Homemade Mud Pie Ice Cream

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I made my Mama’s homemade ice cream this week…

I was a good girl and made it with entirely fat free ingredients…

Then I added coffee, chocolate, and crushed oreo’s -

Defeating the purpose of the fat free angle? No – I prefer to think of it as picking where I

want my fat and calories to come from.. Kind of like getting fries and a diet coke..

I am reposting my Mama’s Ice Cream recipe here so that you can share in my Mud Pie

madness if you so choose. Here are the changes I made to her recipe.

I used fat free cream cheese, half-n-half, and milk. I actually used soy milk as I am lactose uneasy…

(I hate to be intolerent..) After I mixed the sugar, cream cheese, and half-n-half, I added in about 1/2 cup of

SUPER strong instant coffee –  then about 1/2 cup or so of Hershey’s chocolate

syrup. Then I added the milk to fill line and proceeded as usual. After it was finished in the ice cream

machine, I crushed up around 15 to 20 oreo cookies and stirred them into it. Then I popped it in the

freezer to firm up. Then I waited patiently…..  then I ate it.. a lot..

And it was good………….you should try it..

Here is a copy of my Ice Cream post from last summer with the recipe.

It is super good as plain vanilla too- then everyone can add their own toppings!

Mama’s Homemade Ice Cream

This is the ice cream I grew up on, and I believe it is about the best in the world.

I make it a little differently than my Mother, as I struggle with acute paranoia.

I refuse to eat raw eggs. Her recipe takes six of them. I have made it for 20 years now

without the eggs and everyone seems to love it. I will give you her recipe so you can

either follow mine (the obvious choice) or take their life in their hands with

the raw eggs…. Good thing I never let my opinion show through on my post’s huh?

Here is the recipe I copied 20 some years ago – you can tell it has had lots of use!

Here are all the ingredients, including my ice cream maker.

The lemon is a special addition. It gives a taste that you can’t put your

finger on, but know you love!

Start by whipping one 8 oz package of cream cheese.

Add 2 1/2 cups sugar and mix together.

And if you want to do it just like me, be sure you have a 15 year old $9 hand

mixer that sprays the contents of the bowl over every wall and cabinet

withing 20 feet of the bowl… or you could just skip that part.

Now is where you would add 6 raw eggs, one at a time, beating

after each one, if you want to follow the original recipe.

(Or want to play Russian roulette with salmonella)

Ok – stop with the boo’s and hiss’s – I know it is probably safe and people

eat raw eggs every day — it is just a phobia of mine!

Now add 2 Tbl. of vanilla and 1 Tbl. of lemon juice. My Mom’s recipe calls for 1/2

Tbl. but I always add more than that. It is also important that you use fresh lemon

and not bottled juice. Just trust me on this one.

Yummy.. mix well

Now add 1 quart half & half to the bowl while mixing.

Be sure it is combined well. This is the part that makes it stick to

your hips.. or tummy.. or face if you lick the bowl..

You will at that point follow the instructions on your ice cream maker.

I pour the mixture into mine, then add milk to the fill line.

My Mom’s machine was the old wooden bucket kind -

I still remember the anticipation as the bucked cranked.

Some things never change! Here are my grandkids doing the same thing..

It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes.

Be still my heart….

I divide mine into 3 containers. Much easier to fit in the freezer than that tall

round metal cylinder  -  plus with the tall cylinder when the ice cream gets to the bottom,

your elbow get all sticky trying to get the last scrapes out. Or maybe that is just me…

Ok – here are the beauty shots!! I prefer to serve this unadorned – in all its

naked vanilla beauty. (Kind of like my legs in summer time)

Well – there it is! My mom is 90 years old and still make this – it is always the hit of the party!

Here is a post about my Mothers 90th bday party if you are interested!

My Mother

Mama’s Homemade Ice Cream

One 8 ounce package cream cheese

2 1/2 cups sugar

6 large eggs

2 Tablespoons Vanilla

1 Tablespoon Lemon juice

1 quart half and half

Milk

Beat cream cheese, add sugar and mix well

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each one.

Mix in flavorings and cream.

Add milk to fill line