What is the best thing we’d love on a hot summer day? Without any doubt, Ice Cream…!!! And I guess it would be everybody’s unanimous answer across all age bars!!! They are seriously so addictive that not only on summers, even on a snowy day we’d love to take a bite.

My ice cream memories in St. Louis take me to a few favorite spots; Ted Drewes, Oberweis, and Cold Stone. And today morning while I was preparing this recipe I came across this news post of our local ice cream shop Ted Drewes winning this year’s “World’s Best Ice Cream”. What a pleasant surprise to kick off my first ice cream recipe post!!

Ice Cream and Oreo cookies; one of my favorite sweet treats! This easy-peasy three ingredient dessert can be prepared without an ice cream maker. Did u hear that? Yes, no churner required, Seriously? Doesn’t that sound a big “O” surprise to you? Hmm Yes, same here. Not until recently did I discover that you can really bring in the flavours of a good ice cream without churning. I know there are a lot of people like me, ignorant of the fact that you can prepare an exceptional ice cream like this recipe, at your home.  Nothing fancy here, all you need is to refrigerate and wait patiently (which is the hardest part) and your ice cream is ready!!

So, how does a non-churn ice cream work? Usually in an ice cream maker as the mix freezes, the churning process incorporates air in the mix thus preventing the formation of crystals and giving it a smooth finish, rather than that of an ice block. Whereas in a non-churn ice cream, the beaten whipped cream holds the same airy creamy texture needed for a good ice cream.

You can customize these ice creams with your favourite flavours and choices. This recipe calls for the basic instructions of preparing a no-churn vanilla ice cream. If you are not a big fan of Oreo, omit the Oreo cookies from the recipe. It’s simple, and you can finally top it off with your choice of fruits, graham crackers, sauces or sprinkles.

So enjoy this Delicious, Silky, Smooth, Creamy Ice Cream with crunchy Oreo… Happy Cooking!!!

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Prep time: 20 minutes + 6hrs / Overnight for freezing
Serves: 2 -6

INGREDIENTS

• 14 oz. (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
• 8-10 Oreo cookies (crushed)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• Ice cream cones (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Beat the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form (5-7 minutes). Fold in the vanilla extract and sweetened condensed milk.
2. Add the crushed Oreo cookies and mix well.
3. Pour the ice cream mixture into a 9 inch loaf pan, cover with a cling film to keep it air tight. Refrigerate for 6 hours / overnight for it to turn smooth and scoopable.

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I’ve never been a smoothie fan, especially of those so called “healthy”, “green”, “low calorie”, “burn your fat” smoothies, not until I started preparing them on my own recently. It just so happened that I had some extra spinach and fruits (again I am lazy to cut and chew fruits, I prefer drinking them) and I was looking at some stunning smoothie photographs in Pinterest. That’s where I read about the blend of spinach and fruits, again a combination which I haven’t tried much as I am more of a savory person when it comes to spinach.

These are a no brainer recipe, all you need to do is blend, sooo easy, Waalah…!

Spinach is a superfood and contains tons of nutrients, proteins, vitamins and a lot more. And unlike greens juices, smoothies retain all the fiber thus being a good digestive and keep you fuller. Just adding a handful of spinach and blending it up with any sweet fruit is enough for your smoothie drink. Apples and oranges with spinach are surprisingly delicious and sweet…

So what are you waiting for? Go grab your fruits and try it out. Enjoy…!

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Green Smoothie

Healthy, Hearty, a 3 Ingredient breakfast made of Spinach, Apple and Orange… my on-the-go Green Smoothie for a healthy morning…!!

Course Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword Green Smoothie, spinach

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Author Akhila

Ingredients

• 1 apple
• 1 orange
• 1 big handful of fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

• Blend all the ingredients until smooth.

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