FRESH FRUIT
4 c. milk
4 eggs, beaten
2 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
2 c. heavy cream
2 T. vanilla
Sliced Peaches or Strawberries
Prepare sliced peaches or strawberries and sprinkle with sugar and allow to set until the make juice. Use enough fruit to make about 1 qt. of fruit puree. Put fruit and juice into blender and coarsely puree. You should have about 1 blender full or about 1 qt. Add fruit puree to the custard mixture which has been cooled or chilled overnight in the refrigerator. (I always make the custard the day before and put in refrigerator. I prepare the fruit and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator as well.) This recipe assumes you have a 1 gallon freezer. The freezer can should never be filled more that 3/4 full because the ice cream expands as it freezes and it will overflow if the can is too
full. You can also make raspberry ice cream but don't use as many raspberries (probably 2 cups of puree is enough) as they have a much more intense flavor. Actually you can add just about any fruit you would like to try but these are all the ones I have tried.
FRESH PEACH
2 c Ripe peaches; finely chopped
1 1/4 c Sugar
1/2 Juice of lemon
2 lg Eggs
2 c Heavy or whipping cream
1 c Milk
Note: Small peaches because have more flavor and less water than the larger ones. Combine the peaches, ½ cup of the sugar, and the lemon juice in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, stirring the mixture every 30 minutes. Remove the peaches from the refrigerator and drain the juice into another bowl. Return the peaches to the refrigerator. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and
whisk to blend. Add the peach juice and blend. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following manufacturer's instructions. After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before if is done) add the peaches, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready. Makes 1 generous quart.
GRAPE SHERBET
Grape flavored sherbet. This one is the coldest, most refreshing treat I've ever found for a hot summer day.
Whisk 1 egg* in a bowl and add 1 can sweetened condensed milk. When thoroughly mixed, add 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream. Take a 2 litre bottle of grape soda and shake it carefully until all the "fizz" is gone and add it to the mix. Chill completely in the refrigerator before freezing, then freeze in your ice cream freezer. *If you are concerned about the possibility of Salmonella from uncooked eggs, substitute an equivalent amount of Egg Beaters.
GRAPEFRUIT ICE CREAM
1 Cup Grapefruit juice
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Whipping Cream
1/2 Cup Whole Milk
Mix ingredients just before putting in machine. Very nice texture. Strong grapefruit flavor. Surprisingly good. Even those who grimaced on being told the flavor of the day had seconds.
Note: Fresh squeezed grapefruit juice is far better than bottled. Also, use pink or red grapefruit.
GREAT PUMPKIN
Start on Halloween and make it right through Thanksgiving. No one will eat pumpkin pie again after trying this holiday treat.
For this recipe, prepare a batch of the Ultimate Butter Pecan ice cream mix, but omit the pecans. Then take an additional 2 eggs* and lightly beat them in a separate bowl, and add an additional 1/2 cup sugar. Add one cup of the prepared Butter Pecan ice cream mix, and when blended thoroughly, add one 15 oz. can of pumpkin, and 2 tbsp cinnamon. Add this to the Butter Pecan mix and freeze in your ice cream freezer. *If you are concerned about the possibility of Salmonella from uncooked eggs, substitute an equivalent amount of Egg Beaters.
HONEY APPLE CINNAMON RAISIN WALNUT
1/3 cup raisins
1 cup water
1 cup whole milk
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup honey
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup apple syrup
1 cup cream
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Soak the raisins in the water overnight. Beat egg yolks in a bowl Mix milk, half and half, and honey in a pan. Heat to a boil. Pour half of milk/honey mixture into egg yolks, beating while you pour. Beat well, and beat into remaining milk/honey mixture in pan. Mix over low heat for 3-5 minutes Mix in apple syrup Let cool and add cream. Right before adding to ice cream maker, beat in cinnamon. Drain raisins and mix with walnuts When ice cream has stiffened (2 minutes before done), add raisins and walnuts
ITALIAN BANANA DREAM
4 bananas
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 egg yolks
½ can sweetened condensed milk
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ pt whipping cream
½ pt whole milk
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp vanilla
This is a dense very flavorful Italian ice cream. This one is so good it might create a new banana growing industry in Italy. The secret to this recipe is to use very ripe bananas. If they are slightly over-ripe, that is even better. Crush bananas and add lemon juice and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, whipping cream and whole milk. Then add salt and vanilla extract. Freeze this mix in an ice cream freezer and when thick add the prepared bananas and continue to freeze. This is best when served very cold. It has extraordinary flavor and "mouthfeel". *If you are concerned about the possibility of Salmonella from uncooked eggs, substitute an equivalent amount of Egg Beaters.
