So here is a new twist in the personal passions of your truly. Not only am I an avid beer brewer, I also dabble in other fine things for consumption. Amongst baking my own bread and making my own pizza crust I also enjoy the occasional batch of home made ice cream.
My latest triumph in the frozen treat arena was a totally kick-ass fresh coconut ice cream (recipe below). The first night I tasted it I was blown away. I think the coconut itself helped keep the ice cream very smooth and silky. It had a great mild, but present, coconut flavor.
This past Saturday night we had a few folks over for some grilling and chilling on the patio. Despite it finally being summer-esque here in New England, I still enjoy a tasty Oatmeal Stout when its nice and cold. We had been drinking wheat beer and American Brown Ale when I poured myself a stout. The chocolate aroma was so strong and perfect I was blown away. The beer had a great nutty chocolate quality and a creamy smoothness from the oatmeal.
After we all sampled the Stout, John declared: “I want a scoop of ice cream in that Stout!”. Chocolatey, nutty stout and the coconut just seemed like a great combo. So we tried it out. I have to say I like the two delicacies separately, but joint together it was a pretty good marriage. The Stout picked up a great chocolate cream texture and smoothness. We snapped a few shots to give an idea of the look of it.
Regardless, of what you mom said….YOU SHOULD PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD.
Cheers….BREW ON!
Ice Cream Recipe
1 pint heavy cream
1cup whole milk
1cup sugar
1tbsp vanilla
1/2 fresh coconut, ground in food processor as fine as you can get it.
coconut extract to taste
Process the ingredients per instructions on your ice cream maker
John
It beats a root beer float any day.
Mike
Did we “jump the shark” with this post?
John
Nah, we’re just so far ahead of the curve….we’ve blown people’s minds.
They can’t comment…or even speak for that matter…because of the awesomeness displayed in this post.
Zach
I read this post and thought it sounded interesting. I was at 5 Seasons Brewery/Resturant the other day and couldn’t decide what I wanted for desert, remembered reading this and asked if they would make me one with their award winning stout. The only thing I can say – AMAZING. I think the waiter went to tell the chef to see about a menu spot. hope so.