What Makes Molded Ice Cream Special
Molded ice creams were a dying art before St. Clair ice cream revived them. Classic wedding desserts like ice cream strawberries had almost gone the culinary way of the dodo, as only a few purveyors of these elegant treats (that predate the Victorian era) survived the Great Depression and the subsequent meteoric rise of manufactured convenience food.
Fortunately for America’s ice cream fans, the founders of St. Clair went to a small molded ice cream shop in Toronto, Canada and begged them to pass on the secrets of their art. Today the company makes a variety of hand molded, hand glazed desserts.
These small molded ice cream pears, ice cream walnuts, and other ice cream fruits are available in bulk, making them a perfect wedding dessert. They all come with tiny green toothpicks attached, allowing guests to eat them without spoons, bowls, or any other utensils, so they work well for platter service or as a dessert for cocktail parties. Kosher sorbet flavors are also available, for those looking for a lighter choice.
I would totally serve these at a New Year’s Party…they just look so swanky!
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 pmI would serve these to friends and family at Christmas and New Years.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:53 pmI think I’d eat them w/a spoon
And maybe invite a few friends to come over and share 
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 amI would serve these to my nieces and nephews to help show them proper portion control!
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 amI’d send out an “everyone email” to my peers at school asking who wanted to indulge in these delicious treats with me and use the random number generator to select who gets join. I’d also probably save a couple for a cook @ home date night – these would be undoubtedly impressive.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 amthese would be perfect for my holiday party!!
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 amOh I’d serve these on New Year’s Eve! It’s our 13th wedding anniversary and we are having a little fete with friends and family to celebrate.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 pmThese would be amazing to serve our guests over the holidays, especially my daughters friends on New Years.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pmI would serve these at a small party coming up to celebrate finishing my college degree. They’d go nicely with all sorts of other little treats I have planned.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pmI would use these as a sweet ending to a holiday meal, most likely Christmas.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pmThose would make the perfect ending to a leisurely, luxurious Christmas dinner.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pmI’d serve them with a compote of complementary fruits at Christmas. Mmmm.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:38 pmJumping on the bandwagon, I’d have to go ahead and serve these beauties for New Years’ Eve. Wouldn’t the strawberries be a perfect accompaniment to a glass of champagne!
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:38 pmThey would be part of a December 26 Boxing Day champagne and dessert party.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm10 dozen……I would be in total state of sweet euphoria!
I would share them with our MOPS group and my family.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pmI use little beauties for my annual NYE party! They would be perfect!
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pmVisually stunning! I cannot wait to taste them.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:10 pmGirls Holiday party 2009!
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 pmWow these are just beautiful! I would serve them at our holiday get togethers with my family and friends
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:35 pmI will shower my loved one with these delectable delights during a romantic evening.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 pmI would serve for a party in a large silve bowl filled with ice with the fruits resting on top.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 pmI’m thinking Mardi Gras party, actually.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 pmOh these are so elegant! I would serve them after our seafood dinner on New Years Eve…inside my old fashioned bowl shaped champagne glasses-since they are no longer in style and everyone prefers fluted glasses…the older ones would make a perfect presentation!
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pmI would serve these to my family on Christmas day (if I get them soon enough!) What a fun treat that would be on such a special occasion. They look so pretty!
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pmI would serve these at doe the big parties all year. IE: My Birthday, 4th of July, Hanakka, New Years. Than start all over again the next year, year after that etc …..
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:38 pmChristmas eve! I would serve it with my Buche de Noel all decororated up. The walnuts and pears would be perfect up side the log. I always decorate it with meringe mushrooms and a bird nest. How cut the walnuts would be!
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pmI would serve these at my organization’s holiday pot-luck celebration where we finally have a chance for fun and fellowship with our friends and colleagues!
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pmI think they would be a hit at our Ukrainian Christmas party in January. They’d add a much needed bit of color to the food mix!!!
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pmI would love to serve these to my family after Thanksgiving dinner! They look like just the right little finish to a big meal! They would be so impressed!
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:53 pmIn a country where desserts get bigger and bigger, it’s time to serve some little desserts to counteract the trend! New Years finger foods would have a nice dessert at the end of the night.
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:20 pmThis would be such a fun treat to serve to our kids. They would love them! They are beautiful.
