Blog Warming Party Day 3 (And a Giveaway)

It's time for the party food. Here's a recipe for an ice cream cake guaranteed to make you moan. My biggest secret is to (actually I have two) buy a tinfoil pan that can be thrown away, and be sure only to make it when you can take it somewhere and LEAVE THE LEFTOVERS BEHIND. Because this cake isn't figure friendly. At all.

Ice Cream Cake







Here's what you will need: 2 boxes of ice cream sandwiches (trust me, generic will be just fine), 1 large tub of Cool-Whip, 1 jar of caramel ice cream topping, 1 jar of hot fudge, and either 1 bag of Heath Bar miniatures, or 1 bag of Heath baking chips- whichever you prefer. You will also need a 9 x 13 pan of some sort.



Start by layering the ice cream sandwiches on the bottom of the pan. It's OK to leave room between them. In fact, it is actually preferable so the good stuff can ooze down in the spaces later for added yumminess. Notice the sandwiches that have been cut to fit at the bottom of the pan. It doesn't have to look pretty.



Next you pour THE ENTIRE JAR of Caramel topping over the ice cream sandwiches. Try to spead the wealth evenly-ish.



And I forgot the pictue of the next step, so this one will have to do. If you bought the candy bars, open them and crush in a plastic bag. Once you have crushed pieces, you'll want to sprinkle about 1/2 on top of the caramel topping.



Next add 1/2 the tub of Cool Whip.


Repeat with another layer of ice cream sandwiches. More sandwiches will fit on this layer. I'm not sure why, I just notice stuff like that.


Spread out the remaining Cool Whip.





Now go ahead and sprinkle the rest of the chips on top.


And for the very last step, heat up about 1/2 cup (or more or less depending on your preference) of hot fudge and drizzle on top. Make sure you freeze for about an hour before trying to cover the dish, because otherwise you will loose all your yummy toppings when you remove the lid.


Hubby will be taking this beauty to work for a pot luck day they are having. I meant what I said about shipping it out. Usually, I put it in a tinfoil pan so I can just leave it behind and not worry about the dish.

Be sure to leave a comment or as many as you would like if you are interested in winning THE APRON. For each comment I receive, I will enter your name in the drawing for the winner, which will be announced on November 13th. I hope you are enjoying the party, tune in tomorrow to see what I've got in store next.

Breakfast Banana Split

Breakfast Banana Split

This is my favorite breakfast –aside from pancakes made at our local pancake house. I discovered this recipe in the Biggest Looser Cookbook and quickly fell in love. At first I thought the combination sounded a little kooky, but I figured I would give it the “one honest try” I’m always telling my son about. Yum. It’s just enough food to keep my tummy happy until lunch without making me feel overfull and drowsy. Well, any drowsier than I normally feel.

The Ensemble:

A Banana. Whatever your preference is. I like them ripe.

2 TBS Peanut Butter. Whatever brand you’d like to use.

Yogurt. The recipe actually calls for a yogurt such as Boston Cream Pie, but I prefer plain vanilla. I haven’t tried any other flavors with this recipe, though.

2 TBS Crunchy Cereal. (I use 1/4 cup and adjust my calorie count accordingly) You can use the cereal of your choosing. Grape Nuts, Granola, whatever. I prefer Kashi Go Lean Crunch.

First you cut the banana length wise in half. Because I don’t have a banana split dish, I have to cut it in half the other way, too, in order to get it to fit in my bowl.

Then you spread on the peanut butter. Sorry. I usually get carried away when it comes to the peanut butter. I tend to get a bit messy.

Next you spread the yogurt over the banana and peanut butter. I like colder yogurt better. Next time I think I might try to put it in the freezer for a little while first to make it even colder. I can’t believe I’ve never thought of that before.

Sprinkle the cereal on top and dig in. It’s pretty simple, filling, fairly healthy, and fools me into thinking I’ve had a sweet treat. Sometimes I even make it for a mid afternoon snack.

Makes 1 serving.

294 calories, 8g protein, 53 g carbohydrates, 7g fat (2 g saturated), 3mg cholesterol, 5g fiber, 241 mg sodium- if following the Biggest Looser measurements.