Keep Cool & Fuse the Flavours
Celebrate International Coffee Day with pumpkin spice and coffee ice cream recipes! Espresso meets cosy autumn flavours for delicious, scoopable treats. Coffee Day is here — and we’re celebrating in the sweetest way possible. ☕🍦 Every 1st October, the world raises a mug for International Coffee Day — a celebration of the bean that fuels […]
🧁 Welcome to Your October Scoop of Deliciousness! Hello scoop lovers — autumn has well and truly arrived. Crisp mornings, shorter evenings, all the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey (there’s a song for that) — and with Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice back on the scene, cosy flavours are officially in full swing. This […]
Discover the top 10 essential tools for homemade ice cream making — from spatulas and sieves to storage tubs and thermometers. Build your best kit for silky bases, smooth churns, and scoop-ready texture. The Kit That’s Earned Its Place in My Kitchen When I first started making ice cream, I thought having an ice cream […]
Make refreshing homemade grape sorbet with fresh grapes, lemon & sugar. A juicy, vegan-friendly autumn dessert recipe that’s light, fruity & delicious. Grapes are everywhere in late September — hanging heavy on vines, piled high in supermarket shelves, and bursting with juicy sweetness. While we often enjoy them fresh, grapes make a surprisingly brilliant frozen […]
Healthy dairy-free frozen treats for toddlers! Simple banana ice cream & fruity sorbets with no additives – fun, tasty, and tummy-friendly. Dairy-free ice cream isn’t just for grown-ups cutting back on milk and cream. More and more parents are exploring it for their little ones — especially toddlers. Whether it’s due to allergies, sensitivities, or […]
Ice cream not freezing? Discover the 5 most common reasons your homemade scoops stay soft — and how to fix them fast. Expert tips for perfect, scoopable texture. You’ve mixed up a delicious batch of homemade ice cream, followed the recipe to the letter — but hours later, it’s still a soft, soupy mess. Why? […]
Apple ice cream is a rare scoop — but why? Explore the flavour and texture challenges, clever fixes like caramelised swirls, and why pears often steal the spotlight. Apple Avalanche – A Personal Scoop This year, a friend’s orchard gifted me over 13kg of apples and pears — Bramleys, Cox’s, Granny Smiths, Golden Delicious, and […]
Celebrate International Country Music Day with Southern-inspired ice creams! From bourbon pecan praline to peach cobbler, discover toe-tappin’ treats full of flavour and charm. If there’s one thing country music is famous for, it’s having a song for just about everything. Heartbreak? Plenty of those. Lost your house? You’ll find verses for that too. Even […]
Discover Dahl-licious frozen treats inspired by Roald Dahl! From scrumdiddlyumptious ice creams to magical sundaes, these recipes are pure storybook fun. A Letter From the Maestro Himself – A Personal Scoop! I have a letter in my possession that’s a good few years old (a few decades old, actually!). It’s from Roald Dahl — yes, […]
Wondering why your ice cream turned out icy or gritty? Discover the most common causes of grainy homemade ice cream — and how to fix it with simple, proven tips for smooth, scoopable results every time. Ever Made Ice Cream That Feels… Sandy? You followed the recipe, churned like a pro, froze it overnight — […]