Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Homemade Ice Cream


Chocolate Velvet Ice Cream
 
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup White Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 3 Egg Yolks, beaten
  • 2 2/3 cups Heavy Cream
  • 1/3 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips 
Instructions
  • The first step would be to stir sugar and cocoa in a large bowl. Now, add egg yolks and blend the mixture in an electric mixer.
  • Add cream in small amounts and beat well after every addition.
  • Now, chill the mixture in the refrigerator.
  • In the meantime, grate chocolate chips in blender or food processor. You can even use a rotary grater for the purpose.
  • Grate the chocolate chips until the mixture has turned into a fine texture.
  • Add the grated chocolate chips into the cream mixture and freeze in a canister of ice cream maker.
  • The delicious and mouthwatering chocolate velvet ice cream is ready to be gorged upon!! 
 Vanilla Ice Cream
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • A pinch of Salt
  • 1½ cups Whole Milk
  • 1 cup Light Cream
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
 
Instructions
  • The first step would be to break eggs in a medium sized bowl. Add sugar to it and whisk the eggs, until the eggs turn frothy and lemon yellow.
  • Now, add salt to the egg mixture and combine it well. Keep it aside for sometime.
  • In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and just when it starts to simmer, remove from the heat.
  • Slowly add milk to the egg mixture, a little at a time, and whisk constantly, until all the milk has been added.
  • Now, pour the egg-milk mixture back into the pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring it constantly.
  • Whisk until the mixture forms a thick coat on a wooden spoon. This would take about 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove the mixture from heat and strain it into a bowl. Allow it to cool.
  • Stir the cream and vanilla andrefrigerate the mixture until it gets cold.
  • Now, freeze it into an ice cream maker, according to manufacturer's directions.
  •  The tempting, finger licking vanilla ice cream is ready to take pleasure in!!
 
 Cherry Ice Cream
 
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup Cherry Juice, concentrated
  • 1/2 cup Fat Free Milk
  • 1 cup Vanilla Low-Fat Yogurt
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup White Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 cup Frozen Dark Sweet Cherries
  • 2 tsp Almond Extract
 
Instructions
  • In a large bowl, mix cherry juice, milk, yogurt and heavy cream. Now, blend the mixture until it turns into a fine texture.
  • Now, add the sugar, salt, cherries and almond extract. Puree them until small bits of cherries remain.
  • Pour this creamy mixture into 1½ quart ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
  • The yummy cherry ice cream is ready to savor!

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