Frozen dessert (cashew ice cream topped with canned pears) in a brown ceramic bowl.

The sixth recipe in this series of Family History Recipes comes from Clare. She chose to share with us an updated childhood favorite she calls “Divorced Dad has Kids on the Weekend” Frozen Dessert.  

Clare remembers that “[b]ack in the 1970s we kids spent every weekend in NYC with our dad. Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream with canned pears in syrup was his go-to dessert for us. This modified version features cashew “nice” cream instead of dairy. Cold dessert, warm memories!” 

Taste Tester Sharon may be new to Tasting History but she was ready to go! After a quick sniff, she spooned up a bit of cashew “nice” cream and some pear before going in for a bite. It was hard to get a final reaction pic because this dessert was too good to stop! The “nice” cream was just that, smooth and cool, and the pears added a bit of fruity sweetness.

Taste Tester Sharon performing a sniff test of the frozen dessert.

Taste Tester Sharon getting ready to spoon up some of the dessert and looking excited.

Taste Tester Sharon looking happy as she tastes the frozen dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe: “Divorced Dad has Kids on the Weekend” Frozen Dessert

Back in the 1970s, we kids spent every weekend in NYC with our dad. Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream with canned pears in syrup was his go-to dessert for us. This modified version features cashew “nice” cream instead of dairy.

Cold dessert, warm memories! - Clare

Directions:

  • Buy a pint of cashew ice cream, such as Cashewtopia brand, and a can of sliced pears in syrup.
  • Dish out ice cream, spoon all that sweet pear-y goodness on top.
  • Devour.