Guys, it is a bittersweet time! After sharing with you wonderful salad recipes and no-bake lemon bars, the #undergradstudentbloggers link up party initiated by Ala @Wallflour Girl is finally coming to a close!
You have read about how we never have enough to eat, how we never have time to do… well.. anything… and now? How we waste all the time that we do have.
Going out with a bang mes cheris, welcome to the final segment magnifying in on the lives of undergrad/grad university students all over the world! Remember to check out all the links after reading for the ultimate student blogger series experience 🙂
I’m a girl on a mission.
I may not have spiralled out of a swirling vortex which spontaneously combusted into existence behind a rusty old garbage bin in a deserted alleyway, but I am a girl on a mission.
I may not knock out scrawny men with more more gumption than brains, and twirl giant revolvers around my pinky on a daily basis but I am a girl… no… a woman on a mission.
My Mission:
Name: Psychology Essay
Location: UNSW, Kensington
Action: Destroy that motherfudger. (I love this movie but in terms of g-rating that ish, it is totally difficult!)
I’m a woman on a mission. A mission to destroy this evil essay. It is part of my very functioning, my innate sense of duty. I was created to do this, to finish it off this very day. I have no emotional capacity. I know that if I’ve gotta do it, I gotta do it.
No ifs or buts about about it.
I-
Oh. Wait. That is such a cute t-shirt. What are you doing here behind my bed? OMG this would go so well with my adorable skirt. Shall we try it on and see? Yes I totally think we should, after all, it-
Malfunction. Malfunction. I am back on track. There must have been a temporary disconnection in my circuitry systems. My neural wiring must have been compromised to some extent. I must be vigilant and remember my mission. Kill Psychology Essay.
But even as I walk away from my room, from that outfit begging to be worn, I can’t help but think “I’ll be back.”
They said there’s a storm coming. I can hear the rumble of thunder penetrating my suburb. Perfect. If this isn’t pathetic fallacy, I don’t know what is. It will make my mission so much easier if the atmosphere is ripe for destruction.
I am walking mechanically to the table. My arms robotically open my laptop and begin to type. Type. Type. Type.
Destroying this essay, one letter at a time.
50 words through. Million more to go. I am not tired, I am like a cyborg. A quick, clean typing machine. I-
Can smell something from the kitchen. Is that cake? Is that cookies? No. It is pure chocolate…. aah the sweet scent of deep, rich chocolatey goodness… Warning! Warning! Systems have been overridden. Warning! New tasks encoding! Warning…. warning…. warning…..
Why did I even come down here? Oh, that’s right, its sweet-making time! Haha I can’t believe I was even busy today, all I want to do is dive into some god-sent chocolatey creation. I am so ready for this.
What do I feel like making… what do I feel like making… hmmm… I know… ICE CREAM! But who even can be bothered getting all hot and bothered over custards and stoves. I think I’m going to try a new recipe today! And LOOK! I even have a delicious new packet of Black Gold Raw Cacao Powder to try.
Is this fate or what?
Ok freeze. Stop. I don’t know, just come back with me to real life, right here, in the present. The above scenario truly is how my brain works. Don’t worry, I am not some random robot bent on human destruction, but as far as my work ethics go, this is exactly how it pans out.
I promise myself every night ‘Tomorrow is a new day, I will be more prepared than I have ever been, tomorrow, I shall finish off all my work and be super organised” etc. etc. etc.
Et-friggin-c.
And then something turns my head. A book or a good bake. A call from a mate or the need to nap. I kid you not. I napped for 4 hours yesterday. Yes, I use the word ‘nap’ quite lightly actually…
For all my complaints of how busy us students are, it is remarkable how much of our time we spent procrastinating. Procrastibaking. Procrasti-anything.
But you know what? I ain’t even mad. I mean, if I didn’t completely fry my priorities on a daily basis, I wouldn’t get the chance to make and devour creations like this ice cream. As the spring heats up in Sydney, the need for ice cream rises exponentially, and being a citizen of such a great city, I truly believe it is my duty to churn out ice cream to relieve said heat.
