Cadbury Mini Egg Ice Cream
Posted May 17, 2011
By Emily
I’ve been hoarding a supply of Cadbury mini eggs ever since I ransacked the post-Easter candy sale at Walgreens last month. To be honest, they’ve only lasted this long because I hid them from my roommates and misplaced the stash until yesterday. To celebrate my discovery, I dusted off the trusty Donvier ice cream maker to try my luck at concocting Cadbury mini-egg ice cream. I’ve been desperately yearning for Cadbury ice cream ever since I studied in Ireland and regularly stopped at McDonalds for Cadbury McFlurries. American McD’s are just cruel in comparison.
So, armed with bags of mini eggs and a canister of Cadbury hot chocolate, I adapted a recipe for vanilla ice cream and took to the stove.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 whole eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 scoops Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
- 1 bag Cadbury mini eggs
And here’s what you do:
1. Combine eggs, yolks and sugar in a bowl and blend thoroughly with a whisk or electric beater for about 5 minutes.
2. Heat milk and cream in a medium saucepan- Stir in 2 scoops of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate. Do not let boil, just “scorch” it until it is near-boiling hot
3. Turn off heat
4. Very slowly, pour in 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture, beating rapidly with a whisk
5. Once it is all beaten in, pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the milk mixture while beating
6. Heat mixture under medium low, stirring constantly, for a few more minutes or until the consistency is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon when dipped in. Turn off heat.
7. Crush up some mini eggs. I used about 3/4 of a bag.
7. Pour mixture into ice cream maker, add the vanilla, mix in the crushed eggs (some will get nice and melty), and follow the machine’s directions for how long it should churn. The “batter” doesn’t look terribly appealing at this point, I’ll admit.
But lo and behold, this morning I checked the freezer and the messy, gurgling, muddy mess had transformed into ice cream.
It’s so creamy and delicious. If you have a similar Cadbury egg stash and feel like trying this recipe, let me know how it turns out!
Emily – this look DEEEElicious!! Such a creative idea.
I didn’t get any mini eggs – but I have an outrageous stash of cream eggs from my mom. I had to have Rafe hide them from me….lets make something with them!!
Yes! any ideas?
This post is precisely why I love you [and Galway].
where did you find Cadbury drinking chocolate in CT?
found it at big Y- there’s a little irish section in the “international aisle”
Emily – looks super – thanks for sharing – will need to try to remember for next year! Just yesterday, in the local McD’s in Avon there was a “Coming Soon” sign for McFlurry’s made with Rolo candies! Not quite the same but looks like it will be a winner. Yum.
I just realized I never commented on here. Anyway, you are my hero.
YUM! I love Cadbury mini-eggs and was distraught that clearly someone had cleaned them out at the half-price sales before I got there. Note to self: bee more on top of this next Easter.
I have a serious weak spot for cadbury mini eggs. (Swoon)
You are so creative! This must have been heaven for you, as I know, best of anyone in this world, how much you love Cadbury :)
And I get to be one of the lucky roomates who samples Emily’s delicious creations…yummm! Thanks Em for your creative, foodie inspirations in our kitchen :)
Excellent use for the mini eggs,i really should get an ice cream maker soon.I’d love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this ice cream machine widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about using an ice cream maker,Thanks!