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:29 pmI’d serve them to friends and family as a conversation starter at christmas
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pmSponge cake,with these cute, little Ice creams.Maybe on top of the cake or on side.This would be so much fun for young & old. A big or little party.
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:25 pmI would use these for special occasions, holidays and family get togethers! Gosh how fun & unique! ~
Thanks!
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pmI know most of my friends and family would have no idea what these were just by looking at them – so I would love to serve them on April Fools Day!
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:31 pmId bring them to a baby shower i am bringing lots of food for, so i dont’ have to make a damn fondant cake
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 pmI am going to be selfish and keep them for myself and husband to enjoy – they look too good to share and I love ice cream
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 pmAfter dinner, there’s a big crash in the kitchen, glass breaking, crashing, shouts of “oh my god!” – and the lights go out –
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 pmand I mean OUT.
Pitch.
Black.
Out.
There are servers on the sidelines with night vision -handling people back into their seats. Another crew is setting fine dishes of the ice cream with champagne while red curtains are being dropped along the walls.
A match lights in the middle of the room which, after a few seconds of hushed silence, is joined all around the rest of the room at candles at all the tables. The music rises with a little bit of the lighting to telegraph that it was all staged.
Oh, right, then Nora pics up the mic…
These are extremely unique and would be beautiful to photograph!! I would love to serve these for our new years eve party!
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:04 pmHoly cow, these are amazing. I would probably just save them all for myself and eat them one at a time whenever I was feeling extra fancy and in the mood for a treat. So gorgeous and I’m sure they’re delicious.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:03 amI’d invite a few friends to go cross country skiing in the woods and I would serve up these beautiful little treats on a plate made of cedar boughs accompanied by steaming cups of hot chocolate.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:53 amI would eat them with some hop fudge and carmel all over the tops, but still eat then with my fingers because who needs forks. Share, thats a word that just isn’t in my vocabulary!
November 24th, 2009 at 10:53 amEach Christmas I give away pies to my clients. I invite them to the office, offer some mulled wine and christmas cookes and send them home with a pie. I would serve these at this event.
November 24th, 2009 at 3:37 pmI would serve them as the climax to a fantastic Christmas day meal for my favorite people in the world, my family.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:28 pmI would wait and serve these in the summer. Sipping on a nice cool drink and nibbling on these special treats.
November 24th, 2009 at 7:48 pmI think they would be great for any holiday party.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:28 pmIt has been over three years since me and my father have spent christmas together. He is the one who got me interested in good food and cooking as a child. These little treats would make a perfect end to me making dinner for the two of us this year.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:39 pmWe belong to a social group that does “Pot Luck” Friday night dinners. It’s fun. I would certainly have not only something to bring on hand but something that is a talking point and would make our social group even more social!
November 25th, 2009 at 12:57 amThese would be a great for our first holiday party in our new neighborhood. What a fantastic end to the dinner these would make, not to mention a great impression!
Either that or I would save them for myself hehehe
November 25th, 2009 at 11:26 amI would serve them at the SWAT Holiday party. Just because they’re cops doesn’t mean they don’t like the finer things!
Yeah, you’re right. Instead I’d probably hide them and invite YoungSon over and we’d eat them ourselves. 10 dozen… you think not? You don’t know YoungSon and I.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:53 amI would serve these at my brother’s graduation party in December.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:52 pmOh-this would be great for any and every party!!Actually-why limit it to just parties-why not give the family a treat once in a while
November 25th, 2009 at 3:20 pmA year’s worth of seductive pleasure served in bed at midnight with champagne
November 25th, 2009 at 3:25 pmI am thinking it would be great to serve to my food loving friends at a New Years Day get together. A room full of people who would truly appreciate them.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:34 pmAs part of our Christmas present to our immediate family members, my husband and I are hosting a fancy dinner party. China, crystal, silver, cocktail party attire, the works. These would be perfect to serve as the dessert course.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:28 pmThe crowning finish to our families Christmas Dinner. Would they be both surprized and pleased to see the fantastic spread these would make.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:42 pmThese are so beautiful I would serve them with a bowl of fresh fruit and mint leaves. I’d love to keep them for myself but instead I would take them to my new office (the best job I have ever had in my life!) to share them with all the wonderful people there!
