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Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

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Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

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Y’all, it’s still ice cream month, so we should celebrate for a few more days, right?  And it can’t get any easier than a four ingredient Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream. Not very original. Agreed. But it’s classic and delicious, so don’t judge me.

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I’m keeping things short and easy around here today because tomorrow I am headed to the beach for five glorious days of sand, sun, and booze.  Don’t judge me.  I’m in desperate need of some vacation and me time.  I also raided the library of all the detective novels and chick lit I could get my hot little hands on. I know, how very retro of me.

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

I do not own a kindle or other beach friendly reading machine.  There is something comforting and relaxing to me about strolling through the stacks and putting my hands on an actual physical book with a cover and paper pages in the middle.  I am looking forward to stretching out under this crazy beach tent thing Chris bought to protect his very very pale white skin from the sun and cracking open a mystery novel or some kind of chick lit that will have me laughing out loud.  I will absolutely be cracking open some other business too.

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

So, my friends, I leave you today to pack, work in the morning, and head out on the long journey to my long awaited visit to a beautiful North Carolina beach for some much needed rest and chill time. I expect that I’ll return to you at some point late next week to share some beach shenanigans and some kind of food related business.  And I promise you there will be shenanigans at the beach because most of my family will be there, including my sisters, Katie’s 5 year old triplets, as well as other assorted children and relatives.

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Please send positive thoughts that the children or sharks don’t get me.  Thank goodness for booze.

Love, Rach….

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream
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Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 2 cups heavy cream very cold
  • 30 Oreo or other chocolate sandwich cookies plus a few for garnishing if desired
  • Mint for garnish if desired

Instructions

  1. Chill bowl and whisk of stand mixer in freezer 15 - 20 minutes prior to whipping cream
  2. Combine sweetened condensed milk and vanilla bean paste in a large bowl
  3. Add heavy cream to bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and whip cream until soft peaks form - 2 - 3 minutes
  4. Fold whipped cream into the sweetened condensed milk
  5. Transfer cookies to a large zip top bag and crush into medium and small pieces with a rolling pin or frying pan
  6. Gently stir cookies into ice cream mixture
  7. Transfer to a loaf pan, cover tightly with aluminum foil and freeze overnight

Cookies and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

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No-Churn Ice Cream is the new popsicle over here.  The object of my obsession has shifted and there’s a new kid in town.

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

I just finished up a stay-cation, so I thought a little bourbon would be an appropriate way to take the edge of of going back to work.  Help me Rhonda, I was totally right.  There’s nothing like trying to dig your way out of an inbox that has been neglected for 9 days.  Could someone kindly pass the bourbon and the ice cream?

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Oh, wait! wait!  I almost forgot!  I like to keep things easy, so we (and as usual, I mean me) just went ahead and put the bourbon in the ice cream.  Because that’s just the way we roll.  All in one and one for all!

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

We decided (quite easily) to go with some Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream.  Who’s with me?

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

We started out with some peaches and brown sugar tossed in a pan to simmer in a warm bourbon jacuzzi. We cool them down in a mixture of whipped cream, sweetened condensed milk, and because it just wouldn’t be the same without, we added some vanilla bean paste.  Duh.

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

I mean look at those beautiful vanilla beans!  Every girl needs her accessories, and this diva is no different.  She’s sporting her beautiful bean specks like nobody’s business.

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

I warn you now, don’t be fooled by her dainty feminine beauty and pretty peaches and cream complexion.  Y’all, this is the American Ninja Warrior of the no-churn ice cream world and not for the faint of heart.  She’s a sexy, smoky, bourbon-y bombshell.  She will seduce you and reduce you to your knees while you hold your spoon drooling and begging for more.

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Some more of this Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream and I might be ready to deal with that inbox.

I’m glad we had this little talk.

