Got my icecream maker!!!!!

[Renlor]

Have had the bowl in the freezer overnight....hmmm now what to make???

I'm assuming heavy cream is just full fat normal cream?  Can you thaw out cream that you had in the freezer already?  Or should I go and buy a new lot?

Has anyone tried any of the recipes in the recipe book that came with it? (cuisinart)

Cheers,

Renae 

[Kath]

I got mine a few days ago and made our first batch last night. I used the chocolate icecream recipe from the forum here and it was divine!

I thought that heavy cream meant thickened cream, but I could be wrong.

 

[Cuilidh]

Heavy and thickened cream are two different things.  The thickened cream has additives to make it thick - not sure exactly what they are, but someone will come on with an answer to that one fairly soon.

[CreamPuff63]

off memory I think its gelatin

[Cuilidh]

Aye, I think you're right CP63.

[fundj&e]

I made the basic vanilla from the book . plus I added 1 whole egg and a vanilla pod............5/5

I thought the same about the cream ,just looked at the cream and its thickened cream

[Decadent Dot]

My first recipe from my Cuisinart was Vanilla and coffee.(I have the double machine.)  I bought 2 more books on ice cream one being Ben and Jerry's. My second duet was lemon sorbet and a chocolate /orange frozen yogurt with orange liqueur. and bits of chocolate.There is just no end to the weird and wonderful ice creams.
In Australia, cream is not regulated but Plain pure cream contains 35-56% fat. Thickened cream is 35-36% fat but, like cream puff says it  it contains gelatin and other stabilizers. Double cream is 48-60% fat and supposedly has not been tampered with so the purists would go for this and this is what I make my ice cream with.

[dede]

I have made a peppermint ice cream, Cadbury crunch ice cream, Choc chip, Vanilla and a chocolate ice cream. All very yummy. I just brought thickened cream from the supermarket that was on special. I'm trying to have 3 different varieties in the freezer but am having trouble stopping the family eating it lol. I now have 2 full batches in there.

[Renlor]

Well I made the chocolate recipe off the forum (sorry...will have to check out who's it was!)...it was yummy, but was too rich for me...might try it with half milk instead of all cream

[cookie1]

I often use ½ milk ½ cream for my icecream. It still tastes rather good but isn't quite as bad for us.

[dede]

I now have 3 different flavors in the freezer. Peppermint, Vanilla and Chocolate.

[Wonder]

Hi dede, which recipe are you using? The ice cream looks great.

[jeninwa]

I want an ice cream maker too, missed the special as I was /still am away on holidays.
I am missing my thermi, having to cook the old fashion way. Back to Perth tomorrow after 3 weeks in Brisbane.
Loving all these different ice creams you are all making.

[dede]

Hi dede, which recipe are you using? The ice cream looks great.

I used the recipe from the recipe book that come with the ice cream maker except the peppermint one which I crushed up 2 peppermint crisp bars into the ice cream and added a couple of drops of green food coloring and a little peppermint essence.

[bluesed]

Baked apple and almond icecream is one of my favorites

Peel and core the apples and cut them in thin slices and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake them at 150 until dry and crisp.
Toast chopped almonds in a dry pan until golden if you like you can add a bit of sugar to make them caramelized. Make a vanilla custard and pour into icecream maker. Meanwhile cut the appleslices into smaller bits and just before the icecream is set add the apples and the almonds.

Yummy!