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Baked Alaska Cookies!

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Ruthanne

These dark chocolate cookies are topped with a scoop of ice cream and a cloud of toasted meringue~ a cookie sized Baked Alaska! So fun!

Baked Alaska is a dessert that is dear to my heart. Every year, for as long as I can remember, my mom, sis-in-law and I have celebrated our (nearly-Christmas) birthdays with this dessert. At Christmas, the ice cream of choice is peppermint stick. I made these with Mocha Chip ice cream. Pick your favorite ice cream flavor, and give these sweet mini desserts a try!

Oh- and remember that hot fudge sauce I shared here a few days ago? Well…put that to good use here:

Here is how we made these: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS: (makes about 18-22 desserts)

Cookies:

1 sticks (1/2 cup) butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 gallon of ice cream

Meringue topping:

8 egg whites
2 cups of granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar

DIRECTIONS: (note: you will need a Kitchen Torch to toast the tops of these)

Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Add butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa together in large mixing bowl.
Blend on medium speed with a mixer until smooth.
Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until smooth (use clean hands at the end, to knead into a soft ball of dough)
Roll out cookie dough on floured counter, using a floured rolling pin.
Cut into 2 1/2″ circles and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 8 to 11 minutes until the edges are firm.
Gently slide parchment paper off of cookie sheet and onto a flat surface. Cool.
Place cookies back on cooled cookie sheets and freeze them to get them cold while you make meringue.

Meringue topping: (Don’t be afraid- this is easy! It just takes some quality time with your mixer.)

Place egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar in a medium heat-proof bowl that will set on the top of a sauce pan of boiling water without touching the water. (I had to experiment a bit to find a good fit)
Bring water to a boil in the saucepan and set the bowl on top.
Whisk ingredients together for about 3-4 minutes. Sugar will be dissolved and egg whites should be heated to about 145F degrees.
Remove bowl from top of sauce pan and beat on low until the mixture thickens a little, then beat on high for about 10 minutes. The meringue will become the most beautiful, white, glossy mixture. It should form stiff peaks before you stop beating it.
Spoon all that wonderful glossy white yumminess into a bag fitted with a decorating tip.

Assembly of dessert:

Assemble one dessert at a time, and then pop it into the freezer immediately.
Take a cold cookie, use a small cookie scoop or melon baller and place a scoop of ice cream in the center of the cookie. Pipe meringue all around it, being careful to seal up all the ice cream at the bottom and them working your way up to a swirled top!

Immediately toast this meringue with a Kitchen Torch to firm up the outside of the meringue and then FREEZE!
Serve frozen with a little bit of hot fudge on top.
Enjoy!!!!

My thoughts: **Smile** I loved these…. oh my. SO much! I made a mistake with the ice cream by using yogurt instead- it was softer than ice cream and harder to assemble- so use ice cream! I tried to take a picture of the inside and is was so soft that as soon as I cut into it, it fell apart into a pile of yummy frozen yogurt..that’s why there are no pictures of the insides 🙂 These were well-loved by everyone who tried them- including me! Enjoy!!! ~r

Other mini desserts to try: (click on a photo to be taken to a recipe)

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Ice Cream Punch Pops!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Ruthanne

Add ginger ale to this cute frozen pop and you’ll have a cup of creamy, fruity, ice cream punch! A perfect summer treat!

So I have this incredible punch recipe. It is soooooo yummy! I’ve made it for all sorts of parties, showers, picnics, and receptions. I’ve been asked for my recipe so many times that I’m actually surprised I haven’t added it here on Easybaked yet!

Last week I was craving it. I was headed to the pool and thinking about a cup of this creamy summer happiness- but you know punch…you have to throw all the ingredients into a big bowl and it is delicious for maybe an hour- and then it melts and you can’t save it for later. So I sat by the pool and thought about how to make punch in single servings, and these little ice cream punch pops came into being!

Aren’t they CUTE? I wrapped mine up in cello bags and tied them with ribbons. When anyone wants cup of punch, all I need is some ginger ale to pour over the top. Stir….. and….

YUM! Punch in whatever fruit flavor you choose! One cup at a time!

These are fun and fairly easy to put together- they just take some freezer time. Make sure you have some freezer space available- and you need some height- so you can fit them in with those straws poking out of the top. Once they are made, you can place them in cake pop bags and tie them with cute ribbons. This makes storage in the freezer easier and keeps them fresh longer.

