Ice Cream for Breakfast? Waffle on It!

As a kid, your parents probably warned you against eating ice cream for breakfast. But who doesn’t deserve a sweet morning treat every once in a while?

Although scarfing down a full pint of Cold Cow first thing in the morning might not be the best way to start your day, ice cream has a place at the breakfast table in moderation, especially when it’s paired with waffles.

There’s nothing quite like the combination of a warm, crispy waffle and ice cold, super premium ice cream--especially our Pecan Stampede or Udderly Vanilla flavors!

Over at sweets and baking blog Love from the Oven, we found a terrific idea for some minimal effort waffle ice cream sandwiches:

To make my Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches… I toasted my waffles in my oven, so that I could do a number of them all at once.   I’m not sure why I’ve never made them this way before, if you are making up more than two waffles this is a great way to go and only takes a few minutes.   After toasting my waffles so that they were nice and crunchy, but not too crunchy (there is a fine waffle line you know), I let them cool on a wire rack.    While I think that the warm waffles with cold ice cream could create an amazing a la mode experience, given it’s still 108 here in Phoenix, I figured cool waffles would be easier to work with.    I let them cool for about an hour, then simply scooped out some vanilla ice cream onto my Eggo Wafflers and made them into ice cream sandwiches.  While you could totally stop right there and have a fabulous creation, I always like to take it one step further… sprinkles… and mini chocolate chips!

But waffles don’t always have to be eaten at breakfast time. For a treat you can enjoy any time of day, or, if you’re feeling a little more ambitious, try making your own waffle cones! The Rookie Cook featured a simple recipe that’s sure to please:

Yield: 6 cones

Adapted from: Chef's Choice recipe book

1 egg

1 egg white

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup all purpose flour, sifted

2 Tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled

1. In a bowl, mix eggs and salt together until combined.  Using a mixer, slowly beat in sugar on high until completely mixed and eggs have lightened in color (1-2 minutes).
2. Pour in the flour and mix until all flour is wet.  Then whisk on medium again just until lumps are out of the mixture.  Pour in the cooled, melted butter and stir to combine.
3. Spoon 2-3 Tablespoons onto a preheated waffle cone iron and cook according to directions. (Alternatively you can use a panini press)
4. Remove the waffle quickly and place on a towel.  Immediately roll the waffle around cone form and hold to secure shape.  You can use the towel to help you roll because it will probably be too hot to touch.  Pinch the bottom of cone to seal it while it is still hot.  (This step must be done very quickly while the waffle is still hot, otherwise it will not shape correctly.)  Make sure to keep holding the cone until it is slightly cooled so that it retains its form.  Fill with ice cream!

*If you do not have a waffle cone iron, you can bake them in the oven instead.  Preheat the oven to 350°.  Place 2-3 Tablespoons of batter on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet.  Spread the circles as flat as you can.  (You will probably only get 2 waffles per baking sheet.)  Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until waffles are a golden brown color.  Proceed to step #4.

And remember, if you need some Udderly Vanilla, Pecan Stampede,, or any other super premium Cold Cow flavor, you can order some online straight to your door or find a retailer near you!

Use Halloween Leftovers for Ice Cream “Casseroles”

Here at Cold Cow, we love the fall just much as everyone else. But we’ll be honest: During this spooky Halloween season, we can’t help but feel a little left out in the “cold” when candy gets all the attention.

When you get home from trick-or-treating this year with a giant bag of Halloween candy, save some of that candy for a special ice cream treat!

Whether you’ve got some super premium Cold Cow Udderly Vanilla, some How Now Brown Cow chocolate ice cream, or another flavor that might work, here are some special ice cream snacks to help you make the best use of all that leftover halloween candy. If you find yourself with leftover candy corn, candy bars, or virtually anything else, try one of these fantastic recipes:

Halloween Leftover Ice Cream

Perhaps the easiest way to use your leftover Halloween candy is by making a Halloween leftover ice cream sundae. For this, all you’ll need is some ice cream (preferably vanilla) and some leftover halloween candy.

Makes: 1 quart

Chilling Time: 3 hr

What You'll Need:

• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• 2 cups chopped leftover Halloween candy

What To Do:

1. Place softened ice cream in a large bowl and add candy. Stir, letting ingredients swirl together rather than being totally blended.
2. Place in an airtight storage container. Seal and freeze at least 3 hours, or until firm.

Candy Bar Cooler

If you’re looking for a more drinkable snack, consider making your own Halloween candy-inspired milkshake. This one is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth:

Serves: 4

Preparation Time: 5 min

What You'll Need:

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups chocolate ice cream
• 2 (2- to 3-ounce) candy bars, broken into pieces
• 2 cups ice cubes

What To Do:

1. In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.

2. Pour into glasses; serve immediately.

Trick or Treat Pie

If you’re a little more ambitious and want to put some elbow grease into your dish, consider this delicious Trick or Treat pie, made with crushed Halloween candy, vanilla ice cream, and a graham cracker crust.