November 27th, 2009 at 11:15 amThese elegant little gems will most certainly be shared in the company of friends and loved ones at the annual holiday get together. Placing them on a three tier afternoon tea-esque stand would bring out their preciousness.
November 27th, 2009 at 9:55 pmI would bring these over to my inlaws house for Christmas. These would be great to serve to all the family.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:02 amI would love to share these with my foodie friends; perhaps at a nice holiday open house. They are little pieces of art and will be treated as such! Served with little shortbread cookies and champagne or sparkling juice…..and perfectly ripened fruit slices. Everyone will be looking for the mistletoe!! Delicious dessert and a holiday kiss!!
November 29th, 2009 at 9:42 pmI would serve them in an orphanage full of children because for all that
November 30th, 2009 at 5:02 amThey’ve been through in life, they deserve the sweetest of all sweet
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I would serve these for any special event,(or anytime you want a fabulous desert!!!) absolutely at my Roaring ’20′s New Year’s Eve party!!!!!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:37 pmI think I would serve the moulded ice creams & sorbets after a dinner with friends when we’ve had time to digest our meal & make room for a treat that’s not too heavy. Some sorbet, brandy and a cigar for the guys, and maybe a chocolate truffle for the ladies.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:00 pmMMMMMM I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. Thanks G.W.Z.
I am helping a young lady raise money for her tuition. We are planing a coffee for her to raise money. These would be awesome!
November 30th, 2009 at 8:03 pmI would serve these with a desert wine and cheese tasting on Christmas Eve! mmmm
November 30th, 2009 at 9:54 pmI would love to serve these at Christmas dinner, which I am hosting for the first time. YIKES! I think they would do wonders distracting my guests in case of dry turkey and bland stuffing (I have no faith in my cooking).
December 1st, 2009 at 12:00 pmI would love to serve these fancy bites at my New Year’s Eve party. I am planning on proposing to my girlfried that night, and am looking for every way possible to make it special.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 pmThey look too good to share! How about New Year’s Eve in front of the big screen, watching Die Hard I, II and VI with these and a thin-crusted loaded pizza.
December 1st, 2009 at 2:19 pmThese sound delightful! I can see serving them as a dessert component of a Christmas brunch. People are bombarded with sweets during the holidays, but guests would scoop these right up. What sounds nicer than a cool and frosty little taste of premium ice cream or sorbet that’s been molded into a unique shape? Christmas is all about this kind of whimsical treat. Adults would love them, and I know some kids who would climb over the Christmas tree to get to them!
December 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pmWhat a great contest! When would I use these?? The question is… when would I NOT use them? I cater for a living and this would be a great way to serve ice cream at a party!
December 1st, 2009 at 2:43 pmThese molded ice creams and sorbets are just perfect for any kind of occasions, in fact any day, any time will be perfect, after all who would dare to say no to ice creams:) I’ve never owned any of these, and I would love to have these.
December 1st, 2009 at 3:05 pmGood luck everyone!
I would serve these to my friends and family. One of my friends is a wine vendor so maybe we could pair them up with a good wine.
December 1st, 2009 at 3:50 pmWow, those are so cool! I would use those all summer just for family…but they would be great for entertaining too!
December 1st, 2009 at 4:34 pmThe molded desserts look amazing!! I would love to get a chance to taste those awesome sweet lil morsels of heaven!!
I am a huge dessert lover – so definitely would keep some for me
I am planning a graduation party for my husband, so it would be exciting if I could serve these as desserts at the party!!
December 1st, 2009 at 5:10 pmThese are adorable! I would serve them at one of the many upcoming holiday parties.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:39 pmI think i would serve these for my sister in laws birthday/engagement party. It’s such a special time for her she deserves a special dessert!
December 1st, 2009 at 9:03 pmI’d treat my very best friends to a very special treat, which would make me and them very happy.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:55 pmI’ve never seen anything quite like these before, I think i’d serve them on Christmas day for an easy and delicious dessert..
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 amI could really see myself serving these to my family as we gather on Christmas Eve for a little family time! I am sure everyone would enjoy them!
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 amI am going to surprise my neice and her family for Christmas. THey live in another state.
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:48 amIt is my pleasure to serve the Christmas Eve meal in my newly remodeled home this year. These would be the jewel of the meal, and a lovely way to end the evening in preparation of Christmas Day.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 pmThe contest is now closed … a winner will be announced tomorrow!
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm