A Warm Weather Treat?

Ah, warm weather. Winter has yielded to spring and summer, and those temps are rising. What could taste better than a home-made frozen treat?


Frozen Avocado Pudding

1 3-oz package cream cheese
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 T lemon juice
1 T sugar
2/3 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup thin avocado slices
1/4 cup chopped dates
1 cup thin peach slices
12 maraschino cherries, quartered

Cream cheese, add 1/4 cup cream gradually, stirring until smooth. Add lemon juice and sugar. Whip remaining cream until thick, but not stiff. Fold into cheese mixture. Combine with remaining ingredients, pour into a refrigerator tray and place in freezing unit to freeze. Serves 8 to 10.


I will admit that on an episode of Good Eats, Alton Brown made avocado ice cream. And I will admit that I was slightly intrigued. I like, no make that love, avocados, and I think with the right combo of cream and sugar the ice cream would be tasty. Not quite as tasty as raspberry sorbet, or chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, but still tasty. That being said, I'm not convinced that avocados, pineapple, peaches, and maraschino cherries belong in the same dish together. The recipe starts out really well; combining cream cheese, cream, lemon juice and sugar. That's a fantastic start! But then weirdness descends, and something green is added to your frozen treat. Now if it were kiwi fruit that had been added, the green would have been ok. But adding a darker, more squishy green that is most often associated with chips and margaritas seems to be just a little off-kilter. Personally, I would make this recipe and omit the avocado, either substituting another fruit or increasing the amounts of what is already listed. Now that's a frozen treat!