Ice Cream

Chocolate SunButter Banana Ice Cream

August 29, 2014 by Erica

If you’re vegan, I’m willing to bet you’ve made banana ice cream before. You know, the magical kind made with nothing but frozen bananas that is somehow amazingly similar to dairy ice cream? I used to make it frequently, but after a while it slipped off my radar (once I got an ice cream maker, probably). However, Nate requested it again recently and I couldn’t believe how long it had been since I whipped some up!

Plain banana ice cream is pretty good, but I like mine best with a tablespoon or two of nut butter and cocoa powder. It’s so good, you’d swear you paid $6 for a tiny pint of it, not made it yourself out of bananas that were ripened beyond recognition.

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Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Ice Cream (Vegan)

June 30, 2014 by Erica

Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Ice Cream (Vegan) |coffeeandquinoa.com

We need to talk.

We need to talk about vegan ice cream. And we need to talk about the chocolate-peanut butter-pretzel combo.

Do we need to talk about the fact that I abandoned you for the past week, after promising something chocolaty and peanut buttery in your future? I’m sorry. That was cruel. But let’s focus on the glorious amount of peanut butter ~~in your system after you make this recipe~~ in this recipe instead.

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Pumpkin Maple Pecan Bourbon Ice Cream (Vegan)

November 25, 2013 by Erica

It finally happened – I reunited with my ice cream maker!

It’s been a few months since we painfully broke off our summer romance. But pumpkin season seemed like a pretty good excuse for another little fling.

Now, I’m not so sure that today is the day for recipes. I mean, do you already have your Thanksgiving menu planned? Probably. And I, for one, will not be cooking anything too adventurous between now and then. However, I thought this might be my last chance to share something pumpkin-related with you in 2013, so I just couldn’t resist. This recipe is too good to stash away for a year!

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Chai Latte Ice Cream

August 30, 2013 by Erica

Chai Latte Ice Cream // Coffee & Quinoa

It’s time to say goodbye.

Goodbye to summer. Goodbye to my old apartment. (We moved yesterday.) And goodbye to Ice Cream Fridays.

Not to be dramatic or anything.

As August draws to a close, I’m marking the end of the season by putting away my ice cream maker. It’s been a good run! Eleven whole weeks of Friday ice cream creations now populate the archives of this blog. To recap, we’ve had:

Honey Thyme Ice Cream

Chunky Lola Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Red Beet and White Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Chocolate Terrine with Sea Salt and Thai Basil Ice Cream

Vegan Coconut Almond Fudge Crunch Ice Cream

Dairy-Free Caramelized Banana Ice Cream

Salted Chocolate Ice Cream

Chili-Infused Pomegranate Sorbet

Homemade Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

Copycat Swiss Orange Sherbet

And as much as I’d like to keep going strong, I have to draw the line somewhere, and that somewhere is Labor Day. So of course, for our last Ice Cream Friday, I had to make the best ice cream yet, something I’ve been wanting to try for quite some time: Chai Latte Ice Cream.

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Copycat Swiss Orange Sherbet

August 23, 2013 by Erica

Copycat Swiss Orange Sherbet

Just take a look at this pretty little concoction I have for you today.

The more I think about ice cream, the more I remember the flavors I enjoyed as a kid. And this is just such a flavor: Swiss orange sherbet.

Edy’s Swiss Orange Sherbet was one of my childhood favorites, and was in constant supply at my aunt and uncle’s (hi Aunt Liz!). Did you ever try it? (The brand is Edy’s on the East Coast, and Dryer’s on the West Coast.) When it popped into my head a few weeks ago, I knew I had to recreate it for you. I was surprised to learn, when I started researching it, that Nastle has retired the flavor! So sad – it’s so easy to assume that everything from your childhood will stay the same forever.

In any case, I’m sorry if you missed out on the storebought version. It really was quite good. But I guess that’s just another reason that we should all start making it at home.

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