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Growing up in Canada Black Licorice ice cream was readily available. Howeverover the years it either lost it’s popularity or the suppliers have gone out of business.
How sad for Black Licorice ice cream lovers across the Country!
I like to have this in the freezer during the summer months, I swear my family comes over just to have a bowl there obsessed too.
WHERE TO BUY BLACK LICORICE ICE CREAM
It is very hard to find black licorice ice cream these days, so I cannot tell you. However you can try to find blue licorice ice cream as some stores have that version.
Onebowl is hardly enough!
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HOW TO MAKE BLACK LICORICE ICE CREAM
- With most of my ice cream recipes, I will prepare them by using the coldest of ingredients (never cooking anything first) however with this recipe we are going to be heating up the first few ingredients to infuse the Licorice into the ice cream. This step is necessary and so worth it!
- It is important to not skip this step, once you have infused the ice cream base with the licorice flavors you’re going to whisk in your egg yolks and then simply let it all become cold in the fridge for a while.
- The final step will be to pour your base into the ice cream machine and then you will be in business.
Keep in mind the Black Licorice needs to be broken up, so once its reaches its highest melting point, start to break it up with a wooden spoon while cooking it down. It will still be in chunks just smaller ones and it will melt and become soft.
This will leave you will nothing but soft licorice pieces that will be blended throughout the ice cream.
WHAT DOES BLACK LICORICE ICE CREAM TASTE LIKE
Black licorice ice cream taste like the candy just in a creamy form with the hint of aniseed.
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Recipe adapted from FOOD @Star Anise Ice Cream
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Yield: 14
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Just like the original that was sold in Canada many years ago, with an addition of soft licorice pieces throughout!
Ingredients
- 175 grams Black licorice gummy candies
- 2 tsp Whole liquid star anise
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk
- 1 tbsp Corn Syrup
- 3 Egg yolks
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
TO MAKE 2 QUARTS OF THE BLACK LICORICE ICE CREAM:
- Let's start by melting that licorice. In a large saucepan add 1 cup of water and 175 grams of your Licorice Candy, over medium - low stirring constantly to ensure it doesn't burn.
- When the water dry's up, add 3 tbsp of water and continue this a couple times till it's mostly melted. (See picture below) make sure your constantly stirring so the candy doesn't burn. PATIENCE is a virtue here, takes around 20 minutes.
- Once melted, start to break apart the licorice so there is many little soft pieces. Then remove from heat and scoop the licorice pieces out into a bowl.
- In the same pot place your CREAM and whisk your egg yolks in over a low heat, wait for a few minutes till combined. Then add the sugar, corn syrup, star anise extract and melted black licorice back in the pot.
- Whisk to form a custard, and scrape all the sides as you do so to infuse as much licorice from the pot as possible into the mixture.
- Remove from the element and allow to cool for 5 minutes or so.
- Then empty your CREAM MIXTURE into a large stainless steel bowl, and then add your COLD MILK to the pot to swish out the remaining cream mixture. Pour into the large bowl along with your vanilla extract, and cooled melted black licorice.
- Allow the mixture sit on the counter in an ice-bath to cool.
- Once cooled, in a small bowl mix 1 tsp of blue, green and red food coloring. And stir this into your ice cream, place in the refrigerator for 2 - 24 hours before turning in your ice cream maker.
- Once your ice cream has chilled properly, turn on your ice-cream machine and pour the bowl into the machine and allow it to turn for 25 minutes.
- Serve soft or scoop out into a airtight container and place in the freezer for 2-24 hours. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 241Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 0gSugar: 18gProtein: 3g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix
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