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Submitted by Poppy

Simple frozen dessert made with ice cream and a splash of sherry, frozen in a tray. A no-bake, 2-ingredient base you can customize with nuts, chocolate, or fruit.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

3 hrs

This is less of a recipe and more of a starting point for frozen dessert creativity.

Mix ice cream with a splash of sherry, pour it into a freezer tray, and freeze for about 3 hours. That’s it.

The sherry adds a subtle warmth and prevents the mixture from freezing rock-hard, keeping the texture scoopable.

From there, the recipe invites you to toss in whatever sounds good: crushed cookies, chopped pecans, almonds, chocolate chips, fresh berries, or crumbled cake.

Think of it as a blank canvas for a semi-homemade frozen treat that’s a step above plain ice cream but requires almost zero effort.

Variations

  • Chocolate Pecan: Stir in chopped pecans and chocolate chips before freezing.
  • Almond Amaretto: Swap sherry for amaretto and fold in toasted sliced almonds.
  • Berry Shortcake: Crumble leftover cake into the mix with fresh strawberries or raspberries.

Ingredients

1 ½ 23
TABLESPOONS ML SHERRY
½ 237
PINT ML ICE CREAM *

Directions

Combine ingredients.

Freeze any other ingredients you like with it.

Freeze about 3 hours before serving.

* not incl. in nutrient facts Arrow up button

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 4g (0.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 13 46% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 2%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 0g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 0%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
 

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