Peachy Vanilla Ice Cream

I never realized how much I missed cream and all the sweet things you can create with it until I learned about Rich's Non-Dairy Whipped Topping. Although I try to use only ingredients that are available at most grocery stores this stuff was worth the trip

to our local Cash&Carry. You might even be so lucky to find it at a store near you.

I have also started using flax milk, which is only available at Wal-Mart in our area, but I love that it is creamy and doesn't have a weird after taste.

With today being the first real hot day of the summer, we couldn't think of a better way to cool off than with some yummy ice cream. Last year we tried out a lot of sorbets and our favorite one was a Peach Sorbet. Now that we've found Rich's we wanted to try Peach Ice Cream. This recipe turned out to be the perfect blend of vanilla and peach!

Peach Part:

2 large peaches, peeled, pitted and diced

1/4 c. sugar

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 Tbsp. honey

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and cook until the peaches start to soften and the juices start to get sticky, about 10 minutes.

Put the peaches 4 cup measuring cup and refrigerate until cool.

Ice Cream Part:

1 c. Flax Milk, vanilla flavor

1/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. Rich's Non-Dairy Whip Topping

Once the peaches are cool, puree them with a stick blender in the measuring cup. Add the flax milk, sugar and vanilla and give it another whirl with the blender. Then stir in the whip topping with a wire whisk. Don't use the blender or you might end up with slushy whipped cream. Pour this mixture into your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's instructions, which in our case was turning on the machine. 30 minutes later the ice cream has the texture of soft serve. If you like ice cream a little harder then just put the "soft serve" in a container and freeze for at least two hours.