I just made heaven!!!

[yorkshirepud]

Wow. I just tasted the results of my second attempt at making ice-cream and I believe I am redeemed! :D I am so suprised that my first shot at adapting a recipe (I worked off 2 and added my own idea) came out so well.

Anyhow, here is the recipe ... mmm ... can I say this ... for Yorkshire Pud's Mint Chocolate Ice Cream

3/4 cup fat free evaporated milk
1 1/4 cups 1% milk
1/4 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp mint/peppermint extract

Makes: approx 2 cups (4 servings)

(1) Comine both milks and bring to a simmer (do not boil)
(2) Take of heat and whisk in cocoa powder
(3) Put back on heat and bring back to a simmer
(4) Remove from heat and add sugar. Whisk until dissolved.
(5) Transfer to a container and let sit until at room temperature
(6) Once at room temperature, add extracts and refridgerate for approx 3 hours
(7) Freeze according to manufactureres instructions

I have no idea what the nutritional value of this is, but I know is has to be pretty low. If anyone wants to put it into MC, I would be interested.

I hope some of you try this recipe and if you do, please let me know how you found it. I think its wonderful, but then I am a litte bias I suppose! :p
YP

[Barrie]

This sounds awesome! Some of my favorite ice cream is Dreyer's Thin Mint (sold during Girl Scout cookie season) so I am definitely going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

[yorkshirepud]

I've never tried Dreyer's Thin Mint Barrie, but if it comes close please let me know. I did plan on putting chips in it, but I wanted to try it naked first before making variations.

Hope you like it as much as I do! :)

YP

[newsomz]

per serving (don't know how to export from mastercook so I just copied it down)
calories: 128
% cal from fat: 9
total fat: 1 g
carbs: 23 g
fiber: 1 g
protein 7 g

good job yorkshirepud!

carrie

[yorkshirepud]

thanks newsomz ... :)

I take it that's for 4 1/2 cup servings?

That is pretty good.

YP

[newsomz]

YP-

yep, that's for 4 servings. That is pretty good!

Carrie

[Paula H]

Great - now I definitely have to go buy an ice cream machine. **** this bulletin board is expensive reading...

[slknight]

Glad to hear your ice-cream making was a success! Isn't it fun?

Unfortunately, I don't like mint, so I won't be trying this one. I was curious though, if you think you could use the evaporated milk/sugar/1% milk/vanilla combo (minus the cocoa and mint) as a base for other ice-creams? It seems so easy and low-fat that I was curious if I could use it to make other flavors - like fruit flavors? Any thoughts?

Thanks.

[Mamasue]

YP, slknight and Val,

I made this last night and left out the mint extract. Processed this morning. It really is good and reminds me of the Fat-Free Fudgsicle® Bars that I buy....minus the stick. Thanks again YP. :)

http://www.popsicle.com/treats/treats_sugarfreefatfree.asp

[CKL]

Awesome... although I went and bought creme de menthe this morning for the other recipe. I'll try this one first - thanks Yorkshirepud.

Edit: BTW, I prefer mint w/chocolate chip - do you think I can take out the cocoa and sub in some chocolate chips, how would that change the cooking steps?

CK

[Susan]

Oh YUM!!!! Thank you for posting this! We are big mint ice cream fans here so I am printing this out now. Now to dust off that ice cream maker....

THX!

[yorkshirepud]

Originally posted by slknight
Glad to hear your ice-cream making was a success! Isn't it fun?

Unfortunately, I don't like mint, so I won't be trying this one. I was curious though, if you think you could use the evaporated milk/sugar/1% milk/vanilla combo (minus the cocoa and mint) as a base for other ice-creams? It seems so easy and low-fat that I was curious if I could use it to make other flavors - like fruit flavors? Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Yes it is fun! Yes, I think you could use this as a base for any ice cream. I intent to play around with over the next few weeks.

Have fun!