Here’s how I put these cute little pops together: (if you prefer a big bowl of punch, put all the ingredients in a punch bowl- but use a little less ginger ale).

INGREDIENTS: (makes 20 pops)

24-30 oz of pineapple juice
½ gallon vanilla ice cream
1 quart of fruit sherbet- any flavor (I used 3 flavors and only used 1/3 of each quart)
2 liters of ginger ale at room temperature
6-7 strawberries, sliced
20 (3 oz) paper cups and 20 straws

DIRECTIONS:

In 20 small (3 oz) paper cups, measure about 1/8 cup of pineapple juice and add a slice of strawberry
Freeze until hard (4-6 hours)

Note: I did this on a small cookie sheet so that I could pop them all into and out of the freezer at once.

Scoop ice cream into a large zip top bag and microwave in 10 second increments until soft-serve consistency. Mix bag by squeezing. (Tip: wear gloves to keep your hands warm!)
Clip a corner off this bag and squeeze the softened ice cream over frozen juice, leaving room at the top for a layer of sherbet (you will add about twice as much ice cream as sherbet, and use almost all of the ½ gallon)
Slide a straw into the center of each cup and re-freeze until ice cream layer is hard (2-3 hours)
Scoop sherbet into a large zip-top bag and microwave/squeeze until a soft-serve consistency (this melts faster than ice cream, so be cautious)
Clip a corner off this bag and squeeze the softened sherbet over the top of the frozen ice cream. Tap each cup against the counter to flatten the sherbet out a little bit on top.
Re-freeze overnight (10-12 hours)

To remove them from the cup, snip a tiny cut into one of the cup’s edges and tear the cup away.
Set the pop on a small cookie sheet that has been covered with parchment paper and keep frozen until use.

If you want to place them in individual bags, keep them frozen, and one at a time, slide into a bag, tie shut and refreeze.

To serve these cute little pops, simply place one in a glass that holds at least 12 ounces, and pour room temperature ginger ale over the top- just until the pop is covered.
Stir your punch with the straw until it has melted into a cold frothy ice cream treat!

My thoughts: I love these! They taste exactly like my favorite punch and I love that I can have a cup of it whenever a craving strikes. I had a party a couple of days ago, and the guests enjoyed choosing a flavor (I made raspberry, lime and orange), and making their own punch! It’s just plain fun. 🙂

Oh- and don’t you love the glasses?!? I’m CRAZY about them! Bring me sunshine!!!! I found them on Amazon while looking for something entirely different- and knew they would make perfect little punch glasses! They are actually intended to be candle holders- so if you use them you will have to wash by hand. I love them so much I will happily wash by hand every time! They are especially cheery with juice at breakfast! Click on the photo below if you want your own:

I hope you get a chance to try these fun little punch pops- they really are one of my favorite ideas in awhile 🙂 ~r

Other frozen summer treats here on Easybaked:

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Frosty Pudding Pops

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Ruthanne

Finish off the hot days of August with these creamy popsicles made with pudding!

INGREDIENTS:

1 box (4 servings, 3.9 oz)instant chocolate pudding
1 box (4 servings, 3.9 oz)instant vanilla pudding
3 cups of cold milk (divided)
1 (8oz) container of Cool Whip topping (divided)
12-14 popsicle or sucker sticks
12-14 (3oz) paper disposable cups

DIRECTIONS:

Empty vanilla pudding into a mixing bowl and add 1 1/2c. of cold milk.
Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Add 1/2 of Cool Whip to pudding and mix well.
Repeat this process with the chocolate pudding.
Place each mixture into separate large zip-top bags and seal.
Clip a corner off of each bag and squeeze into cup in layers (tap cup on counter to flatten each layer before adding the next)
Freeze overnight.
Clip into the top of each cup with scissors and tear/peel cup away from frozen pudding pop.
Serve and ENJOY!

My thoughts: These are so easy to make and so yummy to eat! I love how rich and creamy they are. You could use any flavor of pudding. My next batch will be chocolate with coconut! Enjoy!!!

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Mango Smoothie Pops

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Ruthanne

These creamy mango popsicles are filled with fun fruit and ice cream– a perfect summer treat!

