Two choices for National Ice Cream Month: Make your own Red, White and Blue or Clementines makes it for you- Hollywood style

July is National Ice Cream Month accordign to the National Days Calendar.

With Fourth of July coming, families will be doing backyard barbecues and many will make home-made ice cream. Others will be heading down to the various Fourth of July Celebrations. To find out about some in the Greater St. Louis Area CLICK HERE.

Whether you want to make your own ice cream or go out and enjoy some, there is no reason not to enjoy some delicious ice cream– especially since it’s hot and it’s Ice Cream Month.

Our friend,  Becky Hardin, The Cookie Rookie, says, “Red Velvet Ice Cream is one of my favorite homemade ice cream recipes. This cream cheese ice cream is the perfect mix of red velvet flavor and cream cheese icing.” Throw a little whipped cream on it and sprinkle some blueberries and you have a red, white and blue dessert for your Independence Day dinner.

“Red velvet ice cream is not for the faint of heart,” says Becky.  “If you love red velvet cake, then you will love this red velvet cream cheese ice cream. It is so rich and flavorful, so just one scoop will do…who am I kidding? Don’t forget the cream cheese icing swirl in the middle. That really makes all the difference in this homemade ice cream recipe. It tastes just like red velvet cupcakes but in delicious ice cream form.”

Red Velvet Ice Cream

Ingredients:

• Cream Cheese
• Heavy Cream
• Whole Milk
• Sugar
• Cocoa Powder
• Red Food Coloring
• Salt

Plus butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract for that cream cheese icing in the middle!

How to Make Red Velvet Ice Cream:

1. Place cream cheese, heavy cream, milk, sugar, food coloring, and salt in a blender, and pulse until fully combined and smooth.
2. Pour the cream cheese ice cream mixture into a bowl, and let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
3. Once it has chilled, pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and follow the ice cream maker instructions to process.
4. While the ice cream is processing, make the cream cheese icing. Mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a stand-up mixer. Add in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, until the mixture is fluffy.
5. When the ice cream is ready, pour half into a freezer-safe container. Top with 5-6 spoonfuls of the icing mixture, and use a knife to swirl it around.
6. Then pour in the rest of the ice cream, top with the rest of the icing, and swirl again.
7. Let the red velvet ice cream freeze overnight.

Clementines launches “Golden Age of Hollywood” Ice Cream

Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Ice Cream announces the upcoming release of its new limited-edition collection for National Ice Cream Month in July. Launching July 1, the “Golden Age of Hollywood” collection pays tribute to legendary figures including Cary Grant, Dorothy Dandridge, Frank Sinatra, and Rita Hayworth. In addition, two special flavors will be released on National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 20 and are only available while supplies last inspired by James Dean and Marilyn Monroe.

To celebrate this glamorous occasion, on Sunday, July 20 starting at Noon, the first *50 people in line at each of Clementine’s nine locations will receive a free National Ice Cream Day t-shirt (*one shirt per transaction). In addition, the very first person in line will get a limited-edition National Ice Cream Day poster!

Clementine’s Ice Cream’s Flavor Temptress, Tamara Keefe, shared the inspiration behind the flavors for National Ice Cream Day and the “Golden Age of Hollywood” collection: “I’ve always been fascinated by the glamour and nostalgia of Old Hollywood, so I started with the stars themselves—who they were and what they loved to indulge in. Reimagining their favorite desserts as ice cream felt like a way to keep their spirit alive, because these icons are truly eternal.”

Golden Age of Hollywood Collection for National Ice Cream Month Includes:

• The Archibald Leach – A tribute to Cary Grant’s favorite Fry Picnic candy bar, The Archibald Leach features creamy peanut butter ice cream swirled with salted caramel and a milk chocolate puffed rice crunch.

• The Dottie Mae – Inspired by the legendary Dorothy Dandridge, this scoop captures the feel of a cinnamon roll with cream cheese ice cream and crunchy cinnamon-sugar pieces.

• The Chairman of the Board – As lively as Ol’ Blue Eyes himself (Frank Sinatra), The Chairman of the Board hits all the right notes with bright lemon ice cream blended with creamy ricotta cheese.

• The Love Goddess – Inspired by Rita Hayworth’s timeless appeal, this flavor envelops a rich custard ice cream and sun-ripened strawberry swirls.

• The Blonde Bombshell – Inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s go-to sundae after acting class, this flavor is draped in hot fudge and studded with Amarena cherries and candied peanuts.

• The One-Speed Dean – A tribute to James Dean’s classic childhood dessert, a banana pudding ice cream with crackling candied cornflake crunch.

Guests are invited to visit any of the nine ice cream shops located at 1637 S. 18^th Street in historic Lafayette Square, 730 DeMun in Clayton, 4715 Macklind in the South Hampton neighborhood, 140 W. Argonne Drive in Kirkwood, 13426 Clayton Road in Town & Country, The Meadows Shopping Center in Lake St. Louis, 308 N. Euclid in the Central West End, the parlor at Trace on the Parkway in Edwardsville, IL as well as the current pop-up parlor at Chicken n Pickle in St. Charles.

As Missouri’s only micro-creamery, all of the dairy used in Clementine’s creations is from local, grass-fed, pasture-raised, hormone and RBST-free cows. Clementine’s combines their all-natural proprietary dairy base with the finest handpicked ingredients to churn up a decadent 16-18% butterfat ice cream. Visit www.clementinescreamery.com for more information or to order pints online. Follow Clementine’s on Facebook and Instagram for the latest details on National Ice Cream Day.