PEACH version 1
1 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
2 cups pureed skinned peaches (with additional 2/3 cup sugar)
Beat eggs litely. Beat in sugar slowly, beating an additional 1 minute when all sugar is added.
Heat milk almost to a boil, and add (still hot) to the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Cool.
Add vanilla extract, cream, and peach/sugar puree. Mixed opinions; tasted a bit sour. Might try waiting to add peaches until just before adding to machine.
PEACH version 2
6 medium peaches (about 2 lbs), peeled and stoned, or 4 cups frozen unsweetened peach slices, thawed.
1 cup sugar
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. In a large bowl, mash the peaches into a course puree. Stir in 1/4 cup of the sugar. Let stand 1 hour.
2. Add the cream, milk, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, and vanilla to peaches, stirring to blend. Refrigerate, covered,
until very cold, at least 3 hours or as long as 3 days.
3. Stir the mixture to blend and pour in to the canister of an ice cream maker. Freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Eat at once or transfer to a covered container and freeze up to 8 hours.
PINEAPPLE CHERRY ICE CREAM
This recipe combines the tartness of pineapple with the delightful sweetness of Maraschino cherries. Prepare the mix as for Old Time Vanilla (see recipe), but omit the brown sugar and add an additional1/2 cup sugar, and 10 oz canned crushed pineapple. (Do not use fresh pineapple, which contains an acid which causes the cream to curdle. The canning process neutralizes this acid. When the ice cream is almost frozen, add 6 oz chopped Maraschino Cherries and just a little of the juice. Mmmmmm....
STRAWBERRY version 1
2 cups strawberries, stemmed
1/4 cup sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup table cream
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
Slice strawberries, coat with 1/4 sugar and lemon juice.
Stir and let sit for at least 1 hour.
Beat egg yolks; beat in sugar.
Heat creams together until steaming. Stir into egg/sugar mixture. Cool.
Just before adding to ice cream machine, mash strawberries and stir into cream/egg mixture.
Freeze in ice cream maker.
Notes: I used *very* ripe strawberries. If strawberries less ripe, increase sugar (to at most 1 cup total).
STRAWBERRY version 2
2 pints strawberries, washed and hulled
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Purée the strawberries in a food processor. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Pour the mixture into the bowl of the machine and freeze.
Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
TROPICAL ORANGE
This would have been a musical piece if Gershwin had tasted this. It's a delicate orange in a rich vanilla base served inside a frozen orange. Elegant...the only word for it.
Clean several large oranges and slice off the stem end of the orange, saving this slice. Clean out the orange pulp and squeeze the pulp into juice saving 1/2 cup of strained juice. Place the shells in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator and freeze for four hours. Mix a two quart batch of the Old Time Vanilla (see recipe) Ice Cream omitting the brown sugar. Before freezing the ice cream, add the strained orange juice and add 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. Age the mix for four hours and freeze in an ice cream freezer according the the manufacturer’s directions. When frozen, fill the orange shells, replace the orange "lids" and replace in the freezer section of the
refrigerator for hardening.
WHAT A PEAR! ICE CREAM
Start with the recipe for Old Time Vanilla (see recipe), but omit the brown sugar. And instead of adding the Half and Half to the mix, put it into a blender with a chopped very ripe pear. Blend on high speed for two minutes, then add this to the ice cream mix. Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer's directions.