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Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Aug 13, 2020

Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes – everything you love about pumpkin pie in a milkshake! Sweet pumpkin milkshake with cinnamon and topped with whipped cream and gingersnap cookies.

Originally posted November 8, 2012. Updated on August 13, 2020.

Okay listen, I know it’s only August and I’m not supposed to be sharing pumpkin recipes but y’all, are there even rules about this stuff in 2020?

Let me have pumpkin in August.

And yes, I did go to Bath & Body Works and buy 6 Leaves candles the other day during their sale. And yes, I am already burning them. (Sorry boyfriend.)

I am just so ready for fall. I’m usually a summer person but this summer is just so hot since we can’t really go to the pool or the lake or any of the places we usually go. I need fall.

This is a really old recipe that we make every year and if you love pumpkin pie as much as I do, this is the perfect way to cool down in this heat!

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S’mores Frozen Yogurt – your new favorite summer treat! It starts with regular vanilla yogurt and turns into the most delicious s’mores froyo with a fudge swirl, graham crackers, and mini marshmallows.

YOU. GUYS.

It’s S’mores Week!

My faaaaave week of the entire year!

Nicole and I have been doing this for 5 years now. Five years.

That’s a lot of s’mores.

Somehow we’re not sick of them yet. I’m still making stovetop s’mores in the middle of the night most days of the week. If someone has s’mores anything on the menu, I’m 100% going for it. Still obsessed with s’mores.

We probably should’ve gotten matching s’mores tattoos instead of pineapples.

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Matcha Frappe

Jul 20, 2017

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Heeeey guys!

We’ve officially reached that point in summer when people are complaing about how hot it is and wishing for fall.

Also? I saw pumpkin stuff at the grocery store.

Pumpkin. In July.

Anyway, we’ve had to move our lake trips from midday to evening because, Texas.

It’s hot, y’all.

We even tried to hike last weekend and I thought that since it was mostly shaded, we’d be fine. No. We sat in the stream for an hour and then went for burgers.

This means that it’s officially frozen drink season.

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Mango Coconut Popsicles

Jun 23, 2017

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Summer means a couple things for my kids.

One: they’re stuck going on all my weird adventures. If I need to drive an hour for something for a blog post, they’re all going with me and we’re stopping at a taco place, a beach, whatever happens to be in my Yelp bookmarks on the way.

They’re already over it.

And two: all their friends move. Every summer, man. Every summer all their friends move. #armylife

It’s rough. My oldest always has a great group of friends at the end of the school year and then they leave and he’s bored.

So last year when it happened I get him his first phone. And this year I decided to upgrade the phone and his plan to make it easier for him to keep up with his friends.

And also to keep him entertained when I impulsively decide to drive across the state of Texas for perfect chips and queso.

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Birthday Cake Pudding Pops

May 16, 2017

Birthday Cake Pudding Pops – creamy vanilla pudding pops with crushed cookies and sprinkles! The perfect way to cool down in the summer!

You guys.

I think I love Texas.

I never thought I’d love anything as much as I love the mountains in Colorado buuuuut I’m super into Texas right now.

I finally took the top off the Jeep this morning.

Which means in exactly 2 1/2 days it will rain and I will need someone to help me put the top back on the Jeep.

Look.

I am tiny and it is heavy.

I don’t need your judgment.

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Pistachio Ice Cream with Chocolate Chunks

Apr 07, 2017

Hiii guys, we made it through another week. I made ice cream to celebrate.

You were expecting a cocktail?

Yeah, I know.

My life’s been weird this last month and I’m so out of this whole blogging routine right now. I have, however, made 3 kinds of ice cream in the past week so… let’s just just go with it.

Next week I’ll make a cocktail. Promise.

In the meantime, I made that grapefruit ginger bourbon sour from last year the other night and it was just as delicious as I remembered. So if you are looking for a drink idea today, use that one!

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S’mores Frozen Hot Chocolate

Aug 10, 2016

Happy 3rd day of #SmoresWeek!

This one may be my favorite.

Except really, they’re all my favorite.

I can’t choose. You can’t make me.

But I really, really, really like this one.

Have you ever had a frozen hot chocolate? They are uhhhh-mazing and don’t even start with the, “Isn’t that just a chocolate shake?”

NO.

I used to think so, too, and then I tried one. It’s a hot chocolate. But frozen. And it will change your life.

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Raspberry-Peach Bellini Popsicles

Jun 28, 2016

Okay, guys.

It’s that time of year.

Big Brother has officially started.

Tell me you’re watching. Or we may not be able to be friends for the rest of the summer.

It always takes me a few weeks to get really, really, really into it so I’m not obsessively watching the feeds or annoying cashiers with Big Brother talk. But don’t worry, it will happen.