I also did have to try this fresh from South America raw cacao powder, kindly sent to me courtesy of Black Gold Cacao. I mean, I have never found a difference in flavour when using processed cocoa powder, or less processed, earthier raw cacao powder, so why not take the healthier alternative?
The smell was something that hit me most. On opening the packet, it was almost ‘warming’ to an extent, and was very strong. The cacao powder just sifted through my fingers and I loved it 🙂
Besides raw cacao powder, Black Gold Cacao also has a range of drinking chocolates and natural cacao butters available! I may have to try them, considering this powder worked so well in this mainly 3-ingredient ice cream! And it is all expressly delivered fresh from the Venezuelan town of Yaguaraparo, which while I may not be able to pronounce, is called ‘The City of the Masters of Cacao’.
Niiiiice 😀
So now that you know the very robotic, methodological process of how I procrastinate, and which products I use to procrastibake with, I insist. You join me. Stop your cleaning, your working, your grading. Sweep it off the kitchen counter and join me in making an ice cream that melts in your mouth, doesn’t develop ice crystals and takes you back to days of when chocolate romanced peanut butter!
PB Swirled Chocolate Ice Cream
Adapted from: Chocolate Chocolate & More
Ingredients:
- 2 cups thickened cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (395g)
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder (you can use cocoa powder too if that is what is in your pantry)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 large packet peanut m&ms
Peanut Butter Swirl
Method:
- In a medium saucepan, heat the vanilla, sweetened condensed milk and sifted cacao powder together, till smooth and mixed through. Do not let boil and remove from heat, letting cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, in a stand mixture, beat the thickened cream till stiff peaks form – add a touch of vanilla into the cream before whipping for extra flavour.
- PB Swirl: In a medium bowl, add in the 2 tbs sugar, peanut butter and normal butter. Microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between, till fully combined. Place in fridge for 10-20 minutes to cool mixture quickly and thicken it.
- Fold together the cacao mixture with the whipped cream mixture.
- In a large, freezable container, put down a layer of the ice cream base. Drizzle generously with the peanut butter swirl.
- Top off the swirl with a few peanut m&ms (I wouldn’t do this again though because the colour ran through the ice cream but it is up to you – you can always add the m&ms on top)
- Continue layering in the same way till left with chocolate ice cream on the top. Sprinkle with additional peanut m&ms and freeze for 4-6 hours or overnight.
- Take out of freezer and devour with a spoon while watching reruns. And forget about all the work you have to do. 😀
Notes:
- The ice cream retains a mousse-like consistency which is fantastic! No need to let the ice cream thaw when it comes out of the freezer, it is always ready to eat, good to go! 😀
And thus ends what was an awesome journey with my fellow student bloggers into the lives of us crazy uni students! I hope you all enjoyed what we offered 😀
Ala, you gorgeous blogger goddess, thanks for organising this again! It was so much fun to discover all these awesome bloggers in the same boat!
Show our #gradstudentbloggers and #undergradstudentbloggers your support! Check out the whole list of featured Student Procrastibaking recipes now:
Crispy Gnocchi with Pork Tenderloin and Fava Beans via Bacon Egg Cheese(cake)
Brownie Dulce de Leche Cookie Sandwiches via Daisy and the Fox
Healthy Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars via Wallflour Girl
PB Swirled Chocolate Ice Cream via Go Bake Yourself
Pink Moscato Panna Cotta with Pistachios via Blahnik Baker
Raspberry and Cardamon Brioche Buns via PicnicNZ
SAY WHAT? As a fun bonus to this roundup, we asked today’s student bloggers some fun, wacky questions about their (im)balanced school/blogger lives: read their answers now on our hostess’s blog, Wallflour Girl!
The #gradstudentblogger and #undergradstudentblogger series showcases the lives and talent of insanely busy food bloggers from across all stages of their higher education pathway. Thank you for joining us in our final edition!
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Disclaimer: Go Bake Yourself received the Black Gold Cacao product but all thoughts and opinions expressed about it are honest and her own.
I see you visiting so many of the blogs that are in my normal reading, that I just had to come over and check out your blog! You definitely know your chocolate, and I will definitely be stopping back 🙂 Nice to “meet” you!!
