Vanilla + Ice Cream

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It’s National Vanilla Ice Cream Day today. I just love summer food holidays, don’t you?

Allow me to twist your arm with 10 vanilla + ice cream recipes. I’m sure it’ll just be torture working either of those two items into your diet:

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Ice Cream

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Ice Cream

Vanilla Avocado Banana “Ice Cream” (vegan, GF) – I promise this doesn’t taste like guacamole; the avocado simply lends creaminess and richness to the ice cream

Vanilla Avocado Banana “Ice Cream”

Mango Banana Vanilla Softserve (vegan, GF)

Mango Banana Vanilla Softserve ingredients in blender
Mango Banana Vanilla Softserve ingredients in blender

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Softserve (vegan, GF)

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Softserve ingredients in blender
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Softserve ingredients in blender
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Softserve ingredients in blender

Vanilla Cake Batter and White Chocolate Chip Caramel Corn

Vanilla Cake Batter and White Chocolate Chip Caramel Corn in jar

Vegan Banana Vanilla Softserve

Vegan Banana Vanilla Softserve

Puffy Vanilla and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Puffy Vanilla and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies in half

Peanut Butter Vanilla Balls (no-bake, vegan, GF)

Peanut Butter Vanilla Balls

White Chocolate Vanilla Peanut Butter Puppy Chow (GF)

White Chocolate Vanilla Peanut Butter Puppy Chow

Baked Vanilla Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

Baked Vanilla Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

Will you be eating ice cream or something with vanilla in it today in honor of Vanilla Ice Cream Day?

I adore vanilla and I don’t think a day goes by where I don’t eat something that’s been flavored with vanilla extract.

Vanilla candles, vanilla-scented lotion, or vanilla body spray picks up where the vanilla extract leaves off.

I just posted the other day about making your own vanilla extract, too.

Have a great week and thanks for the Zoku Single Quick Pop Maker and Chocolate Station Giveaway entries

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  1. Happy Vanilla Ice Cream Day Averie! I love your recipe round up here. There are a few recipes I’ve never seen on the blog before… like that white chocolate puppy chow!! Girl!! I didn’t know you had a white choc puppy chow recipe on Averie Cooks! But why am I not surprised? White Chocolate + PB anything reminds me of you. :)

    Anyway, I like vanilla based ice creams better than chocolate based ice creams. Probably b/c I prefer vanilla over chocolate in any recipe. And I’ve made that banana soft serve before! I’m debating on posting it as a recipe b/c I feel like it is overblogged. But it sure is a winner, right?!

  2. I love vanilla bean with fresh berries and balsamic – will have to remember to have a bowl tonight!

  3. I love vanilla and vanilla ice cream. I too don’t think a day goes by without eating something with vanilla in it. I go through vanilla extract like crazy. Kind of wish it wasn’t so expensive.

  4. Well now that I know about it, I’ll make sure to enjoy some vanilla ice cream today!

  5. As soon as I can find peanut butter chips in bulk, I’m all over those vanilla pb cookies. I can’t be trusted with an open bag of pb chips in my house. It would be a free for all. Worse even than an open jar of pb, which is in itself dangerous.

    1. butterscotch chips – those can work too but not sure if those are any “better” to be trusted around :)

  6. Had no idea about the holiday, so thanks for enlightening my path Averie!

    Goodness knows we all need more reasons to celebrate vanilla ice cream.

  7. Almost every day I have my “oatmeal cookie” oatmeal flavored with vanilla extract and cinnamon… yum yum. The cookie cups look pretty decadent though!

    1. Yes and if that’s the case, I guaranteed have vanilla everyday b/c those drops are daily for me!

  8. This should definitely be an official day off work. That very first picture of the cookie cups…I’ve had that pinned for awhile and really must make them, they look so incredible!! Great round-up :)

  9. Oh my heavens — those double chocolate chip cookie cups with ice cream look HEAVENLY!!! Happy vanilla ice cream day to you! :)

  10. mmm to puppy chow! I had no idea it was vanilla ice cream day! Maybe I’ll try to run out tonight for ice cream- its been too long

  11. Happy ice cream day! I am totally on an ice cream trip right now, and I forgot all about banana soft serve. Going to have to revisit some of those recipes. x

    1. When I was linking them up, it brought back 3+ year old memories! Hope you’re doing well :)

  12. How do I not know it’s ice cream day? Sheesh. Oh, I know… because every day is ice cream day here! haha

    I <3 that first pic, it pops!

    1. The stars aligned on that pic – the reflective quality and ice cream melty factor were worrisome but got a few good shots out of that shoot!

  13. Puppy Chow?? Bwahahaha. Frozen banana + avocado + cocoa always = yummy.

    I had no idea it was vanilla ice cream day. Lucky I’ve got you to remind me of these important international events.

  14. I love, love national holidays like this one! And will gladly help celebrate with some of that Mango Banana Vanilla Softserve. speaking of… I have the ingredients on hand. Thanks!