I came across something the other day that made me do a double-take. 2 ingredient ice cream bread! I am ALL about anything ice cream, so this definitely intrigued me. Can you actually make bread using ice cream?

Well we tried it- and it absolutely works!! My kids were so curious to see what would happen as I combined the 2 ingredients. I literally threw this together last minute on our way out the door because it’s that simple to make! You literally just use ice cream (whichever flavor you desire) and self-rising flour.

Throw those 2 ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix them together. You definitely want the ice cream to be softened, but not melted. And as tempted as you may be to lick the spoon- don’t. Remember, it’s a bread batter, not a cake batter- so it’s not going to be as sweet as it looks ;) Bake at 350 and voila! Fresh bread. From ice cream. If my kids didn’t think I was cool before, they definitely do now!

Some things to keep in mind with this recipe- this is a BREAD, not a CAKE. When you take a bite of this, thinking you’re getting a taste of sweet, delicious cake, it’s a little disappointing. However, if you remember that this is a bread, it’s delicious! It’s a very sweet, dense bread with which you could do all kinds of things!

Pictured above is the bottom of the cake so you can see how moist and delicious it is!

I decided to use cookies n’ cream for our first experiment, and it was quite tasty! Again, it’s not as sweet as cake, but much sweeter than a typical slice of bread. I imagine this would make a killer pb and j! Or a sweet grilled sandwich!!! I can just imagine toasted marshmallow and nutella between slices of chocolate brownie ice cream bread! That just can’t be bad. This recipe just gets more and more exciting the more I think about all the possibilities! And not just with ice cream flavors- think of all the add-ins!

• Butter pecan with butterscotch chips
• Chocolate with dark chocolate chunks
• Vanilla with cinnamon or poppyseeds
• Rocky road with walnuts
• Strawberry with freeze-dried strawberries or nutella swirls
• Cherry chocolate chip with extra chocolate or dried cherries
• Pistachio with an almond glaze

I’m so excited to try some of these- and the best part is it’s SO EASY. And your kids will think you’re the coolest chef ever, so win-win!



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