• Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream

    Tis the season for everything apples.  Apple donuts (thanks local apple orchard), caramel apples, apple pie, the list goes on for the unlimited amount of tasty foods that incorporate apples.  As the kids and I were brainstorming on what we should do with the newly bought bag of apples sitting on our kitchen counter, my oldest came up with a brilliant idea.  Ice cream. We decided to try using apples and cinnamon to make Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream to go with some Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings (recipe here) we had baked.  It was quite experimental at first but it ended up being a hit!  The flavor was just right, with little bits of softened apples in…

  • Caramel Apple Cookie Ice Cream

    Fall is now upon us and what better way to celebrate than by making some Caramel Apple Cookie Ice Cream?  We just recently purchased an ice cream maker for our son’s birthday and have been trying all sorts of different combinations of treats.  The idea to try the new Caramel Apple Oreos came when eyeing the cookies on the store shelf a few days ago.  Oreo cookies, caramel, and ice cream? Yes please! Who doesn’t love ice cream with a little caramel in it?! To be honest, I was not really sure how all the flavors would come together but in the end it tasted AMAZING!  Just the right amount of sweet caramel, the…