A national recipe contest hosted by the Martha White muffin
mix company was won by a recipe that featured—you guessed it—ice cream! Ice cream recipes are a fantastic way to make a summer gathering even more
exciting, or to add a special touch to a family evening at home. This winning
recipe just might become your new favorite.
With summer just around the corner and warm temperatures in
most of the country, is it any surprise that the judges and online voters
gravitated toward cold, creamy ice cream when they selected the winner? Just
looking at the picture of the winning ice cream sandwich makes the mouth begin
to water.
The rules of the recipe contest were simple: Each contestant
submitted a recipe that incorporated Martha White muffin mix. Judges rated all
the submissions by taste, creativity, use of muffin mix, preparation
difficulty, and appearance; then presented the five finalists for open online
voting. In past years, as well as among the runners-up to this year’s contest,
most of the winning recipes focus on fruit—berries, bananas, and even a fruit
pizza. This year, however, the champion recipe went in a different direction. Emily
B. from Wisconsin
came out on top, with her ice cream recipe that used Martha White’s chocolate
chip muffin mix. Her prize? $5,000, a gift basket worth $50.00, and the pride
of having her recipe featured as the winner.
The recipe uses a waffle iron to make a crispy chocolaty
wafer, which then becomes the outside of an ice cream sandwich. A little hot
fudge and peanuts added to the top, and the creation is complete. Want to try
it out for yourself? Martha White’s website has the winning ice cream recipe
posted, as well as the runners-up in the contest. We suspect that creativity
was one of the major considerations in this contest—who would have thought of
combining a store-bought muffin mix with ice cream for such great results?
Emily B.’s entry in the recipe contest is just one example
of how creativity with ice cream can result in an unusual treat that everyone
loves. If you’d like to try your hand at making some homemade ice cream
desserts this summer, check out the creative recipes on our website, including
the delicious gingerbread man ice cream sandwich. Or, come up with your own
unique invention. Who knows—you could win a national recipe contest yourself
and come up with the next ice cream recipe to sweep the country!
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