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Brandied Pumpkin Maple Spice Ice Cream

by Ann
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Brandied Pumpkin Maple Spice Ice Cream

I know it might seem a little odd to be making ice cream in the fall when the weather is starting to get chilly, but think about it. This is the time of year when people are baking pies and apple crisp and don’t you always want a scoop of ice cream on top? Why use plain old vanilla ice cream when you can have something much more exciting?


Brandied Pumpkin Maple Spice Ice Cream

Brandied Pumpkin Maple Spice Ice Cream

I think next time I make this, I will use some whipping cream in place of the fat free half & half to get a more creamy texture. The flavor was amazing, the texture could have been a bit creamier.

Ingredients:

  • 2 c. fat-free half & half
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • Several pieces of candied ginger (I think I used 5 pieces.)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 c. of cooked pumpkin or butternut squash puree
  • 2 t. vanilla
  • 1/4 t. nutmeg
  • 1/4 t. cinnamon
  • 1/4 t. cardamom
  • 1/8 c. maple syrup
  • 1/4 c. brandy …  (Optional, but if you leave out the alcohol, the ice cream will get much harder in the freezer. The alcohol keeps it from freezing too hard.)

Directions:

  1. In a medium saucepan, mix half & half, buttermilk & brown sugar. Add the candied ginger. Heat, stirring frequently, until small bubbles form at the edge of the pan.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with a whisk or mixer until frothy.
  3. Slowly drizzle a stream of the hot cream mixture (about 1 cup of it) into the egg, whisking or beating constantly.
  4. Gradually add the egg mixture back into the remaining hot cream mixture in the saucepan, whisking as you go.
  5. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens slightly and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon–roughly 5 minutes.
  6. Remove from heat, transfer into a glass jar and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled–at least 2 hours.
  7. Meanwhile, stir together the pumpkin or butternut squash in a bowl with the spices, vanilla, maple syrup and the brandy till smooth. If there are any chunks in the squash, run it through a blender, food processor, or handi chopper to get a smooth mixture.
  8. Once the cream mixture is cool, pull it out of the fridge and strain out and discard the candied ginger chunks.
  9. Mix together the pureed pumpkin mixture with the cooled cream mixture till they are well blended.
  10. Freeze in your ice cream maker till good and frozen. With my little Cuisinart ice cream maker, it takes about 20 minutes.

Use this ice cream atop your favorite pie or autumn dessert …  or by itself, drizzled with a little maple syrup, caramel sauce or sprinkled with a bit of chopped candied ginger. But today I’m enjoying my ice cream “plain”, just like this and it’s delicious … it has enough depth of flavor to be an elegant dessert all by itself.

Brandied Pumpkin Maple Spice Ice Cream

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10 comments

Savory Simple November 15, 2011 - 1:25 pm

How delicious! I’m a bit of an ice cream addict and this is definitely something I need to make!

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Ann November 15, 2011 - 1:27 pm

Oh me too … I love ice cream! My cuisinart ice cream maker has got to be one of my very favorite kitchen “tools” 🙂

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Annapet (@thedailypalette) November 15, 2011 - 4:13 pm

Welcome to the Squash Love Blog Hop! Thanks for including cardamom in your recipe. It’s one of my favorite spices ;-).

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EA-The Spicy RD November 15, 2011 - 7:16 pm

Oh my! This sounds simply amazing! I’m definitely breaking out my ice cream maker to try this 🙂

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lifevesting November 16, 2011 - 9:06 am

Uh… WOW! This looks absolutely divine! I love anything with candied ginger!

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Biren @ Roti n Rice November 16, 2011 - 11:50 am

This ice cream sounds fantastic! You are so right, ice cream is delicious with some of the fall goodies. You have given me an idea of how to use that liqueur that I recently discovered.

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juniakk November 16, 2011 - 2:06 pm

pumpkin ice cream with candied ginger sounds fabulous. even though the weather is cold, i never stop craving ice cream 😉 #squashlove

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mjskit November 17, 2011 - 11:17 pm

You really need to submit this recipe to Ben and Jerry’s! What a unique and fabulous combination of ingredients! Fantastic recipe! Found you through #squashlove. I’ll be back!

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Elizabeth @Mango_Queen November 26, 2011 - 12:01 am

Oh my goodness, I want this ice cream right now! So delish! Glad to spread some squash love along with you!

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