Ice Cream Recipes

I scream 
You scream 
We all scream 
for Ice Cream!  

Everybody knows that saying right?

We almost missed that this is officially national ice cream month, being too busy with the Ultimate Blog challenge.

Sunday the 15th was the specific celebration day.

Years ago I was wandering through the grocery one day. 

I spotted an ice cream maker. It was on sale for $20. We snapped that up and thus began a glorious few months of homemade ice cream.

What never ceases to amaze me is how boring and unimaginative people seem to get at this stage of the game. 

Vanilla seriously? I mean ok maybe French Vanilla and for all those people who like their soggy desserts mixed together.

For the rest of us who do not eat anything Ala Mode why stop at vanilla? 

Drop in some fruit, add in some spices, bring on the nuts!

My basic recipe was simple but heavy.
 
Milk 2-6 Cups

Sugar 2-3 Cups

Heavy Cream 4-8 Cups

Dashes of Salt 

To create various flavors I would add

Coconut milk and Grated coconut

Cream Cheese plus Homemade Jam

Instant coffee or super strong coffee liquid

Banana Chocolate with Walnuts

Chocolate and Grated Coconut

or Strawberry Mix

Then winter rolled around. Eggnog came out on store shelves. I did not grow up drinking eggnog so it is not an acquired taste of mine. I wanted to do an ice cream spin off of it however.

That starts with a custard base:

3 Eggs

1/3 Cups Sugar

Dash of Sea Salt

2 ½ Cups Milk

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Mix the first four ingredients in a sauce pan and heat.

Use low heat for 15-20 minutes stirring constantly until the mixture will coat the back of a metal spoon.

Remove from heat and add in vanilla.

To this I would add a tablespoon or two of Pumpkin Pie spice.

Let it cool and mix with 4 cups of heavy cream. Taste and add brown sugar if sweetness is needed. 

Add a cup of chopped pecans of sliced almonds and place into your ice cream maker.

These concoctions were delightful!

So much so I call them gourmet.

Another favorite flavor option was cream cheese and coffee.

Adding the cream cheese just made an incredibly rich ice cream.

Smooth and dense most of what we made did not last very long in our freezer.

Banana I did not care for.

Chocolate can be a bit tricky depending on what you use and how you like it.

It was a challenge as I made up my own recipes to know how much of each nut I wanted to add to get just the right crunch.


Maybe I should try some of the non-machine methods now that my ice cream maker is gone.

Either that or invest in another one. It is a great unique treat to share with dinner or afternoon guest.

If you try any new recipes or have some suggestions please link up and share your results.