Love, Rach

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Bourbon and Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 6-8 peaches pealed, pitted, and diced or roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 2 cups heavy cream very cold
  • Mint optional for garnish

Instructions

  1. Chill bowl and whisk of stand mixer in freezer 15 - 20 minutes prior to whipping cream
  2. Combine peaches, brown sugar, and bourbon in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook until brown sugar is dissolved and peaches are softened, but not mushy - set aside to cool
  3. Combine sweetened condensed milk and vanilla bean paste in a large bowl
  4. Add heavy cream to bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and whip cream until soft peaks form - 2 - 3 minutes
  5. Fold whipped cream into the sweetened condensed milk
  6. Stir in bourbon brown sugar peaches
  7. Transfer to a loaf pan, cover tightly with aluminum foil and freeze overnight
  8. Serve garnished with mint if desired

 

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peaches and Cream No-Churn Ice Cream

S’mores No-Churn Ice Cream

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I thought we’d take a break from popsicles.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Just for a minute!  We need to talk about ice cream today.  Do you know that July is National Ice Cream Month?  It’s totally legit. Trust me.  I know these things and I never joke about ice cream.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

We discussed this last year, but if you’re new to these parts, welcome!  Or if you need a refresher, President Reagan signed a Presidential Proclamation in 1984 making July National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday National Ice Cream Day.  You can read all about it here.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Can someone please sign into public law a National Popsicle Month?  I’d be forever grateful.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Now, I realize that some of you may not yet have been born back in the days of 1984, but wasn’t it nice of those of us coming before you to pave the way with our very stylish fashion trends, cassette tapes, perms, and Jane Fonda aerobics VHS tapes complete with leotards and leg warmers.

You’re welcome.  Don’t forget the animal print and neon hair scrunchie.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

If you were part of this planet in 1984, I don’t know what in tarnation you were doing from 3:00 – 4:00, but I was keeping up with Luke and Laura.  Not much different than what I do today.  Only enjoying my guilty pleasure of General Hospital these days is much easier with the whole DVR thing.

Thank you, Time Warner Cable for that $248 a month cable bill.  You make life worth living.

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

I recommend and 100% support an afternoon of staying inside with the A/C to veg out with some GH binge TV and a big bowl of S’mores No-Churn Ice Cream to beat the heat these hot summer days.

And for Jennifer, who requires photos of steps – here you go:

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Happy National Ice Cream Month!

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream
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S’mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla bean paste
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder - I used Hershey's
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 package of 12 sheets graham crackers - I used Nabisco
  • 12 regular size marshmallows

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine condensed milk, vanilla bean paste, and cocoa powder
  2. Place marshmallows on a parchment lined baking sheet and broil 1 - 2 minutes, turn the marshmallows, and broil another 1 - 2 minutes, careful not to burn, remove from oven, set aside
  3. Add heavy cream to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment
  4. Whip cream on medium high until stiff peaks form, about 2-3 minutes
  5. Transfer whipped cream to the bowl with the condensed milk mixture and fold in whipped cream
  6. Add graham crumbs and toasted marshmallows and gently combine
  7. Transfer to a loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze overnight

S'mores No-Churn Ice Cream

Boozy Red White and Blueberry Limoncello Popsicles

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I just can’t stop.

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Somebody send help because I’m totally addicted to popsicles.  It’s been so dang hot here and the berries are everywhere and all up in my face!  Farmer’s Market.  Publix.  The Teeter.  They beg me to buy them, throw them into my Vitamix, and make popsicle magic with the gallons of cans of coconut milk currently residing in my pantry.

Just add booze.

Trust me.  I know that boozing up my popsicles must come as a terrible shock.

 

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Even though I’m late to the party, I couldn’t forget to come on and ride this red white and blue train because it’s 4th of July already!  Whaaaaaat?!?!?!

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And I know everyone is lamenting about where in tarnation did the time go, but seriously, where in tarnation did the time go?

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I don’t know about you, but I’m so not about dwelling on time passing because that’s totally not my jam. I’m going to keep making popsicles and stuffing them in my face for as long as it makes me happy – even if this sickness turns into peppermint popsicles in December.  I’ll own it.

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So, I had all kinds of berries in my fridge (see above berry buying problem) and a big bottle of limoncello on hand, so that was enough to make dangerous boozy popsicle magic.  Can you seriously complain about a cocktail and a popsicle all in one?  I can’t.  Have you met me?  I’ll own that too.

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I’m so glad we had this little talk.  I don’t know about you, but I sure do feel better.

 

Boozy Red White and Blueberry Limoncello Popsicles
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Boozy Red White and Blueberry Limoncello Popsicles

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup limoncello divided
  • 1 pint fresh blueberries
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1 can coconut milk full fat and I had about 1/3 cup leftover that I used in smoothies

Instructions

  1. Add blueberries and 1/4 cup limoncello to a high speed blender or food processor and puree until smooth
  2. Pour into popsicle molds 1/3 full
  3. Rinse blender and add strawberries and remaining 1/4 cup limoncello and puree until smooth
  4. Slowly pour coconut milk on top of blueberry popsicle layer to 2/3 full
  5. Slowly pour the strawberry limoncello puree on top of the coconut milk layer to fill the molds
  6. Cover, insert sticks, and freeze overnight

 

Note: Add 1 -2 tablespoons of agave to each of the fruit layers while pureeing if you have a sweet tooth or your fruit is not as sweet as you want it.

