Cooking is Messy https://www.cookingismessy.com messy kitchen, yummy food Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:45:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.23 Raspberry Honeycomb Ice Cream Pie https://www.cookingismessy.com/2014/08/04/raspberry-honeycomb-ice-cream-pie/ https://www.cookingismessy.com/2014/08/04/raspberry-honeycomb-ice-cream-pie/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:33:50 +0000 http://cookingismessy.wordpress.com/?p=1889 Recently I bought delicious and BBC Good Food, two UK based food magazines. I thought it would be nice to have some recipes and not have to constantly search for conversion. My oven is in Celsius and everything I buy in the grocery store comes in milliliters or grams. But I’m used to Fahrenheit and ounces and...

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DSCN1961Recently I bought delicious and BBC Good Food, two UK based food magazines. I thought it would be nice to have some recipes and not have to constantly search for conversion. My oven is in Celsius and everything I buy in the grocery store comes in milliliters or grams. But I’m used to Fahrenheit and ounces and tablespoons. So, I pulled out tons of recipes and the first one I chose to make doesn’t really require too much conversion anyway.

DSCN1942The one ingredient I was unfamiliar with was the honeycomb. Is this something that exists in the US? What I found is that honeycomb is a toffee-like with a rigid but also a little bit light and airy. It was actually really yummy. The flavor reminded me of a Werther’s Original and the texture was a little like a graham cracker. The honeycomb adds a really nice crunch to the pie. Here the honeycomb is made from golden syrup, which I is another thing I hadn’t heard of before. If you’re going to make this at home, substitute corn syrup for the golden syrup.

There are two great things about this recipe. One it’s delicious. Two, it’s so easy! There is so little work and if you really don’t like cooking you can use store bought ingredients. Instead of making your own crust, buy graham cracker crust. Instead of making honeycomb, you can buy it at the store in the baking aisle (at least you can here in London). Or if you can crush up graham crackers or Werther’s Originals to get something sort of similar.

This recipe is beautiful and delicious treat. And if anyone deserves dessert, it’s me and Ryan. This weekend we went to Odiham in Hampshire. We went to see Odiham Castle, we walked along a canal, we saw baby ducks, we saw horses, and gorgeous old brick homes. We walked through lush grassy woods, we got caught in the rain, and we strolled along the high street. We walked at least seven miles. It was gorgeous, wonderful, and exhausting. We earned dessert.

Adapted from BBC Good Food.

Ingredients:

Honeycomb-

1 cup/200g of sugar

5 tbsp golden syrup

2 tsp baking soda

Everything else-

1 1/4 cup/250g graham crackers or caramel flavored cookies

3 oz butter

6 tbsp butter, melted (might not need all of it)

1 3/4 cup raspberries

500g/18 oz vanilla ice cream (you might not need it all)

Directions:

1. Start by making the honeycomb. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix the sugar and golden syrup in wide saucepan. It won’t mix neatly, it will be a little chunky in places. Place over medium heat and leave until dissolved and bubbling. The magazine says don’t be tempted to stir because otherwise the sugar will crystallize.  As the mixture heats, the liquid will start to thin, spread, and become homogeneous.

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2. Once the sugar is dissolved, turn up the heat and let it bubble for 1 minute.

3. Add the baking soda and stir. It will bubble up quickly so be careful!

4. Pour on the prepared baking sheet and leave for 20 minutes until cool and firm.

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5. Now for the pie! In a food processor (or with ziplock bag and a rolling pin) smash up the cookies until they are crumbs. Add in the melted butter and mix until well combined. You want a wet sandy mix.

6. Pour the crumbs into a pie plate. Press them crumbs into the plate with a spoon. Press until really firm! Chill for 30 minutes.

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7. Remove the ice cream from the freezer. Let it sit out for 10-15 minutes. You want it to be soft enough you can stir it around, but not so soft it is soupy.

8. Once the ice cream is ready, get a large bowl. Mix together the ice cream and most of raspberries. Leave a handful of raspberries on the side. While you’re stirring, try to smash up some of the raspberries. It will make a beautiful juicy swirl.

9. Smash up half the honeycomb into little pieces. Add it to the ice cream. Mix until you have a beautiful ripply ice cream swirl.

