Which flavor should I make in my new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker?!?!

8-23-2007 @1:41PM slashfood said... this is the first ice cream that i made with my kitchenaid ice cream attachment and it turned out AWESOME!

Green Tea Ice Cream
Cooking Light June 2002

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons loose Chinese gunpowder green tea or green tea (about 3 tea bags)
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/4 cups whole milk
Preparation
Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add tea; cover and steep 5 minutes. Strain tea mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard tea leaves. Stir in lemon juice; chill completely.

Stir in milk. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon the ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 2 hours or until firm.
Yield

6 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)
Nutritional Information

CALORIES 143(12% from fat); FAT 1.9g (sat 1.1g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.1g); PROTEIN 3g; CHOLESTEROL 7mg; CALCIUM 73mg; SODIUM 28mg; FIBER 0.0g; IRON 0.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 29.7g
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8-23-2007 @2:42PM bdw said... I have made rose (with rosewater) and lavender, with real lavender petals, possibly my best ever the the surprise hit of my niece's birthday party. Also honeydew, with pureed honeydew and whipping cream, and a bit of midori.

Whatever is in season and whatever catches my eye. There is a world of difference between fresh strawberry ice cream with whole and pureed strawberries, and the store bought, even the premium brands are not as good as what you can make at home. Many people have never had chocolate ice cream, only cocoa. Its fun to experiment with, its not expensive, and its great to gift your friends with whatever won't fit in your freezer. Besides, you blog and I presume make _some_ money off it. Hit up the ice cream machine makers for ads, perks, or free machines to experiment with before you sell on e-bay.

Obviously, I enjoy experimenting. Have some fun.
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8-23-2007 @1:48PM Kent Mackey said... Bourbon Sugar Cookie Crunch Ice Cream
(makes a little less than 1 quart of ice cream)

2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup bourbon
3 or 4 sugar cookies

If using an automatic ice cream maker, make sure bowl is completely frozen before starting. Also, milk and cream should be well-chilled. Whisk milk and cream with sugar until completely dissolved. Add vanilla and bourbon, and stir thoroughly. Pour mixture into ice cream maker. Churn for about 25 minutes or according to machine; crumble sugar cookies into the ice cream during the last minute. Serve immediately, or let “ripen” in freezer for two hours.
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8-23-2007 @1:52PM MJ said... Love green tea ice cream. I say make strawberry and my favorite homemade vanilla bean, coffee and chocolate .Nothing fancy just good plain goodness!
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8-23-2007 @2:00PM noza said... Basic vanilla recipe with a can of Guinness, or Murphy's, or any other good Stout beer.

Dark and malty and creamy!
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8-23-2007 @2:02PM alh said... mango!
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8-23-2007 @2:05PM foodscience said... banana with peanut butter and chocolate chips is one of my favorites to make. If you have a ton of stuff in your freezer, chances are you have some overripe bananas sitting in there too.



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8-23-2007 @2:40PM Jenny said... PUMPKIN! I don't have a recipie but Im sure you could find a good one online. nothing is better than pumpkin ice cream!
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8-23-2007 @2:20PM BaS said... Adding in cinnamon to a sweet vanilla ice cream recipie and including those dark chocolate covered ginger bits they sell at Wegmans goes over well here.
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8-23-2007 @2:23PM chris furniss said... avocado!
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8-23-2007 @2:24PM IRS said... It's summer, and NOTHING goes with summer like peach ice cream. I don't have a recipe, but it shouldn't be hard to find. Just wanted to give an opinion. Peach ice cream *is* summer for me. Try that!
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8-23-2007 @2:30PM Robin said... I also got an ice cream maker for my birthday (back in June).
Mango has been my fave so far, banana was also a huge hit.
Have fun!!!
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8-23-2007 @2:47PM Matt said... I was recently in a restaurant in Buenos Aires called D'Oro, and they served Gorgonzola ice cream as an appetizer.

It was a tiny scoop of it, served with some high quality salami. I'm sure most of you are thinking YUCK right now, but it was actually quite an amazing pairing - especially as an appetizer.

Another interesting flavor I've had in the past was olive oil flavored ice cream, which was also quite good.

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8-23-2007 @2:54PM Katerina said... I just made a blackberry frozen yogourt which was absolutely wonderful (my favorite so far) and which uses the beautiful fresh blackberries currently available.

http://dailyunadventures.blogspot.com/2007/08/blackberry-frozen-yogourt.html
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8-23-2007 @2:54PM Eric said... Roasted Banana (glaze with brown sugar, bake in a moderate oven until softened, use a sweet cream base with no eggs)

Toasted Coconut - with coconut milk! Don't leave out the dairy entirely.

Pistachio made with gobs of real pistachio and not faux flavor and color. Nothing like the commercial crap.

Creme Fraiche And Brown Sugar - soooooooo good with sliced peaches.

Fresh Peach and Toasted Almond

One piece of advice: it's essential to use at least some whole milk (homogenized) to promote micelle formation and reduce the chances of "buttering out" - when the fat gets glumpy and falls out of the suspension. You can make some insanely rich ice cream, but keep some homogenized or evaporated milk in the mix.

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8-23-2007 @3:13PM Karla said... You definitely need to buy the book 'Perfect Scoop' by David Lebovitz and read it cover to cover - A-MAZ-ING recipes and ideas in there. I've been meaning to buy the ice cream attachment for my KitchenAid all summer and the Aztec 'Hot' Chocolate ice cream is going to be my first attempt. The book also includes sorbet, sherbert and granita recipes as well as all kinds of sauce and 'add-in' (like cookies, brownies, toffee chunks, etc.) recipes. I'm planning on making the cinnamon ice cream to go along with our pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, too!
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8-23-2007 @3:22PM Shannon said... Any and all recipes from Dave Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop
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8-23-2007 @3:23PM Lauren said... I second the Guinness ice cream. But how about a Black n Tan float ala Jordan Baker?

http://jordanbaker.blogspot.com/2007/08/guinnice-cream.html

Haven't tried it yet, but found that today and can't wait!

Oh, and to everyone with an ice cream maker I suggest the David Lebovitz book, The Perfect Scoop! I live by my copy!
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8-23-2007 @3:41PM amber said... one of my favorite ice cream flavors that my grandma used to make when i was little was a very rich and creamy blood orange with small dark chocolate flakes. of course, when she made it, it was witht he old fashioned ice cream maker, and I was never able to get a recipe before she passed on, but its a treat from my childhood i LOVED. It also shouldn't be too hard to play around and come up with the recipe, or something similar, but just as yummy!
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