[yorkshirepud]

Originally posted by Mamasue
YP, slknight and Val,

I made this last night and left out the mint extract. Processed this morning. It really is good and reminds me of the Fat-Free Fudgsicle® Bars that I buy....minus the stick. Thanks again YP. :)

http://www.popsicle.com/treats/treats_sugarfreefatfree.asp

I'm glad you liked it mamasue! You're welcome too!

[yorkshirepud]

Originally posted by CKL
Awesome... although I went and bought creme de menthe this morning for the other recipe. I'll try this one first - thanks Yorkshirepud.

Edit: BTW, I prefer mint w/chocolate chip - do you think I can take out the cocoa and sub in some chocolate chips, how would that change the cooking steps?

CK

You could absoltely sub the cocoa for chips. I'm kind of new to ice cream making but I believe you would add the chips towards the very end of freezing so that they don't melt into the ice cream. Not sure of how much. As this is a small batch ... maybe 1 oz.

Hope it works out for you.

YP

[CKL]

I hope some of you try this recipe and if you do, please let me know how you found it. I think its wonderful, but then I am a litte biased I suppose!

OK, so I tried this last night and it was my very first ice cream ever but I went and did some modifications already! :rolleyes:


My fiancee had bought mint-and-peppermint extract instead of just mint
I didn't add cocoa
I used skim milk for both the evap and regular milk since we don't drink - and hence did not have - any 1% milk
Added shaved bittersweet chocolate at the end


The store didn't have bittersweet chocolate chips and I really wanted that, so I just got out a one ounce block and shaved it.

Overall opinion - this is a far better start than I expected. It was a bit icy, but I had expected that with the completely fat free milks. Nevertheless I was quite impressed.

My peppermint extract was a bit sharp so the 1 tsp came out a little bit strong; I'll adjust for that on the next batch.

I think I will chop the chocolate instead of shaving it next time, just so it is a bit more robust; either that or use thicker shavings off a larger sized block.

Is it accurate to assume that the iciness will decrease as we go with higher fat milks?

We're busily chowing this batch down so we can try it again, this time with the higher-fat milks.

:)

CK

[yorkshirepud]

CLK ... mine wasn't icy at all ... did you chill the mixture before freezing it? I didn't do this the first time I made ice-cream and it came out 'icy'. Not to worry about the extract, mine was mint/peppermint also ... perhaps if you had added the cocoa it would of balanced the flavour a little more ... but I do think using all skim milk would of made a difference (although i'm no pro ... this is my 2nd time making ice cream) ... perhaps try it with the fat free evap next time ... i don't know if this is key but it worked for me ...

[CKL]

I probably could have used a better term than "icy" - there weren't any crystals by any means, it just wasn't "creamy" enough... I'm pretty sure its because I could have used the 1% instead of the skim; in fact I've bought a litre of 1% to make this again.

I agree with you re:peppermint - I'm going to take it down to 3/4 tsp and increase the vanilla 1/4, and increase the sugar a little bit.

This is an awful lot of fun!

Edit: just wanted to point out that the funny face there popped in because of the vB code... it should be "re: peppermint" which should show up properly...

[yorkshirepud]

I agree! :D Have fun playing with the recipe and let me know if you hit your jackpot with it! I found mine, but I think I'll ask maybe oreos or chipped chocolate next time. Ohhh ... the possibilities!

[karen w]

Just another trick for you guys that crave mint chocolate chip(or any flavor CC ice cream): Melt some bittersweet chocolate in the microwave, place it in a ziploc bag, snip a tiny hole in one corner; then during the last minute of mixing your ice cream, drizzle the chocolate into the machine through the hole on top. The cold ice cream hardens the chocolate instantly, and the mixing breaks it up into irregular chunks just like in store bought mint CC. This works well for me anyway, and oh so yummy!

Karen

[CKL]

Ahh! Great tip! I'm getting some full milk to make another batch of this recipe, I've already finished off the first one :)

CK