Thursday, October 11, 2012

Iced Honey Cream

We have serious ice cream cravings in our house. They creep in after dinner, and continue to harrass us all night long. Sometimes, we succumb and wind up buying a container of Ben & Jerry's (ok, THREE containers, I can't lie). And then I have remorse for a week afterward (I have remorse, the boys have no remorse whatsoever). Sigh.... and so it goes.

 

I am fully aware that homemade ice cream is a standard treat on a whole foods diet, but who are we kidding here? I can't make ice cream (conjure up images of a wooden bucket and lots of churning from childhood).

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In all honesty, I have such a fear of making my own ice cream, that I have never even read one of those recipes that are available on nearly all the big "real food" sites (googled fyi, see here and here and here, for example).

And then something happened... My friend, Marian, mentioned that she visited Powell Gardens and bought a jar of honey cream.... Honey Cream? Huh? What is this intriguing stuff? It is a rare day that someone mentions a food of which I have not heard. And so it went from there...

I googled honey cream and instead found this ice cream recipe that was a tiny little paragraph. I could do anything that only took a tiny paragraph to explain! I had to try it.... So here is my slightly modified version and, let me tell you, this stuff will satisfy your evening ice cream craving no problem! Cover it with homemade whipped cream, sprinkles, nuts, chocolate, fruit, etc., or enjoy it simply as it is.

Oh, and no wooden buckets required....

Ingredients:
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup local honey
4-5 egg yolks (4 large or 5 small) from pasture eggs, try making macaroons with your remaining egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla extract

How To (tiny paragraph broken into very simple steps):
1. In a medium bowl, beat heavy cream and vanilla with a hand mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator.

Cream

2. In another medium bowl, beat egg yolks until they are a pale yellow color and set aside.

Beaten egg yolks
 
3. In a small saucepan, heat honey over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Cook for two minutes.

Honey in small saucepan

4. Go back to the medium bowl with egg yolks and start mixing them again with your hand mixer. Now, simultaneously and slowly add your hot honey in a steady stream. Continue to mix for about five minutes, or until the mixture has reached room temperature.

*** This may sound complicated but it's really not. Just use one hand to mix the egg yolks and pour the honey with the other. If you have a helper this will be easier and if you have a food processer this will be very simple to do. However, it is relatively easy regardless and a nice test of coordination. Ha Ha.

Beaten egg yolks combined with whipped cream

5. Fold your whipped cream into the whipped honey and transfer the honey cream mixture to a 5 x 10 loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until set (2 hours and up to one week). In my opinion, let it freeze overnight at least-- the honey flavor mellows and the texture is perfectly ice creamy.

Unfrozen, container just filled
 
Frozen, next day
 
Comments: The original recipe is from Martha Stewart and you can find it here. This one is slightly modified but the same basic idea - cream, honey, eggs and a freezer. Also, it is vanilla flavored and has a slight honey flavor. You could increase the vanilla to about 1 tbsp if you wanted a stronger vanilla taste and I think you could even decrease the honey a bit, down to perhaps 2/3 cup. This was a really great treat. I loved how I only needed my hand mixer to make this and I especially loved the no guilt ice cream treat around 7pm that night. Both of my boys really enjoyed this, as did I.
 
"There’s nothing wrong with me a little ice cream won’t fix". -- Unknown
 
 
 
This recipe is dedicated to my friend, Marian, who frequently inspires me and always has words of support.
 
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23 comments:

  1. Sounds incredible! We make homemade ice cream but we will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing on Super Sweet Saturday.
    Stephanie
    swtboutique.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for the comment! This is very easy to do- you should defintitely give it a try.

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  2. WOAH! This is the first ice cream recipe I've seen that doesn't require an ice cream maker and actually looks easy! Thank you so much for sharing this and for linking up to Snacktime Saturday!!

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    1. That is exactly what I thought! In fact, I was kind of dancing around my kitchen afterwards singing "I can ma-ake ice cream" :)

      It tastes really good too. Thanks for the comment!

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  3. Wow! What a neat idea! I love that this recipe doesn't require an ice cream maker. I pinned this on my "sweets to attempt" board. Thanks!

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    1. Thanks so much! It really is incredibly easy, I think you'll find it a worthwhile sweet to attempt!

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  4. Ohh that looks delicious!!! :)

    xo - Sheila

    www.sheislovelyblog.com

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    1. It's so easy too - hope you'll give it a try. Thanks for the comment :) I just got back from your blog. That oyster chowder looks fantastic!

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  5. This sounds yummy. I love the honey flavor in anything.

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    1. I hope you'll give it a try - it's so easy! Thanks for the comment. :)

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  6. Oh my yum. This looks amazing! I make homemade ice cream often (with an automatic machine!). But this looks like a refreshing change of pace!

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    1. This is so easy, you should definitely give it a try. Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. I have some serious night time cravings for sweets too. I'm saving this one to make next time our ice cream lover friends are visiting! So glad you shared at Snacktime Saturday, hope to see you back this weekend :)

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  8. Sounds yummy! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday!

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  9. Honey? LOVE. Ice cream? LOVE!! Thanks for sharing this great recipe at Foodie friends Friday!

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  10. I feel the same way! :) You can't beat no-guilt ice cream that you can actually easily make at home. I hope you'll give it a try.

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  11. This looks so good! We have some serious issues with ice cream as well but have never tried to make my own. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please come back to VOTE on Sunday!

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    1. This version is super easy, you should definitely try. I will definitely stop by to vote! :)

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  12. I love making blender ice cream. The recipe I use is 4 cups of ice, 1 cup of half and half, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup of agave nectar. Blend well and voila! Delicious vanilla ice cream.

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  13. That looks toooo good! Nothing like cream honey on a summer morning!

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