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Dessert Party With A Twist
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you too can enjoy the party and spend time with your guests.
• Serve the perfect holiday pair—frosty peppermint just tastes like the holidays and creamy chocolate is always popular. Combining the two can be even more delightful when you put out a pair of decadent desserts such as these made with Dreyer’s or Edy’s Slow Churned Peppermint Light Ice Cream. With half the fat and one-third fewer calories than regular ice cream, no one has to leave feeling like a bowl full of jelly.
Peppermint Ice Cream Lollipops
1 container Dreyer’s/Edy’s Slow Churned Peppermint Light Ice Cream Lollipop sticks
4oz bittersweet chocolate or chocolate chips
4oz white chocolate or white chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening Holiday sprinkles and candies
Place a plate or other flat surface lined with parchment paper in the freezer for 15 minutes. Make round scoops of ice cream and place on parchment. Put a lollipop stick in each scoop of ice cream and freeze for 1 hour or up to 24 hours. When you are ready to dip the lollipops, melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon shortening in a bowl in the microwave. Use 20-second inter- vals until smooth. (Should take 40−60 seconds and no longer. Do not scorch the chocolate.) Let sit while repeating the process to melt the white chocolate and 1 tablespoon of shortening in the microwave until smooth. Place different sprinkles in separate small bowls. Dip each lol- lipop halfway into the chocolate and dip into sprinkles. Immediately put back into freezer to set. Repeat with remaining ice cream. Freeze completely before serving.
For more holiday ice cream dessert ideas and recipes, visit www.icecream.com.
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Upside-Down Peppermint Ice Cream Cake
box chocolate cake mix
can chocolate frosting
container Dreyer’s/Edy’s Slow Churned Peppermint Light Ice Cream Peppermint candies or candy canes
fTTMake two 9-inch cakes according to the pack- age directions; cool completely. Remove from pan and cut the rounded top off one of the cakes to make one even layer. Wrap and freeze the second cake for later use. Soften ice cream at room temperature for 5−10 minutes. Wash pans and dry completely. Line them with plastic wrap or parchment. Carefully spread the ice cream in the pan using the entire container. Freeze for one hour or until very firm. Remove from freezer and spread the frosting over the ice cream and put the trimmed cake over the frosting. Cover tightly and freeze overnight. To serve, let frozen cake sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Unwrap and invert cake onto serving dish. Remove plastic wrap or parchment from the ice cream. Sprinkle crumbled pieces of peppermint candies over top of cake. Serve slic- es with whipped cream and garnish with candy canes, if desired.
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Ice cream lollipops can please guests of any age