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Cotton Candy Ice Cream Recipe
Custard Style
with eggs
Our cotton candy ice cream recipe brings back the memories of childhood, fairs, and festivals. Add a little fun to your ice cream making.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
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Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
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Chill Time
3
hours
hrs
Total Time
3
hours
hrs
55
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
10
1/2 cup servings
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
Ice Cream Base
2
eggs
1
cup
milk
2
cups
heavy whipping cream
¾
cup
cotton candy syrup
(Paragon is great or see homemade recipe below)
1
tsp
clear vanilla extract
(so that it doesn’t change the color of the ice cream)
Homemade Cotton Candy Syrup
1
cup
sugar
⅓
cup
corn syrup
light
¼
cup
water
Instructions
How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
Homemade Cotton Candy
Place sugar, light corn syrup, and water in a large saucepan.
Heat over medium heat until temperature reaches 320 (not more, not less).
Remove from heat and then let cool slightly – but don’t let it harden.
Pour into ice cream mixture according to recipe directions. Pour slowly while stirring, until well blended.
If cotton candy syrup hardens, you can heat the mixture to dissolve the syrup, but be sure to chill the mixture before processing.
Ice Cream Base
In a bowl, beat eggs until they are light and fluffy.
In a saucepan, heat milk and whipping cream until it just starts to bubble.
Carefully and slowly, pour about 1/2 cup of this heated mixture over top of the beaten eggs.
Stir until mixture is smooth.
Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and continue to heat over low heat until mixture begins to thicken and stick to the back of your spoon.
Cool.
Once cool, chill mixture in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Stir in cotton candy syrup and vanilla extract.
Add a couple drops of food coloring to achieve the intensity of color you prefer.
Pour into your ice cream machine and churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Enjoy your cotton candy ice cream!
Keyword
custard, easy, homemade ice cream, unusual