Waffling With Ice Cream

I have always thought that ice cream is one of the most versatile foods you could imagine. It may be regarded as a dessert but there are so many ways of presenting it. Here are just a few to get your mouth watering and your imagination running .....

Ice Cream Cone - The history of the ice cream cone makes for interesting reading. Click here for my dedicated page.

3 flavor cone - almond (blue), coconut, dark chocolate

Ice Cream Tub - scoops of your favorite ice cream topped with whipped cream.

With Fruit - like this delicious French dessert 'poire belle helene' ....

Poire Belle Helene - real vanilla ice cream, stewed pear and chocolate sauce

Knickerbocker Glory - A traditional and essentially English sundae, this was my late father's favorite way to enjoy ice cream. A glorious mix of fresh fruit, ice cream, fruit sauce (coulis) and whipped cream, not forgetting the cherry on top.

Knickerbocker Glory

Ice Cream Sandwich - great for the kids when you want to treat them.

Small Sundae - 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream with strawberry sauce and fresh strawberry on top.

 
Giant Sundae (the kind served at great ice cream parlors!)

Giant chocolate sundae with meringue, flaked almonds

Pancakes (Crepes) - a favorite with ice cream in many ice cream parlors and cafes in Europe

Apple Pie - mmmmm ... hot apple pie with real vanilla ice cream. You can't beat it!

Profiteroles - There's nothing quite like profiteroles made with real vanilla ice cream. The chocolate sauce and soft pastry just blend together so well. Defintely one of the best melt in the mouth desserts!

Real French profiteroles - see the vanilla pod seeds in the ice cream

Waffles - In many countries they serve hot waffles with cream and chocolate sauce or preserves or honey. My husband will not consider a waffle a treat, however, unless it comes with ice cream! His favorite is a hot waffle smothered in chocolate sauce with a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of chocolate ice cream and topped with whipped cream.

Pancake Day Ice Cream

Pancake Day and another great excuse for some special home cooking!

Pancakes are popular with people for 2 different reasons - those with a sweet tooth and those with a savory tooth.

In the USA pancakes are a traditional breakfast menu item with many people opting for pancakes and maple syrup, sometimes with bacon. Delicious!

In the UK pancakes are eaten less often but on Pancake Day many people use them as the base for their main meal serving homemade pancakes with stew (meat, vegetables and gravy) or even curry.  Then for dessert they may have another pancake but a 'lightweight' sweet one using lemon juice and icing sugar as a topping. My friend Barbara Goodman serves "Scottish Pancakes" with a choice of sweet topping at her coffee shop as a special Pancake Day dessert.

In France, pancakes (crêpes to the French) are a common and very popular dessert. This is a French pancake (crêpe) with vanilla ice cream, sweet cream (chantilly) and nougat sauce, served by a great artisan glacier in the Vendée. Great at any time of the year, not just Pancake Day!

Happy ice cream eating on Pancake Day :-)