How To Make Cookies-n-Cream Ice Cream Bread

Ice cream bread sounds impossible. How can you cook with something that melts, Apparently it’s possible and even more surprising than that… it’s delicious. I’m ready to try this. I have some mint chocolate chip sitting in the freezer right now and it is begging to be put to good use. I can’t think of anything betting to do with it, other than covering it with chocolate fudge and sprinkles that is. This bread looks really tasty! And the best part is that it only takes two ingredients to make! Gather together 2 cups of ice cream and 1.5 cups of self rising flour. Regular flour can be made self rising by adding 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder. Bake your bread at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes and enjoy! Everything I’ve read says don’t over mix your ingredients but other than that you shouldn’t have any problems with it. If your family and friends are anything like mine, they will gobble this up so be sure and get a bite for yourself first! There are so many flavors that you can make this bread taste like anything you want! Find all the delicious flavors here.

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