Gingerbread Ice Cream

89240's Note:

This is amazing! It really does taste like a slice of gingerbread. I used leftover diced pieces of SueL's Gingerbread #44268, which i highly recommend. The ice cream is good plain if you don't have gingerbread or chocolate to add to it. It's very flavorful and rich, so a little goes a long way.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 quart

• 2 cups light cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄8; teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 ounce fresh ginger , peeled and sliced
• 5 egg yolks
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• ¾ cup diced gingerbread (optional)
• 1⁄3; cup chopped bittersweet chocolate (optional)

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the first 6 ingredients and bring to a very gentle boil.
2. Once it begins to boil, remove from heat immediately and allow to steep for 25 minutes.
3. Strain mixture into a container, and whisk in molasses.
4. Pour mixture back into saucepan and put on low to medium heat.
5. Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until frothy.
6. Whisk 1 cup of the warm milk mixture into the beaten eggs.
7. Gradually whisk all of the egg mixture into the remaining milk mixture.
8. Cook, whisking constantly for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
9. Remove from heat and strain back into a container sitting in an ice bath.
10. Stir to help cool.
11. After it's cooled, cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
12. Refrigerate about 1 hour, until well-chilled.
13. Freeze in ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
14. When the ice cream is almost done freezing-about 5 minutes before-add the gingerbread cubes and chocolate if using.