ice cream recipes?

[amandasw]

I got the ice cream attachment for my KA and feel like it's about time I try it out. Just wondering if anyone here has a good recipe for me to try! I'm a little nervous since it seems like a lot of work, so maybe a range of difficulty levels would be nice

[redheadbaker]

I have two in my blog: chocolate peanut butter cup and white chocolate.

If you've made homemade custard or pastry cream before, these use the same technique. If you haven't, it's not too hard, and if you mess it up and scramble the eggs, just strain the custard through a sieve and continue with the recipe!

[amandasw]

May 28, 2012 18:34:51 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

I have two in my blog: chocolate peanut butter cup and white chocolate.

If you've made homemade custard or pastry cream before, these use the same technique. If you haven't, it's not too hard, and if you mess it up and scramble the eggs, just strain the custard through a sieve and continue with the recipe!

thanks! yeah, I haven't made custard or anything like this really (well, ok wait, I have made chocolate pots de creme, which does I guess count, but I always get nervous and have ruined it once), so this is a little bit of an adventure for me. My MIL bought the attachment for me and now they are coming to visit so I need to show her it wasn't for nothing!

[foodie2012]

Cake Batter is my absolute favorite!

It's a quick recipe as well. No eggs involved. :-)

www.theniftyfoodie.com/food/2010/05/06/cake-batter-ice-cream-2/

[amandasw]

May 28, 2012 20:14:50 GMT -5 foodie2012 said:

Cake Batter is my absolute favorite!

It's a quick recipe as well. No eggs involved. :-)

www.theniftyfoodie.com/food/2010/05/06/cake-batter-ice-cream-2/

thank you! you totally get points for suggesting an easy one

[ally]

I don't have a blog, so no easy place to share what I have tried. But, I LOVE my KA ice cream attachment and The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. I have made a bunch of the recipes and they have come out beautifully.

This cinnamon ice cream is a favorite:
Cinnamon Ice Cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt
10 cinnamon sticks, broken up
2 cups heavy cream
5 large egg yolks

In a saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, salt, cinnamon sticks, and 1 cup of the heavy cream. Warm through, and then cover and let steep off the heat for one hour.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Re-warm the cinnamon milk mixture, and remove the cinnamon sticks with a slotted spoon. Slowly add the milk mixture to the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Place the entire mixture back into the saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a spatula (and being sure to scrape the bottom). Heat until the custard thickens and coats the back of a spatula, but do not boil.

Place the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream in a bowl with a mesh strainer on top, and put that all on top of an ice bath. Pour the custard through the sieve, and then mix together with the cream until cool. Refrigerate until completely cold, and then run through your ice cream maker

[dlphndoc]

This coconut ice cream is awesome. I made it dairy free. Just use regular milk and cream for the "real" version. Put a little chocolate syrup on top and it tastes like frozen Mounds bars.

wedontdiscussbusinessatthetable.blogspot.com/2010/06/non-dairy-coconut-ice-cream.html

[moreace01]

David Lebovitz' book - The Perfect Scoop - has a ton of great recipes. Some are also on on his blog: www.davidlebovitz.com/category/recipes/ice-creams-and-sorbets/

When peaches are in season, I really like this peach ice cream: www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Peach-Ice-Cream-with-Vanilla-Scented-Peaches-632

And I also really love creme fraiche ice cream. I can't find the recipe I use online, but this one is pretty close: www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Creme-Fraiche-Ice-Cream-15371

[amandasw]

ooh thanks ladies! these look wonderful. I think I'm going to make my first attempt today

[olivesyou]

Here is a great base/vanilla recipe:
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
splash of vanilla extract (about a teaspoon)

Mix with a mixer until the sugar is dissolved, then churn in the icecream maker for about 20 minutes.

You can start with that as your base, then add any additional flavors/toppings. I've done:
strawberry: finely chop fresh strawberries in a food processor (I think it was like a pound), add to mixture before churning
mint chocolate chip: add 3/4 teaspoon of mint extract and a few drops of green food coloring, add to mixture before churning. Then, in last 4 or 5 minutes of churning, add a cup of mini chocolate chips or regular sized chocolate chips roughly chopped
cookies and cream: in the last 4 or 5 minutes of churning, add a cup or so of roughly chopped oreos

Good luck!

[dragonfly08]

I don't have a blog so no recipes to post. But in my house we're big fan's of the Ben and Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Dessert book. The bases, especially, are easy enough that my 5 and 8 yo DDs can do them, and then we just toss in whatever mix ins we're in the mood for (on the days I clean out my pantry, we throw in a little bit of everything and call it Garbage Ice Cream!).