A few weeks ago I shared a recipe from my travels to Mexico- Leche de Chocolate and this week I want to share another favorite with you. One of my trips to Mexico involved 10 days of digging a foundation for a new church building in a little town in Sinoloa. We used pick-axes to dig twelve 5-foot deep holes that eventually had cement footers poured into. By noon it was over 120 degrees and one of our favorite treats was when the local kids would bring us “helados” or homemade fruit ice cream in plastic bags. I was a little hesitant at first, but after I bit the corner off of the bag and had a taste, I was addicted! SO refreshing and delicious! I asked my friend Clarissa for the recipe and she graciously wrote it out for me:

I’ve made it many times since and it always makes me smile when I remember those long hot (incredibly fun!) days.

A few days ago I came across some really fun popsicle molds called Volcano Pops. The centers of the popsicle can be filled with things and I just imagined the creamy mango pops filled with coconut, or ice cream or berries…..endless possibilities! So I had to try them! SO much fun! Here’s the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of cubed fresh mango (about 2 medium mangos)
1 can of evaporated milk
1/4 c. sugar (use more or less depending on how sweet your fruit is)

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all of above ingredients in a blender (I used an Oster Smoothie Maker– I got it for Christmas and I LOVE it– it makes smoothies right into a cute to-go cup. These ingredients fit perfectly into the cup and made my clean up really easy!)
Blend until smooth.
Pour into popsicle molds (or into sandwich bags– then just knot the top) and freeze overnight.
Remove popsicles from mold (and fill if you used Volcano Pops) or clip a corner off the bag and ENJOY!

My thoughts: Only one— the mango pop filled with vanilla bean ice cream? Oh. My. Word. 🙂

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Frosty S’more Cups

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ruthanne

Graham Crust topped with soft chocolate, mini marshmallows and creamy whipped pudding- all frozen in a cute individual cup! YUM!

I’m back with a recipe using my Chicago Metallic Mini Cheesecake Pan that I just love. My Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecakes were my first experiment using this pan and these are my second experiment. I’m just so impressed by how easy it is to make these using this pan- love it! These frozen treats are rich and creamy and oh-so-yummy! I hope you love them as much as I do!

INGREDIENTS:

18 graham cracker squares (9 sheets or about 1 1/2 cups)
1/3 c. butter
1/2 c. milk chocolate chips
1/4 c. whipping cream
2 c. mini marshmallows
1 1/2 c. cold milk
1 box (4 servings, 3.9 oz)instant chocolate pudding
1 (8 oz) container of Cool Whip (thawed in fridge)
1/4 c. mini chocolate chips (as topping)

DIRECTIONS

Crush graham crackers into fine crumbs.
Melt butter and add to graham crackers, mixing until well combined to make crust.
Prepare pan by placing disks into the bottom of each cup.
Evenly divide crust mixture into all 12 cups, saving about 1/4 cup to use as topping later. (I used a Mini Tart Shaper to press crumbs firmly into the bottom of each cup).
Place milk chocolate chips and whipping cream into a small bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Spoon chocolate into a zip top bag, cut a tip off and evenly pipe chocolate into the center of each cup, on top of the crust.

Divide Marshmallows among cups.
Mix cold milk with pudding on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in 1/2 of the Cool Whip container (the rest will be used as topping).
Spoon filling into a large zip top bag (and ZIP it or you might have a mess!) Clip a corner off and pipe pudding into each cup evenly. Try to pipe it in between the marshmallows so that the whole cup is filled. I did have a little left over (which was really tasty straight out of the bag!)
Use a knife to smooth the tops level with the top of the pan.
Freeze for at least a couple of hours.
Allow the pan to warm just a bit before popping each dessert cup out. Poke a finger up through the hole in the bottom of the pan and grab that s’mores cup by its crust. Remove the disk from the bottom and you are ready to add topping.
For topping, I just piped a little bit of the left over Cool Whip on each dessert using a decorating tip. Then I sprinkled the remaining crust and mini chocolate chips on top.
Serve cold right away– or put them in a sealed container and freeze until you are ready to serve.

My thoughts: I love these so much. They are ok at room temperature, but serve them frozen and they are amazing! The pudding stays so creamy and that chocolate layer in the middle…. it is a miracle I didn’t just sit down and eat them all. Seriously. Enjoy!!! -r

6-5-12: Check out this bloggers version using muffin cups: A Bunch of Bishops –so fun!