Ice Cream Flavors
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brooksmoses saw an ice cream maker somewhere-or-other and decided it needed to come live with us. So we've made a batch or two of ice cream -- the Mexican chocolate from the included recipe booklet, with chocolate, cinnamon, and cayenne, is quite tasty -- and determined that the custard base is an excellent base but ice cream flavors we can buy at the store are boring.
Help us think of new ones.
So far, the best idea isandres_s_p_b's suggestion of Victorian Sexuality: it looks like vanilla, but isn't. We're thinking white chocolate with either just a hint of peppermint extract or a rather larger quantity of almond extract; macadamia nuts might be a nice touch. I would also like to do a chai flavor.
What's good in ice cream that Ben & Jerry's doesn't already do?
brooksmoses saw an ice cream maker somewhere-or-other and decided it needed to come live with us. So we've made a batch or two of ice cream -- the Mexican chocolate from the included recipe booklet, with chocolate, cinnamon, and cayenne, is quite tasty -- and determined that the custard base is an excellent base but ice cream flavors we can buy at the store are boring.Help us think of new ones.
So far, the best idea is
andres_s_p_b's suggestion of Victorian Sexuality: it looks like vanilla, but isn't. We're thinking white chocolate with either just a hint of peppermint extract or a rather larger quantity of almond extract; macadamia nuts might be a nice touch. I would also like to do a chai flavor.What's good in ice cream that Ben & Jerry's doesn't already do?
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Date: 2011-09-22 09:10 pm (UTC)Many of the flavors I love come from Izzy's Ice Cream in St. Paul. Their website displays which flavors they are serving at the moment. (Including things like Basil!) The picture of that is here: http://flavorup.izzysicecream.com/flavor-grid
Another local place, Sebastian Joe's in Minneapolis, serves one of my favorite flavors ever, Pavarotti. It is rather carmel and banana-y with maybe a hint of coffee flavor (but only a hint) and chocolate chips. It is fantastic.
Mango is always good. I tend to like spice flavors, like Izzy's Norwegian Chai and their Blue Mountain Spice.
Mexican chocolate sounds delicious!
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Date: 2011-09-22 10:20 pm (UTC)Also, rhubarb comes to mind. And have you ever had chokecherry? I should send you some chokecherry syrup.
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Date: 2011-09-22 10:02 pm (UTC)[*] Our local icecream shop always has at least one experimental flavour. Yesterday's was Birdfood (berries and nuts) last week was Stout, ...
One day I'd like to know whether parsley icecream would work.
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Date: 2011-09-23 10:32 am (UTC)(There are times when a 'food' icon made of broccoli is suboptimal.)
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Date: 2011-09-22 10:48 pm (UTC)Hmmm. Maybe it is not quite yet time to put the ice cream freezer away for the season....
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Date: 2011-09-22 10:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-22 11:23 pm (UTC)I'm psychic sometimes.
:)
(Pear and ginger sounds like a great combo. The others, too, but that one sounds most distinctive.)
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Date: 2011-09-23 12:14 am (UTC)The pear-and-ginger combination was one I used for pancakes once, and the entire household insisted I write it down so we wouldn't forget. It was really good. I've since done muffins and such with pear and ginger. Have not made that ice cream yet.
I seem to recall one of the ice cream places in the Boston area (Steve's? Joey's? Toscanini's? not sure which) did really excellent ginger ice cream....
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Date: 2011-09-23 10:36 pm (UTC)(rummaging around the cordial stash to see if I still have ginger cordial)
also? I have a bottle of simple syrup with Chinese five-spice that
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Date: 2011-09-29 07:13 pm (UTC)You wanna come play ice-cream-making? Maybe Monday night?
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Date: 2011-09-22 10:51 pm (UTC)"Gingersnap Snickerdoodle" = vanilla custard base + pumpkin pie spice + broken-up sugar cookies
"Ginger Peach Spice" = vanilla custard base (more of a gelato base, I think -- all milk, no cream -- though I confess I don't know all the proper names of things) + peach nectar, boiled until it reduces to a thick syrup + ginger + garam masala
I did a Fluffernutter (vanilla custard base + crunchy peanut butter + mini marshmallows) but I never got to taste it, so I can't properly recommend it. I also did a Mojito flavored ice cream (though next time I would probably use rum extract instead of trying to balance enough rum to flavor with too much rum to freeze) that got mixed reviews -- one sister loved it, one brother said it tasted like toothpaste.
I have plans to do a Pecan Pie flavor with caramelized pecans, bourbon, and bits of real pie crust.
I read in The Compass of Pleasure that ice cream with varying textures (crunchy bits or whatnot) is generally enjoyed more than smooth ice cream, and ever since then I have had a mild obsession with putting bits and pieces in my ice creams.
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Date: 2011-09-22 11:14 pm (UTC)I had an excellent black sesame ice cream last night. One of my local friends has made goat cheese/fig jam as an ice cream.
I've been a longtime fan of advieh (a Persian spice blend) as a flavoring.
I like lemon and blueberry together.
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Date: 2011-09-22 11:31 pm (UTC)I have not to date much liked ice creams with savory sorts of things in them (salt, vinegar); my preferences in ice cream inclusions tend more towards sweets (caramel, maple syrup, fruits), spices, and nuts/chocolate/crunchy bits.
Lemon and blueberry sounds like a really good sorbet combination.
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Date: 2011-09-23 04:28 am (UTC)I did lemon/blueberry as a frozen yogurt. I've had some amazing savory/sweet collision flavors, but some of them are rather 'meh'.
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Date: 2011-09-23 01:41 am (UTC)Green tea ice cream is the only kind I'll still eat, since I'm mostly pisco-vegan.
I'd bet Red Zinger ice cream (or sorbet, but even more ice cream) would be good.
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Date: 2011-09-23 02:09 am (UTC)Also buttermilk ice creams are fabulous when she makes them. The blueberry buttermilk she makes is what blueberry cheesecake wants to be when it grows up.
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Date: 2011-09-23 10:33 pm (UTC)what about ice cream that combines the flavors of mango sticky rice? Mango, toasted sesame, rice, butter, salt.
or hell, just toasted sesame flavor (perhaps with a touch of cinnamon, or vanilla, sweetened with honey?)
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Date: 2011-09-23 07:03 am (UTC)We've also made a close copy of the B&J's Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I once made a strawberry ice (strawberries, sugar and water). Strawberry ice is a classic summer ice cream.
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Date: 2011-09-29 07:16 pm (UTC)Allspice and cloves, yes, that would be a lovely combination. Must hit Farmer's Market in a few weeks here.