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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Ice Cream - A Step-by-Step Guide

Homemade Pumpkin Ice Cream is a delicious and creamy frozen treat that embodies the warm and cozy flavors of fall. Made with real pumpkin puree and a blend of warm spices, this dessert is perfect for enjoying on a crisp autumn day or as a sweet ending to a Thanksgiving meal.

This recipe is a wonderful way to take advantage of the abundance of pumpkin during the fall season. Whether you have leftover pumpkin from carving jack-o'-lanterns or simply want to indulge in a seasonal sweet, t...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup homemade pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise and seeds scraped out
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ cups dark brown sugar, divided
  • 5 egg yolks
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 7 hrs 20 mins
  • Total Time: 7 hrs 50 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 servings

  • Combine pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and scraped vanilla bean seeds in a bowl.
  • Combine 3/4 of the cream and 1/2 of the brown sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer over low heat.
  • Combine remaining cream, remaining sugar, egg yolks, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg in a second bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved. Pour in hot cream mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, stirring constantly until combined.
  • Pour mixture into the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Simmer until mixture thickens and no longer drips off the spatula.
  • Remove from heat and pass through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Set bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice water. Stir constantly until cooled.
  • Stir in pumpkin puree mixture. Cover surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or up to 1 day.
  • Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 3 hours.

    • Nutrition

    345 cal.

    • Total Fat: 25g
    • Saturated Fat: 15g
    • Cholesterol: 210mg
    • Sodium: 127mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 29g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 25g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 81mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 153mg

    Categories

    Dessert recipes
    Frozen treat recipes
    Fall recipes
    Pumpkin recipes
    Ice cream recipes