Very nice. Great birthday present. All of my favourite presents have been food or cooking related. Can't wait to see which ice cream you make first.

Ann

oh Tracey - Happy Birthday!!! I was eyeing those awhile back...I had forgotten about it. thanks alot... No seriously - I was just thinking again about ice cream makers and forgot that you can get these!

Have fun!

Stacy

How wonderful! You're going to love it! My favourite birthday gifts are kitchen stuff as well.

Shelley

Hey, nice! And timely, with the summer heating up.

Let me be the first to suggest a flavor. Make a batch of ice cream using a basic recipe and include a small container of frozen grape concentrate. Voila! Grape ice cream. Bright purple and tasty.

Jim

Just the right gift and time of year to get it! YUM!!

Nancy

Great foodie birthday present! I didn't even know you could get an ice-cream attachment for the KitchenAid.

Oh good for you! You know what? I also got a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker for my birthday too!

I made fresh strawberry ice cream the first time, delicious! Yesterday I decided on Peach ice cream....but I didn't put enough peaches in it and it tastes like plain ol vanilla ice cream with pieces of peach in it.

Maybe since it sat in the freezer overnight it has taken on the flavor of the peaches by now.

I might have to go taste it!

Enjoy your ice cream maker!

what a nice present, Tracey. I'm another who really likes getting kitchen and food related things as gifts.

Fatlester posted a recipe for espresso brownie chunk ice cream that was really decadently good.

Espresso-Brownie Chunk Ice Cream
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Fatlester - Gardenweb

1/2 pound brownies cut in 1/4 inch chunks
1 cup whole Espresso, French or vienna roast coffee beans
2 1/4 cups half and half cream
3/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup whipping cream
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Wrap and firmly freeze the brownie chunks
Put the coffee beans on a jell-roll pan and over them with a dish towel. Using a veal pounder or the bottom of a heavy sauce pan, press to crush the beans thoroughly. (Do not substitute ground coffee) Transfe the crushed coffee beans to a medium saucepan. Add the half and
half cream and heat it to simmering. Cover and simmer 10 minutes , then set the pan aside, off heat, for 15 minutes longer. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into another saucepan, pressing to remove all liquid from the
coffee beans; discard the solids. Stir the sugar into the strained coffee liquid and heat it to simmering. Put the egg yolks in a heatproof bowl and slowly whisk in the coffee liquid (or put the egg yolks in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and process, pouring in the coffee liquid). Cool the mixture slightly by stirring in the whipping cream. Set the bowl over ice or refrigerate until the custard is thoroughly chilled. (Can cover and refrigerate overnight). Transfer the custard to the canister of an ice-cream machine. Follow manufacturere's directions and churn until the ice cream is half frozen.
Add frozen brownie pieces and continue churning until frozen. Serve immediately, or transfer ice cream to an airtight freezer container, seal and keep frozen until serving time. (Can freeze for several hours).

I like this one too:

Brown Sugar Pecan Ice Cream
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1 cup milk
1 scant packed cup brown sugar
4 egg yolks
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup pecan pieces
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Heat the cream. milk and sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is hot. place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk briefly. Still whisking, slowly pour
in about 1 cup of the hot liquid. When the mixture is blended, slowly pour it into the liquid in the saucepan, whisking constantly. Cook over heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens slightly and coats
the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Be sure not let the mixture boil at any time or will curdle. strain into a clean bowl and cool thoroughly. Stir in the nuts.
Pour the mixture into the bowl of the machine and freeze.
Makes 5 cups.

So, do you have a favorite? I have ice cream recipes and sorbet recipes and frozen yogurt recipes and I'll bet a lot of other people do too!

Happy birthday, any kind would go well with that birthday cake. You did get a cake, didn't you?

Annie

I didn't know KA made an ice cream maker and 2 quarts is the perfect size. My White Mountain electric ice cream freezer makes 2 gallons, so I always have alot left over (although that doesn't bother DH.)

Happy Birthday and let us know how you like it and what kind of ice cream you made.

I like foodie gifts too!

Annie,
Thanks for reminding me about the espresso brownie ice cream recipe. I've been wanting to make it ever since it was originally posted, but the number of steps involved always stopped me. I guess now is the time to give it a try! I think for everyday use, I'd like more lighter/lower fat recipes like sorbets. So anyone who has any, I would love to have them if you don't mind posting!

And no, no birthday cake. That's what happens when you live 400 hundred miles from your mom :) But we are going to Dairy Queen tonight with munchkin #2's baseball team and I plan to indulge in a very guilty pleasure of mine-a peanut buster parfait with chocolate ice cream. I've been good all day, and I plan to indulge tonight.

Shawn, I've made the cuisinart strawberry ice cream before and we loved it! I'll link the peach ice cream recipe I've made before that turned out really well in case it's different than the one you used.

Jim, that grape ice cream is intriguing me. I think it sounds like something I'd like.

Here is a link that might be useful: peach ice cream

Thanks for that recipe Tracey. I just used the Vanilla ice cream recipe and added peaches. I'll try your recipe next time.

So many flavors, so little time:

Peach
Coffee
Mango
Dolce de Leche
Rum Raisin
Orange Pineapple

Do I need to say more?

Jim

Very nice gift, Tracey. I got the 2 qt cuisinart at the end of the summer last year, because of this forum. I only made vanilla...looking fwd to trying some of these recipes..
Shaun, I think you need to taste the ice cream every hour or so to see if it developed...you must...tastes don't count as calories either...lol