Who do you like?

I like Tiffany. I like Da’Vonne. I like James. And I like Paulie’s abs.

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Paleo Fudge Pops

Jul 27, 2015

Paleo Fudge Pops – a healthy fudge pops recipe! You can’t taste the avocado but it makes them super creamy. Only 6 ingredients!

I’ve played around with paleo ice cream recipes many times and as delicious as they are, they just don’t cut it sometimes. If I’m having ice cream, I like a small ratio of ice cream to a huge ratio of mix ins. I want cookies, candy, potato chips, pretzels, caramel, sprinkles, all of it.

None of which is paleo.

At all.

Not even a little bit.

But I’ve found that with popsicles, I’m a little more forgiving. Especially if they are fudge pops. Because I love a fudge pop.

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Caramel Corn Ice Cream

Jun 09, 2015

Second corn recipe this week!

You guys probably had no idea that I was so obsessed with fresh corn. And yeah, this ice cream starts with fresh corn.

Weird, right?

I never talk about my love of fresh summer corn here because typically we just grill it, spray it with butter, and sprinkle some salt on it. Easy easy and so good. But there’s no need for a recipe when you’re doing that.

My love of corn is coming out this week.

Back when I lived in Alabama, I made frequent trips to the flea market because they had (probably still do?) a stand that did roasted corn and then they had, like, this bar of different seasonings you could sprinkle on it.

Omg, you guys. My favorite thing in the world. Last time we went home I told my husband we had to get some before we left and he was all, “You really want to spend your time at home at the flea market?”

Uhhh yeah, eat corn, look for Pyrex. Does he know me at all?

If you are into sweet corn like me, you are going to be obsessed with this ice cream. So the ice cream itself is just corn flavored. But then at the end, you mix in some caramel sauce. And then you can top it with some real caramel corn if you like a little crunch in your ice cream like me.

It’s so good.

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Snow Ice Cream

Jan 23, 2015

Stick a bowl outside before a big snow so you can make Snow Ice Cream! So easy – the perfect project for kids!

Happy Friday! I’ve got a quick and easy recipe today! You can make it with your kids next time you’re snowed in or just make it for yourself and don’t share with anyone.

I won’t judge you.

We got, like, 8 inches of snow on Wednesday. Which was fun because the weatherman said we’d get 2. He has a history of playing with my emotions so I took a chance and put a ginormous mixing bowl in the background to collect snow.

By lunchtime we had a full bowl of snow and I had a sore throat from yelling at Penelope (the husky) to keep her face out the bowl every time she went out. Seriously, a yard full of snow and she wants to eat my snow?

Jerk.

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Candy Corn Pudding Pops

Oct 21, 2014

One way I know that I am getting old is that I no longer like candy corn.

Like, it was only a couple years ago that I had one of my friends over to make those homemade butterfingers out of candy corn because our husbands said they didn’t like candy corn and we were all “WHAT?! YOU DON’T LIKE CANDY CORN?!”

So obviously, we needed to trick them into eating (and enjoying) candy corn.

But now, bleh.

I even bought all those fun ones that came out this year. Pumpkin Spice, Caramel something-or-another, S’mores.

Nope. Hated all of them.

But I do love regular foods dressing up to look like candy corn. I made these cookies a few years ago and I absolutely had to make these Candy Corn Pudding Pops this year because I’m currently eating Fudgesicles like it’s my job and I figured these were kind of close to that.

Super simple – you use box pudding mixes and then you just layer them in popsicle molds and freeze overnight. These don’t taste like candy corn (if you can find candy corn pudding, go for it) but I used a cheesecake pudding for the white layer (white chocolate would also work) and then french vanilla with food coloring for the other two layers.

They turned out super cute and my kids were obsessed.

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Paleo Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Sep 03, 2014

I swear this isn’t like all those times I Instagrammed a rice cake with M&Ms on top or Doritos and wine and hashtagged it paleo.

This is really paleo. And really delicious.

This recipe comes from Paleo Ice Cream: 75 Recipes for Rich and Creamy Homemade Scoops and Treats which is the newest addition to my cookbook collection. The book has basically every ice cream variety you could ever want, but Paleo-ized.

I mean, Maple Bacon Chocolate Ice Cream.

Yeah.

I, of course, am obsessed with all things fall right now (BECAUSE OMG SNOW IS COMING) so I had to give the Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream a try.

And I’m totally breaking my October 1st = Pumpkin Day rule but whatever. I had to share this with you.

I’m not gonna lie to you, I had serious doubts about the whole paleo ice cream thing. Paleo treats are really nice to have when you’re strict paleo but let’s be real, a paleo muffin tastes nothing like an actual muffin.

