At the holidays I am simultaneously attracted to, and afraid of holiday-themed treats. I’m not talking about the ones that come out of people’s kitchens. I’m talking about the ones that come out of factories. Those things usually get me all excited, and then let me down. For instance, I want to try Gingerbread m&ms, but I am so, so afraid to.
This year, I decided to come up with something in my own kitchen that captured holiday flavors. I decided to make gingerbread ice cream. Choosing a treat to make was tough. I almost went with gingerbread rice krispie treats. I will probably still go with some gingerbread oatmeal. Anyone noticing a theme?
This ice cream has a coconut milk base. I like coconut milk-based ice creams quite a lot. I’m not a milk drinker, but I enjoy ice cream. However, on occasion, I feel like I can taste the milk, and that grosses me out. I know, people and their hangups! This is one of the easiest ice creams I ever made. I whisked together the base ingredients, and then poured them into the ice cream maker. Once it got a soft ice-cream texture, I alternated layers of ice cream and mix-ins (in this case, toasted pecans and gingersnap cookies), and then put the ice cream in the freezer to fully harden up.
This ice cream got two thumbs up from Alex, and that’s always a good thing!