Lucy Currie: Goody Homemade Gum Ice Cream

At present marks the beginning of New Zealand Ice Cream & Gelato Week (who knew?), which celebrates Aotearoa’s vibrant and numerous neighborhood of ice cream, gentle drinks and gelato makers.

New Zealanders love ice cream, so why not make your individual?
image: Lucy Currie/RNZ

An typically cited, however very troublesome to confirm, statistical declare that New Zealanders are among the many world’s most enthusiastic ice cream eaters per capita.

Based on the New Zealand Ice Cream Affiliation, the typical Kiwi will eat 28.4 liters of ice cream in 2022.

That is rather a lot, even for devoted ice cream lovers like Lucy Currie who do not want a proper week to take pleasure in a scoop or two.

Whereas the Ice Cream Society hopes this week’s frozen enjoyable will encourage individuals to exit and purchase extra ice cream, Lucy thinks that is the right time to remain at dwelling and make some.

You do not essentially want any fancy tools to make your individual DIY ice cream, she says, however you have to to have some persistence when you look forward to it to set.

Final 12 months, when Tip Prime introduced it will be discontinuing its two-litre tubs of love-it-or-hate-it Goody Goody Gum Drops, Lucy determined to strive making her personal model.

Tip Prime one is now again in 1.2 liter sizes (and out there by the news at dairies), however making your individual continues to be enjoyable. Heres the best way to do it.

Goody Goody Yum Yum: You do not want any fancy tools to make this ice cream.
image: Lucy Currie/RNZ

DIY Goody Goody Gum Ice Cream Drops

Sufficient for about 1.6 litres.

Please word: This ice cream is unlikely to be cheaper than shopping for a bath from the grocery store. Nonetheless, it comes with much more spectacular bragging rights. Chopping wine gum in half could seem to be a frightening activity however it’ll assist save your enamel.

Bubblegum taste is on the market at specialty cake outlets or occasion shops. Use excessive warning when utilizing; These things could be very, very highly effective and you will want lower than you suppose.

500 ml cream

1 x 397 grams can of sweetened condensed milk

6-8 drops of bubblegum taste

1/8 teaspoon inexperienced meals coloring

2 drops blue meals coloring (non-compulsory)

1 x 180g packet of wine gum, reduce in half

Utilizing electrical beaters, or a rotary whisk and a bit of fats, whip the cream till it reaches agency peaks. Add condensed milk, taste, and coloring till mixed. Style the combination and punctiliously add a drop or two of bubblegum flavoring for those who suppose it wants it.

Pour a 3rd of the combination right into a plastic bowl and sprinkle a 3rd of the wine gum. Repeat this layering course of, ending with a layer of wine gum (this retains all of them from sinking to the underside). Cowl tightly and freeze for a minimum of six hours earlier than scooping.