If I read your blog and you tell me a paleo biscuit tastes like a Cracker Barrel biscuit, I’m giving you major side eye.

So I worried that paleo ice cream would be nothing like real ice cream.

But basically, this ice cream is coconut milk (the canned stuff, not the refrigerated stuff), xanthan gum is optional but I definitely recommend it for the texture, honey as the sweetener, and some pumpkin.

(I totally saw xanthan gum at Walmart yesterday so you should be able to find it anywhere.)

It tastes like ice cream. Like pumpkin ice cream!

I did have to let it defrost for a few minutes before scooping but after that, it had nearly the exact texture of regular ol’ ice cream!

I’ve made paleo cookies, pizza, muffins, bread, etc, etc, etc and this paleo ice cream is the only thing that’s actually been super close to it’s non-paleo counterpart.

You should definitely check out Paleo Ice Cream if you’re looking for recipes like Oregano Ice Cream, Double Chocolate Candy Bar Ice Cream, or Toasted Almond Frozen Custard!

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Strawberry-Watermelon Popsicles

Jul 21, 2014

Happy Monday! I hope you had an amazing weekend and your week is off to a great start!

We’ve been having crazy storms recently that have made us cancel most of our outdoor plans. So when our local frugal blog posted about free military admission to the county fair on Saturday, I jumped at the opportunity to get out of the house.

It was free! We had to go!

And then we spent $80 to ride the rides. You got me, El Paso County Fair.

You got me good.

Buuuuuut, it was totally worth it to watch my 7 year old almost poo his pants on his first upside-down ride after insisting that he wouldn’t be scared at all.

But anyway, yesterday we had homemade popsicles while we (they) played in the mud that all these storms have created.

I finally broke down and bought popsicle molds after seeing so many great recipes this summer. And the first one was Strawberry-Watermelon Popsicles because I have been obsessed with all things watermelon this summer. Except actual fresh watermelon. Bleh.

These popsicles are just watermelon, strawberries, lemon juice, and a tiny bit of sugar. My kids loved them and I liked knowing where all the ingredients came from. Win all around!

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Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream

Apr 21, 2014

It’s not too early for ice cream, right?

One of my BFFs tweeted me about the new Dairy Queen confetti cake blizzard a few weeks back and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about ice cream since then.

Weirdly enough, I’ve been craving fruity ice cream – and if you know me at all, you know that I am strictly pistachio or Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby when it comes to ice cream. But yeah, lately I’ve been craving the fruity ice creams. Especially strawberry. Especially with an tart base like this one.

I don’t know why sour cream and strawberries work so well together in ice cream but they do. I didn’t even tell my kids that I made this ice cream because I had no intention of sharing. It’s probably my favorite ice cream I’ve ever made.

And btw, sorry for the lack of recipe card on this post! The plug-in I use is having issues so things are going to look a bit weird for awhile. The print and save options should be back soon.

One year ago: Pork with Dijon Marsala Sauce
Two years ago: Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Three years ago: Baked Vanilla Doughnuts
Four years ago: Lime and Cardamom Sweet Rolls

Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream

from Katie at the Door

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
9 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch salt
1 pound fresh strawberries hulled and diced into 1/4 inch pieces
3 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

In a large heat-proof bowl, whisk together egg yolks and 1/2 c. of sugar until smooth. Set aside.
In a medium sized saucepan, whisk together remaining 1/2 c. sugar, the heavy cream, and the milk. Heat over medium low heat, whisking all the while, until the mixture just reaches a simmer. Remove from the heat.
Slowly pour about 1 cup of the hot cream into the eggs in a thin stream, whisking the eggs vigorously as you do so to keep them from scrambling. Pour yolk mixture back into saucepan with rest of cream, still whisking. Heat the custard over low heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. This will take 7-10 minutes. After it begins to thicken, it will continue to thicken fairly quickly, so remove from heat about 30 seconds to 1 minute after it starts to thicken.
Strain custard through a sieve into a large, clean bowl, pushing through sieve with a spatula. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes, then whisk in sour cream, vanilla extract, and salt, whisking until smooth. Cover custard tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
About 1 hour prior to churning the ice cream, prepare the strawberries: Place the chopped strawberries and the brown sugar in a large frying pan and stir. Let sit for 15 minutes to allow the strawberry juices to release. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring, and cook for 10-15 minutes, until berries are soft, and juices have evaporated enough to become syrupy. Remove from heat and stir in brandy. Transfer berries and syrup to a bowl and freeze for 20-30 minutes, until chilled but not frozen.
Churn the ice cream in an ice cream maker according to directions. When the ice cream has reached a soft serve consistency, turn off the machine and fold in the chilled strawberry mixture so that there are streaks of berries. Freeze to further solidify.