There are many ways to have delicious ice cream. One of them is to spice it up a notch.Take at look at some of our wonderful suggestions and make them part of your dessert enjoyment.

Hot Butter Rum Mix

Ingredients:

1 pound light brown sugar
1 pound confectioners sugar
1⁄2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 quart Mountain Pride Vanilla ice cream, slightly melted
Light rum
Ground nutmeg for garnish

Directions:

In a large bowl, blend the first four ingredients together well.

To make one drink, put 2 tablespoons of the Mountain Pride Vanilla ice cream mixture in a mug. Add one jigger of rum and fill the mug with boiling water. Garnish the top with the nutmeg. Freeze the remaining Mountain Pride Vanilla ice cream mixture in a plastic container for future use.

This drink is very good without the rum, so everyone in the house can get in on the act.

Mocha Kahlua Ice Crema Torte With Hot Fudge Sauce

Crust:
1 1⁄2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (about 6 1⁄2 ounces)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Kahlua

Filling:
1 quart Mountain Pride chocolate ice cream
1 pint Mountain Pride Espresso Flake ice cream
4 tablespoons Kahlua
4 to 6 Heath bars (or Skor bars), crushed in food processor or with mallet

Hot Fudge Sauce:
8 ounces of chopped semisweet chocolate
2 tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon butter
1⁄2 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup heavy cream
1⁄4 cup hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt

Directions:

Combine chopped dark chocolate with butter, sugar, heavy cream, and hot water. Melt mixture stirring, at low heat for five minutes. Remove from heat, add vanilla and salt and serve warm.

Prep time: 4 hours 15 minutes                 Cooking time:   10 minutes

Luscious Cranberry Ice Cream Pie

Preparation Time:        30 mins 
Cooking Time:             15 mins
Freezing Time:             6 hrs
Pre-heat Oven:            350 degrees F

Ingredients:

1 1⁄2 cups              quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup                  sliced almonds, divided
1/3 cup                  firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup                  butter or margarine, melted
2 pints                   Mountain Pride Vanilla ice cream, softened
2 cans (16oz)         whole berry cranberry sauce, broken up and drained
3 tablespoons        orange flavored liqueur, or orange juice
1/4 cup                  fresh orange juice
As desired             whipped cream

Directions:

In large mixing bowl, mix oats, 1/2 cup of the almonds, brown sugar, and butter. Press mixture evenly over bottom and 1-inch up sides of a 10 inch spring form pan. Bake about 15 min or until golden brown. Cool; freeze until ready to fill.

In large mixing bowl, stir together Mountain Pride Vanilla ice cream, 1 can of the cranberry sauce and 1 tablespoon liqueur. Spoon mixture evenly over bottom of chilled crust. Freeze at least 6 hours or overnight.

In medium bowl, stir together remaining 1 can cranberry sauce, remaining 2 tablespoons orange liqueur and 1/4 cup orange juice until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

To serve, remove pie from freezer. Decorate top of pie with whipped cream in lattice design. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup sliced almonds over top. Remove sides of spring-form pan and place pie on cake platter.

Serve pie with cranberry topping.

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