Orange Cream Freezer Dessert

I have been looking for something to try for this weeks' theme, but didn't really feel like popsicles.  I was looking on Pinterest one day and this caught my eye.  It tastes like the homemade Orange Julius that I use to make as a kid and I love it.  It is very orangey, so if you want it a little less strong, add less concentrate.  It's like an ice cream pie.  I hope you love it!
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Recipe adapted from: Taste of Home

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Posted by Katie.

The Ingredients:

About 18 graham crackers (to make 2 cups crumbs)

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened slightly

1 can (12 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate, softened slightly

Directions:

Make graham crackers into crumbs.  I like to use a blender.  Only put a max of 9 in the blender at a time.  

 Once graham crackers are crushed, stir in sugar.  Pour in melted butter and stir until well combine.

 Press onto lightly greased baking sheet measuring 15 inches x 10 inches x 1 inch, reserving at least 1/4 cup for topping.  Freeze for at least 10 minutes.

 In a large bowl, combine ice cream and orange juice concentrate until smooth.

 Spread over crumb crust.

 Freeze for at least 10 minutes, or until slightly firm.  Sprinkle with reserved crumbs, cover, and freeze at least 2 hours or up to 2 months.  Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving.

 Enjoy!

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April Fool's Day Mashed Potatoes and Meatloaf

April Fool's Day is coming up soon and I'm getting prepared to trick my kids! (Ha, ha, ha...evil laugh) I recently purchased a great book called "Fake out Food" which is an AWESOME book for food ideas to trick your kids. My boys don't like meatloaf, but I'll bet that they'll love this 'meatloaf' with marshmallows, chocolate, and fruit snacks. I love how it looks so real. Have fun coming up with different ways to present your food. You'll be surprised if you start looking at food and thinking of other ways to make it look like something else. In fact just the other day I thought to myself "I think that scallops look like apple chunks. Hmmmmm" What are you making for your April Fool's Day trick?

Posted by: Jen

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp butter

6-8 c cocoa rice krispy cereal

2 Tbsp cocoa powder

1 10 oz pkg mini marshmallows

1/3 c Craisins

2-3 pkg fruit snacks

other dried fruit, optional

frosting and red food coloring

The Instructions:

Melt the butter in a large nonstick pan. When butter is melted, stir in the cocoa powder until it is smooth.

Add the marshmallows, and stir occasionally to melt all the way through.

While your marshmallows are melting, put the cereal in a gallon baggie and pound with a meat mallet or roll with a rolling pin to crush the cereal. Don't worry if it's not all crushed. It adds to the texture of the 'meatloaf'.

Chop your Craisins, fruit snacks, and any other dried fruit into small pieces. Attention, this can be sticky on your knife. I wonder if it would help to spray your knife with nonstick spray first. Add the fruit snacks to the baggie of crushed cereal and mix it all in well.

Add the cereal mixture to the melted marshmallows and stir in until all the cereal is completely coated with marshmallow.

Grease a loaf pan. (or even also line it with parchment paper and spray that.) Pour your marshmallow/cereal mixture into the loaf pan and press down to make it all firm. (spray your hands with nonstick spray before doing this.) Let cool for about 1/2 hour.

If desired, coloring your frosting red and spread a thin layer on top of the 'meatloaf'. (I should have used a deeper red food coloring. Oh well, Next time)

Now for the mashed potatoes. All you need are:

Ingredients:

Vanilla ice cream

caramel sauce

yellow soft candies (ie, Starburst)

You'll want to prepare the 'mashed potatoes' immediately before serving your family. It will take you a grand total of maybe 3 minutes to prepare. Scoop out some ice cream and place it on your serving plate. Gently press in the middle of your ice cream scoop to resemble the cavity for gravy in your mashed potatoes. Drizzle caramel sauce into the cavity and let some drip down the side of the ice cream. Press your yellow candy into a flattened square to resemble a pat of butter. If your candies aren't so soft (like mine were ), then nuke it in the microwave for no more than 10 seconds. I placed my candy on a piece of wax paper (parchment would be better). When it was softer I pressed it down and immediately placed it on top of my 'mashed potatoes'.

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Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping

Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought that Magic Shell ice cream topping was kind of, you know....magical... how it could change from a liquid to a solid in the blink of an eye. Now I'm all grown up and can understand the science behind it (kind of)  and know that it's the coconut oil that is the "magical" ingredient which since it is a solid at room temperature,   is what makes the topping freeze quickly over a frozen treat. 

Science or magic, recently I was pleased to discover that I can make my own magic topping....and it's as simple as can be!    Because of the coconut oil, it definitely has a coconut flavor and odor (similar to a Mounds or Almond Joy bar), but if you love coconut, you will absolutely LOVE this homemade magic shell topping!   Read the recipe below for storage hints and using it after it has solidified.  Enjoy! 


Source:  Smilemonsters

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The ingredients:


1-1/4 cups semisweet or dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup coconut oil

Directions:  In a medium size microwaveable bowl, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil.  Heat on high for 1 to 1-1/2-minutes, stirring every thirty seconds until completely melted and smooth.

Allow to cool slightly and pour over icy cold treats....like ice cream, popsicles, or frozen bananas.    It will completely harden in about 20-30 seconds, so if you're going to add sprinkles or chopped nuts or anything, sprinkle them on quickly. 



Store leftovers in a covered container at room temperature.  Mixture will likely  harden to a fudge-like consistency after a time.  To use after it is hardened, scoop a small amount into a microwaveable bowl and heat on high for 10-15 seconds, then stir until smooth.  

You can immediately pour it over your frozen treats and it will harden as usual.  We've had ours  for a couple of weeks now and it still tastes great and hardens up in no time. 

Enjoy!

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Ice Cream Cake Trifle

(NOTE from Lara:  This is my cousin Trish's first post ever!  Let's give her a warm welcome to the Recipe Shoebox and to the world of blogging.  They've made this divine dessert for our family before and it was as beautiful as it was sinfully delicious!)

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Ingredients:

Ice cream sandwiches
caramel topping
hot fudge topping
crushed almonds (actually, I prefer Heath Candy bars here)
whipped cream

(Try out different toppings, nuts or candies to determine your own favorite variation on this dessert)!

This layered dessert can be assembled in a trifle bowl or a 9x13 dish depending on how you'd like to see it displayed ( I suggest using glass so that you can show off the pretty layers)!




Begin by using the ice cream sandwiches as your first layer. Fit them closely and tight, cut to fit if needed.











Cover that layer with whipped cream and drizzle with caramel topping.






Sprinkle crushed almonds, and then top that with another layer of ice cream sandwiches and whipped cream, only this time drizzle with hot fudge before sprinkling the almonds. Continue to layer in this manner until you run out of room or ingredients!







Put in freezer to set up until ready to slice and serve serve... don't eat too much, it can be addicting ;-)

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