Easy Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe
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Most of the ice cream recipes we have on this site involve making a custard base. This approach results in a creamy and smooth homemade ice cream, but requires several extra steps and extra time. If you don't use an egg custard base, your ice cream will not be nearly as rich, but if you are serving it as an accompaniment to a pie, or perhaps after a filling dinner, a not-as-rich ice cream may be just what you want.
This pumpkin ice cream recipe is as easy of an ice cream recipe as they come. Blend pumpkin puree with cream, sugar, and pumpkin pie spices and then churn in your ice cream maker. If you want, add a couple tablespoons of brandy or rum to help the ice cream from getting too icy. Best to eat it on the same day you make it, as it lacks the stabilizing properties that you get with a custard base, and it will get icy if it stays in the freezer for more than 8 or so hours. Freshly churned it is still soft and creamy and is perfect alongside an apple pie.
Easy Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups pumpkin purée (1 15-ounce can pumpkin purée)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp brandy (optional)
Method
1 Put the pumpkin puree, cream, sugar, spices, and salt in a blender. Purée until completely smooth. Chill for 15 minutes (or longer, this part you can make ahead).
2 If you are using brandy, mix it in to the cream mixture right before churning. Churn in your ice cream machine 20 to 25 minutes. Keep in freezer until served.
Makes about 1 quart.
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Posted by Elise on Nov 21, 2007 and indexed Ice Cream, Pumpkin
I love ice cream, and even bought an ice cream churner this summer. However, I'm not too keen on the custard stage, so I've been mostly making various sorbets (gooseberry, sea-buckthorn, watermelon, coconut, orange etc) and no-custard ice creams. David Lebovitz vietnamese coffee ice cream was a great success (sweetened condensed milk, coffee, cream), and I can see your pumpkin ice cream becoming another one:)
Thank you, Elise!!