Espresso Oreo Shake

March 6, 2021 / theblindpig11 / 1 Comment

The Blind Pig household survived snowmaggedon in Texas and now we are looking toward spring break and warmer weather! What better way to celebrate warmer temperatures and sunshine than with a little ice cream pick-me-up?

Rhonda got the idea for this shake one day while she was sitting at her favorite fast food drink stop… Sonic! There was an advertisement for a new espresso shake on the kiosk. Rhonda thought, “I can make an espresso shake for adults that tastes better than that!” At that point a star was born, she came home and mixed up this easy, but satisfying recipe for an adult espresso shake.

To make this shake you need only a few basic ingredients: vanilla ice cream (our choice — Blue Bell), a little bit of milk, some crumbled Oreos, and some Caffe’ Borghetti espresso liqueur.

Place all of these ingredients into your blender. Blend. Garnish with some whipped cream and an Oreo cookie. Delish!

We served ours in small tall serving glasses as a petite dessert. It was just enough to let ourselves indulge a bit without adding on too many calories. You may want to serve yours in a larger glass.

If you are viewing this post via email, visit us at http://www.theblindpig.blog for a complete recipe for the Espresso Oreo Shake.

What are you waiting for? Go grab some Oreos and start making your shake!

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Happy Memorial Day with a Toffee Surprise

May 23, 2020 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

Although the past couple of months have felt like years, we have finally made it to the unofficial start of Summer. Congratulations! Last night The Blind Pig Family watched Blind Piglet #2 graduate from high school in a semi-graduation made for the era of social distancing. With some closure on the school year, we are ready to feel the good vibes of summer and social distance ourselves from constantly thinking about COVID.

If you are bringing on those good vibes at the lake or beach this weekend or you are hanging out in your own backyard, we have a delicious and extremely easy dessert you can make.

To make the Toffee Surprise you need only three ingredients: your favorite vanilla ice cream, Heath toffee bits, and Caffe’ Borghetti Espresso Liqueur. We made our dessert with Blue Bell’s Vanilla Bean ice cream, and you can find the Heath Toffee bits on the baking aisle of your grocery store. If you can’t find the toffee bits, you improvise by purchasing Heath bars and breaking them into tiny bits.

Place 2-3 scoops of vanilla ice cream into individual serving bowls or glasses. Sprinkle with the toffee bits. Don’t be afraid to be generous with the sprinkling! Finally drizzle Caffe’ Borghetti over the top of the toffee bits and ice cream. Then you are ready to serve! If you want to make your dessert ahead of time, you can prep the desserts and place in the freezer until ready to serve. The Borghetti will solidify some, but it still has a great flavor and appeal!

The combo of toffee and coffee make this dessert a super yummy treat! Try Toffee Surprise this weekend and let us know what you think!

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Cappuccino Dessert

February 23, 2020 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

Are you a coffee lover? If so we have the perfect dessert to share with you this week. The Cappuccino Dessert is so easy with the perfect blend of creamy, coffee, and chocolate. You will love showing off this delicious dessert with family and friends.

The Cappuccino Dessert is another great recipe with Caffe’ Borghetti Espresso Liqueur. Now you might be saying, “Rhonda and Craig, we already have seen lots of recipes with Caffe’ Borghetti. Why do you use the same ingredients in most of your drinks and recipes?” Well… there is a very intentional reason for that! First of all, Caffe’ Borghetti is a great product. If you are like us and like most people, who do not own a full service bar with hundreds of customers each week, you tend to use an ounce or two of a bottle of liquor for a couple of drinks. Then the bottle sits in your bar area or on your pantry shelf for quite some time before you use it again. We try to show you multiple uses for various products, so you can see that making a purchase of a bottle of liquor is not just for a beverage or two. Many liquors are quite versatile and can be used for a variety of recipes. The more recipes that we share with you to show you how to use products, the more you will be making the most of your purchases.

The Cappuccino Dessert is very easy and is a crowd pleaser! We (Rhonda) made this dessert to share with our great friends, the Burkes, when invited to their house for dinner. The ingredients you need for Cappuccino Dessert are: chocolate wafer cookies, melted butter, granulated sugar, egg white, cream cheese, heavy cream, Caffe’ Borghetti Espresso Liqueur, cocoa and chocolate sprinkles.

First you will need to make the crust. Break the wafer cookies into crumbs. Mix the crumbs with melted butter, egg white and sugar. Press the mixture into the bottom of 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 14 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for approximately 30 minutes.

Next prepare the filling. Place softened cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on high until creamy. Beat in half of the cream until stiff peaks form. Dollop half of cream cheese mixture over cooled crust.

Place remaining 1/3 cup of cream in a small microwaveable bowl. Heat on high for about 20 seconds. Add cocoa and stir until well dissolved. Place cocoa cream mixture in freezer for about 10 minutes. After ten minutes remove from freezer and add Caffe’ Borghetti. Blend cream mixture into remaining cream cheese mixture.

After mixed, dollop on crust. Smooth out cream cheese mixture swirling the two flavors of cream cheese mixture together. Cover and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. When ready to serve, sprinkle with chocolate shavings or chocolate sprinkles. Then cut into squares.

If you are viewing this post via email, visit us at www.theblindpig.blog for a downloadable recipe for The Cappuccino Dessert.

Are you ready to try it out? Let us know what you think.

Here are other coffee flavored and inspired recipes from our blog that you might like.

