Marvelous Mondays Link Party #53

 

 Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! We hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! :) We are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and invite your blogging friends to join the fun! We thank all of you for linking up each week and we welcome any new bloggers who linked up! Let’s keep this party growing!

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I would think you were pretty sweet if you could send out a tweet. (Yeah, corny... but cute, right? ;))

Virtual Ice Cream Social Week was a HUGE hit on the blog this past week!
Thanks so much to all of you who stopped by! :)
Be sure you click on over to my 30 Scoops You Can Make at Home Recipe Round-Up to see all the ice cream goodness from the entire week & some of my favorite food bloggers' best homemade ice cream recipes...

And if you haven't done so already, be sure to click on over and get entered to win a Nostalgia Electrics Ice Cream Maker and a copy of The Perfect Scoop...  Today is the LAST DAY to get entered! :)

Do all you know what tomorrow is??  Tomorrow Julie from This Gal Cooks and I will announce the July Spiked! Recipe Challenge Ingredient! :)  Up for grabs for the July champ is premium ad spots on each of our blogs for August!  Be sure to stop back by here after midnight to see the July ingredient and to add your blog's link to the challenge sign-up linky.  If you are new to the Spiked! Recipe Challenge, CLICK HERE to see what it is all about and check out the past Spiked! champs. 

Hey there, my 680-some Google Friend Connect followers!  I would hate for any of you to miss any of my yummy recipe posts, giveaways, and frugal tips!  Google Reader will be no more come TOMORROW!  Be sure you have subscribed to Frugal Foodie Mama on Bloglovin or via email!  I have made it super easy for you to follow from either one on my sidebar over there or you could just click the Bloglovin button right down there. ;) (Psssttt... If you are not familiar with Bloglovin, I came across this great tutorial from nutritionella.)  

Now, let's move on to the party.

Your Hosts Julie from This Gal Cooks ~ Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama ~ Paula from Call Me PMc

Last week's most viewed link:

Rigatoni Pie from 365ish Days of Pinterest

A few of my Favorites...

Cinnamon Basil & Blackberry Scones from Foodie in WV

Summery Watermelon Salad from Ashley's Dandelion Wishes

Lemon Raspberry Mousse Pie in a Jar from White Lights on Wednesday

Be sure to stop by This Gal Cooks and Call Me PMc to check out their favorites from Marvelous Mondays #52! :)

Party Rules

• Please follow your hosts and co-hosts via Twitter, Blog Lovin, Facebook or RSS Feed. Please leave a comment stating how you followed so your host can follow you back. Your host and co-host links can be found at the top of the party post.
• Please visit at least 2 other links. I suggest leaving a comment to let them know that you stopped by.
• Grab a button. It’s not mandatory but it helps get the word out about the party.
• Link up your recipes, crafts or DIY projects. Please link something that you made. No giveaways or shops, please.
• Please note that by linking up your posts and projects you are giving This Gal Cooks, Frugal Foodie Mama, and Call Me PMC permission to use your photos in the featured posts and possibly on our social media outlets. All photos will be linked back to your sites and your posts.

**Julie, Paula, and I please ask that you ONLY link up posts that you have not linked up before to Marvelous Mondays.  We have been noticing some repeat posts being linked up recently.  To be fair to all party-goers, please only link up NEW posts or posts that you have never linked up to our party before.  We will not be "policing" post link-ups, but please note that repeat offenders' posts will not be featured on Marvelous Mondays.  Thank you, all.

30 Scoops You Can Make At Home {A Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Round-Up}

Yes, folks... Virtual Ice Cream Social Week is about to come to a close.  I hope you all have had as much fun with it as I have this past week. :)  I thought what better way to finish out the week than to give you 30 fabulous, creamy ice cream recipes that you can make at home this weekend! I sought out my favorite food bloggers and only rounded up the very best for you all. ;)  So without further adieu, 30 Scoops You Can Make At Home...

~4 For the Chocolate Lovers...

Chocolate Malted Ice Cream from A Family Feast

Mocha Madness Oreo Ice Cream from Tracey's Culinary Adventures

Double Dark Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream from Frugal Foodie Mama

Bana-Nutella Chip Ice Cream from Cupcakes and Kale Chips

~6 for Those Who Like it Fruity...

Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream from Food Babbles

Cherry Cheesecake "Magic" Ice Cream from Mom On Timeout

Strawberry Peach Frozen Yogurt from Melissa's Cuisine

Cranberry Cheesecake Ice Cream from Frugal Foodie Mama

Strawberry Apricot Swirl Ice Cream from Jazzy Gourmet

Blackberry Coconut Ice Cream {Dairy Free} from Sweet Twist of Blogging

~6 for the Nutty Ones...

