Blueberry-Lavender Sauce and Ginger Snap Ice Cream Cups

Ready in : 45 mins

Blueberry-Lavender Sauce and Ginger Snap Ice Cream Cups might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 416 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat. For 94 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, lavender buds, ginger snap cookies, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. 31 person were glad they tried this recipe. Summer will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 21%. Similar recipes are Blueberry-lavender Sauce For Ice Cream, Blueberry Lavender Ice Cream, and Ginger and Lavender Ice Cream Sandwich.

Ingredients

berries

1 pound

lavender buds

1 teaspoon

sugar

1 cup

cornstarch

1 tablespoon

lemon juice

2 teaspoons

salt

1 pinch

ginger snap cookies

12 ounces

butter

1 stick

sugar

1.5 tablespoons

salt

1 pinch

ice cream

12 servings

Cooking in Steps

1
In a small sauce pan, bring the blueberries, lavender, sugar and cornstarch to a boil.

blueberries

corn starch

fresh lavender

sugar

sauce pan
2
Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Remove from heat the stir in lemon juice and a dash of salt.

lemon juice

salt
4
This sauce is also great for pancakes, pound cake or cheesecake!

pound cake
5
Gingersnap Ice Cream Cups: Preheat the oven to 300 degree F. Grind the cookies in a food processor. If you don't have a food processor, place them in a zip bag and roll them with a rolling pin.

ice cream cups

cookies

roll

food processor

rolling pin

oven
6
Mix in the butter, sugar and salt. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray. Scoop about 2 Tb. of the mixture into each cup. Use a small cup to press each scoop of mixture, shaping it into a tiny cup.

butter

sugar

salt

muffin tray
7
Bake the cups for 12-15 minutes. Allow them to cool, then lift them out with your fingers or a small knife. Makes 10-1

oven

knife
8
Place one scoop of ice cream in each cup and top with blueberry-lavender sauce.

blueberries

ice cream

fresh lavender
9
This recipe is especially good with vanilla bean, lemon curd, or peach ice cream!

vanilla bean

lemon curd

ice cream

peach