This week is all about mystery here at Sweet and Spicy Monkey as I will be featuring recipes using Dum Dum's Lollipops mystery flavors. And for today's recipe, I will be using everyone's favorite, bacon!
Yes, you read that right, B-A-C-O-N, as in bacon lollipops! I crushed the lollipops to sprinkle on top of my "cupcakes". They are what make this recipe of Ice Cream Cupcakes! The sweet and savory flavor of bacon mixed with a chocolate mocha cream cheese frosting (or peanut butter cream cheese frosting, take your pick) along with caramel, chocolate, and/or banana ice cream. Mmmm...can you taste it yet?
I was asked by Spangler Candy Company, who makes Dum Dum's Lollipops, to create a recipe for these new savory flavors. Dum Dum's Lollipops are trying out their new savory flavors of bacon, pizza, and buttered popcorn that the public (that's you!) have been asking for. Spangler Candy Company is taking candy to a whole new level with these savory flavors, going where no candy company has gone before.
I remember when I was a kid growing up and all we had for lollipop flavors were cherry, grape, lemon, orange, pineapple, and root beer. So you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to create a recipe for these three savory flavors!
Since its summer (a hot & sizzling summer) I've had ice cream on my mind. And because bacon is all the rage right now (just ask they guys I work with, bacon goes with anything and everything), I've topped these ice cream cupcakes with crushed bacon lollipops!
I couldn't decide between peanut butter or chocolate, so I made them both! I mean, what doesn't go with peanut butter or chocolate? Right? Especially these bacon flavored lollipops!
By the way, I did try these ice cream cupcakes with the bacon lollipops (because I can't be sharing a recipe I have not tried) and I was amazed at how delicious they really are! You're in for a surprise, a good, yummy surprise!
A sweet and savory ice cream cupcake that will be the hit of your summer this year! And since 4th of July is coming up this week (yes, its that time of year already!) you have plenty of time to run to your local grocery store and grab all the ingredients so you can enjoy these ice cream cupcakes.
Best hurry up, Saturday will be here before ya know it and these bacon lollipops won't be around for long!
Ice Cream Cupcakes
A sweet and savory easy to make ice cream cupcake.
Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 0
Total time: 2-3 hours (includes freezing time)
Yield: 6 ice cream cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 - 14.3 ounce package Oreo cookies
- 1 carton chocolate ice cream
- 1 carton caramel ice cream
- 1 carton banana ice cream
- 1 package cupcake baking cups
- 8 Dum Dum's Mystery flavor Bacon lollipops, crushed and with sticks removed
- Place baking cups inside the cupcake pan. Set pan aside.
- Twist 12 Oreo's apart, scraping off the filling with a butter knife. You can place Oreo filling into a small bowl to use in the future.
- Place 1 chocolate Oreo wafer cookie into the bottom of each cupcake cup.
- Place 1 scoop of ice cream (your choice of flavor) onto the chocolate wafer cookie.
- Place another chocolate wafer cookie over the ice cream and gently squish down to fill out cupcake cup.
- Place another scoop of ice cream over the chocolate wafer cookie and squish down, filling out the cupcake cup.
- You should have 3 chocolate wafer cookies with 2 scoops of ice cream layered between them - chocolate cookie, ice cream, cookie, ice cream, cookie.
- Place into your freezer.
Now its time to make the frosting.
Chocolate Mocha Cream Cheese Frosting - small batch
A chocolate mocha cream cheese frosting that glides on easy and smoothly.
Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 0
Total time: 40 minutes (includes chilling time for cream & instant coffee)
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 packets instant coffee
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon Dark cocoa powder
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- In a small cup, mix together heavy cream and instant coffee. Place into refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until all coffee flakes are dissolved.
- In a medium to large mixing bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, and creamed coffee mix. Blend on medium to high speed.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar and cocoa powder, mixing well. Blend on medium to high speed for another 45 to 60 seconds.
- Frosting should be creamy with no lumps. If you have lumps, blend for a few seconds longer. You might have a few small lumps but that's ok.
- After all ingredients are blended and no more lumps are noticeable, decorate cupcakes as desired.
- Sprinkle with crushed bacon lollipops.
- Place back into the freezer for at least 4 hours. Overnight is best so the cupcakes and frosting can set up.
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting - small batch
A peanut butter cream cheese frosting that glides on easy and smoothly.
Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 0
Total time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- In a medium to large mixing bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, peanut butter, heavy cream, and vanilla. Blend on medium to high speed.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar, mixing well. Blend on medium to high speed for another 45 to 60 seconds.
- Frosting should be creamy with no lumps. If you have lumps, blend for a few seconds longer. You might have a few small lumps, but that's ok.
- After all ingredients are blended and no more lumps are noticeable, decorate cupcakes as desired.
- Sprinkle with crushed bacon lollipops.
- Place back into the freezer for at least 4 hours. Overnight is best so the cupcakes and frosting can set up.
Disclaimer ~ I received no monies from Spangler Candy Company for this post. I only received Dum Dum's Lollipops to use for my recipe. All opinions and recipe are my own.
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