Ice cream and sorbet flavorings...

[donnad.livejournal.com]

I sometimes use Torani syrups to flavor sorbets and ice creams.

Here is a link to the list of flavors you can get from Torani is anyone is interested in them.

http://www.torani.com/flavors/categories/syrups/#syrups

They have a few new and interesting flavors...

Blood orange
Brown sugar cinnamon
Hibiscus
Toasted Marshmallow
Watermelon Habanero

As well as all their standards.

Comments

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Torani's main worldwide competitor is Monin, and they have an extensive line (http://moninstore.com/) of interesting flavors (lemongrass, chipotle pineapple, desert pear, elderflower, Mayan chocolate, etc.) available as well. They're all HFCS- and gluten-free, for those that care about such things.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I forgot about Monin, even though I have a bunch of their flavors too. Thanks.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Hi Donna --
I see that you made a Spearmint ice cream a few years ago. I have a lot of mint in my garden and was thinking of making ice cream, so... was your flavor a success? If so, do you still have the recipe? Or have suggestions about what I should or shouldn't do with my mint?
Thanks for any help you can provide!
- Martha

[donnad.livejournal.com]

I did make a rather successful spearmint ice cream a couple years ago but I didn't use fresh mint. I used spearmint flavored starlight candies that were crushed and spearmint flavorings.

Making a spearmint from fresh mint is difficult because the mint really isn't strong enough. You would need to make an infusion first. Boiling down tons of mint in a small amount of water with sugar to get a very concentrated mint syrup. I have tried this, but was rather unsuccessful at it.

Here's the spearmint ice cream recipe I used.
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups light cream
1 cup sugar
1 ½ teas. pure vanilla extract
1/8 teas. salt
1 cup crushed spearmint starlights candy.

Pour cream directly into cream can.
Add sugar, vanilla, salt, stir with a wooden or plastic spoon until sugar is disolved.
Add about half crushed spearmint candy,
Freeze per directions of freezer, when almost frozen stir in remaining spearmint candy.

Good luck.