Individual Peach Cobblers

I love Colorado Palisade Peaches!  I have been know to make the 4 hour trek from Denver to Palisade and fill my entire trunk with peaches and drive back.  This is one of my all time favorite ways to eat them.  I make a peach cobbler topping and then store it in the fridge and just crumble some on top of 1/2 of a peach and bake.  Great desert if you are cooking for only 1 or 2 people, or it can feed an army too!

Source:  Food.com

Ingredients:
Peaches (1/2 per person)

Topping Ingredients:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 small egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup oats (not instant) 

Vanilla Ice Cream for serving

Instructions:
Mix all the toppings together, line the peaches up on a baking dish with a 2 inch side.  Then crumble some of the topping on each peach and bake at 350 for 10-15 min (until the topping is slightly golden). 

Red Velvet Cookies & Ice Cream Sandwiches

My co-worker LOVES red velvet, so I decided to make some red velvet cookies for her birthday.  After I made the cookies I decided they would make perfect ice cream sandwiches too.  I used cookies and cream ice cream and they were delicious!  I think these would be perfect for Valentines day, or just a normal weekday!

Source: Duncan Hines
Ingredients:

1 box Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine one (1) box of Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix, two (2) eggs and one-third (1/3) cup vegetable oil using a hand blender or wire whisk.
3. Form teaspoon size balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet or baking pan about one inch (1") apart. Slightly pat down the top of each ball.
4. Cook for 8-10 minutes (the top of the cookie will crack).
5. While hot, lightly sprinkle the top of the cookie with powdered sugar (optional). 

Here is the ice cream sandwich version:

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream & Figs

 

 

 



This is a match made in heaven!  Who doesn't love homemade vanilla ice cream and then add amazing ripe figs on top.  So good! 

 

Ingredients:
2 quarts half and half

1/2 pint heavy cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
fresh figs                                             

 

 

Instructions:
Combine half-and-half, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in freezer container of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.  Scoop ice cream when finished and top with fresh figs.