S'mores Brownie Ice Cream
Remember the S'mores Brownies from the other day?
Here. Let's just look again, huh?
These brownies are everything you ever wanted a brownie to be, but with a s'mores smack in the middle. And while we were taste-testing these the other day, all I kept thinking was, "we need ice cream!!!" Like I reeeeeeally wanted a s'mores sundae. Let's make that happen, okay?
So you know by now that I am right in the middle of a family birthday bonanza. Yesterday I had various cake batters from one side of the kitchen to the other while I desperately tried to keep up with the latest episode of Nashville on my laptop that was precariously balanced for my viewing pleasure. Run on sentence much?
Yeah.
Anyway, who wants cake without ice cream?
Not me. So we upped the game a little and cut up the remaining brownies, froze them, and then added them to this old time vanilla ice cream.
I love this vanilla recipe because it's REALLY SIMPLE. No eggs, no cooking first, no pour here and then pour there and then pour again. Vanilla ice cream can get waaay complicated if you're not careful. But for this you just whisk together cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt and then dump it in the churn. We were IN LOVE with the creamy softer version that first came out of the ice cream churn.
But when you stir in the brownies and put this in the freezer, it turns into a hard-dipped ice cream treasure. There are s'mores brownies in every bite and if you let the ice cream soften for just a few minutes it scoops up smooth and makes an awesome addition to a sugar cone. Thumbs up from Chad's grandpa-- and he's the ice cream pro.
- ½ pan of S'mores Brownies
- 2 cups cold heavy cream
- 2 cups cold whole milk
- ¾ cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- Cut the brownies into small bite-sized cubes. Place them in a container, cover, and freeze.
- Whisk together the heavy cream, whole milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt until the sugar has dissolved.
- Pour the cold mixture into the canister of an ice cream machine and churn according to your manufacturer's instructions. Ours was a thick soft-serve consistency after just over an hour.
- Empty the vanilla ice cream into a large bowl. Add the frozen brownie pieces and fold/stir them in to evenly combine.
- Pour the ice cream into containers, cover tightly, and freeze for at least 2 hours.
I used the Old Time Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Emeril Lagasse. He's so cool.
What's your favorite kind of homemade ice cream?
I tried this recipe last weekend and it was an absolute smash. The ice cream maker was gathering dust but now its back in use! The only thing is that the household insisted that tons of chocolate chips were thrown in lol.
Janene- I like the way your household thinks! Chocolate chips for the win! Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm co-hosting Tried and True Recipe Party, and I can see why this ice cream is featured this week:) I would eat a few brownies, then make the ice cream and eat that too:) Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Hi, Lynn! That's so nice! Thanks so much! I had lots of fun link surfing there last week. Thanks for co-hosting and sharing my stuff!
Yum! I found you from the Marvelous Monday party. I would love it if you would share at my party: http://rediscovermom.blogspot.com/2013/05/tried-and-true-recipes-11.html
Thanks, Jackie!
I love/hate you, k?
But mostly love because OHMAHGAWD I mean obvi.
Ben & Jerry's week: I love/hate you back.
Leftover brownies in ice cream - GOOD.CALL.
And my iPad is always precariously placed somewhere as I watch tv while I cook...it's a dangerously aweosme situation. Always.
It's necessary, right? Did you see that cool thing they sell now that sticks your iPad to the fridge like a magnet? I think Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust reviewed them. Super cool!
What brand ice cream maker do you use. In the market for one, never had one.---
Hey, Rae! We are ice cream maker shopping, too!
The brand I used for this was Rival, but it's old and much sturdier than the newer ones. It's also the old-fashioned sort that DOES require ice & ice cream salt. Are you looking for a version like that or one of the newer versions that don't require ice + salt? I can make some recommendations 🙂 Also-- how much are you looking to spend? They range from like $20-$30 all the way up to crazy.
Awesome!!!! You took that original recipe up to another level!!! Delicious!!!
Thank you!
OH GOD!! this is like Ben and Jerries cookie dough but a zillion better! I love and hate you all at once for showing me this! haha! (a kitchen with no oven, microwave, kettle... definitely has no ice cream maker!) YUM! Hope you enjoyed your celebrations!
You are killing me softly, one recipe at a time. I know you complain about your weight sometimes, but you are doing great. I would not be able to resist all the sweets you make if I was in your house and would be much bigger!
Hahaha I am SOOO fortunate to live in a house full of boys with freaky metabolisms. Why can boys eat whatever they want? It's so not fair. So I sample. And then I work out like a fiend, count calories, and eat lots of salad. It's a balancing act for sure.
This looks so good! Too bad the milk would kill me 🙁 Makes me want to lick the computer screen though! Great job!
Oh no! I think I would be the saddest person ever if milk products bothered me. Wanna know something funny though? I HATE milk.
Ha! I just saw that you posted ice cream, too!
I also love milk-based products (mostly ice cream!) but hate milk!