Friday, June 28, 2013

Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Ice Cream Dogwiches



Cool off your hot dog this weekend with a delicious and nutritious summer treat! Nothing says summer like homemade ice cream and these healthy treats are sure to please your hungry hound!

Ingredients:

Cookies

2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground clove
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg

Ice Cream

2 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup peanut Butter
1 can light coconut milk
1 tsp Knox gelatin powder
1 tbsp vanilla
2 tbsp unsweetened pumpkin pie spice

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Heat 1/4 cup coconut milk.
  3. Add gelatin to 1/4 cup coconut milk. Stir well.
  4. Pour in 1/4 cup heated coconut milk and stir until gelatin is fully dissolved.
  5. Pour in remaining coconut milk & place in refrigerator.
  6. In a blender or food processor, grind the oatmeal into a rough flour.
  7. Toss it into a large bowl and sift in Kolchak’s flour mix.
  8. Add pumpkin, peanut butter, egg & pie spice.
  9. Mix well. Dough should be loose, but not gooey. If required, add additional flour to make it workable.
  10. Turn out dough onto floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/4″ thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut into bone shapes.
  11. Place on parchment or silicone lined baking sheets.
  12. Place in oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden on the edges. When done, place on cooling rack.
  13. Ice Cream
  14. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, peanut butter, coconut milk, vanilla, and pie spice. Mix well.
  15. Place in ice cream machine and allow to churn.
  16. If you don’t have an ice cream machine, place ice cream mix in freezer. Every half hour or so, place in blender and blend. Repeat at least twice.
  17. Line a cool baking sheet with plastic wrap. Scoop ice cream out onto baking sheet, place another layer of plastic wrap over it and pat it flat.
  18. Place in freezer to set.
  19. Once frozen, use cookie cutter to cut into bone shapes.
  20. Assemble into sandwiches. Store in freezer.
Recipe courtesy of  kolchakpuggle.com

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