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2016 FALL DINING GUIDE

Celebrating everyday moments:

top family-friendly ice cream desserts

S’MORES ICE CREAM
BIRTHDAY PIE

PREP TIME: 20 minutes, plus 8
hours 40 minutes freezing time
COOK TIME: 2 minutes
SERVES: 12
Nonstick cooking spray
8 ounces milk chocolate,
coarsely chopped, divided
2 1⁄4 teaspoons canola oil
30 chocolate wafer cookies
pinch of salt
5 graham cracker sheets,
broken into bite-size
pieces
6 cups Breyers Natural
Vanilla Ice Cream,
softened
4 large egg whites
1
⁄2 cup sugar
birthday candles
(optional)

Natural Vanilla Ice Cream with Mandarins and
Oranges to December’s Spicy Hot Chocolate
Floats, families have desserts to celebrate
everyday moments all year long.
“Beyond a great taste, Breyers Natural Vanilla
offers families peace of mind with its simple
ingredients like sustainably farmed vanilla
beans,” Curtis Stone said. “Also, it’s made with
milk and cream from cows not treated with
artificial growth hormones.” ◆

• Lightly spray 9-inch springform
pan with 3-inch high sides with
cooking spray.

• In small bowl over simmering

water, stir 3 ounces chocolate
and oil until melted and blended.

• In food processor, grind choco-

late wafer cookies into fine
crumbs (about 1 1⁄3 cups). Add
chocolate mixture and pinch of
salt and pulse until moistened.
Press crumb mixture evenly
onto bottom and 1 1⁄2 inches up
sides of pan. Freeze for about 10
minutes, or until crust hardens.

• In large chilled bowl, fold gra-

ham cracker pieces and remaining chocolate into ice cream.
Pour mixture into frozen crust
and smooth top. Freeze for
about 8 hours, or until ice cream
hardens. Remove pie from pan
and transfer to platter. Return
pie to freezer.

• In large bowl, using electric

hand mixer on medium-high
speed, beat egg whites until
foamy. Gradually add sugar and
beat for about 5 minutes, or
until firm glossy peaks form.

• Using large spoon, dollop

meringue onto pie and spread
decoratively, making sure no
ice cream is exposed. Using
kitchen blowtorch, torch
meringue until browned all over.

• Freeze pie for about 30 minutes,
or until meringue has stiffened.
Decorate with lit birthday
candles, if desired. Slice and
serve immediately.

Note: Pie, without meringue
topping, can be made up to
1 week ahead, covered and frozen.

FAMILY FEATURES

F

inding time to celebrate family moments
is always sweeter with a delicious ice
cream dessert.
Breyers partnered with celebrity chef
Curtis Stone and his wife, actress
Lindsay Price Stone, to celebrate its 150th
birthday. The couple created 12 delicious ice
cream recipes inspired by each month of the year
using Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. From
January’s recipe featuring Fortune Cookies and