies&cream mixture from ice tray and place in blender and add two table spoons of milk into the blender, and then blend the mixture until smooth :)
Keep cool & enjoy :)
Deepshikha :)
What a wonderful post! :) Your photos are gorgeous!
Looks absolutely delicious, and so much easier than a custard-based homemade ice cream! Yummy. Can’t wait to try it! Good luck with the SATs…I remember those days ;)
What an easy, delicious treat! It’s been so hot here and this will be a perfect dessert!
I love the simplicity of this recipe. I imagine that the texture is much closer to an ice than a cream.
Oh yum, whatever that’s called (ice cream or otherwise) it’s amazing!
haha, sorry about the name! i had no idea what to name it!
The recipe sounds a little like a milkshake, but completely frozen! :)
I’ve found that studying during the summer is a good exercise in self-discipline. I was studying for the SATs too, and without school to set deadlines, I had to be careful not to procrastinate either.
It sounds like you’ve had a relaxing summer!