Note: If your pops don’t come out easily run them under some warm water for 15 seconds.  If they are still stuck, run them under warm water for another 10 seconds or so.

 

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P.S. Don’t get too aggressive while trying to remove your pops from the molds or you could end up somewhat frustrated

Have a safe and happy 4th, y’all!

 

Red White and Blueberry Limoncello Popsicles

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

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It’s Popsicle Week happy hour!

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

You didn’t think I would end Popsicle Week without giving you a boozy popsicle, did you?  I realize that it may be early in the morning when this post hits the interwebs, but it is Friday and the last day of Popsicle Week.  Billy at Wit & Vinegar has hosted this party and you should seriously check out his website because this post almost made me blow beer out my nose.

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Speaking of beer, we used some boozy hard root beer in these popsicles.  You could substitute some regular root beer, but I don’t know whyyyyyy in tarnation you would want to do that.

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

I know these boozy root beer popsicles aren’t quite as colorful as these or these, but I’m here to tell you that they’re just as delicious and totally festive for the popsicle party.

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

And they even get all kind of foamy on top (or bottom?) just they way a root beer float (boozy or otherwise) does!

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

I couldn’t think of a better way to say good-bye and see you next year Popsicle Week!  Cheers, y’all! Have a fantastic weekend!

Oh hey!  Wait!  Wait!  Don’t forget to enter the giveaway!  You could win a $100 Amazon gift card or a really cool baking collection!

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles
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Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups your favorite vanilla ice cream softened
  • 1 12 ounce bottle of your favorite hard root beer

Instructions

  1. Scoop ice cream into molds about 1/2 - 3/4 full
  2. Slowly pour root beer in over the ice cream, careful not to overflow
  3. Let root beer settle for the foam to go down and slowly add more
  4. Repeat until full - I had a little bit of root beer leftover, which I promptly drank
  5. Cover and insert sticks
  6. Freeze overnight


Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Creme Brulee Stout Float with Creme Brulee Stout No-Churn Ice Cream

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Creme Brulee Stout Float with Creme Brulee Stout No-Churn Ice Cream

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

Yeah, I went there.  But it’s St. Patrick’s Day AND it’s my birthday, so I’m allowed to be totally over the top.  In fact, I think it’s encouraged and even required to be totally over the top on your birthday.  And since it also happens to be St. Patrick’s Day, I decided beer everywhere is a must.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

Now, I know that y’all have seen me use this Creme Brulee Stout in those brownies, and I want to be clear that the fine folks at Southern Tier Brewing are not sponsoring this post or compensating me for putting their delicious beer in everything lately.  I just love this beer.  It’s just that good.  Seriously.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

Now that we’ve got the legal stuff out of the way, let’s get back to all things me, my birthday, and this float.  My friends and fellow home brewers have been making stout floats for as long as we’ve been brewing.  I highly recommend it.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

I had the idea to make Creme Brulee Stout No-Churn Ice Cream after I made these brownies and this Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream.  It was like all this ice cream and beer ideas were flying around in my head and collided to explode into the Creme Brulee Stout No-Churn Ice Cream.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

Of course I couldn’t stop there.  Because why wouldn’t I toss it into some beer.  But not just any beer – the beer that is the object of my obsession lately – Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

And the Creme Brulee Stout Float with Creme Brulee Stout No-Churn Ice Cream was born.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

So it seemed appropriate to share it with you on the day I was born.

 

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, y’all!  Cheers!

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Ice Cream recipe adapted from Martha

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Creme Brulee Stout Float

Creme Brulee Stout Ice Cream Float

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

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Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

Y’all, I did not have the heart to use a bunch of food coloring to turn my Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream green.  It just wasn’t necessary.  Just because something tastes green (sort of? mint? right?) doesn’t mean it has to look green.  And if we’re going to be totally honest here, I kind of feel like I own the St. Patrick’s Day holiday because it’s also my birthday.  True story.  The day of my birth is the holiday of the St. Patrick.  My 21st birthday was an interesting one! 🙂

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

I made this ice cream not only in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and all things green, but also in the spirit of this fantastic dairy from back in the day that had an awesome little ice cream shop in the middle of nowhere.  They had the best chocolate chip ice cream I’ve ever had in my life.  Until now. Now, we’ve added mint and it was an excellent idea.  No kidding.  The dairy has the best chocolate chip ice cream because, well, they’re a dairy (duh – they totally know what they’re doing), but also, they don’t put chips in the ice cream – they use chocolate shavings.  Genius.

