It’s no secret around these parts that I’m a glutton for treats. In particular, ice-cream goodness. Magnum have recently released Dream Magnum, a gallery of the best Magnum recipes for everyone to see.
The ‘Dream Magnum’ section is a visual celebration of some of the most creative design triumphs, you can see the kind of Magnum your favourite celebrity would design, amongst many others. It’s a call to action for everyone! Magnum wants to inspire people to think outside the box when designing their own dreamy creations and provide some ingredient ides to get you started.
I can very vividly remember my first ever Magnum experience. You’ll have to excuse my foreignness, but I’d never had a Magnum growing up. It wasn’t until I was living in England with Sam that the topic even came up. We were living in Stratford-upon-Avon at the time, and it was an extremely hot day so we’d gone on a several mile walk to a local swimming hole in the River Avon. On the path, we passed an abandon train carriage-turned-cafe (and bike rental shack) and Sam promptly marched me in and had me pick out a Magnum. My first ever experience was extra chocolatey – the chocolate shell with the chocolate ice-cream inside. It was a match made in heaven and it was delightful.
I was lucky enough to be able to design two types of creations for myself.
Here’s how I designed my dream Magnum- I decided to make it a twist on a nutty s’more:
Step 1: I started with an almond and chocolate Magnum.
Step 2: I topped it with cinnamon and vanilla almonds and toasted marshmallows. I used my kitchen torch to toast the marshmallows. (Finally another excuse to use it!)
The best kind of desserts take two steps.
My second was designed around the white chocolate Magnum base. It became a vessel for all things strawberry: I topped it with thinly sliced fresh strawberries, a strawberry syrup drizzle and a sprinkle of desiccated coconut.
My biggest tip if you are making your own Magnum creation at home is to melt a bit of chocolate on top of your bar so that it serves as a base to hold all your toppings on. (You can thank me later.)
What would your dream magnum be? If you make one, use the hashtag #DreamMagnum so that we can all find it!
***This post was in collaboration with a brand***
