Happy National Chocoalate Ice Cream Day!

Is it just me or do the ingredient lists keep getting longer on our favorite ice cream brands? It’s pretty hard to even find good quality ice cream anywhere unless you either, have a small local ice cream parlor that makes it fresh daily, or you make it at home. I'd say the best I ever found locally in Chile was from a small shop that only opens during the summer when all of the tourists are there.

Oh and speaking of summer crowds, that reminds me, the food truck craze is getting more and more popular. My sisters and I had tons of fun just browsing by all of them last summer when we would go biking, and there was a surprisingly large variety of them too. Some friends of mine keep telling me that I need to have a food truck and I absolutely love the idea, but it’s kind of just a pipe dream at this point. I’ve been contemplating it though. How cool would ‘Gringalicious’ look plastered in bold letters across a big truck!

But summer and food trucks aside, we’re all here for this ice cream. In my school days of eating ice cream all the time, my favorite flavor was rocky road. Not just any rocky road though, it had to be a specific brand. You see, I’m not a huge fan of actual marshmallows in it, the one I loved had chocolate covered almonds and this creamy marshmallow swirl instead that was way better so that's how I did this.

I also made it a no-churn version because, first of all, I’ve been on a no-churn kick lately and, secondly, my ice cream maker is stupid and I never seem to remember to put it in the freezer until it’s too late. You know, besides who needs an ice cream maker when you can have great ice cream without one?

So this is probably my favorite no-churn ice cream ever and that’s mostly due to the marshmallow swirl in it. It may seem complicated but it’s really very easy once you try it and I know you guys can do it, but if you’d prefer to do mini marshmallows then feel free. Have fun with it. It’s so much more enjoyable to eat ice cream when you’ve put extra love into it and you can make it your own.

As always, the recipe is available upon request, and I always give an upvote for the first one.

Also, check out some of my other recent food posts for more mouthwatering photos!

1.Rainbow Vegetable+Hummus Pizza w/ Everything Bagel Pizza Crust [VEGAN] (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

2.Gingerbread Figgy Pudding Cakes (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

3.Miniature Corn Dogs without the Stick! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

4.Easy Oven Baked Fries and North Idaho Fry Sauce (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

5.Killer Ninja Green Monster Smoothie! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

6.Fast & Simple Ramen Upgrade: Thai Peanut Chicken Noodles (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

7.Homemade Classic Vanilla Bean Cannoli (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

8.Philly Cheesesteak Nachos in a Skillet (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

9.Simple Strawberry Turnovers using Fresh Strawberries (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT) & Finally 30,000 SP

10.Coconut Milk, Mixed Berry, and Greek Yogurt Smoothie

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.