Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Without An Ice Cream Maker - Nutty Brittle Ice Cream

Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Without An Ice Cream Maker - Easier Than You Thought


Making homemade ice cream recipes without an ice cream maker is easier than you may have thought. You can even convert any recipe to one and follow the directions for freezing as in this recipe that follows.


It may take a little more care, but the end result is delicious. Here is one of our homemade ice cream recipes without an ice cream maker. Try it and come back later for another one. You can be on the lookout for the post that follows.


Of course, if you have an ice cream maker you may want to look for other recipes rather than homemade ice cream recipes without an ice cream maker. You will find some on this blog as well as some on my Hubpage Low Fat Homemade Ice Cream Recipes.


Nutty Brittle Ice Cream
What You Need:

  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 1 C of milk
  • 3 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 T vanilla
  • 2 C whipping cream, chilled
  • 1 C of peanut brittle, crushed
How to Make It:

  1. Dump the sugar into a heavy duty saucepan.
  2. Sprinkle the salt over the sugar.
  3. Pour the milk into the saucepan and stir to combine.
  4. Add the egg yolks and stir until all the ingredients are combined together well.
  5. Place the pan over medium heat and stirring constantly cook 3 minutes or until bubbles begin to appear around the edges.
  6. Remove the pan from the stove and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
  7. Stir the vanilla into the cooled mixture.
  8. Pour the ice cream into a refrigerator try and place in the freezer 45 minutes or until mushy.
  9. Place 2 bowls in the refrigerator to chill.
  10. Add the whipping cream to the chilled bowl and beat with an electric mixer until soft peaks begin to form.
  11. Spoon the partially frozen ice cream mixture into the second chilled bowl.
  12. Beat with the mixer on medium speed until smooth.
  13. Fold the whipped cream into the mixture well.
  14. Add the crushed peanut brittle and blend in well.
  15. Pour the ice cream evenly into 2 refrigerator trays and cover with wax paper.
  16. Freeze at least 3 hours or until firm stirring the ice cream mixture about every 10 minutes for the first hour of freezing time.
Makes 1 quart of ice cream

  1. To make this ice cream in a crank style ice cream maker, follow the above directions to where you add the vanilla.  
  2. Add the vanilla, whipping cream and peanut brittle and blend in well. 
  3. Pour 1/2 of the mixture into the freezer can of ice cream maker.  
  4. Fill the freezer tub 1/3 full of ice and then add the remaining ice cream.  
  5. Crank until it becomes too difficult to turn.  
  6. Drain off water, replace the lid and allow the ice cream to ripen for at least 4 hours.
  7. I hope you will enjoy this, one of our homemade ice cream recipes without an ice cream maker.