Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream and Cuisinart {Giveaway}- CLOSED

My all-time favorite summertime treat is ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream. Nothing beats spending time outside in the sunshine with a cone of something creamy and delicious.

It's the perfect time of year to try making your own ice cream at home. Homemade ice cream is not only super delicious, it's also a lot of fun because you can create any flavor combination you wish.

So if you're by the campfire toasting marshmallows and start thinking "man, toasted marshmallow ice cream would be amazing" you can head to the kitchen and make that ice cream happen.

Toasted marshmallow ice cream is amazing by the way: sweet and creamy  with lots of toasted marshmallow flavor. 

I've paired up with Cuisinart to test out this big beautiful Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker and give you a chance to win one of your own so that you can get busy experimenting with ice cream flavors at home. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment! (details are at the end of this post).

It makes two quarts of whatever frozen dessert you desire: ice cream, frozen yogurt, slushies, sorbet, or gelato. Plus it has an ingredient spout that lets you add things like chocolate chips or nuts while it churns.

I had a blast playing around with different recipes and love how big of a batch the ice cream maker can handle.  I've used a few different ice cream makers over the years ranging from hand cranked (omg so much work) to electric and this one is super simple to use (just turn it on), easy to clean, and freezes the ice cream excellently.

 

 
I couldn't help but try out a bunch of different flavors (it's a tough job to test ice cream, but somebody has to do it)  and I'll be posting my favorites during the next week. First up is the toasty and delicious marshmallow ice cream.

It's made out of a vanilla custard base with toasted marshmallows blended into it. To get the toasted marshmallows mini marshmallows are spread on cookie sheets ..

 

..and then baked at 350 until deeply toasted and golden.

 

They get blended into the custard either with a stick blender or by putting the marshmallows in a blender with half of the custard and blending until smooth.

 

Then the custard is covered with plastic wrap and sent to the fridge to chill overnight.

 

After a whirl in the Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker the ice cream is at a soft-serve stage. I always have some of it right away (who can wait??) and then freeze the rest so that it gets firm and scoop-able. This recipe is so creamy that its easy to scoop right from the freezer.

 

Tah-da! Oh the joys of homemade ice cream.  

The cool, creamy, marshmallow-y joy.

Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream

 2.5 cups whipping cream

2.5 cups whole milk

2 eggs + 1 egg yolk

2 tsp vanilla extract

pinch of salt

10 oz bag of mini marshmallows

1/2 cup sugar divided into two 1/4 cups

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Spread out the marshmallows on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper and bake until dark brown. It will probably take a couple of tray-fulls to use up the whole bag.Set the baked marshmallows aside (just pull the parchment paper off and let it sit on that to avoid any sticky situations).

2. Combine the milk, cream, vanilla, pinch of salt, and a 1/4 cup of sugar in a pot. Make sure the pot is large enough to accommodate more ingredients later on. Heat over medium low heat occasionally stirring until the sugar has melted completely.

3. While the milk and sugar are heating, add the eggs and egg yolk to the bowl of a mixer along with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until the eggs are frothy and thick.

4. Take the heated milk mixture and slowly (carefully) pour some of it into the eggs with the mixer still on. Pour in a steady stream until you have added about 1 cup. Then pour the eggs and milk back into the pot and put on the stove.Heat over medium heat until slightly thickened

5. To add the marshmallows to the custard you have a couple of options. If you have a stick blender you can stir the marshmallows in over gentle heat to help them melt and then use the stick blender to smooth it out a bit. A few chunks are fine. OR put the marshmallows plus half the custard in a blender and blend until smooth. Combine with remaining custard.

6. Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap right on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill overnight.

7. Once chilled pour your ice cream into your ice cream maker and churn until frozen. Scoop into a Tupperware container and freeze until firm. Scoop and enjoy!

 

  HOW TO ENTER (it's really easy) - CLOSED

Leave a comment below telling me what ice cream flavor you would create (or what your dream ice cream flavor is)

And the winner is....

 

.... ANA! Congratulations!

If you want to get some extra chances to win you can enter up to four more times by doing the things listed below (one separate comment each)

1. Tweet about the giveaway and then comment with a link to your tweet.  Use this tweet: "Summer Giveaway! Win a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker #yumicecream http://tinyurl.com/bwlcjsm "

2. Follow @Clock_worklemon on Twitter. Comment with your twitter handle

3. Pin this post on Pinterest with the caption  "Win a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker with Clockwork Lemon" (you can use the "pin it" button at the bottom of the post) then leave a comment with a link to the pin

4. Post the giveaway on your Facebook (you can use the Facebook "like" button at the bottom of the post) then leave a comment saying that you posted it.

 This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the USA only

 Full Disclosure: Cuisinart is sponsoring this giveaway and has provided one ice cream maker  for product review and one for a prize giveaway. All opinions are 100% my own

Comments

[suzanne dennis]

O-M-G!
that ice cream looks freaking amazing!

i went to calgary folk fest last weekend and had salted caramel from the ice-cream wizard danny @village ice cream....even tho i am not usually an ice cream fan i can think of little else since....

ha ha ha
thanks for the contest
happy ice cream making & eating!

[Stella]

I would make mascarpone ice cream.

[Ping Lee]

totally tweeted your giveaway! fingers crossed on winning the ice cream maker!

https://twitter.com/2hungrypiglets

[Ping Lee]

Pinned!

http://pinterest.com/pin/85990674105861515/

[Ping Lee]

posted on Facebook!

If I win (fingers crossed!), I think I'm going to try banana and chocolate ice cream....

