Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches

When NetFlorist sends you doughnuts the logical thing to do is make Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches. Of course you can eat them as is but who would not love Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches? Ice cold, sweet, creamy, doughy pleasure all in one bite. I can’t believe it isn’t a “thing”.

Of course, the easiest way to all that pleasure is to use store bought ice cream but you can make this even more special with homemade ice cream. And the no churn method is a quick way of making creamy delicious ice cream without the need for an ice cream maker.

I have made 3 variations from a basic no churn vanilla recipe. A delicious salted caramel swirl, a rich dark chocolate mocha and a summery fresh strawberry no churn ice cream. The basic vanilla recipe is perfect as is but the variations are a breeze to make. The salted caramel recipe is so good and you can use the sauce for any other dessert you make. The chocolate is just a slab and a half of chocolate melted with some espresso powder and mixed into the creamy base.

The strawberry version needs an extra step or two due to the water content in the mashed strawberry. The water in the berries will go crystally so you need to mix the ice cream a few times in the first few hours of freezing. That way you break down the ice crystals and at the same time you ensure that the berries do not drop to the bottom of the container. But even with this extra effort the ice cream is really delicious and super easy to make.

Enjoy!

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Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Ingredients

  

• Basic Vanilla No Churn Ice Cream :
• 500 ml cream
• 5 ml vanilla extract
• Good pinch of salt
• 1 can 385g sweetened condensed milk
• Variation : Salted Caramel Swirl from Gizzi Erskine
• 150 g caster sugar
• 65 g butter diced
• 100 ml double cream
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• Variation : Dark Chocolate Mocha
• 150 g 70% dark chocolate
• 1 tsp instant espresso powder
• Variation : Fresh Strawberry
• 600 g fresh strawberries washed and hulled

Instructions

 

• Basic Vanilla No Churn Ice Cream :
• Use a stand mixer or an electric beater and whip the cream, vanilla and salt to stiff peaks
• Slowly pour the condensed milk into the cream while whisking until combined
• Pour in a container, cover and freeze until ready to serve
• Remove the ice cream about 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly
• Variation : Salted Caramel Swirl
• Make the caramel by melting the sugar with a splash of water in a saucepan over a medium high heat and boiling until it is a light golden colour without stirring
• Whisk in the butter, then the cream and finally the salt
• Set aside to cool while making a batch of basic no churn ice cream (without adding salt to the cream)
• Pour a third of the ice cream mixture into a container
• Swirl in a 3rd of the caramel sauce (be careful not to mix together too much).
• Pour over another third of the ice cream and repeat the swirling and repeat with the final third of ice cream and caramel
• Cover and freeze until ready to serve
• Remove the ice cream about 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly
• Variation : Dark Chocolate Mocha
• Melt the chocolate and espresso powder over a double boiler and set aside while making a batch of the basic no churn ice cream mix
• Fold the melted chocolate into the ice cream and mix until well combined
• Cover and freeze until ready to serve
• Remove the ice cream about 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly
• Variation : Fresh Strawberry
• Mash 2 thirds of the strawberries with a fork
• Roughly chop the remaining third
• Make a batch of the basic no churn ice cream mix
• Fold all the strawberries into the ice cream mix and mix well
• Cover and freeze for about 2 hours
• Use a fork to stir the ice cream, breaking up the ice crystals and distributing the berries evenly
• Repeat twice more until the ice cream is frozen and ready to serve
• Remove the ice cream about 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly

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