You can make your homemade frozen desserts light and healthy
or rich and decadent. It's your choice. Try our kitchen-tested
recipes, then experiment with your own. Select sun ripened fruit,
yogurt, bittersweet chocolate chunks, toasted nuts and more.
Pumpkin
Ice Cream
2 eggs
1/4 tsp
cinnamon
1/2 tsp
nutmeg
1 ½
cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup whipping
cream
1 cup canned
pumpkin
In a saucepan over medium
heat, whisk milk, sugar and eggs. Stirring constantly. Cook until slightly
thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in cream, pumpkin,
cinnamon and nutmeg. Chill thoroughly. Makes about 1 Qt/.9L.
In a food processor/blender,
process peaches and syrup to a smooth puree. In saucepan, beat egg yolks
with sugar until thick and creamy. Scald milk. Stir in non-fat dried milk
until dissolved. Pour milk over eggs, stirring continually until custard
thickens. Remove from heat. Cool. Make about 1 Qt/.9L.
MAKING
ICE CREAM & FROZEN YOGURT $3.95
Make ice cream, sherbets, frozen yogurts and more.
32 pages by Maggie Oster.
Combine all in a blender
and mix until frothy.
WHEAT
MALT EXTRACT 1 lb. $4.85
BARLEY
MALT EXTRACT 1 lb. $4.85
Oregon
Purees Oregon Fruit Puree has taken
the hassle out of making fruit smoothies sorbets and sherbets by providing
ready to use, seedless, skinless, natural fruit purees.
These purees are designed for wine making which means
they contain the absolute minimum amount of preservatives making them a
healthy alternative to store bought frozen treats.
Just open a can, pour into ice cube trays and freeze.
Each 49 oz. can fills four 14 count cube trays. After freezing, store
your fruit puree cubes in freezer storage bags. They will be ready
when you are. Try these great recipes or simply take a cube out of
the freezer and enjoy it on a hot day.
APRICOT
49 oz. $17.95
BLACKBERRY
49 oz. $17.95
BLUEBERRY
49 oz. $18.95
CHERRY
49 oz. $10.95
PEACH
49 oz. $14.95
RASPBERRY
49 oz. $18.95
Blueberry
Banana Smoothie
10–12 frozen blueberry puree
cubes
2 medium, ripe bananas
6 oz. plain yogurt
½ cup juice of your choice
1 tablespoon honey
Place all ingredients in
a blender and mix until smooth. Servings: 2
Raspberry Granita
1½ cups water
1 cup sugar
½ cup Red Raspberry Puree
In a small
pot, combine water and sugar and heat just until the sugar completely dissolves.
Remove sugar
syrup from heat and add puree, mixing well.
Pour mixture
into a shallow pan such as an 8 x 8 square baking pan and place in freezer.
As the mixture
freezes, scrape it with a fork every 30 minutes or so in order to form
crystals and fluff it up. This will take a few hours until it’s ready
to serve.
Serve in martini
glasses garnished with a little whipped cream or homemade mascarpone cheese.
Peach*
Pie Smoothie
10 frozen cubes of Peach Puree
6 oz. plain yogurt
½ cup peach or apricot
nectar
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg
Place all ingredients
in a blender and mix until smooth.
Yield: 1 16
oz. serving
*for a Blackberry Pie
Smoothie, substitute blackberry puree for the peach and try lemon yogurt
in place of the plain yogurt and brown sugar. Use apple juice in
place of the nectar.