10. Remove the crust from the fridge. Add in the ice cream mixture and smooth the edges.

11. Top the ice cream with the reserved raspberries and some shards for honeycomb. You won’t use all the honeycomb, leave the rest for a snack later!

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12. Freeze for 4 hours or until frozen solid.

13. When you’re ready to eat it, let it soften just a tiny beat so it is easier to cut. Serve and enjoy!

Raspberry Honeycomb Ice Cream Pie

2 spoonMessy level: This is a two spoon recipe. Putting together the pie is really easy and barely messy. It is just making the crust that is messy. The honeycomb is the messy part because it is sticky, bubbles up, and then cools quickly. If you make the honeycomb yourself put the saucepan in the sink to soak IMMEDIATELY. It will be so much harder to clean if you don’t do that!

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Strawberry Ice Cream https://www.cookingismessy.com/2012/05/29/strawberry-ice-cream/ https://www.cookingismessy.com/2012/05/29/strawberry-ice-cream/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 11:27:35 +0000 http://cookingismessy.wordpress.com/?p=141 I love strawberries! Especially farmer’s market strawberries. Farmer’s market strawberries may cost more and aren’t around all year but they are worth it! They are beautiful, juicy, and when they finally arrive it’s like Christmas. In the winter the farmer’s market has mostly root vegetables. The spring leads to more green vegetables and early fruits....

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I love strawberries! Especially farmer’s market strawberries. Farmer’s market strawberries may cost more and aren’t around all year but they are worth it! They are beautiful, juicy, and when they finally arrive it’s like Christmas. In the winter the farmer’s market has mostly root vegetables. The spring leads to more green vegetables and early fruits. And then the warm summer months come and the berries arrive! It’s so exciting when they are finally there that I buy as much as I can carry. Yes, you can buy strawberries at the grocery store any time of year – but they don’t taste like anything. The anticipation, the beautiful redness, and the juicy explosion of taste makes it hard to go back to grocery store strawberries in December.

noviceWhen I saw them last week in Clarendon I thought, “they’re here! THEY ARE HERE!”  So I bought two large boxes. One for eating, and one for making ice cream. Last year my parents gave me an ice cream maker for my birthday, and it’s been really fun to use. After each new batch, I’m always itching to try using another fruit or candy. But, strawberry is my go-to. It’s delicious, creamy, sweet, and a little bit tart. Ice cream is easy to make, just a bit time consuming.

This recipe comes from the manual that came with my Cuisinart ice cream maker. Here is a manual from a different maker, but with a similar recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pint strawberries, stemmed and sliced

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk (this time I used 2%, but I think it works better with whole)

2 cups heavy cream

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Put the freezer bowl piece of your ice cream maker in the freezer. It should be in there for at least 8 hours. This is very important because the bowl needs to be completely frozen in order for your ice cream to work. I usually leave it in overnight.
2. Using a food processor, pulse the strawberries until they are chopped to your liking. I like a combination of medium pieces and then finely chopped pieces because it makes lots of juice.
3. In a medium bowl combine the milk and sugar. Stir, either with whisk or hand mixer, until the sugar dissolved.
4. Stir in the heavy cream, strawberry puree, and vanilla extract
5. Cover the bowl and put it in the refrigerator for an hour or longer. You can choose to skip this step, but it’s important because the colder the ingredient are, the better it will all come together in the freezer bowl.
6. Take the freezer bowl out of the freezer, put the ice cream machine together, and turn the machine on. Pour in the ingredients into the machine. Let it churn for 15-20 minutes, or until it reaches desired consistency.
7. Also optional, but I like to put the ice cream back into the freezer so it can firm up a little more
For storage I usually use a large plastic food storage container. However, I did some online research and I read that shallow flat containers are better. Also, to keep freezer burn off, putting plastic wrap over the ice cream before closing the lid is supposed to help. I haven’t tried either thing, but perhaps it’s useful.
 Finally, the ice cream came out deliciously! Ryan and I ate it for dessert, snack, and breakfast. And thank you to Ryan for taking picture of the ice cream. I’m a horrible photographer, and he made the ice cream look great.
Messy level: One spoon! Ice cream is really very easy to make with little mess – it’s just a bit time consuming.

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