Summer snack: Ube Ice Cream with Rice Krispies

A summer snack should be cold and refreshing. One of our favorite go-to summer snacks is ice cream! But not just any ice cream. It has to be not-so-sweet, creamy, and has to have a crunch to it. An ice cream with crunch? Well, you gotta go provide your own crunch.

{Care for a bowl? Snap, crackle, pop and mmmm!}

The Birth of Our Fave Summer Snack

It was super hot one afternoon. I wanted to enjoy some ice cream with Timmy. Upon opening the freezer, there was no chocolate ice cream! Uh oh! Timmy enjoys nothing but chocolate ice cream. But hey, call an ice cream by color and he’s suddenly interested.

Me: “Timmy, do you want to try purple ice cream?”
Timmy: (Pauses) (Thinks) “YES!”

Yey! The texture of ube ice cream is pretty grainy, which adds to its deliciousness. But we wanted a little crunch, so thank goodness for Timmy’s fave cereal: Rice Krispies!

Me: “Timmy, do you want to eat Rice Krispies with your purple ice cream?”
Timmy: (Pauses) (Thinks) “YES!”

{Yummier than it looks.}

This is our SUPER FAVORITE SUMMER SNACK now! We love it. One afternoon, Timmy approached me and said, “Mommy! Eat purple ice cream with Rice Krispies please!” Yey. Ube ice cream is now a staple in our freezer.

You can try it with other flavors too. But make sure there’s ube! I tried it with Kesong Puti ice cream AND Ube ice cream. It was wonderful.

{White, Purple, POP!}

What foods are you eating to beat the heat this summer? Come share!

Hi! I'm Toni Tiu, and I've been blogging at at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.