Jello & Pudding, Apple Sauce & Ice Cream

 Chocolate Pudding

1/4 cup  unsweetened cocoa - 1/2 cup sugar - 1 teaspoon vanilla - 2 cups milk - 3 Tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot .  Cook til thickened. 

Homemade jello

Ingredients 

3 cups fruit juice (I use organic cherry, apple or and grape)

1/4 cup cold or room temp water

1/4 cup hot water - not quite boiling 

1.5 tablespoons gelatin from grass fed cows - Amazon

Optional honey - didn’t use 

Directions

Add the gelatin to the cold water and stir until the texture is smooth and consistent. Add the hot water and stir again (this will thin the mixture back to a water-like consistency). Add this gelatin mixture to the fruit juice (sweetened if you so choose) and stir some more.

Then pour your jello mixture into a large bowl, and place it in the fridge to set for at least 2-3 hours (or you can pop it in the freezer if you’re impatient!). Add fruit if you want. Make jello chiffon by waiting till it’s partially set and mixing in whip cream. 

Last but not least, enjoy!

Simple vanilla ice cream

1 & 1/2 cups milk

1 & 1/8 sugar - I used just under a cup

3 cups heavy cream

1 & 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract 

Mix - pour in - 20-25 minutes

Simple chocolate ice cream 

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2/3 cup sugar 

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 

1 & 1/2 cups milk

3 & 1/4 cups heavy cream

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract 

 Combine cocoa powder and sugars. Stir. Add whole milk and use a hand mixer on low to combine. Stir in cream and vanilla. 25-30 minutes. 

Chocolate mint ice cream

1 & 1/2 cups milk

3/4 cup chocolate syrup

3 Tablespoons sugar

3 cups heavy cream

1 teaspoon peppermint 

1 cup mint morsels or Andes mint chips or peppermint candies

Mix with hand mixer milk, chocolate syrup and sugar. Stir in cream and peppermint. 20-25 minutes. 5 minutes before done add Andes or whatever you choose. 

Ice milk 

4 cups of milk

1 Cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla 

20-25 minutes 

Mason Jar Ice Cream - Good

1 cup heavy whip cream

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 Tablespoon cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

Shake - Freeze - Enjoy

I shake it then put in a small container to freeze. Depending on how big your mason jar is you need to be able to get the ice cream out of the jar.

Apple Sauce

Ingredients 

• ▢ 2 ½ pounds apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces or thin rings (use your favorite variety; I used Granny Smith but Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, etc. are ok; the more ripe they are the sweeter they are so you may be able to reduce the added sugar)
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar; or as desired
• ▢ ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed; or as desired
• ▢ 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• ▢ 1 cinnamon stick
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt, or as desired
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To a large stockpot add all the ingredients, cover, bring to a boil, and simmer the mixture over medium to medium-low for about 30 minutes, or until the apples are very tender. Make sure to stir occasionally to prevent sticking or burning. At the end, make sure to taste and if you want it a bit sweeter, add more sugar. You can also add more cinnamon or any of the spices listed below.