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate ice cream, sign me up! Yum, Hugs, Terra
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Ahhh.. procrastination… I know thee well from my college days. I don’t miss those endless papers due for each class. Now that ice cream will totally give me the incentive I need to finish any paper.
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The pressure of procrastination when I get to the end and can no long procrastinate any further has produced some of my best work. It doesn’t make for a stress-free life though – thus I will need your super-special ice cream!
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I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but some of my best school work was the result of my procrastination lol!! LOVE all the flavors in this amazing ice cream. The M&M’s are the perfect topping too!
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the best way to study – on a total sugar rush! Awesome!
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I wish I’m a student again!! Sigh, those were the days where I could scarf down copious amounts of ice cream all day long 😉
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Gosh that looks so creamy and I want some of that cacao powder!! Love the peanut butter swirls too…yum!!
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G’day and how scrummy does this look Choc Chip Uru!
i want to JUMP through the screen, hopefully not scare you and indulge in this decadent ice cream!
Cheers! Joanne
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I wish to be younger again (I was actually daydreaming about my early 20s this afternoon. haha), BUT I do not want to study again! =P I was a good student back then but right now I rather want to eat this ice cream all day. 😀 Looks really good, Uru!
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Did I ever tell you that I’m a chocoholic? Your ice cream looks fantastic – especially with those M&M peanuts – double delicious!
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This sounds like a student’s perfect breakfast Uru 🙂
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Oh, beauty! For as many ice cream recipes as I’ve made, there is always room for another in my book. I love how brilliantly easy this is, and I might just need to steal that peanut butter swirl formula from you. 😉
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I’m not a uni student but I could inhale this ice cream! That cacao powder is must try.
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Aaaaah, the days of procrasti-studying…remember them so well. I see nothing has changed 🙂 I seem to do a lot of procrasti-anything myself, like today, I’m supposed to be doing something, anything…but here i am reading about you procrasti-doing nothing…
But, I did learn about this wonderful ice cream so technically, I did do something today. Thanks Uru.
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Haha procrastination is my middle name so this post was appropriate – glad I am not alone in that 😛
Ice cream learning? Sounds good to me 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Oh wow!! ice cream is simply tempting. I will be satisfied with a full spoon of it. Time to try the recipe soon.
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What can go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter? Nothing…maybe extra scoops…yum!
Have a great weekend 😀
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When I could, I would only eat chocolate if it were Peanut Butter Chocolate or Mint Chocolate, so I would certainly SUCK THIS DOWN AND RISK LOTS OF BRAIN FREEZE TOO!
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That ice cream has my name written on it…on every ingredient including the raw cacao powder. So delicious and decadent!
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My downfall….ice cream. This looks amazing, but then anything with condensed milk in it just has to be divine!
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This looks totally amazing Urvashi – definitely procrastination worthy! Yummy 🙂
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Thank you! Glad my procrastination was worthwhile 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Looks good! Enough to energise you to finish your essay (not sounding to be your mom, lol)! Go for it, Uru!!!
~Do drop by and say hello 🙂
Gourmet Getaways
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This is THE ice cream that is fully packed with indulgences! Yum! Yum! Yum!
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im doing a maths assignment, can i have some ice cream too pls?
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I remember a lot of psych essays but no sundaes this good! 😛
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Oh my….that is indeed very decadent. I found myself being drawn into that pool of lovely creamy delight!
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Dear CCU,
Your ice-cream looks awesome and good luck with the essay!
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Thank you! Once I actually start I will let you know 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I want this ice cream for dinner. It looks PERFECT.
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I need this ice cream in my life! It looks AMAZING!
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M&Ms rock, don’t they? Fun read, great recipe — thanks.
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bwahahaha!!
The creations/works of when procrastinating are definitely the best!
But yes, even cleaning my room comes up as an option and far better fun than sitting there writing an essay!
And this looks freaking amaze balls!
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Haha my room is sparkling and my computer is blank – CLASSIC 😛
Thank youuuu!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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That cocoa looks so decadent. I hate when people use the cheap stuff. Chocolate is not a place to skimp!
