Cherry Ice Cream with Cashews and Marshmallows

It's Friday again! Can't believe two weeks have already gone by since school started! But I'm glad that my daughters are really enjoying school! Would you believe that my youngest, Cherlin is already receiving an award today? She'll be awarded "Hippest in the House" this afternoon! It's how they call the star student award in their school. This award is given every month to one student in each class who has best exhibited the identified monthly character trait. For September, it's RESPONSIBILITY. As Cherlin's mom, I know that she's such a very responsible little girl...but I'm not sure how she was able to impress her teacher within such a short span of time! For her to be able to do that in just 1 week is really amazing...and I am truly proud!!! (^.^) Oh well, before I get over excited about it, I better go on with the real reason why I am here, and that is to bring you this yummy treat...

It's Cherry Ice Cream with Cashews and Marshmallows! I made this a few weeks ago, and it's so good that I want to share it with you before summer ends. I used a pound of fresh sweet red cherries for this. I blended ½ cup of the cherries with cream and milk and the rest was made into a compote which I added to the ice cream in the last few minutes of churning. My daughters requested that I added cashews and marshmallows too, so that's what I did! The result is a delicious and refreshing frozen delight that I'm sure you'll love just like we did! 

Yummylicious Ice Candy

Ice candy is one of the most favorite summer treats of Filipinos. It is frozen juice(or smoothie) in a plastic like pop ice. The only difference is that ice candy is home made from fresh fruits, though there are some that you can buy from sari-sari (variety) stores that are made from artificial fruit flavoring. 

In the Philippines, ice candies come in different flavors. Most common are orange, mango, buko (coconut), avocado, melon, grape and chocolate. They are in these little plastic bags, the end of which you nibble on to sip or bite the frozen fruit juice.

My mother used to supply ice candy to our school cafeteria since I was in grade school until I was in high school. So yes, I grew up enjoying ice candy all year round. I don’t remember any time when our freezer didn’t have ice candy. And after I graduated from college, my parents started their sari-sari store in Batangas. There they sold ice candy the whole year…the flavor depends on what fruits are in season.

Yesterday while I was cleaning our pantry, my daughters saw the ice candy plastic bags that my mother-in-law sent us last year…and came after that was their request that I make ice candy. We always have fruits in our refrigerator, so there’s really no way I could say no. 

To make ice candy, you will need ice candy bags (which I haven’t seen in Oriental stores here in Texas so ours came directly from the Philippines), funnel, a blender if you want it smooth in texture, and fresh fruits or juices, depending on the flavor you wish to make. Yesterday, I made avocado, strawberry and chocolate.

Ice candy is a frozen delight that my daughters enjoy a lot! Ryan & I love it too! Such a wonderful treat for the whole family!

Yield 16-18 pcs for each flavor

* I shared this on Miz Helen's Country Cottage's Full Plate Thursday,  It's a Keeper Thursday and Sweeet Tooth Friday.

Ingredients:

Avocado

• 1 cup avocado (3 ripe avocados)
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose cream
• 2 ½ cups fresh milk

Strawberry

• 10-12 pcs. strawberries
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose cream
• 2 ½ cups fresh milk

Chocolate

• ½ cup Hershey’s Cocoa
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose cream
• 3 cups fresh milk
• ½ cup condensed milk