Mix-in Mixer a Hit!
Last night we held the Mix-in Mixer. I asked invitees to bring an item or two that they felt would do well in vanilla ice cream and they responded impressively. Nutella, granola, walnuts, pumpkin butter--there was quite a range of options.As you can see, there was an array of mix-in options and that photo was taken before any guests arrived! We were "spoiled for choice," as the English say.
Given this abundance of edibles,
I was impressed by the creativity displayed in crafting the ice cream concoctions.In general, the night took on this format. One or two people mixed up a flavor, which we all sampled and discussed. At the end, we said which ones we liked best.
You'll have to read the column to hear all the creations, but I will say that the banana slices with blueberry preserves and waffle cone (pictured above) was a winner. Same goes for the Oreo, banana, walnut, granola and Kahlua combination.
Meanwhile, the nip bottle of Kahlua that our friend Kath brought was the runaway hit. A splash (or two) of the liqueur really adds a nice flavor.I think we all learned a few lessons: a little Kahlua goes a long way, texture is important and you can't go too wrong when mixing goodies into vanilla ice cream.
posted by JB @ 11:15 AM
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4 Comments:
While the burden of such crude experimentation is best left for solitude. The one avenue we did not venture down was to determine what the worst combo of the available mix-ins would be and then creating it. I would argue that even the worst mix-in flavors might have a few surprises in them. Plus, we need to test the limits of the positive effects of the Kahlua factor. Yet, perhaps, a reader of Mary Shelley or anyone who has been a part of a bad Vermonster from Ben & Jerry's can attest to the unholy mess a trainwreck of flavors can be. Of course, Dr. Frankenstein acted in the name of science not an avid partygoer. Bravo to the Forkster for being a maestro at the mixer!
I'm no masochist and not one to encourage wasted food, so I'm OK with foregoing the intentional Mix-in Mess. That said, I think it'd be hard to make something too disgusting with just vanilla and the toppings we had. Of course there were the unappetizing and "gravelly" fire balls. I agree on the need to test the limits of the Kahlua Effect and will get on that, post haste.
What happened to ice cream sandwiches mixed into ice cream? What's the deal? That's gold Jonny, gold.
Georgie Boy!...I mean ASQ,
I didn't get around to the ice cream sandwich during the Mix-in Mixer because there were just so many options, but I did try it last night.
Let's just say it's a concept mixer. The concept is audacious as heck--and I love that. In reality, it's pretty tasty. Of course, it's no banana, blueberry, waffle.
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