If they can make sweet potatoes into pies, why not ice cream too? A unique blend of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, brown sugar and sweet potatoes make this one ice cream not to miss!
I've been reading Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl. I. Love. It. Mostly for the theatrics of it all. Who doesn't love a food critic who dresses up in ridiculously fun outfits! Telling stories about the way she would get treated in restaurants and the elaborate measure of concealment it would take....including going on a date! While married! She paid for her own food but still! I love it. I'm only half way through, and normally just stick a blip about what I'm reading at the bottom....but this book I have been enjoying too much to keep it on the sidelines.
One thing I've loving is the occasional mention of ice creams served in the restaurants. It makes me happy to hear that these four star place of the 90s in NYC were making some ice creams I've been trying my hands at! Granted the last one they mentioned was one that I
But here is one that turned out beautifully! Sweet Potato Ice Cream is one treat not to miss!
2 lbs. sweet potatoes
1 cup cream
1/2 cup milk
3/4 s packaged dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
pinch salt
Bake the sweet potatoes on 400 for one hour.
Peel the baked sweet potatoes and puree. Beat in the half-and-half, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and salt. Beat together until smooth.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker. Allow the ice cream to churn until finished and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
This is such a super cool ice cream, I love it...I also really am digging your pics. Nice review for this book too.
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting ice cream. Very Creative!
ReplyDeleteNow that's interesting. It makes you feel pretty good about eating ice cream since, well..sweet potatoes are healthy right?
ReplyDeleteI love the addition of cardamom!
I'm totally making this. I have an ice cream maker but i haven't used it in a while. It's hard, because I don't like to make custard ice creams that use egg yolks (for the health reasons) so i don't come across many ice cream recipes that look good that I can use. This one, however, looks absolutely amazing! MMM. THANK you so much.
ReplyDeleteSweet Potato Ice Cream? wow.... I want to try it!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteYum! After having made pumpkin ice cream, this doesn't seem too far off. I love sweet potatoes every way I've had them so far.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing. I love trying new ice cream flavors - I had zucchini ice cream from a local shop a month or two ago that was really delicious. This one must taste like sweet potato pie. It's just a matter of digging out my ice cream maker.
ReplyDeleteLOVE these photos - So fun!
ReplyDeleteI love love love it! It would be really yummy with a maple swirl or caramel syrup.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing! Gorgeous pics!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds sooo good! Wonderful idea using sweet potato in ice cream!
ReplyDeleteMmm! That sounds delicious! and just in time because I was watching Alton Brown on Food Network last night and he was cooking with sweet potatoes too! Man, I need me some sweet taters now! lol
ReplyDeleteLove things that are out of the ordinary or a little different. Why I'm loving this recipe. And why I have been looking forward to my fav Thanksgiving side dish, a savory carrot pudding, but alas I seem to have lost the recipe. If any of you good people should have a recipe or something similar, I would be very grateful if you would be so kind as to share with me. Find me at tcmaryf@gmail.com Thnx all
ReplyDeleteOh, I loved that book too! So much fun. This ice cream sounds interesting, I've been seeing lots of ice creams made with strange ingredients lately! I'll have to give it a shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a novel idea!!! This is one that I will have to try!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful! I have to try it for the holidays!
ReplyDeleteYour photo are fantastic! I love this ice-cream flavor idea. Have a great weekend:)
ReplyDeleteGreat photographs!! That looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely GENIUS!
ReplyDeleteWow, sweet potato ice cream is finally excuse enough to purchase an ice cream maker (smile)!
ReplyDeleteLove your concept - beautifiul styling & photos, congrats on Number 1!
ReplyDeleteWoww what a great idea. I bet this tasted amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I followed the Foodbuzz link to get here.
ReplyDeleteHow much brown sugar do you use? I can't decipher the "3/4 s".
Jim
I am currently involved in a love affair with sweet potatoes, and this ice cream is going straight to the top of my "recipes to make" list! Genius.
ReplyDeleteI love these photos! Great idea for an ice cream flavor, too!
ReplyDeleteLook fantastic! I love stweet potato in desserts!Lovely! gloria
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!!! I love sweet potatoes and ice cream so this is 2x as awesome. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a clever idea! And I love your photos- absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour ice cream flavors and photographs never cease to amaze me! These ice cream cones look delicious.
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Sweet potato ice cream sounds so cool! I'd love to serve this as a fun dessert for Thanksgiving instead of the regular old pumpkin pie. :D
ReplyDeleteI actually just got finished making this because I had to find out what all the fuss was about...now I know...this was creamy, delicious, holiday-ish, loved the addition of the cardamom and I used half-and-half instead of milk...wow..so good!!
ReplyDeleteRuth Reichl seems like she must be such a fun person. I'd love to sit down and have lunch with her. I feel like I'd be rolling on the floor laughing. This ice cream looks fantastic! There's little I love more then sweet potatoes!
ReplyDeleteThe color is vibrant and beautiful and your photos are priceless - I'm going to try this flavor, too!
ReplyDeleteHello, this is so nice and delicious but...
ReplyDeleteit Yields how much??
Love this recipe! Linking back to it in my next post :)
ReplyDeleteTotally craving this ice cream now :)
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