Coffee Creamer Ice Cream Recipe

I got an awesome deal on an ice cream maker that doesn't require ice or salt. We have been having fun experimenting with it.  Here is a great recipe for easy home made ice cream.  Looking forward to trying the pumpkin flavor near the holidays.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flavored liquid Coffee Creamer(today I used Peppermint Mocha)
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream (I used whole milk)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt 

Instructions

1. Stir sugar and salt into creamer and whipping cream until dissolved.
2. Add to Ice Cream Maker and follow manufacturer's directions (mine took approximately 20 minutes to reach soft serve consistency) 
3. Serve up and eat right away or put it in the freezer for later.  Yum!   

For Pumkin Spice ice cream, mix the following and add to the recipe above:
1 cup pumpkin purée 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Green Tea Ice Cream

•  2 cups Half and Half (or 1 cup whole milk + 1 cup heavy whipping cream)
• 2 Tbsp. (18 g) green tea powder (matcha)
• ½ cup sugar
• Pinch of salt (about 1/16 tsp.)

 In a medium saucepan, whisk together the half and half, sugar and salt.
Start cooking the mixture over medium heat, and add green tea powder. Stir often and cook until the mixture starts to foam and is very hot to the touch but not boiling.
Remove from the heat and transfer the mixture to a bowl sitting in an ice bath. When the mixture is cool, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Once the mixture is thoroughly chilled, transfer to a pre-chilled ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacture's instructions (20-25 minutes). Transfer the soft ice cream into an airtight container and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.