Liven Up Your Vanilla Ice Cream

It’s one of those weird times of the year. St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and Easter is almost here. It’s officially spring but does not really feel like spring because it’s cold, then it’s kinda warm, then it’s cold again. There is still snow but less snow with the promise of even less snow. Maybe.

Confused? So are we. It’s that time of year. Let’s think about fun, delicious things that can be accomplished with ice cream.

If you have a hankering for ice cream one day and open your freezer to find ONLY vanilla ice cream, don’t despair. First of all, there is nothing wrong with vanilla ice cream. It’s America’s preferred flavor (according to several polls, many of which were undoubtedly based in science). However, if you want to liven up your ice cream because you are tired of looking at snow and dirt disguised as grass, we have good news. You have culinary options.

First, is there a banana in your house? If so, why not take that ice cream and banana and whip up a banana split. Think a banana split is one of those desserts that is only ordered outside the home? Think again. Banana splits are easy. You don’t even need the boat-shaped sundae dish. Just cut the banana in half and use your standard ice cream bowl. Three scopes of ice cream, a banana, chocolate sauce and some whipped cream. Viola. You are good to go.

Usually crumbled cookies are a reason to get out the vacuum cleaner. Not the case when they are combined with vanilla ice cream. That’s a nice cookie crumble combination.

Want to make a great dessert? If you have brownie mix, bake a pan of brownies and whip up some brownie sundaes.

If you just want to skip the ice cream creations, you can always head to your local Praline’s and enjoy homemade ice cream without worrying about any muss or fuss.