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Homemade Ice Cream

Guest Post: Erin Makes A Miranda!

Happy Weekend friends! Today I have a double treat for you! Both good news….and good news! First, it’s Cooking with Book’s 6 month baby birthday! Isn’t she growing up so fast? Can’t believe it…next thing you know, she’ll be asking me for permission to go and hang out with A Thought for Food or Recipe Taster….and well, I don’t know if she’s ready to hang with big boys YET! So I leave her in a bakers hands for now. That’s the second good news! Today, guest posting about a delicious recipe is Erin from Big Fat Baker!  If you haven’t met Erin yet, I advise you (order you) to check out her blog and follow her on twitter @BigFatBaker! She’s an amazing friend and an even better baker! Now, please welcome her and her sweet dessert!

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I was so happy when Marnely asked me to guest post on Cooking With Books after doing a guest post for BigFatBaker. I loved reading about soursop and have been searching for any sign of it at my grocery store.

I was thinking for a few days about what I could write for a guest post. I was having a hard time thinking of something out of the ordinary, and ideal for summer. Then I remembered a delicious dessert from one of my favorite restaurants, Ma’la.

Ma’la Ocean Tavern serves a dessert called the Caramel Miranda, and it’s their signature dessert. They bring out a plate of oven warmed fruit, topped with a little dark chocolate and caramel, and a scoop of macadamia nut vanilla ice cream. It is heavenly.

I wanted to recreate this dessert. It is naturally sweet from the fruit, and ridiculously addicting from the cool ice cream melting over the fruit. This is perfect for summer too.

I made a caramel ice cream. And used the five best looking fruits at the grocery for that day. You can use what ever looks good to you.

This recipe is super easy if you have an ice cream maker. All you do is make a vanilla ice cream base, and a caramel sauce. Pour the ice cream base and caramel sauce into your ice cream maker and follow it’s normal operating instructions.

If you don’t have an ice cream maker, do not worry! I made my ice cream by hand and it turned out smooth and creamy. Just follow the easy instructions and you can have delicious homemade ice cream. (Method adapted from David Lebovitz)

Homemade Caramel Miranda

Ice Cream Ingredients:

  • 2 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
Caramel Sauce Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Fruits:
  • kiwi
  • pineapple
  • raspberries
  • strawberries
  • blueberries

To Make the Ice Cream

  1. In your stand mixer, beat the eggs while slowly adding the sugar. Continue mixing until thick and pale yellow in color.
  2. In a saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer. Turn the heat off and turn the stand mixer back on to low. Slowly add in the hot milk while the mixer is mixing (temper the eggs).
  3. Once all the milk is mixed in, pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Heat it up over medium/medium-low until thickened. Do not let it get too hot!
  4. Once thickened, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cool, pour into a freezer safe dish and refrigerate until cold, or overnight.
  5. Place the dish (I used a 7×11 dish) in the freezer and every 30 minutes remove the dish and break up the ice crystals. You can do this by whisking the ice cream, or using your hand mixer. David recommends the hand mixer but if you don’t have one (like me) a whisk will do the job. Continue this process for 3-4 hours, or until smooth and cream.
  6. Allow to freeze for an additional 2 hours (minimum) before serving.

Between hours 1 and 2 of the freezing/mixing step, make the caramel sauce. I used this caramel sauce recipe from Simply Recipes.
Once the caramel sauce is made and cooled to room temperature, mix into the ice cream mix. Continue the mixing and freezing process.

To Assemble the Miranda:

Cut the fruits and plate decoratively on a oven safe dish. Warm in an oven pre-heated to 200 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. Place a scoop of ice cream on top and garnish with chopped nuts, mint, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, etc….


19 Comments

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Comments

  1. Magic of Spice says

    August 16, 2011 at 12:47 am

    Hi Erin, wow that is gorgeous and delightful recipe!
    Wonderful guest post and Happy 6th month Marnely, nice to meet you :)

    Reply
  2. Bestfoodies says

    August 9, 2011 at 12:43 am

    Love fresh fruit and the idea of making ice cream without a machine. Again, awesome post and pictures, ( I signed in with wrong account lol and was afraid it got all messed up)

    Reply
  3. BestFoodie says

    August 9, 2011 at 12:37 am

    This looks so refreshing and I love that you made ice cream without an ice cream maker or machine! I love fruit this time of year. Your pictures are beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Karen says

    August 8, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Aw, happy 6 month to your baby!! :)
    Erin’s ice cream looks divine! Wonder if any of the caramel sauce would make it in the ice cream before I ate it all??

    Reply
  5. Unknown says

    August 8, 2011 at 7:02 am

    Beee-oootiful platter!

    Donna
    apronstringsblog.com

    Reply
  6. Baker Street says

    August 8, 2011 at 3:38 am

    I love anything Caramel and a caramel ice cream would totally be my kind of dessert. Great guest post M.

    Reply
  7. Sandra says

    August 8, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Lovely guest post..Erin you did fantastic job, this looks so refreshing and wonderful for this time of year!
    -Marnely Happy 6 months..wish you many many many more:)))

    Reply
  8. Jenni says

    August 7, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Sounds refreshing and amazing. And easy! It’s the perfect summer dessert trifecta! :)

    Reply
  9. Kimby says

    August 7, 2011 at 6:56 am

    Great guest post and photos! Fresh fruit and ice cream is a winning combo.

    Reply
  10. Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says

    August 7, 2011 at 3:02 am

    wow love this what an awesome dessert and guest post and cooking with books is already hanging with the big boys

    Reply
  11. Elizabeth of AsianinAmericamag says

    August 7, 2011 at 12:54 am

    Ooooh, I LOVE THIS ! I love caramel on fruits. This is a great recipe. I’m going to try it soon. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says

    August 7, 2011 at 12:33 am

    Great recipe! I’ve always wanted to make homemade ice cream but since I don’t have an ice cream maker I thought I was doomed! Great to know it’s possible without it :)

    Reply
  13. Aubs says

    August 6, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    This sounds so delicious and refreshing with the fruit + ice cream. Thanks for sharing, Erin!

    Reply
  14. Lana says

    August 6, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Yay! An ice cream recipe without the ice cream maker! I gave mine to my brother a few years ago, and haven’t made any ice cream since. The dessert sounds delicious – I love the idea of warm summer fruit.

    Reply
  15. Barbara | Creative Culinary says

    August 6, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    I love the name but even more just love the idea. Caramel ice cream…I have David’s book; maybe it’s time I opened it huh?

    Great job!

    Reply
  16. Jay says

    August 6, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    sounds divine..
    first time here…lovely space you have..
    awesome presentation with great cliks..
    Am your happy follower now..:)
    do stop by mine sometime..
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  17. BigFatBaker says

    August 6, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Thank you so much for letting me post on your wonderful blog and for the super sweet intro! :) Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  18. Terra says

    August 6, 2011 at 6:38 am

    I am sooooo excited, I don’t have a ice cream maker….thank you for sharing how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker!!! This looks, and sounds amazing:-) Hugs, Terra

    Reply
  19. Junia says

    August 6, 2011 at 6:25 am

    caramel ice cream is heavenly!!! i’ve never heard of a miranda before… is that what they call fruit + ice cream?

    Reply

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