we’ve been making ice cream around here. amesy has never been a fan, up until this point. maybe he’s getting older, and the cold doesn’t bother him anymore, but he’s been converted into a very enthusiastic ice cream lover. we made a very basic chocolate coconut milk ice cream, and added chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles - because, why not? and he loved it. almost every day now he asks to “cook ice cream”, and it nearly kills me. he’s become quite the little cook, helping me scrub veggies, bake sweet potato wedges, whiz up my coffee creamer, and bake all the things.
at 3.5 he’s becoming his own little person, and getting bigger literally before our eyes. he lets us know what he wants, and definitely lets us know what he doesn’t want. he has ideas and interests, and is so passionate and spirited about things. here are a few of my favorite amesy phrases from the past few weeks:
“daddy, you clean up, I’m going to relax my body” as he promptly sits in a chair.
“goodbye, mommy, see you next later!”
“mom, mom, STARWORKS” (aka, fireworks)
it’s just the best. he’s the best.
anywho, while we’re on the subject of ice cream and things that amesy loves, let’s talk about this delicious peanut buttery chocolate shell. it’s the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter flavor all wrapped up in a perfectly gooey sauce to pour over everything from ice cream, to cookies, granola bars, frozen cookie balls, fresh fruit! it’s simple, easy to put together, and best part is you don’t have to wait for anything. mix it up, and pour - that’s it. it’s the perfect little touch to make an ordinary bowl of ice cream the best version of itself :)
sending positivity and hugs ❤️
method
whisk together all the ingredients, taste and adjust, adding more maple syrup and/or salt.
serve over ice cream, use as a dip for fruit or cookies. as frosting for doughnut, etc.!
ingredients
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
1/4 cup cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
2 tablespoons creamy unsweetened peanut butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
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