Dreamy DIY Mini Ice Cream Bites

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My Two Favorite Things

Sleeping in and ice cream. Who doesn’t love both of those things? Perhaps I should add one more thing… chocolate. So, I have combined these faves into a special treat!

How to Make DIY Ice Cream Bites

The first thing you want to do is make the shells. All you need is almond bark. I used chocolate almond bark, but you could use vanilla too. Maybe even add some sprinkles or coloring? Sky is the limit!

Dreams of Ice Cream

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Chocolate Shells

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Make chocolate mini shells to fill with whatever you’d like. We used them to make ice cream bites.

Shelley

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Freezer Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Serving Size 28 mini shells

Equipment

• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper
• Mini Cupcake Liners
• Double Boiler

Ingredients

• 6 squares almond bark

Instructions

• Arrange mini muffin cups upside-down on a cookie sheet lined with wax or parchment paper.
• Place desired amount of almond bark in double boiler.
  6 squares almond bark
• Melt until smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Spoon about a 1.5 tablespoons onto muffin cup covering about 2/3 the way down the sides.
• Place another muffin cup over the top and gently press down until it’s settled.
• Place in freezer for 15 minutes.
• Remove wrappers.

Notes

Once you have all your little shells, you can fill them with virtually anything! Greek yogurt, candies, fruits, marmalade, puddings… there is room for endless variation here, but good ol’ vanilla ice cream sure is heavenly! I used an all natural vanilla bean ice cream with some red and blue sprinkles just because the 4th of July is right around the corner. Make sure you freeze whatever you don’t eat (we didn’t have many leftovers) because these do melt pretty quickly.

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