Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Perfectly Paired with a gluten-free graham cracker and/or chocolate syrup. |
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
4 cups half and half (or see listed substitutions)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 vanilla beans (or see listed substitutions)
1 and 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
7.5 oz canned pumpkin (1 cup)
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Combine all dairy into a saucepan along with all the sugar.
Split and scrape the vanilla beans into the dairy and sugar mixture.
Bring to 170 degrees F. to dissolve sugar then let cool to room temperature.
Once cooled completely, chill in the refrigerator overnight.
NOTES:
When cooking diary on a stovetop - be VERY watchful! It can erupt like a volcano-science-experiment up and out of your saucepan! Stir constantly and check the temperature often.
IF USING LIQUID VANILLA AS A SUBSTITUTION:
Add vanilla AFTER sugar is dissolved and mixture is removed from heat.
Combine pumpkin and add the listed spices.
Mix in a bowl to combine, then cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
The next day, take pumpkin and dairy mixture out.
Filter dairy mixture to remove large vanilla bean pieces.
Add some of the dairy mixture to the pumpkin and mix well to loosen it up.
Then combine both the dairy mixture and pumpkin mixture together thoroughly.
Freeze in your ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Let the ice cream harden for at least two hours unless serving immediately.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR
A KITCHEN AID ICE CREAM BOWL:
MAKES 2 BATCHES!!!
Split your combined final mixture in 1/2.
(Keep one 1/2 in the fridge until your bowl is ready for use again in the next few days…)
Retrieve your Kitchen Aid Ice Cream Bowl from the freezer and put to use immediately.
Place white ice cream paddle in the bowl before adding ice cream mixture.
Attach corresponding spring attachment to the rotating arm of the Kitchen Aid machine.
Mix for 30 minutes on “stir” OR your lowest setting.
Substitutions:
FOR - 4 cups half and half
SUB - 1 cup water, 1 cup whole milk, 2 cups whipping cream
FOR - vanilla beans
SUB - 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla OR vanilla