This cocoa pebbles ice cream is easy to make and tastes incredible. Plus it uses everyone's favourite chocolate flavoured cereal.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!Â
Hope everyone enjoyed their day today. I went to see 21 Jump Street with the hooligans. It was a fun movie.
Wildly inappropriate but wickedly funny. And let's just say it. Channing Tatum is not hard on the eyes. At all. Not...even...a...little!
We ordered some food from a local seasonal place. It's called the Dairy Freez. Has awesome burgers.
I am now chilling out watching Survivor. Yup, pretty good day.
Also got beautiful flowers from boytoy. The other day he brought me Wild Cherry Pepsi, today he shows up with flowers. Mini-me sure knows how to pick them. He has more brownies points than he'll ever need at this point.
Today also made me miss my Mom more than normal. For regular readers you know I lost her when I was 15. I've written about her before.
I just tend to be on edge on Mother's Day. Nothing horrible, no crying or moping. I enjoy my time with the kids but in the back of my mind there are lots of thoughts about how life would be different if they knew her. I think she epitomized what being a mother is.
She was kind, caring, supportive, funny and protective.Â
AND
She ALWAYS put us first!
To me that's what Moms do. They love all of you. Not just pieces of you.
They show up. To everything. Not just the things they like. They support you when life is hard. They listen when you need an ear.
It's also what grandparents do. My kids missed out on that. My Mom would have kicked ass being a Gramma.
She would have spent time with them, loved them, read books with B-Dude, taken mini-me riding, taken them shopping, baked cookies with them, hung out and laughed hysterically with them every moment she could.
Time missed out on. So I think quietly about that all day long. That they missed out on having a great gramma who would have loved them whole heartedly for all that they are.
This is us on my brother's grad. I had just had my appendix out and was seriously drugged up. Love the look on Mom's face!
I was lucky to have that growing up. My Mom's mother was amazing.
Our gramma spent time with us, made us laugh, and played with us all the time. She talked to us and took an active interest in our lives.
I remember after my Mom passed away I would stop at my Gramma's house to talk, and she would make me french fries. Sometimes we'd just sit there, sometimes we'd talk about Mom, sometimes I'd talk about boys.
I am so happy I had that type of influence in my life. She passed a year after my Mom passed. Gramma was the biggest spitfire you could ever meet in your life. I miss her too.
Me and Gramma playing baseball in our backyard!
So, the moral of today's story is appreciate your Moms. You are incredibly lucky to have them in your life. Tell them that.
You can never spend too much time with them and you can never love the people in your lives too much. It's just not possible.
One of my fave pics of my Mom!
I highly recommend making ice cream with the people you love.
Ice cream cures all. Little known mom secret.
This recipe is adapted from their Cuisinart's Simple Chocolate Ice Cream.
More Ice Cream Recipes:
- Saffron Ice Cream
- Heavenly Hash
- Turtles Ice Cream
- Ice Cream Bites
- Eskimo Pie with Pistachios
- Black Forest Ice Cream
- Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Strawberry Sherbert in Cooky Cups
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Cocoa Pebbles Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups cocoa pebbles
Instructions
- In a stand mixer whisk together cocoa powder, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and whole milk. Mix until well combined.
- Now add the heavy cream and vanilla extract and whisk again for a couple of minutes.
- Cover the bowl and stick in the fridge for about one hour.
- Remove and transfer to a frozen ice cream bowl.
- Place that on your machine.
- Turn on and mix for about 10 minutes until it's almost hardened.
- Add the cocoa pebbles. Mix briefly.
- It can be eaten immediately or you can pop it back in the freezer until needed.
- Serve with a big old chocolatey rock your whole mouth smile!
Notes
Nutrition
The next recipe coming up is also a Cocoa Pebbles recipe. I go on tangents, what can I say. If you haven't seen the Cocoa Pebbles Krispies yet you should check those out. They had a nutella and chocolate frosting on them. So good I may have eaten the whole batch by myself.
Thanks for visiting today!
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Toodles! xx
The Duo Dishes - Chrystal
This is a very sweet post. The great thing about loved ones who pass is that we carry in us the things we most loved about them. Your kids are lucky. Delicious ice cream too! Childhood cereals are pretty awesome.
Kim Bee
Thank you so much. I feel like the lucky one these days. Great kids. I love making food that brings me back to my youth. So much fun.
Ann
Happy Mother's Day, Kim...this ice-cream ROCKS!
Kim Bee
Thanks gorgeous. Happy Mother's day my friend. xx
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef
I make ice cream all the time but I've never put cereal in it. What a great idea. Happy Mother's Day. It's a tough day for me too. My first year without my mother and my kids are all 10,000 miles away.
Kim Bee
This was my first time trying it. It's super good but best eaten the first day or so. That way it tastes like a nestle crunch bar.
Happy Mother's Day to you too. I am so sorry Maureen. The first year is hard. Sending you a big virtual hug. Much empathy and love to you. If you ever need an ear feel free to email me. xx
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
What a genius idea! I just bought an ice cream maker Friday so I am so incredibly excited to make this!
Kim Bee
Yah, welcome to the dark side my friend.
Tina@flourtrader
Creamy and crunchy-that is a delicious way to go when it comes to ice cream. Very creative Kim!
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time
I so don't take for granted the fact that my mother is still with me and reading things like this help reinforce that, so thank you! We have fruity pebbles in the house at the moment (imagine that; no chocolate), but I do think this ice cream would be perfect for Dudette.
Coco
All the more reason to eat the ice cream right away!
Thanks for sharing your story about your mom. She's really sweet and you must be, too. Love the chipmunk pic. That's classic!
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina
Ice cream could bring about world peace.
Especially this one!
kitchenriffs
Wonderful post! Such a great tribute to your mom, and all mothers, really. Good stuff. And a nice recipe! Who knew you could do so much with cocoa pebbles? Certainly not me! Truly nice read - thanks.
Emily @ Life on Food
Glad to hear you had a lovely day. I watched Survivor too.
Kiri W.
Happy Mother's Day! And ooooh lord, I need a huge tub of this, stat!!
Ramona
Happy belated Mother's Day to you Kim! I know you are missing your Mother even more on days like Mother's day. Love the coco pebbles in this ice cream.... wow. What a sweet treat on a very sweet day. 🙂
Renee @ Tortillas and Honey
No other words, but awesome!!!!! 🙂
Katherine Martinelli
Happy Mother's Day Kim!!! What a beautiful family you have. It sounds like your mother and grandmother were both incredible ladies. This ice cream sounds amazing - cocoa pebbles?! In ice cream?!
Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook
Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman. I love my mama more than anything in the world! And you...you're a a genius! Why did I never think of this before? Ahh so much chocolatey goodness in that ice cream, and with one of my favorite cereals!
Chocolate Chilli Mango®
Your kids are very lucky because everything you got from your mum and grandma live on in you, making you a great mother too.
a belated happy mother's day.
lovely post and recipe!
kale
The pic taken at your brother's grad is awesome! You do look like you are walking on happy happy clouds, hehe.
Anita at Hungry Couple
I'll be the texture in the ice cream was quite good from the cereal. It's why I always like sprinkles on my ice cream cones. I'm glad you had a good mother's day but shouldn't the kids have made ice cream for you?? 🙂
The Squishy Monster
Gosh Kim, that looks to die for!!!
Meghan
Sounds like a pretty good day! Boytoy is scoring some major points with the flowers, lol! Love the pics you included, and the ice cream- Amazing!!