Recipes: Ice Cream

July 16th, 2009, by Bill

Jennie and I received the ice cream maker attachment for our KitchenAid mixer and plan on making some ice cream this weekend. I have no clue what flavor we will be shooting for, but will be sure to document the process. In the meantime, here are a few recipes that I found in my cookbooks and online. If you give any of them a shot, please be sure to share your experience with the rest of us.

Chocolate Nut Butter Ice Cream (Performance Menu)

  • 1/2 C coconut milk
  • 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa or carob powder
  • 1 Tbsp cashew butter
  • 1 Tbsp crushed walnuts
  • Few drops pure vanilla extract (optional)

Prepare the ice cream about an hour before you want to eat it. Pour the coconut milk into a coffee cup or small dish. Add the other ingredients, mix well. Place into the freezer for one hour. To get a good, ice cream-like consistency, the mixture needs to be stirred periodically to break up the portions that will get frozen hard.

Coconut Milk Ice Cream (Performance Menu)

  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 2 C fresh fruit
  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional)

Simply place all ingredients in a blender and puree. Pour into dessert cups (coffee cups work equally well) and put in the freezer for about 1 hour or until it has chilled to an ice cream-like consistency.

Optimal Ice Cream (Hyperlipid Blog)

  • 1 pint double cream
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 10 drops vanilla extract
  • sweetener to taste

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (KitchenAid)

  • 3 C cream
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1.5 C canned pumpkin
  • sweetener to taste

Scold half of the cream. In a separate bowl, whisk the 6 egg yolks. Add the vanilla and sweetener to the yolks. Slowly whisk the scolded cream into this mixture. Add the pumpkin pie spice and stir entire mixture over medium heat for about 10:00. Be sure not to boil the mixture. Add the remaining cream and the canned pumpkin and whisk. Strain the mixture to remove any egg parts that may have solidified and chill mixture in the refrigerator. Once chilled, pour into ice cream maker. Churn for 15-20 minutes until desired consistency.

Category: Nutrition

8 Responses to "Recipes: Ice Cream"

  • Audra
    July 16, 2009, 9:49 pm

    Why me? Why do I have to make the ice cream? Garth, you are familiar with the kitchen, right? Why don't you surprise ME and make the ice cream. What a nice thought!

  • Beth
    July 16, 2009, 11:26 pm

    Audra, you can get him to work in the kitchen?? Can one rent him by the hour/meal or something? :D

    ....Drat, that won't work either. I'd need to rent a kitchen too. :P

    Seriously, these look GOOD (barring the coconut milk... :/ ) I almost wish I had a maker. :(

  • Pete
    July 17, 2009, 8:50 am

    ICE CREAM!!! ICE CREAM DID YOU SAY ICE CREAM BILL?? THERE IS A GOD AND YES STACY WE NEED TO GET ONE OF THOSE HANDY DANDY ICE CREAM MAKERS!!!!!!!

  • Dad
    July 17, 2009, 6:40 pm

    ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!! YEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Now you have my attention. OH Ummmmmmmm Oh your not talking about Oberwise, DQ,Bryers )-; Ice cream is my heroin.

    Well then if I want to get my fix I have to make my own. Withdrawl sucks ! I will give it a shot and try making some.

  • Tricia
    July 20, 2009, 7:50 am

    Just curious where paleolithic man got his ice cream maker? I feel kind of stupid now as I just took an ice cream maker to Goodwill over the weekend, so anyone looking to pick one up check there :)

  • Bill
    July 20, 2009, 8:23 am

    Mark - When we refer to "Paleo" we are referring to our food choices. I have no interest in "Paleo-fying" my entire life. The coconut milk recipes can easily be made in a blender or food processor too.

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