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Gingerbread Ice Cream

January 31, 2018 | Last updated September 8, 2019

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I love gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread lattes, gingerbread everything – love it! I’ve been meaning to try to make gingerbread ice cream since around Christmas, but I kept putting it off and forgetting and then I decided to paint my kitchen cabinets and do a lot of other major things around the house. So finally this weekend I decided to make it.

It turned out much better than I thought it would! I thought this would be one of those recipes I’d be posting and tagging with “disaster!” There are a few things I would change next time around. I would reduce the amount of sugar, use less molasses, and a little bit more ginger. But it is really good, and I’ll be making another batch with those things adjusted. (Update: The recipe in this post has been adjusted for the things I just mentioned.)

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Gingerbread Ice Cream

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Resting Time12 hrs
Total Time12 hrs 45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas desserts, gingerbread, gingerbread ice cream, holiday desserts, homemade ice cream, ice cream, winter desserts

Equipment

  • Ice cream maker
  • Candy thermometer

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk (2% or whole)
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
Gingerbread Flavoring
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ginger

Instructions

  • Whisk together molasses, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and ginger and set aside.
  • Heat heavy cream and milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it’s very hot – but do not let it boil. While it’s heating, whisk (or beat using stand mixer with wire whip attachment) the egg yolks and sugar together.
  • Add ¼ cup of the milk and cream mixture to the egg mixture gradually, whisking constantly. Continuing to whisk, gradually add the remaining milk and cream mixture. (Adding gradually and whisking constantly are really important here. Otherwise you’ll end up with yucky cooked eggs instead of an ice cream base.)
  • Return the mixture to the saucepan and heat over medium-low heat and cook until it reaches 170°. At this point, the mixture should have thickened and should be able to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Remove the ice cream base from the heat and strain through a mesh strainer.
  • Whisk in the gingerbread flavoring mixture.
  • Cover and let it come to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator and chill for 8+ hours.
  • Follow the directions for your ice cream maker. I churned for 20 minutes using the ice cream maker attachment for the KitchenAid stand mixer.
  • Transfer the ice cream to containers and freeze for 4+ hours before serving.

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Hi, I’m Sarah! My blog features a diverse collection of recipes, from delicious quick and easy meals to more complex showstoppers, with the occasional disaster story mixed in. I include the disasters to keep things real, and so you can share a laugh and learn from my mistakes.

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