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Terrific ice cream! And that cocoa sounds amazing, too. I’m a huge procrastinator, too! Hope that essay finally got written 🙂
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Haha. I can practically feel your pain. Essays are the reason why I went into math. So I can avoid them :p This looks amazing!
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wow–so dreamy!
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Oooh lovely, I could just go a bowl of this right now!
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What a fun post, love ice cream anytime of the year. Looks delicious!
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Sounds like a delicious way to procrastinate. Good luck with your essay!
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I love, love a good chocolate ice cream like this one! The m&ms only add to its taste!
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Chocolate, peanut butter and M&MS = match made in heaven! You are making me hungry!!
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This is my life riiiiiigggghhhttt NOW. Argh! But I don’t have distractions like your amazing ice-cream, wellllllll I didnt. To the kitchen I go. Thanks Love! xox
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Uru, this. ice-cream. rocks. my. socks.
what could be better than chocolate AND peanut butter! yum x 1000000
now THAT is a way to procrasti-bake 😀
and love the robotic brain functioning of procrastination, its actually so true haha
hope your enjoying your mid-semester break! 🙂
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Thanks Bec! Hope your break is going awesome too (but how could it not with all your awesome eats!) 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This looks great! Sign me up.
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no ice cream maker ice cream = the best! poor students can’t afford ice cream makers 😉
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Makes me glad my university days are behind me. and my children’s university days. working on the grandchildren now. 🙂 That ice cream looks nearly American. LOL
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Oh my GOSH, I love this post SO much, Uru! This is me ALL THE TIME. Seriously. I think somebody needs to diagnose us all with attention-deficit, because the smallest thing (oh look, is that a sparkly glitter gem?) distracts me from my work. Good luck on all those essays though–I am totally a proponent of eating/making ice cream instead of working, soooo with our forces combined, if we ever meet…well, let’s just say it won’t be a study session. HAH! SO glad to have met you through this–can’t wait to keep up with all yer fab stuff!
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Thank youuuuuuu! 😀 LOL anything that flitters is crazy, I definitely look for every small thing to eat and distract myself! Haha ‘study session’ – if we meet, we will party till 2095 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I am so going to make this!! Yum Yum Yum!!
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hahahaha! That is so funny, lol! I can hear the clogs of your brain churning, and then jam! Now that is a truly worthy distraction 😉
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I gotta get my hands on some of that cacao!!! This looks sooo good.
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Girl you will LOVE it 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Black Gold Cacao=heaven!!! This ice cream is my perfect frozen treat-the pb swirl puts it over the top!
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I used to get the BEST story ideas when I was running on too little sleep from doing all the psychology homework that I had procrastinated doing. My Greek Civ prof once asked if anyone knew what a city-state was, and I was in psych mode, so all I could think of was, “the state of being a city” and I got a decent horror short story out of that. So procrastinating isn’t always a bad thing, especially if there’s chocolate and peanut butter and ice cream involved. Yum, I so need to work on swirling things into ice cream!
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Ooooh that is so cool! Horror stories from psych? I like it 😀
Haha try it, makes an ice cream even better!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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wow. my teeth hurt just looking at it! but i bet it’s yummy! Good luck!
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I SO get this post. This was me all weekend.
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Haha that is me all day everyday 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I do love ice cream and your delicious chocolate PB is fantastic, adding the M&M’s well that is just taking it way over the top. Good job!
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This certainly brought back memories of struggling to write some especially difficult papers in grad school. Though I never had such a nice distraction as this ice cream!
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I am starting the day with a big smile, thanks to your post. I could also have a bowl of your ice cream right now, yes, it’s breakfast time but so what, there is no rule that says one cannot have ice cream for breakfast.
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I like how you think Norma! Who ever said no to ice cream for breakfast! 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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LOL – this post made me smile – and I need things to make me smile today. Great looking icecream.
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So creamy and chocoatey! You definitely know how to pamper yourself, uru :-))
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Haha Angie I try 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This seems like a very decadent ice cream.
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