u/thefloralapron — reddlx

Image 1 — Homemade chai ice cream with a caramel ripple

Homemade chai ice cream with a caramel ripple

I toasted some chai spices and added those to a brown sugar custard, then steeped two bags of chai-spiced tea in the base while it chilled overnight. The custard isn't too sweet on its own, so I also layered in some caramel after churning for good measure. I love the way the toasted sugar in the caramel complements the toasty chai spices!

If you don't want the caffeine from steeping chai in the base, I'd recommend using an herbal or decaf chai rather than omitting it entirely. The versions I tested with the steep had a richer, deeper flavor than the ones without (understandably).

Recipe here: https://floralapron.com/chai-ice-cream/

u/thefloralapron — 11 days ago

▲ 19 r/icecreamery

Sub update + feedback requested!

Hey r/icecreamery,

This sub has been home to professional and hobbyist ice cream makers for many years, and it’s grown to almost 60k ice cream makers! As the sub grows, we’d like to make sure it continues to be relevant, useful, and enjoyable for you.

Since the new mod team was installed a few weeks ago, we’ve been working to improve your user experience. We added a new rule prohibiting spam and made reporting content much easier with new report reasons.

We also are allowing direct YouTube links in posts and comments so you can share your recipes with others more easily! To prevent spam, links to other social media platforms still require moderator review at this time.

Going forward, we would like to ask the community’s feedback on a couple subjects:

Recipe requirement
Right now, Rule 2 requires that posts about a specific ice cream flavor include a recipe (or tips/reflection on your creation)—we want to make that ice cream, too! However, this rule was not enforced for much of the last year, and we recognize that the sub culture may have shifted in that time. We strongly encourage sharing your recipe with others, but should users be required to share a recipe in order to post?

If yes, posts featuring an ice cream flavor that do not include a recipe would be removed.
If no, posts featuring an ice cream flavor that do not include a recipe would be allowed. Users may ask OP for a recipe/tips, but OP is not required to provide one.

Semi-related and business-related inquiries
This sub is about making ice cream, but “making ice cream” involves a lot more than just freezing a base, and we get a number of semi-related and business-related posts each month. Some examples: How to scale up an ice cream hobby into a business/physical shop, appliance troubleshooting/recommendations, etc. Should these kinds of semi-related posts continue to be allowed?

We’d really appreciate your thoughts. Also, if you have other suggestions that you think would make r/icecreamery a better place, please share!

tl;dr the new mod team added a no spam rule, the sub allows you to add YouTube links for recipes now, and we want to know if you think posts without recipes and semi-related posts should be allowed.

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Edited to add an italicized clarification on where a recipe would be required

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u/thefloralapron — 2 months ago

▲ 140 r/icecreamery

Homemade blueberry ice cream with a custard base

This one was tricky to get right, since blueberries have a fairly delicate flavor that can get muted easily. I ended up cramming about 400g (2 ½ cups) of blueberries into a modified custard base, and I'm really happy with how it turned out!

It has a really strong blueberry flavor without tasting fake, and it scoops beautifully right out of the freezer. It is on the sweeter side with so much fruit, but it feels balanced. The blueberry jam ripple adds a really nice texture, too (the best bites are the ones with a jammy blueberry) :)

Recipe here: https://floralapron.com/blueberry-ice-cream/

u/thefloralapron — 3 months ago

▲ 34 r/Baking

I harvested my biggest granola slab to date this morning

Whenever I make granola, I always try to pick up a really big chunk before breaking it into bite-sized pieces. On a good day, I can usually get a piece about a third of the size of my pan.

Today, for a fleeting moment, I had about half of the pan in my hands!!

Felt pretty good.

If you would also like to harvest a granola slab: https://floralapron.com/vanilla-almond-granola/ (added in ¼ cup/40g dry quinoa with the oats and almonds)

u/thefloralapron — 4 months ago

▲ 783 r/Baking

When life gives you 6 lbs of strawberries, make mini strawberry cheesecakes

I went berry picking a few weeks ago and came home with more strawberries than I knew what to do with, so I just started baking. Strawberry jam came first, followed by these mini strawberry cheesecakes!

I started out using fresh strawberries in the batter, but it wasn't as strong of a flavor as I wanted (felt more like "strawberries and cream" than "strawberry cheesecake"), so I made some tweaks and did another couple rounds with strawberry jam. That finally gave me the strawberry flavor I was looking for!

I also added a strawberry jam swirl to half of them because my husband thought it would look cool. He was right lol

Recipe: https://floralapron.com/mini-strawberry-cheesecakes/

u/thefloralapron — 5 months ago