By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com
Cuisinart Ice-Cream Maker
My latest kitchen toy is a Cuisinart Ice-Cream maker. It consists of a internal canister, which you place in your freezer for 24-hours prior to making the ice-cream, and an outer shell which houses the motor to spin the mixing paddle.
To make the ice-cream you freeze the internal canister for 24+ hours, mix the ingredients in an external mixer, pour into the canister, assemble the machine, and push the start button.
In 25 minutes you can add extra items to the ice-cream, such as chopped up candy or chocolate chips, and 5 minutes later you are done. At this point you transfer the now-finished ice-cream to a new container and freeze for 2 hours.
You do not have to freeze it for 2 hours before eating it, but it will be less solid if you do not wait. For my test I make a peanut-butter ice-cream with pieces of peanut-butter cup candy in it. The recipe is as follows:
Peanut Butter Cup Ice-Cream
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 10 small peanut butter cup candies, chopped
Preparation
- Mix the peanut butter and sugar in a stand-mixer for 10 minutes
- Mix in the whole milk for 5 minutes
- Mix in the heavy whipping cream for 10 minutes
- Mix in the extracts for 2 minutes
- Place into the ice-cream machine (be sure the canister has been cooled for 24 hours)
- Turn on for 25 minutes
- Add the chopped candies
- Run the machine for another 3 minutes, or until the candy is fully incorporated
- Remove from canister and store in freezer, covered for 2 hours
The ice-cream turned out wonderful and I cannot wait to make more flavors. It is soooo much better than anything I have bought from a grocery store!
Peanut Butter Cup Ice-Cream
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