No one wants to fire up the oven burners when it’s in the triple digits. I want to eat raw things, I want to eat cold things, and I want to eat sweet things. (Not necessarily in that order!) But I also like being able to serve my house guests food that I’ve made with my own two hands, instead of out of a box. See those Klondike bars? Yup, you can make them.
Drumsticks have to be one of the cleanest forms of ice cream. I love that they’re self-contained and have that dollop of chocolate in the bottom that acts as a plug!
We used to make chocolate dipped bananas all the time when I was a kid. The fruit takes on an entirely dessert-like texture and you can roll the chocolate in just about any topping before it has a chance to solidify. My favorite? Peanuts.
Your panini press is more versatile than you suspected! Try making your own ice cream cones with a simple batter, pressing them, then gently rolling them into a cone shape with a template. Yum!
Or you can take things a step further by making your own waffle cones. But not just any waffle cones, waffle cones dipped in chocolate. If that’s not a show-stopper I don’t know what is.
This has to be my favorite. Make your own magic shell! I used to get my cone dipped in this at Dairy Queen just to bite it off, I love it more than the ice cream itself.
Happy summering!