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

I’ve gotta tell y’all, that there is no limit to the amount of green food and gifts that I have received as birthday gifts.  I have definitely had my share of oddly colored bright green ice cream.  I’ll just be honest here.  It’s not my jam.  But this is a judgement free zone, so if you like your mint chocolate chip ice cream to glow?  No worries.  No judgments.  We can still be friends.

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

P.S. In case you are not seeing a theme here?  The theme is that my birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day and I’m planning to celebrate for the next two weeks.  Thank goodness I’m still 29.  Cheers, y’all!

 

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Adapted from Martha

 

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No-Churn Spumoni

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Y’all, I’m totally headed into this weekend with my favorite dessert in the whole entire world. SPUMONI!  And since It has come to my attention that Friday is National Spumoni Day we are in a Win! Win! Situation over here!

 

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I have LOVED spumoni my whole entire life.  Layers of pistachios, chocolate, cherries, and ice cream? Seriously, what’s not to love?

 

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I can’t actually remember the first time I had spumoni, but I know it had to have been love at first bite. One of the first places I can remember having spumoni is this Italian restaurant called Tags. We used to go there when I was a kid and I have several memories of the place.

 

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I remember when the server asked what we would like to drink and my 5 year old sister Molly ordered a Harvey Wallbanger – which is what my gram called Shirley Temples.  Please don’t confuse Molly with my other sister Katie who liked to swim naked in beer coolers at Cape Cod.

 

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Most of the spumoni I’ve had use maraschino cherries.  I had fresh ones, so that’s the way we rolled.

Full Disclosure: Making spumoni is a huge pain in the ass, but totally worth it.

 

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Just keepin’ it real around here.  Happy spumoni weekend!

 

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No-Churn Spumoni

Ingredients

For the Pistachio Pudding

  • Pistachio Paste
  • 1/2 cup salted pistachio nuts
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tablespoons butter room temperature

For the Ice Cream

  • 1 14 ounce can of sweet condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
  • 2 cups very chilled heavy cream

For the Cherry Stuff

  • 1 pound of fresh cherries pitted and halved
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon

For the Chocolate

  • 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

For the Pistachio Paste

  1. Put pistachios in the food processor and pulse until they are in small pieces. Add water and sugar and pulse until combined into a paste
  2. Transfer paste to a small saucepan over medium heat, add milk and whisk until steamy and hot
  3. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt
  4. The mixture will be thick, but keep whisking until smooth
  5. You need to temper the eggs at this point by adding 1/2 cup of the steaming milk to the egg mixture and whisking to combine. Do it again, then add the entire mixture back into the pistachio-milk mixture
  6. Whisk constantly over medium heat until thick and bubbly
  7. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla bean paste until butter is melted
  8. Pass pudding through a fine mesh strainer
  9. Transfer to a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it onto the top of the pudding to prevent the weird skin situation
  10. Refrigerate overnight

For the Cherries

  1. Combine cherries, sugar, zest and lemon juice in a small saucepan over medium heat
  2. BE CAREFUL! They will overflow, stir and smash until thick-ish, set aside and cool

For the Ice Cream

  1. Combine condensed milk and vanilla bean paste
  2. In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, beat cream on medium for 2-3 minutes, until stiff peaks form
  3. Fold whipped cream into condensed milk mixture and divide into thirds
  4. Heat heavy cream in a pot or microwave and pour over chocolate chips, stir to combine
  5. mix into 1/3 of the ice cream mixture
  6. Spread into the bottom of a loaf pan
  7. Mix 1.5 cups pistachio pudding into another third of the ice cream mixture
  8. Mix the cooled cherry jam mixture into the last third of the ice cream
  9. Spread the cherry ice cream mixture over the chocolate, then the pistachio on top (or whatever order you want) and wrap securely with plastic wrap. Chill overnight.

No-Churn Ice Cream adapted from Martha Stewart

Pistachio Pudding adapted from Joy the Baker

 

 

 

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