Monday, September 25, 2006

Pudding Ice Cream

This is ice cream for only the very lazy. Like Juno:

I suppose it would also be fun for kids, since it's so easy to make. You only need two ingredients, there's no heating, and you can freeze it right away if your non-dairy milk is cold when you mix it. Instant gratification!

Ingredients:
2 boxes instant pudding (many flavors are vegan)
3 cups non-dairy milk or creamer

Add-ins (optional)
1/2 - 1 cup chocolate chips, nuts, whatever

Whisk together pudding mix and milk/creamer. Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to machine directions.

You're done!

My first experiment with this involved pistachio pudding. Why? Maybe I was nostalgic for those Southern potlucks where at least three different women would bring some variation of pistachio pudding "salad," with little marshmallows and pineapple chunks. Maybe I wanted green ice cream. Maybe my husband really wanted me to. In any case, it was fun and easy. Yup.