Pumpkin Sp’Ice Cream, Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt

Pumpkin Sp’Ice Cream

Makes about ten ½-cup servings

1¼ cups whole milk

¾cup packed light or dark brown sugar

1½ tablespoons molasses or dark corn syrup

1¹∕³ cups pumpkin purée (solid pack pumpkin)

1teaspoon cinnamon

¾ teaspoon ginger

¹∕8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg 1½ cups heavy cream

1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place 1 cup of the milk in jar of a blender with the brown sugar, molasses, pumpkin purée, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Blend on high speed until smooth and homogenous, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the remaining cold milk and cream. If not making ice cream immediately, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Turn on ice cream maker and pour in ingredients. Allow to mix and freeze until desired serving consistency is reached. Begin checking consistency after 12 to 15 minutes of freezing. If ice cream is not thick enough, pour back into the freezer bowl and continue mixing/freezing until desired consistency is reached, checking every few minutes.

Serve in cups or cones, adding mix-ins while dispensing.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 217 (58% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 2g • fat 14g

•sat. fat 9g • chol. 53mg • sod. 35mg

•calc. 85mg • fibre 1g

Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt

	Makes about ten ½-cup servings
1¹∕³	cups whole milk
²∕³	cup granulated sugar
2½	cups fat free or lowfat vanilla
	yoghurt

1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place whole milk and sugar in a medium bowl. Use a hand mixer (about 1 to 2 minutes on low speed) or a whisk to mix until sugar is dissolved. Stir in the yoghurt and vanilla. If not freezing immediately, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Turn on ice cream maker and pour in ingredients. Allow to mix and freeze until desired serving consistency is reached. Begin checking consistency after 12 to 15 minutes of freezing. If frozen yoghurt is not thick enough, pour back into the freezer bowl and continue mixing/freezing until desired consistency is reached, checking every few minutes.

Serve in cups or cones, adding mix-ins while dispensing frozen yoghurt.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 99 (10% from fat) • carb. 19g • pro. 4g

•fat 1g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 6mg • sod. 54mg

•calc. 126mg • fibre 0g

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ICE-45A specifications

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