Dessert

Molasses Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches

The rich flavor of molasses comes through in the ice cream and the soft chewy cookie making this a creamy, spicy treat!

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Molasses ice cream cookie sandwiches
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I'm a huge molasses fan, or treacle as I knew it when I was growing up, so I knew these would taste ridiculously good.

Molasses ice cream cookie sandwiches
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Recipe

Molasses ice cream cookie sandwiches

Course:
Dessert
COOKing TIME:
240 minutes
Total TIME:
280 minutes
CUISINE:
American
PREP TIME:
40 minutes
SERVINGS:
4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp of cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 ounces plain goat cheese at room temperature
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 2 tbsp light corn syrup

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Instructions

  1. Add 2 tbsp of the milk to the cornstarch and mix.
  2. In a bowl whisk the cream cheese and salt until soft. Gradually add the molasses and whisk until smooth and no lumps are visible.
  3. In another 4 quart pot, bring the rest of the milk, cream, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil. Cook for 4 minutes and then take the pot away from the heat.
  4. Add the cornstarch mixture and mix well. Put the pot back on the heat and bring to a boil. Simmer for one minute and the mixture gets thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
  5. Slowly add the milk mixture to the molasses and whisk until well combined.
  6. Pour the mixture into a large 1 quart zip lock bag making sure to seal it well.
  7. Place the bag into a bowl of iced water and cool for about 20 minutes.
  8. Once the ice cream base has cooled transfer it from the zip lock to the ice cream machine canister and follow the manufacturers instructions.
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