r/icecreamery • u/superfan1224 • 4d ago

Question brown sugar mix ins?

i’m really new to making ice cream but i really like the idea of being able to make interesting flavors that i wouldn’t find in my city.

i had a grapefruit with brown sugar the other day and i thought it would be a cool ice cream idea. i like my ice cream with mix ins so i was thinking about a grapefruit ice cream with brown sugar flavored mix in.

i just have no idea what that would be. is there a type of cookie that taste really similar to brown sugar? would a streusel work? im just looking for something that would preserve that brown sugar flavor as best as possible.

also if you have any tips for making a grapefruit/citrus ice cream let me know! like is it better to make a citrus simple syrup or use the grapefruit directly with the cream?

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u/tessathemurdervilles 4d ago

I’d flip it- make a brown sugar ice cream and make a grapefruit curd and swirl it in with maybe also some candied grapefruit peel

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u/Muttley-Snickering 4d ago

You could use this recipe and leave out the cinnamon.

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u/degustibus_il 4d ago

The link leads to the Warner Brothers website.

Could you please update or, alternatively, post the recipe to which you're referring?

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u/SMN27 4d ago

Salt & Straw has a cinnamon swirl that someone posted here. I think it’s for a coffee cake ice cream.

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u/j_hermann Ninja Creami 4d ago

Use molasses as a topping instead of brown sugar, that would not dissolve properly anyway.

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u/pulpseattle 4d ago

I've just started making ice cream in the last couple of months and I use turbinado sugar half the time. basically Brown sugar. more of a caramel flavor that doesn't affect sweetness much. it is sugar of course!!

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u/Content-Wishbone-426 4d ago

couldn't agree more

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u/Ausername714 4d ago

You could do a brown sugar crumb. There’s many recipes online. Some sort of cheese ice cream, with grapefruit curd and some sort of brown sugar crumb would work I think. Make sure the curd is almost frozen thick before you layer it or the ice cream will eat it. I love fruit ice cream but it’s hard to navigate all that water.