Tropical Fruit Sorbet

Today is a special day.  Scoop Adventures turns 1 year old!  It is hard to believe that it has been one year since I began blogging about ice cream.  To be honest, I decided to start this blog on a whim and I had no idea if it would last.  Despite moving across country, starting a new job, and working on house renovations, I have somehow managed to find continual inspiration for exciting scoops and share them with you throughout the year. 

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Banana Chip Ice Cream

As a child, my family and I would take yearly summer vacations to Ocean City, New Jersey.  Yeah I know, New Jersey is not that exciting (no offense to those from the Garden State) but I made a lot of great memories.  One set of memories included several trips to an ice cream stand along the boardwalk.  The shop specialized in chocolate covered bananas and banana ice cream.  The banana ice cream was served in a cantaloupe half and was the best dessert on a hot day!  It tasted like they just smashed up bananas and piled them into the melon.

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