I've made and like this one, although I do find that ice cream right out of the freezer is still more "soft serve" in texture. It's better if allowed to "ripen" in the freezer for a day or so. Espresso-Brownie Chunk Ice Cream ================================ 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 . Wrap and firmly freeze the brownie chunk. 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) Transfer 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). This is one of Ann T's recipes, I love it but as Ashley pointed out "it's not chocolate". LOL Home Cookin 4.9 Chapter: Thibeaults Table Brown Sugar Pecan Ice Cream ============================ http://www.essetti.com/applncs/frznrecipes.htm#brsugar 1 cup milk 1 scant packed cup brown sugar 4 egg yolks 3 cups heavy cream 1 cup pecan pieces . 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. Servings: 4 Now, I gotta get out my ice cream machine. My favorite treat right now is my homemade yogurt mixed with some frozen fruit, sweetener if you want. Frozen yogurt. It freezes as hard as a rock, though! Annie

Well, after making the full fat ice cream (I don't know the last time I had it) it's probably the only way I will go from now on. What a difference! I will still make sorbet and try a gelato. We had two stomach viruses in the past six weeks so we have a house full of stick people so we can afford the real stuff for the summer at least. I hope I don't go crazy with it, two ice creams in a week is a lot to me. Here's the cinnamon ice cream recipe I got from allrecipes. * 1 cup white sugar * 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream * 2 eggs, beaten * 1 cup heavy cream * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon number of stars READ REVIEWS (98) DIRECTIONS In a saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together the sugar and half-and-half. When the mixture begins to simmer, remove from heat, and whisk half of the mixture into the eggs. Whisk quickly so that the eggs do not scramble. Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan, and stir in the heavy cream. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla and cinnamon. Set aside to cool. Pour cooled mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Same with another reviewer, I cut the sugar down to 3/4 cup. I might make an apple caramel sauce to serve with it. If I really was in the mood I would make a cheesecake for it. mmmmm

additional note: For the cake I used 1/4 cup EV olive oil and 1/4 cup butter instead of 1/2 cup butter, and it was fine.

Apricot Ice Cream Blueberry Ice Cream Chocolate Cinnamon Ice Cream Orange Ice cream Red Raspberry Ice Cream World-Famous Philadelphia Vanilla Butter Pecan Ice Cream Mango Ice Cream * Exported from MasterCook * Apricot Ice Cream Recipe By :the Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 pounds fresh apricots 2 cups water 1 cup sugar 2 cups heavy cream -- whipped 1 cup evaporated milk 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1/2 teaspoon almond extract In a saucepan, combine apricots and water. Cook, on low heat, for 10 min. Add sugar to apricots and continue to cook for 10 more min. Press apricots mixture through a sieve to remove skins and stones. Cool. Add whipped heavy cream, evaporated milk, lemon rind and almond extract to the apricot puree. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * Blueberry Ice Cream Recipe By :The Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 pints fresh blueberries 1 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups heavy cream -- lightly whipped 1 cup evaporated milk Mash berries and cook with sugar, on medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5 min. Press berries through a sieve. Cool. Add salt, lightly whipped cream and evaporated milk to the berries. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * Chocolate Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipe By :the Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 2 cups condensed milk 4 cups light cream 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon In top of double boiler, melt chocolate. Stir condensed milk into melted chocolate and cook, stirring for 5 min. Cool. Stir light cream into chocolate mixture. Add mixing well, water, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * Orange Ice Cream I Recipe By :the Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup fresh orange juice 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup finely grated lemon peel 2 cups sugar 2 cups milk 2 cups heavy cream 1/8 teaspoon salt Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * Red Raspberry Ice Cream Recipe By :the Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 quart fresh red raspberries 1 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 cups heavy cream -- lightly whipped Clean and crush raspberries. Combine raspberries, sugar and salt. Let stand for 1 1/2 hours in a warm place. Mash and strain. Combine strained raspberry mixture with lightly whipped heavy cream. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * World-Famous Philadelphia Vanilla Recipe By :the Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 6 cups light cream 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 vanilla beans, 3" size -- split 1/8 teaspoon salt In top of double boiler, combine 3 cups cream, sugar, vanilla beans and salt. cook, stirring constantly, for 10 min. Remove beanpods, scraping pulp and seeds into cream. Cool. Add remaining 3 cups cream to the cooled mixture. Mix well. Churn-freeze. NOTES : A key recipe---use your imagination and add fruits, nuts and flavorings to make this vanilla into your own concoction. * Exported from MasterCook * Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe By :The Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup finely chopped pecans 2 tablespoons butter 2 1/2 cups heavy cream 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 2 cups cold milk In a skillet, brown the pecans in the butter. cool. Mix together the browned pecans, cream, sugar, vanilla and milk. Churn-freeze. * Exported from MasterCook * Mango Ice Cream Recipe By :The complete book of Homemade Ice Cream Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Ice Cream Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 cups fresh mango puree (about 2 med.) 1 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/3 cup water juice of 1 lime 4 cups heavy cream -- lightly whipped In a saucepan, mix together sugar, cream of tartar and water. Boil for 5 min., stirring occasionally. Cool. Combine mango puree, juice of lime, lightly whipped heavy cream and cooled sugar syrup. churn-freeze.