Now here is a flavor ice cream that you don’t see in the store, “Cinnamon Ice Cream.” Well, I never have seen it. My husband and Father-in-Law like—no love—ice cream, and during my Father-in-Law’s recent stay I made ice cream not once but twice. I don’t think they would have minded if I made “Vanilla Bean Ice Cream” twice, but I wanted to make something different. Pork roast was the main protein for dinner that night, and I kept thinking about a dessert with cinnamon. I wanted something that had both cinnamon yet was still something “summery.” That is how I decided to make “Cinnamon Ice Cream.”
Cinnamon Ice Cream
1 1/2 cups of whole milk*
1 1/8 cups of sugar
2 cups of half and half*
1 cup of whipping cream*
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract (using a quality extract will make a difference)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
rolled wafers, optional garnish
*I use Alexandre Farms A2 milk and here’s why.
1. Blend whole milk and sugar together. I used my KitchenAid but you can use a bowl and electric blender or you can whip by hand. Mix on low until sugar is melted into the milk.
2. Add the vanilla extract to the milk and sugar.
3. Add the cinnamon to the milk and sugar.
4. Add 2 cups of half and half and 1 cup of whipping cream to the milk and sugar mixture.
5. Add the ice cream base to the ice cream maker.
6. Follow your ice cream maker’s instructions. We spin the Cuisinart for 30 minutes before transferring it to a separate container to harden in the freezer. This is what it looked like after 30 minutes.
7. Use a spatula and scrape the ice cream into a freezer safe container. Keep in the freezer unit 5 minutes before you need to serve it for dessert.
Note: This is a great make-ahead-dessert. I personally like making the ice cream the day before I need to serve it.
Cinnamon Ice Cream
Ingredients
- Cinnamon Ice Cream
- 1 1/2 cups of whole milk
- 1 1/8 cups of sugar
- 2 cups of half and half
- 1 cup of whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract (using a quality extract will make a difference)
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- rolled wafers, optional garnish
Directions
- Step 1 1. Blend whole milk and sugar together. I used my KitchenAid but you can use a bowl and electric blender or you can whip by hand. Mix on low until sugar is melted into the milk.
- Step 2 2. Add the vanilla extract to the milk and sugar.
- Step 3 3. Add the cinnamon to the milk and sugar.
- Step 4 4. Add 2 cups of half and half and 1 cup of whipping cream to the milk and sugar mixture.
- Step 5 5. Add the ice cream base to the ice cream maker.
- Step 6 6. Follow your ice cream maker’s instructions. We spin the Cuisinart for 30 minutes before transferring it to a separate container to harden in the freezer. This is what it looked like after 30 minutes.
- Step 7 7. Use a spatula and scrape the ice cream into a freezer safe container. Keep in the freezer unit 5 minutes before you need to serve it for dessert.
- Step 8 Note: This is a great make-ahead-dessert. I personally like making the ice cream the day before I need to serve it.
I'm making a Dulce de Leche today. Your basic recipe is what I was looking for.
I just added my post, and I want to thank you again for inviting me. Believe it or not I've never heard of link parties before.
Thanks,
Michele
Linda,
How delightful. I've never even heard of "link parties" until you invited me to yours. After a few clicks I realized how many "link parties" are out there in the food blog world. Wow. Where have I been? Thank you for opening up a whole new world to me.
Thank you,
Michele
Thanks for linking up to Sunday Social ~ Paula
Paula,
Thanks for hosting the party!
Michele
Yum! This sounds delicious and would be perfect with some sautéed bananas or grilled peaches. Can't wait to have some. Great recipe. 🙂
Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats
Great idea. The bananas sound especially delicious – I must try that.
I keep saying I have to get an ice cream maker…..I am missing out on so many great sounding recipes! Saving this for when I finally take the plunge!
Thanks for the comment. Oh, and I get it. There are so many gadgets I would like. I'm sure you know this, but you don't need an ice cream maker to make ice cream. You just need to put it in a cake pan and stir it every couple of hours. I've never done that though because I'm too lazy.
Thank you for bringing this over to What'd You Do This Weekend? My ice cream turned out great. Now on to your Cinnamon Ice Cream for the 4th.
We're having a Burger Bash June 29 – July 3 to get ready for the 4th. Come on over.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa