Ice cream in muffins? You betcha! There are only 2 ingredients in the muffins themselves – ice cream and flour (not counting the topping). How can that be? That’s what I thought when I saw Southern Living’s ice cream bread recipe a few years ago. I never made the bread and have had it on my “to make” list for some time now. Of course, my “to make” list is quite extensive, so who knows if I’ll ever get to make everything on it…but I can try!
I had this new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and decided to make muffins instead of bread. I scooped out the ice cream into a bowl to soften and then licked the spoon for a taste (no, I didn’t use the same spoon to stir the flour into the muffins in case you were wondering). Oh my! This ice cream is incredible; so I just knew the muffins had to be good. As I wanted to add a little something extra, I put a brown sugar-pecan streusel on top…a perfect combination with the caramel. These turned out so good and they’re so easy to make. When I told family and friends how the muffins were made, they were amazed and couldn’t believe it! Try them for yourself and let me know what you think.
The flavor possibilities are endless. Don’t be surprised when you find more muffin or bread recipes showing up on Simply Southern Baking using ice cream…the gears are turning now!
Ingredients
- 1 pint (2 cups) caramel ice cream (Ben & Jerry’s Dulce Delish), softened
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Muffins:
Pecan Streusel:
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray bottoms only of 9 regular-size muffin cups.
- In large bowl, combine ice cream and flour; stir just until flour is moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full.
- In small bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar, flour and butter; mix well. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.
This post is linked to Mingle Monday, Sweet Tooth Friday, Crazy Sweet Tuesdays, Cast Party Wednesday, Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
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wow! amazing! I’m seeing some of the most fun recipes out there these days! love this one
wondering if it would work with gluten free flour mix?
Jenilee, this is a fun recipe…and so easy! I’m not sure if another type of flour will work. Let me know how it turns out if you try it.
I’ll try to bake these yummy goodies! Hoping that it also taste good.
http://bubblyfluffy.blogspot.com
how fun are these? i’ll definitely have to try them!
Great looking muffins! How soft would you say I should do the ice cream? Runny soft or still pretty thick?
The ice cream should still be pretty thick…like soft-serve ice cream.
You had me and then sealed the deal with the B&J!!! I am pinning this recipe to my Yumminess board (http://pinterest.com/MeetPenny/delightful-yumminess/) or maybe my caramel board and will cook soon.
Stopping by from Mingle Monday.
Tabitha, B&J is soooo good! Thanks for stopping by and pinning my recipe!
I love that you called these muffins and not cupcakes–I’ll go with that! They look delicious!
I love your recipe! Would you come over to CAST PARTY WEDNESDAY tomorrow and share it with us?
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
http://ladybehindthecurtain.com
Thanks for the invite Sheryl. I just shared the recipe.
Oh my gosh I MUST try these! I’ve seen the ice cream bread recipe…now I want to try muffins too. YUM! Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday.
What a great muffin recipe, this looks incredible! Love your blog, so glad to be a new follower! xoxo
Muffins look wonderful. I’d like a muffin with a cup of coffee. Yum!
I never heard of these either — what amazing results for two ingredients! Liked your streusel topping, too!
Wow! Another great and easy recipe! Right up my alley. I’ll definitely give this one a try!
Thanks Tammy. I’m dreaming of my next recipe using ice cream!
This looks so good. I must try this. I saw someone do the bread but I like the idea of muffins. Totally trying this one out.
These look absolutely delicious! I love them. I’d like to invite you to share your recipe on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/10/sweet-indulgences-sunday-24.html
Thanks for the invite Kim. I shared the recipe.
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I love anything with caramel. I can’t wait to try these muffins. Thanks for sharing.
You had me at ice cream! Who would’ve thought all it took was two ingredients to make these! Incredible! I will definitely have to try them!
With the success of these muffins, I’ve got more ideas turning around in my head using other flavors.
Will another brand of ice cream work? My little store doesn’t carry B&J.
Lisa, I’m sure another brand would work (as long as it’s full fat ice cream). I just had B&J in my freezer. Let me know how they turn out.
I just saw this on RecipeNewZ and I first thought there was a mistake – how can there be a 2 ingredient muffin? I love the idea of using ice cream for baking! Brilliant! Definitely need to give it a try. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe