Bucket-lists, do you have one? I am not sure it’s a good idea to have them. I do like making lists, I really do. To-do lists, to-bake lists, to-travel lists, but as soon as I start, it will become overwhelming after a while. I add and add stuff on it. Especially with ideas, I’m very good in creating ideas. On my travel bucket list I just had a few countries I knew I would like to visit, then I started travelling, visited about 40 countries and discovered there are 202 in total… That’s a long list!
It gets worse with my recipe-list. One idea starts with the other and before I know I have hundreds and hundreds ideas of recipes I would love to make. Luckily there is Pinterest, where I can save them all. Sometimes I just get rid of the bucket-recipe list. Just by throwing it away. When it is too long, it’s overwhelming and I can’t make a decision anymore of what to make first. The wish-list becomes a to-do lists and before I know it, I am stressed out. Too much to do, too much to discover, too much of inspiration. It paralyses me. I think I should be a cat! I need their 9 lives (or was it 7, then I just want two extra 😉 )
Every month with (dutch) foodbloggers, we have a FoodBlog Event. The host sets a theme, everyone writes a post/recipe within that theme and the winner is the host for the next month. Sandra of Culi-Sandra knows that most of us bloggers do have a bucket-recipe-to-make-list. So she decided that for this month we make one recipe of that list. Theme: Tick off one recipe that’s on your to-make list.
Making Icecream has been on my list for ages. Once I bought a secondhand ice-cream maker, but the part that needs to be in the freezer was damaged, so I didn’t use it. Also it is a bit of a hassle, making your own ice-cream. Don’t forget to put the right parts in the freezer the day before, making creme anglaise etc. So I didn’t even start….
Here in Ecuador, especially on the coast, they sell a lot of ice-cream. Also the home-made ones and I was wondering how they are doing that. I am sure they don’t have an ice-cream maker! So I did some investigation online and you know what? You can make no-churn ice-cream just by using double cream and condensed milk! I don’t think that’s the way they make it here, because double cream is quite expensive but for me it is a great way to try it!
Sounds too good to be true. Just whip the cream, add the condensed milk, add a flavour and just put it in the freezer for a few hours. This Foodblog Event is a great reason to at least try it. Coffee and chocolate is a great combination, so that’s the flavours I chose. Result? We were shocked! It really really reeeeeaaaally tasted great! No ice crystals, creamy… it’s just like normal ice-cream!
So this is definitely ticked off the list! And in the meantime I add… ice-cream with fruit flavours, ice-cream with cream cheese, ice-cream cakes, does it work with yoghurt as well, oh.. and something with a stracciatella-flavour… Well, I guess you’ll get the picture. I ask for another life and get back into the kitchen right now!
Enjoy the Ice Cream!
Recipe: Espresso Chocolate ice cream
Ingredients
500 ml double cream
1 can condensed milk
2-3 tbsp instant coffee
100 gr chocolate, chopped in small pieces
Instructions
- Take 2-3 tbsp of the cream and mix in the instant coffee.
- Whip the double cream until stiff peaks.
- Add the condensed milk.
- Add the coffee and chocolate and mix it all well in.
- Put your espresso chocolate ice cream mixture in an airtight plastic container.
- Freeze it for about 6 hours or, even better, overnight
- You can serve the espresso chocolate ice cream straight from the freezer.
- Yes, that’s all! Enjoy it.
- 500 ml double cream
- 1 can condensed milk
- 2-3 tbsp instant coffee
- 100 gr chocolate, chopped in small pieces
- Take 2-3 tbsp of the cream and mix in the instant coffee.
- Whip the double cream until stiff peaks.
- Add the condensed milk.
- Add the coffee and chocolate and mix it all well in.
- Put your espresso chocolate ice cream mixture in an airtight plastic container.
- Freeze it for about 6 hours or, even better, overnight
- You can serve the espresso chocolate ice cream straight from the freezer.
- Yes, that's all! Enjoy it.
