Ice cream, parfait, sorbet, gelato, granita and sherbet – we love a frozen sweet treat whether it’s creamy, fruity, icy or smooth. Here are some of my favourite ice cream recipes and recipes for other frozen treats.
Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce Choux pastry seems daunting until you make it and realise just how easy it is. It can be used for a whole range of sweet and savoury recipes, but classic profiteroles with chocolate sauce is my favourite. Profiteroles can be filled with whipped cream or custard, but it’s hard to beat […]
Spiced Orange Ice Cream Sandwich I created these spiced orange ice cream sandwiches as ‘hot & cold cross buns’ for Good Friday, using a cross template cut from cardboard to decorate the top. They’re great anytime though decorated with other shapes, such as a heart for Valentine’s Day, or left plain. The flavouring for the […]
Affogato Depending on the ratio of ice cream to coffee, this delicious creation appears on either coffee or dessert menus in cafés and Italian restaurants everywhere. Affogato means ‘drowned’ in Italian, and in it’s simplest form it hardly needs a recipe: just ‘drown’ a scoop of ice cream in a shot of espresso. But I […]
