Pumpkin Fever

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18 Sep 2009 Summer is quickly fading away here in Maine, but I can't say I'm sad to see it go.  It was pretty cold and rainy this year and not very conducive to enjoying ice cream outside very often. Fall is probably one of my favorite seasons, though and I can't wait for it to be here already.  The Fall Fever really started to hit for me when food establishments start bringing out the pumpkin flavored items.  I've already enjoyed a few pumpkin bagels (yummy!) which reminded me of my failed pumpkin pie ice cream experiment last October.  I think this year I ... {Tags: , } {More...}

Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie Revisited

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28 Nov 2008 For those of you who were disappointed in my failed coconut pumpkin pie ice cream, check out the ice cream pumpkin pie pictures from Lisa @ the High Heels and Sweatshirts blog. Her pie looks so delicious! {Tags: } {More...}

It Can Be Pumpkin Pie AND Coconut Ice Cream?

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31 Oct 2008 So, a few posts back I mentioned that I was going to try to make pumpkin ice cream with coconut milk instead of cream.  What an adventure that was! First off, I grabbed a can of pumpkin pie filling from the store.  You know, the one that has everything but eggs & evaporated milk in it? And then I had 2 cans of coconut milk.  So I blended them together (it was very thick -- that should have been my first warning sign) and put it in the ice cream maker. I ended up with this: It wasn't bad.  It wasn't very sweet or ... {Tags: , } {More...}

Pumpkin Coconut Ice Cream

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13 Oct 2008 Due to the success of my chocolate coconut ice cream last weekend, I am going to try my hand at Pumpkin Coconut Ice Cream. Faith at Mekuno Cooking offered up this recipe: Pumpkin-Coconut Ice Cream 4 egg yolks 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 can coconut cream (not coconut milk - Coco Lopez, found with the drink mixers) 1 cup cream 1 cup half and half (or whole milk) Whisk the egg yolks in a medium saucepan with sugar, salt and spices. Whip them until yellow and lightened in texture and volume. Whisk in ... {Tags: , } {More...}

Pumpkin Ice Cream

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04 Dec 2007 4 (8 ounce) servings [1 Quart total] 1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin 1 3/4 cups whipping cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp ginger Combine pumpkin, cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger. Mix well. Pour into your ice cream maker. Freeze according to instructions. {Tags: } {More...}