Comments on: Salted Caramel Ice Cream

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:54:25 +0000

Woo hoo! Lovely to hear this. The amount of salt varies with the kind used and your palate. Glad to hear your family loved it. Ice Cream Queen indeed!!

By: Reeta

Reeta — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:30:31 +0000

I made this ice cream, delicious !!! yes, you have to watch your caramel, but it’s not that hard ladies…just try and re try…I hate using eggs in the icecreams too, so this recipe worked really well…i did not boil the cream and milk, and added 1/4 tea sp. more salt than the recipe…my family loved it….! I am an icecream queen now !!!!

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Monday Housekeeping: “Free” Day! | A Healer’s Geste — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:34:35 +0000

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By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:34:11 +0000

Oh, I’m so relieved. I was worried I’d ruined your Thanksgiving.

What style of ice cream maker do you have? Mine has a drum you have to freeze before churning. I find it doesn’t work if I freeze it in the freezer that’s part of my refrigerator. I find it only works if I freeze it in my upright freezer, which is really cold (-22C) and rarely opened. Also, ignore the manufacturer’s directions to freeze the drum for a mere 6 hours. If mine doesn’t get at good 24 hours between batches, it’s useless.

Thanks so much for getting back to me. I’m glad this had a happy ending and everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving dessert.

By: Farrah

Farrah — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:26:06 +0000

update on my would-be caramel sauce: it DID freeze – took about 5 or 6 hours in my freezer to get to a scoopable consistency, but it was as creamy as you described! I didn’t need to resort to making it into a sauce; I just needed to be patient. Not sure why it seemed so liquidy when I first made it, but it did work out… maybe my ice cream maker lacks oomph. Thank you again for the recipe and for your reply – it was the most impressive part of my thanksgiving dinner.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:20:20 +0000

Hmmm. I’m stumped, Farrah. The ice cream should NOT be liquid after churning. It will be a bit slushy, like a Dairy Queen soft-serve, but not liquid. It will firm up in the freezer in a couple of hours, but it will never be rock hard like some ice creams because of the high sugar content. I’m not sure what to tell you, which isn’t helpful.

I’ve looked over the recipe, but am still coming up empty. Assuming you didn’t improvise, I’ve no idea why it didn’t firm up. Fingers crossed it developed some form in the freezer. And I love your attitude to make it into caramel sauce if all else fails. Keep me posted. I’m hoping it just needed a bit of freezer time.

By: Farrah

Farrah — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:11:50 +0000

I thought this looked too good to resist, so I made it for today’s belated thanksgiving dinner. My question is – how long should I expect to freeze it before it’s scoopable? I chilled the mixture overnight, froze it for an hour and left it in my ice cream maker 15 minutes extra, but it was still very liquidy when I put it into the container to freeze… Like a very thick sauce. I’m a little worried. Tastes INCREDIBLE though… Will make an amazing caramel sauce if all else fails. Any advice?

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:28:49 +0000

@Alyssa, homemade waffle cones? Oh, that sounds perfect. I’ve never made my own cones, but homemade ice cream deserves homemade cones (currently, I use bowls only). One of the local ice cream stores makes their own waffle cones on sight. I wonder if they’d just sell me a cone?

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:26:05 +0000

@Susan, thanks for taking the time to write about your results. (Sorry I missed your comment. I only found it now.) This is one of my favourite recipes. I think “silly delicious” will become one of my new phrases. It is the perfect description.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:12:34 +0000

This was delicious, I would especially recommend it with homemade waffle cones. Recipe has been printed and stuffed inside my ice cream recipes book for later cravings. peace, Alyssa