[Peggy Doyle]

tweeted the giveaway! twitter.com/peggy_doyle

[Peggy Doyle]

salted caramel is my dream flavour!

[Peggy Doyle]

posted to Facebook

[Lisa]

Mint chocolate chip! Not original, but my favorite!

[Sandra]

Mine would definitely be something goat cheese-y. Maybe with honey? figs? or blueberries oh, the possibilities....

[Sandra]

Just followed on twitter. @accidentalcharm

[Julie]

Hmm, I think either a hazelnut ice cream (which would be so good with nuts a la Ferrero Rocher, my favourite treat!) or peanut butter ice cream. I love peanut butter more than words can say!

[Julie]

Also just followed on twitter (@juliedoan)

[Sarah Ward]

I want one so I can make lots of NOMs! You've now got me thinking about marshmellows, so maybe Rocky Road for batch No.1!

[Hector De Haro]

I actually have one of the smaller, cheaper cuisinarts but would love to upgrade. I think I would first make an arroz con leche (mexican rice pudding) ice cream. Or maybe a simple vanilla ice cream with some guava paste swirled in.

[Hector De Haro]

Shared this on pinterest

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[Hector De Haro]

and on facebook

[Hector De Haro]

and finally, following you on twitter (handle = hector_deharo)

[Stephanie]

OOooo I'd make London Fog Ice Cream ... Dont know how... Or oo OOO Id make red velvet cake & cream cheese Ice cream ... *gaaah *droolz

[Adrienne B]

This ice cream would be fabulous! I have 3 boys that love cooking in the kitchen. This would be the perfect end to our summer. Dolce de leche and black cherry are my favorite flavors that I would love to create with my sons.

[Lisa]

I want one of these so badly. As cliche as it is, since I've been pregnant I've been craving ice cream. Coffee ice cream with oreo cookies.

[Stephen Kozma]

My favourite ice cream to make is Chocolate Chai. Spiced tea and chocolate. Yum!

[Jessica]

I would make a Vanilla Chai or Vanilla Earl Grey flavour of ice cream. Or maybe I've just got tea on the brain. :)

[Jessica]

Also, I follow your lovely tweets (@shebakeshere)

[kristin]

OY. I did NOT need to see this today! (I don't really have a favourite ice cream, but I'll usually choose something with cookie in it!)

[Laura]

I like ice cream with a lot of "things" in it, so I would make a chocolate ice cream with pretzels, chocolate chips, cookie dough, potato chips, sprinkles...anything goes. Love the sweet/salty too!

[Monica Samelson]

MMM, delicious. I would make a blood orange ice cream. I love the flavor and think it would make a beautiful color.

[Monica Samelson]

MMM, delicious. I would make a blood orange ice cream. I love the flavor and think it would make a beautiful color.

[Mara]

I would make a strawberry stracciatella ice cream!

[Mara]

I follow you on Twitter. My handle is @MausMara.

[Nicole Dalmer]

i lovelovelove coffee. and pistachio jello. so i'd have to either make espresso flavoured ice cream. or pistachio ice cream. yumyumyum.

[Mara]

I pinned this! Not just for the giveaway either, I do want to make this ice cream...I'm thinking adding toasted coconut to it also, perhaps. Mmmm.

http://pinterest.com/pin/146507794098700543/

[Cindy Eberhart]

I would most certainly make pineapple ice cream. It reminds me when I was a child and I had the honor of sitting on our old crank ice cream maker. Yummy! Ice Cream and great memories.........

[Mary W]

Butter Pecan with Pecan Pralines and Butter Caramel ribbons :) NOM NOM NOM

[Mary W]

I can't believe I didn't follow you on twitter! I do now :) @maryweise

[Mary W]

Pinned to Pinterest :D

[Cameetsnj.blogspot.com]

I would definitely try to make my favorite flavor of ice cream... Mint Chocolate chip. Although I wouldn't mind trying my had at some Nutella gelato...yum yum.

[Cameetsnj.blogspot.com]

Pinned this on pinterest

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[Cameetsnj.blogspot.com]

Liked this on facebook as well :-D

[UglyGerbil]

Well, I am TOTALLY making this, but my favorite ice cream to make is my version of a chocolate chip cookie ice cream.

Make a vanilla custard base with brown sugar instead of white, then stir in chocolate chunks and toasted pecans before hard freezing. SO GOOD!

[Vincci]

I would totally want to make a black sesame ice cream! It's my favourite but so hard to find.

I follow you on Twitter, posted on Facebook and tweeted https://twitter.com/VincciT/status/230499301070077952

[Rachelle]

Oh I've been lusting after an I've cream maker for what feels like forever. I would make vanilla caramel pretzel. Yum!

[Rachelle]

I'm following you on twitter. @delaRachelle

[Ariffa]

Toasted marshmallow icecream sounds redic. I would probably go for a salted caramel/ crunchy peanut butter concoction.

[Ariffa]

Also, I follow you on tweeeeter. @ariffalala

[Katie]

Followed you on twitter! @horrificknits

[Scotty]

Pick me!

Sweet corn and brown butter ice cream. Or.....rosemary chip!

Following on Twitter as well.

@scttyblnkrn

[Andrea]

pistachio, dark chocolate and sea salt!! i love your blog!

[Sarah]

Peaches and cream all the way!

[Kim]

I have to make a confession: ice cream is rarely my dessert of choice. But it's undeniably an excellent vector for really interesting flavors, which is why I'm extremely envious of people who can easily make it from scratch. My ideal ice cream is something complex, unusual, and maybe a little spicy. I think I'd make a black sesame-cardamom ice cream first of all!