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Peppermint Stick Ice Cream

August 10, 2019 by Carine Clary Leave a Comment

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPeppermint Stick Ice Cream seems to be one of those old fashioned ice cream flavors that’s been cast aside to make room for the weird. Pomegranate Cookie Dough or Cilantro Swirl anybody? Okay, maybe I’m just joking there, but when you have a classic flavor like this it shouldn’t be forgotten.

This is a rich vanilla custard base with some kick from the peppermint/almond extract and some crunch from the candies. That’s it and that’s all. A little sweet striped piece of kidhood to cool you off and appease your inner child. Actual kids will like it too.

When I tell people about this recipe I get the same response across the board. It’s always along the lines of, “I used to love this and now you can’t find it anywhere anymore!” Well, consider it found.

Making the custard follows the same drill as I more fully described in the recipe for Salted Steen’s Ice Cream. The short version of that is to gradually whisk the warm milk/cream mixture into the egg/sugar mixture. After about half of the warm cream has been added to the yolks you can pour that back into the pot and stir until the custard thickens and coats a spoon, or registers 180 on a thermometer. Strain it into a bowl and add the food coloring like this:

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASame stuff as they use on CSI episodes I’m sure.  Anyway, mix it to your preferred degree of pinkness, add the extracts, cover with plastic and chill.

While the blood splatter is chillin, you can have a go at the candies. I wrapped mine up in a dish cloth and bashed them with the wimpy female type hammer you see in the shot below. If you’re a man making this recipe you can drop them in a Hefty bag and back your truck over them. Whatever works for you.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASo when the custard is chilled, freeze it according to directions and when it’s almost done drop in the candies and prepare to revisit your childhood summertime memories.

Peppermint Stick Ice Cream
 
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Author: Carine Clary
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • 1 c. whole milk
  • 2 c. heavy cream
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. peppermint extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 3 drops red food coloring
  • ¼ lb (or 20 round peppermints) peppermint candy
Instructions
  1. Combine yolks & sugar and beat till pale.
  2. Combine milk & cream in double boiler and bring to a simmer. There should just be wisps of steam coming off of it. Now ladle about half a cup into the egg/sugar mixture to warm the eggs. When that is fully incorporated add the remainder of the yolks and stir over a low heat till the custard coats a spoon.
  3. Strain into a bowl and let cool off a bit.
  4. Add extracts and food coloring.
  5. Cover with plastic and chill thoroughly in the fridge.
  6. Put the candies in a dish towel and bash with a hammer till the desired level of pulverization is achieved.
  7. Pour the custard mixture into the ice cream maker and freeze according to directions.
  8. When the ice cream is almost frozen, add the candies.
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Filed Under: Desserts, Ice Cream Tagged With: Peppermint, peppermint ice cream

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