| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 1 hr 40 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Inactive: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- One 4-inch piece gingerroot, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 6 eggs
- Molasses Cookies, if serving as ice cream sandwiches, optional recipe follows
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- Pinch salt
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup molasses
- Turbinado sugar, for coating
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine the cream, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, vanilla extract and ginger. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat and let sit for 1 hour.
- In a small bowl, combine the eggs and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and beat to a homogeneous consistency.
- Bring the cream-ginger mixture back to a boil and turn the heat off. Immediately strain and whisk a third of the cream mixture into the egg-sugar mixture and then immediately whisk the egg mixture back into the remaining cream mixture.
- Chill the mixture over an ice water bath.
- Churn the chilled mixture in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer’s directions.
- Serve as is, or to make ice cream sandwiches, place 1 generous scoop of ice cream on the bottom of 1 Molasses Cookie and place another cookie on top. These can be done ahead and frozen. Let warm for 5 to10 minutes before serving.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt and set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and then the molasses. In thirds, gently mix in the flour mixture until just combined.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough into 1-inch balls onto a sheet tray covered with turbinado sugar. Gently toss the cookies in the sugar, covering them completely. Place the sugar-coated dough balls on another sheet tray and gently squish a little.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Remove the cookies to a rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 1861 |
| Total Fat | 108 g |
| Saturated Fat | 65 g |
| Carbohydrates | 206 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 144 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 616 mg |
| Sodium | 883 mg |
Reviews
Worked perfectly. Refreshing and just the right amount of sweetness.
This is SO GOOD AND SO REFRESHING!!! It’s also easy to make. What a great pallet cleaner following a heavy dinner!
Delicious. I used a mixture i of half and half and heavy cream, that’s what I had. I had 2 egg yolks left over from another recipe so just added whole eggs to that. I added crystalized ginger that I had. Yummy!
Make it more delicious by adding crystallized ginger.
Superb on its own. Even better with the Molasses Cookies. A magical combination! I’m with the previous reviewer: If I could give this recipe more stars I would!
Ann you out did yourself. Fabulous combination that leaves the taste buds dancing. If I could give this recipe more stars I would…..
Incredible! The ice cream had an amazing consistency and paired really well with the cookies. It was a delightful treat!
This ice cream with the molasses cookies – -YUM!
ann wonderful, tasty easy love it
icecream i used half an half still came out wonderful.
the cookies sticky and soft good. did not roll in sugar
love ya -annette
icecream i used half an half still came out wonderful.
the cookies sticky and soft good. did not roll in sugar
love ya -annette
The ONLY reason I am not giving this 5 stars is b/c it’s a little on the sweet side. I know it’s ice cream and molasses cookies, but I think that next time I will cut back on some sugar in the ice cream, and the brown sugar/molasses in the cookies. That’s a lot of sweet, and then you roll it in turbinado!! But I LOVE molasses, and that’s exactly what these cookies taste like. Right now the ice cream is in the machine and I can’t wait to combine them. But I’ve already tasted the ice cream mixture and it’s delicious. Might put a bit more ginger in next time, as she suggested on the show.