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As summer approaches, ice cream becomes a popular dessert. An after dinner stroll with ice cream on a warm night can inspire relaxation and conversation. While ice cream can seem a bit “childish,” I have a simple dessert idea people of all ages can appreciate. In fact, it’s a perfect way to combine dessert and coffee in one elegant, refreshing, and delicious serving.
Vanilla Affogato:
1-2 thin slices of pound cake, angel food cake, or coffee cake
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
1 cup of coffee, or 2 shots of espresso
Instructions:
Put the slice of cake into a bowl. Scoop the ice cream and place on top of the cake. Pour coffee or espresso over the ice cream. Viola! Simple but delicious!
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This week’s e-mail recipe is more of a cooking tip that lets you use not-yet-fully ripe fruit, such as strawberries or kiwifruit, as a topping for cakes, pies, or ice cream. That’s what we had to do for this set of desserts. As some of the kiwi wasn’t fully ripe, we were able to break down the toughness with the lemon, and sweeten it up with some sugar. This recipe creates a delicious glaze that takes away tartness and makes a topping that’s both soft and textured.
Ingredients and Instructions:
Cut the fruit into ¼ pieces. For every 2 cups of fresh fruit, combine with the juice of one lemon and a ¼ cup of granulated sugar. Mix with fruit and let flavors absorb for about 1 hour before using as a topping for desserts.
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Ingredients: Serves 2-3
1 sour apple
1 Tbs butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ Tbs light brown sugar
½ tsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp (or pinch) of salt
Vanilla ice cream
Sour Apple Vanilla Sweetness
Instructions:
Peal and section apple. Sprinkle cinnamon on it and mix around. In a saute pan, melt butter, vanilla, brown sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Add the apples, and cook until apples are tender. Plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you really want to have the texture of the apple pie, serve it with a graham cracker.
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