Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Submitted by: Erica Williams

2 quarts half and half cream
1/2 pint heavy cream
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Combine half and half, cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt in freezer container of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

Pink Lemonade Pie

Submitted by: Debbie Hermansen

1 pkg. graham crackers, crushed
1/2 stick melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
1/2 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate

Mix graham crackers, butter and sugar and layer in bottom of 9x13 pan (reserve some to sprinkle on top). Soften ice cream and mix thoroughly with pink lemonade. Spread over top of crust mixture. Sprinkle remaining graham cracker & butter crumbs on top.
Freeze at least 1 hour before serving.

*You can substitute the lemonade and use frozen orange juice for a
"creamsicle" taste.

Oreo Ice Cream Dessert

Submitted by: Heather Van Leeuwen

1 package Oreos
3-4 Tablespoons margarine
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1 jar hot fudge
8 oz tub of Cool Whip

Crush package of Oreos into crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of crumbs in a separate bowl to sprinkle on top of dessert at the end. Melt 3-4 Tablespoons margarine and add to Oreo crumbs, and then press into bottom of 9x13 pan. Add softened vanilla ice cream in an even layer on top of Oreo crumbs. Heat jar of hot fudge in microwave until melty and then pour on top of ice cream layer. Spread around the hot fudge layer as evenly as possible. Put in freezer to let those two layers set up a bit (maybe an hour or more). Spread softened cool whip on top of hot fudge layer. Then take the reserved cookie crumbs and sprinkle on top. Put dessert in freezer for all the layers to set up together. Take it out of the freezer just before serving.

Easy, Eggless Strawberry Ice Cream

Submitted by: Erica Williams

2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups mashed fresh strawberries
2 drops red food coloring (optional)

In a large bowl, combine the milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla, strawberries, and food coloring. Pour the mixture into the freezer bowl of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.