On our Labor Day campout with Papa David and Granny Ann, they had just bought this super-cool (literally) ice cream/frozen yogurt/ slushy maker. We had some amazing homemade ice cream that week.

So lo and behold what shows up on my doorstep this week! We just couldn’t wait until Christmas, so we opened it early. We christened it with a cookies-n-cream recipe yesterday (yum), then an Italian soda slushy this afternoon. And tonight we made a rich chocolate frozen yogurt (double yum).

This thing makes it sooo easy to make frozen desserts. No ice, no salt. Just this permanent freezer bowl that you keep frozen until time to use that does all of the magic. 15-20 minutes is all it takes to make most recipes. Clean up is easy, too. It’s Cuisinart ICE-20 and now has a permanent place on our countertop.

Thanks Papa David and Granny Ann!