Remember the snickerdoodle cookies I shared with you on Monday? I told you I would be sharing something amazing that they would be a part of and this is it! I’m sure the anticipation was killing you and I hope it was worth the wait!
One a recent trip to our favorite ice cream shop in town, Ivanna Cone, Joel noshed on a big scoop of snickerdoodle ice cream and it was dreamy. A sweet, spicy cinnamon ice cream with chunks of snickerdoodle cookies throughout, what’s not to love? It was amazing and I kept the flavor in the back of my mind for the future.
When Father’s Day rolled around, I told him I wanted to make him ice cream and he had to choose. I assumed he would pick Coffee Ice Cream as it’s his favorite but he surprised me and requested an attempt at the snickerdoodle.
This made me happy since I’m not a huge coffee fan and I always like to try new recipes. So, I went to my trusty ice cream recipe book to find a good base for this deliciousness.
I found a cinnamon custard ice cream that I thought would be just perfect with some crumbled snickerdoodles. And it was. This is the most amazing, creamy, cookie filled ice cream ever. It may even be my favorite homemade ice cream creation yet….and that’s saying something since I’m pretty much an ice cream addict.
I hope you guys love ice cream as much as I do because I have some more fun recipes coming your way this summer. I just can’t get enough!
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 cups milk (I used skim and it was still creamy and delicious)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1-2 cups crumbled snickerdoodles
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the eggs until thickened and pale yellow. Stir in cornstarch then set aside.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the cinnamon, nutmeg, bay leaf and milk. Bring the mixture to a simmer over low heat. Once it starts to simmer, turn off the heat, cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaf then slowly beat the warm milk mixture into the eggs. Pour everything back into the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it thickens. Do not let the mixture boil or your eggs may scramble. Once thickened, pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a large, clean bowl. Allow custard to cool slightly (I place mine in the fridge for about an hour), then stir in the cream. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
- Stir the chilled custard then freeze according to your ice cream machine instructions. During the last five minutes of freezing, crumble in the snickerdoodles. If you prefer soft ice cream, eat right away but if you want a firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and place in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
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