We All Scream for Ice Cream! Recipes to Celebrate National Ice Cream Day, July 17th

July 17^th marks National Ice Cream Day.

What better way to celebrate it than preparing some homemade treats with La Lechera for your loved ones.  We’re sure that everyone will scream for ice cream after trying them!

Here are two mouth-watering, easy-to-prepare recipes to try at home and indulge:

Frozen Tiramisu

(makes 16 servings)

Ingredients:

• Plastic wrap or parchment paper
• 1 carton (1.5 quarts) Vanilla Bean DREYER’S or EDY’S SLOW CHURNED Light Ice Cream, softened\
• 1/2 cup NESTLÉ LA LECHERA Dulce de Leche
• 3/4 cup brewed espresso or strong coffee
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur, brandy or dark rum (optional)
• 1 package (6.17 to 7 ounces) crisp ladyfingers
• 1/2 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Morsels, chopped, divided
• 2 to 3 tablespoons NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa

Directions:

• LINE an 8- or 9-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap or parchment paper, leaving a 3-inch overhang.
• SPOON ice cream into large mixer bowl; beat until smooth. Swirl in dulce de leche.
• COMBINE espresso and liqueur in a shallow dish. Dip (don’t soak) half of the ladyfingers into mixture and place in bottom of prepared pan. Layer half of ice cream mixture over top; sprinkle with half morsels. Repeat layers 1 more time.
• FOLD plastic wrap overhang over top of ice cream mixture/morsels and freeze overnight. To serve, lift frozen tiramisu from pan using plastic wrap overhang. Remove plastic wrap. Dust top with baking cocoa. Slice into 1-inch slices; cut each slice in half.
• Cook’s Tip: 1 package (3 to 3 1/2 oz.) soft ladyfingers can be used in place of crisp. If you don’t use liqueur, sweeten the espresso or coffee a bit

Churro Cups with Vanilla Ice Cream and Dulce de Leche

(Makes 8 servings)

Ingredients:

• 2 burrito-size 100% whole wheat or multi-grain tortillas
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 2 cups Vanilla Bean DREYER’S or EDY’S SLOW CHURNED Light Ice
• 2 to 3 tablespoons NESTLÉ LA LECHERA Dulce de Leche (squeezable bottle)

Directions:

• PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
• CUT four 4-inch circles from each tortilla.
• COMBINE sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Spray tortilla circles with nonstick cooking spray; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar and press into standard-size muffin tin.
• BAKE for 15 minutes or until crisp. Cool completely.
• SCOOP ice cream into churro cups; drizzle with dulce de leche.