Healthy Breakfast Ice Cream

Recipe Description:

Ice cream for breakfast? Why not! This recipe features raw cream and milk, pastured eggs, soaked nuts, delicious fruits, and natural sweeteners.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 6 - 8 Servings

Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups cream (raw, organic preferred)

1 1/2 cups milk (whole, raw, organic preferred)

4 egg yolks (fresh, organic, pastured eggs preferred)

2/3 cup pure honey (locally-sourced to avoid contaminants; raw, organic preferred)

1/8 teaspoon salt

Seeds of one scraped vanilla bean (organic preferred)

Up to 1 1/2 cups mix-ins (dried fruit, soaked & dehydrated nuts, et cetera)

"Breakfast" spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, clove - to taste

Recipe Instructions:

In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and cream until just warm enough to keep the honey melted upon mixing. (Editor's Note: Be careful not to overheat or you will lose the raw properties of the milk.)

While the dairy is warming up, whisk the egg yolks, honey, and salt together until well-aerated, paler in color, and somewhat fluffy.

Take one ladle full of the warm milk/cream mixture, whisking continuously to incorporate. Add a second label full in the same manner.

Add the egg mixture back into the saucepan and whisk well. Add in spices to taste (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, clove.)

At this point, I do not heat further, as I'm using my own eggs and milk from our herd share; however, if you have concerns about food safety, cook the mixture over low heat, stirring often and not letting it come to a boil. Optionally, leave the vanilla bean in during cooking for extra vanilla flavor, or reserve it for use in vanilla extract or sweeteners. Cook until the mixture is thick enough to coat a spoon.

Cool the ice cream mix in the refrigerator until chilled through before placing into your ice cream maker. We'll add the mix-ins when the ice cream is about 5 minutes away from being ready in the machine.

After the mix has cooled completely, follow your machine's instructions to begin freezing.

When your ice cream is about 5 minutes away from completion, add your mix-ins. I have used the following with great success:

* Dried cherries (chopped)

* Dried blueberries (whole or chopped)

* Your own pureed or chopped jarred fruit

* Chopped raisins, figs, or dates (organic preferred)

* Soaked & dehydrated raw almonds (chopped well)

* Soaked & dehydrated raw pecans (chopped well)

* Soaked & dehydrated raw pumpkin seeds (coarsely chopped)

* Mashed, ripe bananas

* Shredded coconut

* Soaked & dehydrated rolled oats

* Soaked grains (rice, tapioca, buckwheat groats, et cetera)

Top with:

* Sliced fresh fruit

* Cultured sour cream

* Clabbered cheese

* Yogurt

* Chopped seeds & nuts (soaked & dehydrated)

* Carob powder

* Kefir or yogurt cheese

* Honey, molasses, maple syrup, or agave syrup

* Shredded coconut

Author: Black Chicken Host

I'm Erin; homesteading geek, wanna-be crafter, food enthusiast, animal lover, yarn hoarder. I live with my husband, two dogs, two cats, and thirteen chickens on two acres in southern central Michigan. We utilize modern technology and old-fashioned know-how to forge our path toward living a simpler, more eco-friendly, life. I also run Black Chicken Host, a web hosting company geared toward the homesteading,whole foods, and sustainability communities. View all posts by Black Chicken Host

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