tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post703471101581468007..comments2024-02-13T09:36:29.494-05:00Comments on Blue Viola Farm: Mint chocolate chunk ice creamfreemotionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-58316846326713646582012-06-04T19:19:41.362-04:002012-06-04T19:19:41.362-04:00I had to get it in CT, as it is not available in M...I had to get it in CT, as it is not available in MA. And it is no longer officially available in CT either, but you can sometimes find a dusty bottle on the shelf in the liquor store. I'm almost out, and will probably have to go back to using the vodka.freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-29020798487860123002012-06-04T12:35:47.657-04:002012-06-04T12:35:47.657-04:00Where do you get the alcohol for the extracts? I&#...Where do you get the alcohol for the extracts? I'd like to make some this summer.Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-89060315097263191892012-05-07T18:43:39.820-04:002012-05-07T18:43:39.820-04:00Sounds yummy, Pam! A great solution for a single ...Sounds yummy, Pam! A great solution for a single serving, too, for those who get a craving.freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-28758748285684512952012-05-07T13:06:41.327-04:002012-05-07T13:06:41.327-04:00I make ice cream with no sweeteners at all, in a b...I make ice cream with no sweeteners at all, in a blender. It's 8 oz of raw milk or cream, 3 tablespoons cashew butter, and 3 tablespoons cocoa, blended together. But before you start the blender, have 1/2 cup frozen wild blueberries and 1/4 whole frozen pecans all ready to add. You can add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, if you like.<br /><br />Then blend up the 1st 3 ingredients, then quickly add the last 2 or 3 and blend until thick. It will have a soft grainy texture and be soft like a creamy. It makes about 22 oz of ice cream. If you've used cream, it will stay thick in the fridge. If milk, it will turn liquid after a while, as it melts. I've never tried to freeze it in the freezer.<br /><br />I've made variations on this with pecans and vanilla, but used cream instead of milk. (That means leaving out the blueberries and cocoa.) The cashew butter and cream emulsify and thicken nicely. The pecans cool it down.<br /><br />My blender is not a particularly good one. If you had a strong fast blender, you could probably use strawberries, or other frozen fruit. I've made the pecan one, but added half frozen peaches and that was really good too.<br /><br />I could make chocolate peppermint also, if I harvest my peppermint and put it in alcohol. That would be a treat this summer!<br /><br />I've seen ice cream makers at tag sales, but as DH is the one who eats real (icky) ice cream, I'd ask him if he wanted one, but he didn't. But maybe this year....Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-42312527125097690042012-05-07T10:20:49.123-04:002012-05-07T10:20:49.123-04:00It is pretty spectacular....you should've seen...It is pretty spectacular....you should've seen the hubster's face when he came home from work and had his first bite of this. His eyes flew open and he said, "WOW!" Just now he came in from work and said, "That soup and the ice cream last night was scrump-diddly-icious!"freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-15126073326142618072012-05-07T08:18:50.921-04:002012-05-07T08:18:50.921-04:00spectacular!!!!! wowza what a batch! great work
:-...spectacular!!!!! wowza what a batch! great work<br />:-)Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.com