Aunt Kathy’s Pears Helene

1 pear half
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
chocolate sauce topping

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

1 C. milk
1 vanilla bean
1 egg
2 egg yolks
¾ C. sugar
2 C. heavy cream

Pour milk into a small saucepan. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the tiny seeds into the milk. Add the empty pod and heat the mixture over a low flame until just below boiling.
Set aside to cool.
Beat the egg and egg yolks at high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar, beating until mixture thickens. Lower the speed and mix in the cooled milk. Remove the pod and add the cream. Chill then pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Orange Sherbet Dessert

1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1 pint orange sherbet, softened
2 to 3 bananas, diced
2 cups cashews, salt rinsed off and chopped
Transfer sherbet and ice cream to a large bowl or large plastic container with lid. Add bananas and cashews. Serve immediately or return to freezer. Allow to soften before serving.
Serves 8-10.

Los Rios Apple Crisp

Mix together and place in a 9 inch square baking dish:
8 C. peeled, cored and thinly sliced apples (Gravenstein, Granny Smith)
½ C. sugar
2 T. flour
2 t. cinnamon
Combine:
1 C. rolled oats
½ C. brown sugar
½ C. butter or margarine
¾ C. flour
Stir in:
¾ C. chopped pecans
Sprinkle topping evenly over apples.
Bake at 350 degrees 45 minutes to an hour until apples are tender and topping is browned. Cover with foil if necessary.
Spoon into bowls to serve and top with:
Vanilla ice cream

Lis’s Favorite Slippey-Slidey Dessert aka “Dump Cake”

Combine in a 9 x 13 cake pan:
1 can pie filling
1 can crushed pineapple with juice
Sprinkle over top”
1 white or yellow cake mix
Cut over top:
1 ½ cubes butter
Top with:
1 C. chopped nuts
Bake 350 degrees, 1 hour.
Serve with:
vanilla ice cream or
whipped cream

Blueberry Crunch

Mix together:
2 T. flour
¼ t. salt
½ C. sugar
Stir in:
1 pt. blueberries
2 T. lemon juice
½ C. water or
blueberry juice
Spread into an 8 x 8 inch pan.
Combine & sprinkle on top::
¼ C. flour
½ C. oatmeal
¼ C. brown sugar
½ t. salt
¼ C. shortening
Bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees.
Serve with:
Vanilla ice cream or
Whipped cream topping