Today is National Lemonade Day - & Lemonade Ice Cream Pie!

Today is National Lemonade Day - now the idea behind this special day is to help children learn how to set up their own lemonade stands, so they are able to learn what it means to run their own business. You are able to learn more about it at this link. 

I like the idea of helping children learn about business, and lemonade stands are a great first business for children. I also love making lemonade ice cream pie - in fact, I am making lemonade ice cream pie and orange ice cream pie next weekend for our Mother's Day & my birthday dinner dessert - although I think my grandson is actually likely to make the pies. At any rate, I thought Lemonade Day is a great day to share the recipe with you - 

Ingredients -

• 1/2 gallon of vanilla ice cream - makes two pies
• 2 small cans of frozen lemonade - the smallest cans you can find or use one 12 ounce can if you are making two pies.
• 2 graham cracker pie crusts
• Yellow food coloring - optional
• 2 pints of whipping cream

Directions -

• Allow ice cream to soften and thaw lemonade - do NOT add water to the lemonade, you will use it as a concentrate
• Mix whipping cream in a large bowl until fluffy
• Add softened ice cream and mix together
• Add lemonade as concentrate - do NOT add water to the lemonade
• Add a few drops of yellow food coloring
• Spoon into pie crusts and freeze until ready to serve
• Enjoy:^)

This is a super easy pie to make - be sure to allow your grandchildren to help with the adding of ingredients, mixing, scooping into the pie crusts, and of course with the "tasting"! :^) I love this pie in the summer as it is cool, slightly tart and involves no baking, cooking, or heating in any way! You could also make this pie substituting frozen limeade for the lemonade and using green food coloring in place of the yellow food coloring or frozen orange concentrate (1/2 can for one pie).

As you make this pie with your grandchildren talk with them about the ingredients and how God created cows and lemon trees and aren't we so very glad He did! Lead them in thanking God for making things which are so enjoyable to eat and then thank God for each of your grandchildren as they are ever so much more enjoyable than any pie . . . even Yummie, Easy Lemonade Ice Cream Pie! :^)