dessert

Caramel Frappe Recipe

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I love frappes! I don’t love the price…nor do I love that the past couple times I’ve tried to get one, the milk shake machine is down. Really?! What is it with milk shake machines? Why is it so hard to keep them running? My kids were bummed that they weren’t going to get their promised vanilla milk shakes (for being good in Target…bribery at it’s best!). So, I bought some vanilla ice cream to make them milk shakes and then thought, why couldn’t I make my own caramel frappe? Some vanilla ice cream, some milk, some caramel, and a bit of instant coffee. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out…it was delicious!!! Plus, it was so easy and so much cheaper! It’s probably a bit healthier too.

Caramel Frappe Ingredients

I used three scoops of ice cream and about a cup of milk along with a teaspoon of my favorite instant coffee (decaf because it’s late in the day) and a couple squirts of caramel. Blend them together – an Immersion Blender works great for this. Pour into a glass and add some whipped cream. Drizzle caramel over the top. Enjoy!

Caramel Frappe Ready to Drink

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My kids have been watching old episodes of The Next Great Baker and my middle child has been trying to come up with a recipe for us to try. He decided we should make cake pops with cookie dough. He even made a list of what we would need.

We didn’t have any cake pop sticks so we made do with toothpicks, but they would be fine with nothing either – they really aren’t that messy.

He originally wanted to ice them, but after mixing the icing in the cookie dough, we didn’t have any icing left (oops). However, the sprinkles stuck just fine.

After my next great baker tried one and pronounced them delish, the rest of us tried them and then had another. Mmmm!!

Sugar Cookie Dough Pops

Cookie Dough

1/4 C Butter, melted

1/4 C Oil

2 C Flour

3/4 C White Sugar

2 T Milk

1 t Vanilla

Dash of salt

Icing

2 C 10x Sugar

1/2 t Vanilla

2 T Milk plus more

Food coloring

Mix cookie dough ingredients together. It should be crumbly and not like dough at all. Mix the icing ingredients adjusting the amount of milk needed to give it a good thick consistency. You should be able to stir it with a wooden spoon, but you don’t want it to be runny. Mix the icing into the cookie dough. Now it should resemble cookie dough. If it’s too thick, add some more milk. If it’s too runny, add a little more flour. Roll the dough into balls and roll in sprinkles. Put on a cookie tray. Eat right away or chill loosely covered. Enjoy!