Caffe Borghetti PBIF Pie

Borghetti Brownie Caramel Bites

Borghetti Coke Float

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Celebrate Summer with Ice Cream

June 29, 2019 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

We got away for a few days to spend some time at the gorgeous white sand beaches of Florida to soak in the sun.

Now it is time to think about the 4th of July and fireworks! If you have hung around our blog long enough you know that ice cream is a favorite summer treat for our family. This week we are taking a look back at 9 great ice cream favs to try this summer.

Treat #1: Tequila Strawberry Lime Ice Cream Pie

This is one our favorite ice cream desserts. The strawberry, tequila, and pretzel crust make an interesting but very tasty combination.

Treat #2: Kerrygold Ice Cream

Hands down, this is the easiest, yummiest homemade ice cream we’ve ever tried. The recipe is so basic and simple that it is easy to adapt for other flavors.

Treat #3: Kerrygold Caramel Shake

This shake is like discovering a gold mine of ice cream and chocolate delight. The easy recipe makes this a fun and quick dessert for any guest.

Treat #4: Mojito Ice Cream

Based on the same recipe as treat #2, this ice cream has a rum and mint twist. Serve with a sprig of fresh lime and let the refreshing, cool taste wash over you!

Treat #5: Cafe’ Borghetti PBIF Pie

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Fudge Pie is Craig’s favorite dessert of all time! The chocolate sauce mixed with the crispy peanut butter crust is a delicious combination.

Treat #6: Cannonball

We shared this treat with you in May. Like other ice cream treats, this can easily be adapted for a range of flavors and tastes. We are thinking about making a red, white and blue combo for the 4th. What do you think?

Treat #7: Espresso Ice Cream

Have you tried this one yet? We (Rhonda) recently finished the last few bites of this yummy treat that were left in our freezer. Don’t forget to check out the fun serving suggestions included in this post.

Treat #8: Choco Menta Shake

The king of our ice cream treats — The Choco Menta Shake! If you are a mint chocolate chip or a Girl Scout Thin Mint fan, this is the shake for you. Stay extra cool on the inside and out with this special treat.

Treat #9: Borghetti Coke Float

So easy, so tasty, and so fresh! Remind yourself what it was like to be a kid — only better, by trying the Borghetti Coke Float.

Which treat is your favorite? Try one or try them all. We’d love to hear about it.

Disclaimer: Beverages on this site are meant for adults 21 years of age and older. We do not condone underage drinking, and never drink and drive.

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June Bonus Post: Espresso Ice Cream Treats

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

It’s already time for your June Bonus Post, and this month we are bringing back an oldie but goodie. We’ve shared our sooo easy, tasty and fresh ice cream recipe with you in posts like Kerrygold Ice Cream and Mojito Ice Cream. This month we are using one of our favorite liqueurs — Cafe Borghetti to give the ice cream a delicious coffee flavor. However, we are not stopping at just the recipe, we are also sharing with you some great alternatives for easy ice cream treats to serve to your guests that will put your hosting level over the top!

We started with the basic recipe that we have shared with you previously. Each time we make this recipe we are reminded how amazingly easy this is, and the ice cream tastes sooo yummy. In case you missed the first post, here are the steps. The ingredients that you will need are: 1 can sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, salt, Cafe Borghetti Espresso Liqueur, and heavy cream. Yep! That’s it. Now, before you dig your ice cream churn out of the attic, let us tell you that you are not going to need it. All you need is a hand held electric mixer and a freezer.

Make sure that your mixing bowl and beaters have set in the freezer for about 20 minutes before starting the ice cream. It will make the cream peak faster. Stir together the milk, vanilla, salt and Cafe Borghetti. Set aside.

Place cream in the chilled bowl and beat on medium-high speed for 4 minutes or until peaks form.

Fold 1/3 whipped cream mixture into milk mixture to lighten it and then fold in the remaining cream until ice cream mixture is smooth. Be careful not to over whisk and stir. You don’t want to deflate the whipped cream. The air is what makes this ice cream so light and creamy. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan and place in a freezer for 8 hours.

If you are viewing this post via email, visit us at www.theblindpig.blog for a complete recipe of Espresso Ice Cream.

After freezing we decided to use our ice cream to make some pre-made treats for friends. We found these cute little cups at World Market. They come with three in a package and are coated on the inside with chocolate. We scooped ice cream into each and placed them back in the freezer until we were ready to serve our guests. It was a such an easy summer treat, and our guests felt like we had put forth extra effort. If you want to give the treat an extra Blind Pig twist, pour a little bit of Cafe Borghetti into the bottom of the cup for an added surprise and dipping while eating the ice cream!

We also used some of our Espresso Ice Cream to make ice cream sandwiches. Instead of using the typical cookie we found some Italian waffle cookies also at World Market. We scooped a spoonful of ice cream on to the bottom waffle. Next we added a handful of Heath pieces and then topped with a waffle cookie. We placed the sandwiches back into the freezer until we were ready to serve. The waffle cookies gave just the right amount of crunch to the sandwich without overwhelming the ice cream. It was sort of like eating a flat ice cream cone.

Other ways to spruce up this delicious treat are to drizzle the ice cream with some Kerrygold Hot Fudge Sauce or just simply dribble a little bit of Cafe Borghetti over the top. YUMMO!

Spending the week at the lake or beach and want an easy, tasty, fresh ice cream treat? This is the recipe for you. With just a few basic ingredients and a hand mixer, you can have your ice cream and eat it too!