Desserts

Mini Shamrock Lime Shake

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Mini Shamrock Lime Shake

*1/2 gallon Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, softened

*Juice and Zest of 1 Lime 

*Green Food Coloring, I used 7 drops but add as desired

*Cool Whip Topping or Whipped Cream Topping

*1 cup Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers, Ghirardelli

Melt Wafers in the Microwave 20 second increments, stirring between each increment, until almost melted.  Then remove from microwave and stir chocolate until completely melted.  

Chill 8 mini glasses in the freeze for about 15 to 20 minutes.  Then remove 1 at a time and dip the tops of each glass in melted chocolate and use a spoon that comes more to a round point to add drips down the inside of each glass. Return to the freezer until ready to add the ice cream.

Then add some cookies to the bottom of each glass and pipe in ice cream mixture

Allow Ice cream to soften enough to stir.   Then add lime juice and zest and stir in until incorporated.  

Scoop ice cream mixture into a Ziploc gallon sized bag, cut of one of the corners and pipe into chilled prepared mini glasses.

Then add some cookies to the bottom of each glass and pipe in ice cream mixture 

*Chocolate Mint Cookies, like Keebler grasshopper Cookies cut cookies into 1/4 pieces,  use the crumbs for serving on top of cool whip topping etc…

Enjoy!

Lindy

Date Christmas Truffles

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Date Christmas Truffles

Makes 38 (1 tablespoon cookie scoop)

*30 Medjool Dates, pitted and covered with boiling water set aside for 10 minutes, drain

*3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

*3 tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup

*1 cup Coconut Flour

*1 pinch Sea Salt

In a food processor add the dates, cocoa, maple syrup, coconut flour and salt. Pulse until dates are in small crumbles.

Remove mixture to bowl and scoop onto a Silpat/Parchment Paper covered 1/2 baking sheet.

Roll each scooped truffle in coating of your choice. (You can roll the truffle in a bowl of warm water and then shake off the excess water and then roll them in the chopped pecans or coconut. Do not roll the truffles with water when coating with sprinkles or sprinkles will take on color of the date truffles. Serve. Keep in the fridge any remaining truffles.)

Coatings:

Coat truffles as desired or:

*1/2 cup chopped Pecans, coats 13 truffles

*4 tablespoons Christmas Sprinkles, etc…, coats about 12 truffles

*1/3 cup Finely Shredded Coconut, coats 13 truffles

Recipe adapted from Sweet Peas and Saffron

Enjoy!

Lindy