Peanut Butter Nutty Bar Ice Cream from Chocolate, Chocolate and More

Bailey's Hazelnut Ice Cream from Jellibean Journals

Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt from This Gal Cooks

Pistachio Ice Cream from The Live-In Kitchen

Nutter Butter Ice Cream from Julie's Eats & Treats

Fluffernutter Brownie Batter Ice Cream from Nat's Adventures in Baking

~5 for Those Who Appreciate a Little Spice...

Homemade Cinnamon Caramel Ice Cream from Frugal Foodie Mama

Ginger Peach Ice Cream from Happy Food Healthy Life

Thai Tea Two Ingredient Ice Cream from Nat's Adventures in Baking


Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Ice Cream from The Live-In Kitchen


Roasted Acorn Squash & Chai Ice Cream from Say Not Sweet Anne

~7 Fun Flavors from Everyone...

Popcorn Ice Cream from Miss Information

Happy Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream from Frugal Foodie Mama

Coconut Milk Vanilla Ice Cream from So There. By Amy

Red Velvet Ice Cream from Melissa's Cuisine

Rootbeer Ice Cream from Say Not Sweet Anne

Chocolate Coconut Gelato from Sweet Twist of Blogging

Mint Cookies & Cream Ice Cream from Frugal Foodie Mama

~ And in case you missed these recipes on the blog from earlier this week..

Put the Key Lime in the Coconut Ice Cream

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream with Sprinkles {A Guest Recipe from Cooking on the Front Burner}

Mud Pie Mojo Ice Cream {My Cold Stone Copycat}

One Ingredient Healthy Ice Cream {A Guest Recipe from So There. By Amy}

Want even more homemade ice cream recipes to drool over?  Be sure to check out my and follow my Scoops & Scoops of Homemade Ice Cream Social Pinterest board!   You will find all of these recipes and many more of my favorite scoops to make at home there. :)

One Ingredient Healthy Ice Cream {A Guest Recipe from So There. By Amy}

Hey guys! Amy here, from So There. by Amy.  I am so excited to be guest posting over here today! Thank you, Carrie!!

In the summer, I definitely am craving ice cream! This is an awesome healthy and dairy free alternative to totally satisfy your ice cream craving!

The recipe has one ingredient:  Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Thanks to: Digital Mom Blog

...Plus a couple optional mix-ins added: unsweetened cocoa powder, nut butter, and sweetener, if desired, such as agave or maple syrup.

Yep. No dairy.  Not even a dairy alternative, like coconut milk. (Which is another of my ice cream posts, found here!)
A magical thing happens when you throw frozen sliced bananas in a food processor for about a whole minute or so. Yup. They turn into a soft serve ice cream-like consistency!

First, start pulsing them, and you will get small chunks.

Keep going, and they will turn into tiny little balls, like Dippin Dots!

Continue mixing in the food processor and it comes together, becoming nice and creamy. I promise. It does!

Yes, this will have a banana flavor, duh, but it is so refreshing, and the addition of cocoa powder and peanut butter makes it taste like an amazing chocolate covered banana, in ice cream form!

Add the other ingredients (this will help the bananas blend more and get even smoother - sometimes my food processor gets a little jammed up at a certain point with the bananas only), and pulse until incorporated.

...(Did the word incorporated just remind anybody else of KIDS Incorporated?!)  

Anywayyy, it should look like this!

Eat straight away, or scoop into a container and freeze until scoopable.

Boom! A super healthy frozen treat that totally resembles soft serve ice cream!

You could mix it up, and throw in any other flavors you like, too, instead of the cocoa powder and nut butter! Fresh fruit, like strawberries. Or a bit of honey and chai spice. Anything! Go crazy!...Go... Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!  Oh man...even I cringed at that bad joke!

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Enjoy!
So There.

This recipe post is part of Virtual Ice Cream Social Week on the blog! :)

Be sure to check out my Tips & Tricks for Making Homemade Ice Cream, my recipe for Put the Key Lime in the Coconut Ice Cream, Cooking on the Front Burner's guest recipe for Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream with Sprinkles, my copycat recipe for Mud Pie Mojo Ice Cream, and get entered below to win a Nostalgic Electrics Ice Cream Maker (the very same one I own!) and a copy of The Perfect Scoop!!

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Be sure to stop back by here tomorrow for the ultimate recipe round-up of homemade ice creams!