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National Creamsicle Day celebrates a tasty summer cooler.

The heat and humidity of August beckons you to discover, and to enjoy, a summer cooler. A creamsicle is an excellent choice. This is one of several chilly ice cream and frozen snack days to enjoy on a hot, sticky August day. Just make sure to eat your creamsicle quickly before it melts.

If you don’t know what a Creamsicle is, you’re crazy. But…I’ll let you know anyway. Creamsicle is actually a brand name, but the word has entered popular culture as the general name for any type of desert that combines vanilla ice cream with a layer of frozen fruity ice over it. The most common ice is orange-flavored, although various berry variations exist, as does a chocolate version (the Fudgscicle).

 

Sugar Free Creamsicles

 

2 small boxes Sugar Free Orange Jell-O

2 packets Splenda, NutraSweet or Sweet “N Low

1 cup heavy cream

2 cups boiling water

1 cup crushed ice

 

Add 2 cups boiling water to Jell-O mix as per package directions and mix well till fully dissolved. Add crushed ice to the mixture and stir to melt ice and cool mixture. Add sweetener and heavy cream. Mix well. Pour into freezer bowl or individual cups and chill until firm. (These can also be poured into freezer-pop holders to make true creamsicle type treats!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

To celebrate this delicious zany holiday, try making your own creamsicles from scratch.