Homemade Oreos

I got this recipe from a great friend. Yeah. Really, a cake mix again!?! I know. This is great! They are fast to make and actually super delicious!

1 Devils Food Cake Mix

2 Eggs

1/2 Cup Oil of your choice (OG recipe calls for Vegetable oil)

Mix and roll the mix into uniform balls

Bake at 350 for 8 mins. Don’t over cook!

Frosting: (can be halved)

1 block of cream cheese

1 tsp Vanilla

1 cube of butter

1/4 C Milk

Powdered Sugar (to desired thickness)

Now take your cookies and frosting and assemble your Oreos :D

I love "Our Best Bites!" Definitely stole the picture from there and also eyed their recipe. It uses shortening instead of oil. I wonder which is better. I would use coconut oil before I used shortening. But here's a link if you want to check it out.

https://ourbestbites.com/homemade-oreos/

Lemon Ice Cream

I got this recipe from my Aunt Melody and Uncle Terry. I just happened to be visiting their house when they were making this homemade ice cream for a ward activity. I got to taste some and it was heavenly!!! I've held on to it ever since. In fact, can I just say.... That this is the closest thing to Chik-Fil-A Ice cream that I have found?!!!!!  I'm going to admit that I was becoming an addict. I was making daily trips to Chic- Fil-A for Ice crack cream!!! I was getting a little worried! I can't keep doing this, I thought. I can't just go to Chik-Fil-A everyday!! I have to do something! Welp. This is it! Now no one has to know if I am an addict or not! I can eat all the Chik-Fil-A-esque ice cream that I want!!! Phew!

I have added lemon to it, but I don't always. When you leave the lemon out, it tastes like chick fil a. However, I have added lemon... and lemon oreos and toasted mini marshmallows and ooohhhh divine!!!   I don't always add the eggs (infact I usually don't) if I don't want to go to the trouble of tempering the mixture. It still comes out good :D

7 C Whole Milk

1 C Whipping Cream

1 C Evaporated Milk

2 1/2 C Sugar

Pinch of Salt

4 Eggs

3 1/2 Tbls. Vanilla

1 Tbls. Lemon Extract (optional)

I got no instructions with this recipe. So from my cooking knowledge-- If you are not adding the eggs, just mix and you can either churn right away, or refrigerate until you are ready. 

If you want to add the eggs, you would cook the eggs in the hot milk and then need to refrigerate your ice cream base until it is cold. The easiest way I can think of to do this (don't know if it's the best way...) is to put it all in a blender and blend it up, then put it in a pan over medium/medium-high heat, whisk constantly until it reaches 160 degrees. Put in refrigerator until it's cold. Then add lemon juice and zest right before churning. If you want a stronger flavor, once the ice cream has chilled to room temperature, add Lemon juice and zest and let marinate in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.

This Ice Cream is A-MAZING! It's as good as Chick-Fil-A!!! We made a few modifications tonight. I wanted to get them down.

3 C Whole Milk

4 C Half and Half

1 C Evaporated Milk

1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 1/2 C Sugar (I might reduce the sugar by 1/2-3/4 of a cup because of the sweetened condensed milk)

Pinch of Salt

Zest from 2 Lemons

3 1/2 Tbls. Vanilla

2 Tbls. Lemon Juice

Mix and Churn! 

We added dark brown broiled marshmallow bits (Oh my goodness!!!! Delectable!)

Other add-ins:

Vanilla Wafers

Lemon Oreos