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Sweet Potato and Apple Soup from The School Year Survival Cookbook: Healthy Recipes and Sanity-Saving Strategies for Every Family and Every Meal (Even Snacks)

Recipes calls for two "medium" sweet potatoes. Considering the sweet potatoes in my area range from 0.5 to 3 pounds, that was a bit vague. The notes suggest you can substitute with 4 cups of chopped butternut... read more >

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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home

By Jeni Britton Bauer
Artisan - 2011

This had a unique flavour but I liked it quite a bit. My husband wasn't a huge fan, so there was more for me. The flavour remained interesting til the end of the batch due to the blend of peanut butter, coconut milk honey, coconut, and cayenne. I would definitely try it with the optional ginger coins next time.

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I loved this but my husband didn't. I like the (much faker tasting) buttered popcorn Jelly Bellys though, so I was a good candidate for this recipe! I always reduce the cream cheese from 1.5oz to 1oz in Jeni's recipes, and did that here as well. I'd love to try this with the Honey Hickory Praline variation next!

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It was good, but I prefer a much tarter lemon ice cream.

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As written, this was tooth-achingly sweet - I had to double check to make sure I hadn't accidentally doubled the maple syrup. However, I loved the true maple flavour combined with the salted nuts. I plan to try this one again with reduced maple syrup (by as much as 1/4 or 1/3).

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I've made a few of Jeni's recipes now and really like them for the consistency and flavour. However, the flavour on this one just wasn't doing it for me. I think the almond extract that's added at the end overwhelmed the subtle pistachio flavour too much.
I followed the recipe exactly except for reducing the cream cheese from 3oz to 2oz (I do this every time with Jeni's recipes or many have a hint of cheesecake, which I'm not fond of). I did add the optional whole pistachios.

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My new standard vanilla recipe, although I now reduce the cream cheese from 1.5oz to 1oz or it verges on a cheesecake flavour (with the adaptation, I'd give it 5 stars). Plays nicely with various sauces, although it's so good it doesn't need a sauce at all.

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