It's Saturday. I could have gotten up early and gone for a run. Weather is surprisingly cool for Texas, so a morning run is actually pretty pleasant. My kids slept in, so I didn't have to get them food like I normally do (they have a bad habit of puking if they don't it right away when they wake up). And I woke up early anyway. Not sure why.
I didn't go running.
Instead, I decided to make toasted marshmallow ice cream.
I've tried a number of marshmallow ice cream recipes. First rule is don't use the recipe if they advise using marshmallow spread -- that stuff is gross. Have some self-respect and use real marshmallows. Only the finest corn syrup confections in this house.
Most recipes require making a custard so that you can melt your toasted marshmallows in the hot liquid. It's hard to impart the flavor to a cold milk/cream based ice cream that doesn't involve heat.
Usually I do a ratio of 2 to 1 milk to cream. This time I did a higher cream ratio, more like 1.5 milk to 1 cream. I think it's going to be good.
How to motivate oneself to go running rather than making ice cream? (especially when you believe ice cream is good for you...)
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This post might be more relevant and engaging in the~food_and_drinksterritory.sir, you are a fraud.well, but health and fitness is not just about what you do do, it's also about what you don't do, and what you do instead, isn't it?
well, but~bitcoinis not just about what you do do, it's also about what you don't do, and what you do instead, isn't it?oof. touche. I'll take my ice cream posting elsewhere.
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hm ... very interesting.
I could easily see convincing myself that ice cream is healthy, especially if it's got lots of nuts and is sweetened with honey or maple syrup, maybe some dark chocolate and fruit in the mix.
fruit and maple syrup i think are ok, nuts too, if they are crushed.
dark chocolate probably won't have much flavour because of the cold. also, honey tends to coagulate too much and ends up chunky.
--but then again, this is to say nothing about nutritional value.
There's a simple ingredient ice cream brand that makes a coconut milk mint chocolate chip ice cream that's sweetened with honey. It's pretty good.
When not making marshmallow ice cream, I usually get mine down to four ingredients: milk, cream, sugar, vanilla/flavor.
peach ice cream is really nice if you brown your sugar a little first (almost like a carmel).
cherry ice cream is good with almond extract in the cream, whole cherries stirred in after you churn.
One of the reasons I've really gotten in to making my own ice cream is the control I get over ingredients.
ahhh--premade. i might have actually tried something like that once.
i pictured a honey drizzle.
Have multiple options, so it’s not about running or not running, but about choosing between running, walking, hiking, swimming, etc.
Exercise is fun...once you start doing it.
Ice cream is fun even before you start eating it.
Then you need to imagine yourself having fun in the future
I am so jelly!
mental health is health too
Eating ice cream sounds way more fun than running. I am all for running in the context of sport but for exercise it is not my thing.
you are a wise man.
a pint of vanilla haagen dazs was magically awaiting me when i finished my workout yesterday. i mixed in blueberries. it wasn't the plan, but i easily devoured 3/4 of it.
your marshmallow ice cream looks much better than mine.