Easily my favorite of the holiday ice creams I have made, this gingerbread ice cream is full of all the spicy goodness of molasses and cinnamon. I have to say I like it better than gingerbread itself!
Okay, okay, so the cutesy little gingerbread mittens may be just a smidge too adorable. I love them. I simply love them. Not to mention how much fun I had decorating them. It's a shame though that I didn't actually make the gingerbread so I don't have a recipe to share with you! All I did was decorate the lovely little cookies! So sad.
As it turns out I realize I've never made a true gingerbread house. I've made the houses out of graham crackers sure, but it's just not the same. A few years ago my cousins held a gingerbread house decorating contest with my mother and I invited over to be the judges. It was amazing! They had a whole gingerbread neighborhood! Between two parents and their five children (all full grown adults mind you) and their spouses it was a sight to be seen! I tried to convince some of my friends into holding a gingerbread house contest....they weren't up for it! LAME! I miss my family. Two weeks and I'll be home with them!
But, until I'm home with them at least I have ice cream! Not as good as family, but I'll take it! This gingerbread ice cream is easily my favorite of the holiday ice creams. Peppermint is a definite second, unless we count the Mexican Hot Chocolate Ice Cream as a holiday ice cream....it's a bit of a stretch but it's so good I just want to include it!
Enjoy!
Gingerbread Ice Cream
2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
pinch kosher salt
2 cups cream
1 cup milk
In a stand mixer combine the eggs and sugar. Beat for one minute until light and fluffy.
Gently mix in the cream, milk, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker. Allow the ice cream to churn until finished and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Love the ice cream and the mittens are adorable.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried gingerbread ice cream! You have some amazing stuff!
ReplyDeleteawww but the mittens...how cute!
So cute! Love this recipe, sounds so yummy!
ReplyDeleteOh Jana how I love you for making Gingerbread Ice Cream!!!! Your ice cream is just calling my name. I love the mittens too, so cute! :) I seriously need to get an ice cream maker and make this now.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute..love the photos and recipe!Nicely done!
ReplyDeletethe cookie mittens are so adorable!
ReplyDeleteIt's ok if you didn't make the cookies, you did an amazing job with decorating them! I'm not really that good at decorating cookies - I think i have really shaky hands. I'm going to try making gingerbread cookies this weekend, so wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't made a gingerbread house until recently either! It was so fun. My friends and I had a gingerbread house decorating contest. I lost haha. I like this ice cream recipe - that you aren't using an insane amount of eggs.
We made a gingerbread house from complete scratch last year, it was a lot of fun! Even though you didn't make the cookies, the mittens are so adorable! This ice cream sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteThose are the cutest little dishes EVER for the gingerbread icecream. I LOVE gingerbread ice cream and will try making it now. Thank you! Just stopped by your blog from Food Gawker and i am so glad I did! :)
ReplyDeleteI love gingerbread everything. Gingerbread ice cream sandwiches would be so fun to make!
ReplyDeleteOh, my, those cookies are SO cute! And I bet they made fabulous ice cream sandwiches!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe looks great, but the ingredients list looks like it yields a small amount. About how much does it make, so I know whether to double, etc... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe mittens are beautifully decorated and I'm sure with that gingerbread ice cream sandwiched in between, they were delicious!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sounds of this!!! I may just have to whip some up :)
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of icing did you use for the detailing on the mittens?
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ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulously, deliciously tasty!
ReplyDeleteThis looks super delicious!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the top 9! :)
they look amazing! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteThese mittens are adorable! The ice cream sounds pretty good too. I love decorating gingerbread houses, but I think I've never actually made one either! Maybe next year!
ReplyDeleteThose are super adorable. Almost too adorable to eat. Although, given the cold weather we're enduring at the moment, ice cream seems a little too chilly for my already chattering teeth! :) Congrats on making the Top 9!
ReplyDeleteIf this is on the menu then I think I'll just have to go straight for dessert. Great photos - and the mitten cookies are just the thing to hug a scoop of icecream!
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous: the icing is pretty basic. I just used powdered sugar and water. You can also use a powdered sugar, butter, milk and corn syrup mixture, and of course use royal icing (which is hard as nails and tastes the same).
ReplyDeleteThat settles it... I'm getting myself an ice cream maker, stat!
ReplyDeleteThese look beyond delicious...
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a well deserved Top 9 today! And yep, they are absolutely adorable. I don't have much patience for decorating, but these are so cute I might have to try!
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at decorating cookies, not to mention making ice cream. Your ice cream sounds so good now, and it's like 5 degrees above zero here in Chicago land.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you posted a second picture of the ice cream because I couldn't get past looking at those adorable mittens in the first photo.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I think it's fate that my ice cream maker bowl is still in the freezer and I happen to have a nice big container of heavy cream in the fridge. Fate, I tell you.
absolutely adorable! i've been flagging so many ice cream recipes and i better get started now! thank you for sharing. merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, ADORABLE! You have the best ideas...Love this!
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