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Smush ins are one of the coolest things to make. I remember when I was a kid, me and my sister would always try to defrost our hard ice-cream in our dessert bowls into almost a thick milkshakey consistency before scoffing the lot. Then as we matured we realized that many flavors could be mushed in to improve the flavor of the rubbishy ice-cream that our parents always used to give us.

So, from the word ‘mush’ and the phrase ‘mushing it in’ they became ‘smush ins’. It was great going round the supermarkets as a kid secretly slipping possible smush ins into the trolley. Anything could be a contender – from maple syrup to bashed up chocolate bits, meringue, fruit – you name it, we would smush it! Winegums aren't so good though. But melted chocolate caramel bars are choooooooice.

All you need to do is get a big pot of vanilla ice-cream and a selection of possible smush ins. Take 2 large scoops of ice-cream per person, blob these on to a clean chopping board, sprinkle or dribble over your flavors and then, with a spatula or fork, mush and smush them together. Scoop up and lob into a bowl or cornet.

Give these a bash and make an event of them when you've got all the kids round. They're really good fun and great to use as bribes to get the kids helping you with the proper cooking! Smush away.

• from Happy Days with the Naked Chef

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1. by Sammy on Tue 01 Dec 2009 @ 04:57

'Cold Rock' in Australia is really popular! I didnt even think about making it myself at home! Derr! Thanks Jamie!!! :)

2. by chloe, chelsea and rose on Fri 05 Jun 2009 @ 14:25

hello :)
WE LOVE SMUSH INS TOOOOOO :)
they are great ,we were looking through this website and got some good ideas :)
you are so amazing :) we love watching you on your shows and were saying how amazing you are.
thank you for letting us comment on your website :)
we love you xxxxx

3. by fionamcallister on Wed 18 Feb 2009 @ 16:17

Raighne mentioned cold stone creamery... I'm British but I spent some time working in one in the USA... by the end of my first month I was making ice cream cakes and all sorts. Yeah I put on a bit of weight that summer :-)

Love the smushin action!!

4. by Nicole on Sun 25 Jan 2009 @ 01:09

Hi!
I always did this with my ice cream when I was younger (and older). One of my favorites is vanilla ice cream with some crushed canned pineapple, be sure to include some of the juice! So good:)

5. by Raighne on Sun 04 Jan 2009 @ 17:31

Waving at Taylare! We have many ice cream shoppes here in the States using the same technique. The big one here is called "Cold Stone Creamery". =D

I love the fruit ideas Jamie especially the raspberry!!

6. by Miss Monique Nina Diaz Swift on Tue 18 Nov 2008 @ 06:25

Hey Mr. Jamie,

I was browsing through your webpage to get good meal picture for my school work and I was intriqued by your interesting name "smush ins" They sound tasty and interesting to make. I'm a vegetarian (have been for all my 13 and half years of life) and ever since I could understand what a recipe was I've been watching your T.V programs from when you first started.

You were so awesome, you weren't like other chefs, I love your punchlines like "Whame it into the oven" or "Put a little glug of olive oil" (and it ended up being like a large amount). Your T.V shows amused me and I've loved your style of cooking ever since.
When you started first off on the "Naked Chef" you never decorated your plate and you just put the meal on the plate and ate it with your mates and I liked it. But I guess since you're a famous chef the pressures on for you to decorate it and clean around the plate??

Anyway, I can't shut up...haha, I feel special to be able to comment on your webpage!

Regards,

Nina Swift....Love your Food!

7. by Taylare on Sun 19 Oct 2008 @ 00:58

I live in Australia and someone has made a whole franchise business out of what your talking about. I used to work there, it's called 'cold rock' and they make your 'smush ins' on a big frozen granite bench with a million different ice creams and mix ins and toppings and fudge.

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