Serves: 8

Preparation Time: 10 min

Chilling Time: 2 hr

What You'll Need:

• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• 2 cups coarsely chopped candy, divided (see Options)
• 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust
• 1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

What To Do:

1. In a medium bowl, combine ice cream and 1-1/2 cups candy; mix well. Spoon into pie crust then spread whipped topping evenly over top. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup candy.
2. Cover loosely and freeze at least 2 hours before serving.

Thanks to Mr. Food.com for these great recipes!

And remember, if you need some Udderly Vanilla, How Now Brown Cow, or any other super premium Cold Cow flavor, you can order some online straight to your door or find a retailer near you!

Saying Goodbye to Astronaut Ice Cream?

When you think of those elementary school field trips you went on years ago, one of the staples was surely tasting astronaut ice cream. In the 1980s and 1990s, field tripping youth at science museums always got a glimpse into the life of an astronaut by tasting the infamous freeze-dried treat.

However, these days might just be over - NASA recently announced that it will be revamping its in-space menus to include healthier options, including salad. So although ice cream might be on NASA’s chopping block, let’s take some time to remember one of the iconic relics of late 20th century space culture with some fun facts about the dehydrated treat:

• Compared to normal ice cream, freeze-dried ice cream can be kept at room temperature without melting and is more brittle and rigid. But it is still soft when bitten into!
• Astronaut ice cream was developed by Whirlpool Corporation--freeze-dried foods in general were developed so that foods could be sent on long-duration spaceflights and to reduce the weight of the water and oxygen normally found in food.
• The ice cream is produced by placing regular ice cream in a vacuum chamber and frozen until the water crystallizes. The air pressure is lowered, creating a partial vacuum, forcing air out of the chamber; next heat is applied, sublimating the ice; finally a freezing coil traps the vaporized water. This process continues for hours, resulting in a freeze-dried ice cream slice.
• Apollo 7 in 1968 was the first and only NASA mission on which freeze-dried ice cream flew in space.

Although salad might not be an apt substitute for ice cream, we applaud NASA’s effort to grow greens in space! To read more about the project click here - for even more info on the soon-to-be-extinct astronaut ice cream, click here.

Who Says Halloween is Just for Candy?

Who says that candy is the only kind of sweet allowed on Halloween? October 31 is creeping up pretty soon, and you’re probably wondering how you can make this year extra special. If you’re having a Halloween party this year (or you’re just going to one), why not consider a semi-homemade ice cream snack?

TasteOfHome.com has a terrific recipe for Halloween Ice Cream treats that incorporate some classic tastes of fall, including ginger snaps and Halloween-colored sprinkles. This is the perfect snack to make for a small Halloween get together (or, of course, to keep just for yourself.)

Here’s this recipe, from Taste of Home - don’t forget to use Cold Cow’s Udderly Vanilla flavor, or get creative!

Ingredients 

4 gingersnap cookies 

4 scoops vanilla ice cream (about 1/4 cup) 

1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips 

1 teaspoon shortening 

Orange and purple Halloween sprinkles

Directions

1. Place gingersnaps in a single layer on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; top each with a scoop of ice cream. Freeze until firm.
2. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth.
3. Remove one dessert at a time from the freezer. Dip in melted chocolate; top with sprinkles. Freeze until serving. Repeat with remaining desserts. Yield: 4 servings. 

And remember, use Super Premium Cold Cow Ice Cream for a decadent Halloween for friends, family, and yourself!

Love at First Sight: Babies & Ice Cream

Out of all you ice cream lovers out there, how many of you can remember the first time you ever tasted ice cream? Chances are your memory of your first taste is fuzzy at best.

Fortunately, here in the digital age, parents are taking it upon themselves to document their child’s first taste of ice cream, for the whole world to see. Last week, one video started going viral across the internet, of a baby in Russia tasting our favorite frozen treat for the very first time. It takes her a few seconds to fully grasp how delicious this mysterious concoction is, but once she does, it is glorious:

There’s something magical about your first encounter with something wonderful. Here are three more adorable videos of first time tastes.

(It turns out ice cream can be tricky to eat if you’ve never had it before, and your fingers are a little stubby.)

And remember, if feeding ice cream to an infant, a very small taste is sufficient - and so is “tummy time.”

And this 9-month-old has never tasted an “airplane” quite like this one before:

Love of ice cream is a life-long affair, and you don’t need to be a toddler or child to enjoy it with pride. Get your Cold Cow today, at a location near you or through our new online store!