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This tahini ice cream was so good it gave me memory loss, but don’t let that scare you. I have a weird story to tell about this tahini ice cream. Whenever I want to make an ice cream recipe, I create it using icecreamcalc (highly recommend!) and save it to the software’s “recipes” section. For tahini ice cream, I have two different recipes saved. …I don’t remember writing two recipes. The first recipe has a note that says “too sweet and not enough tahini.” The second recipe has no notes. The only thing I do remember is eating almost a full pint of tahini ice cream in one sitting because it was that good. If my “too sweet and not enough tahini” note is anything to go by, I think it’s safe to assume the second tahini ice cream is the one that was so good it made me black out and forget my first attempt. This tahini ice cream is silky, sweet, just a little bit salty, and addictive. It’s also super easy to make. Since this tahini ice cream was made during the egg shortage, ...

The Ninja Creami is inescapable on the internet when looking for healthy ice cream recipes. It always seems to pop up when you least expect it. I guess you could say it’s a bit like… a ninja. It seemed like there was one thing on everyone’s holiday wishlist this holiday season. This thing exploded in popularity on TikTok and Instagram. It’s helping everyone eat ice cream made out of beans and cottage cheese (yes, really). Have you guessed what it is yet? If you read the title of this blog post, I’m guessing you already know what it is. The Ninja Creami is inescapable on the internet when looking for healthy ice cream recipes. It always seems to pop up when you least expect it. I guess you could say it’s a bit like… a ninja. This time, however, I was expecting it when I opened my Hanukkah gift. It had been on my wishlist for a while. I was told that the Ninja Creami makes healthy ice cream, which is important for someone like me who loves to eat ice cream as much as possible. D...

Sometimes, in life, all we need is some good vanilla ice cream. I made this ice cream to accompany an apple pie, but the ice cream stole the show. The apple pie just ended up being an excuse for me to make vanilla ice cream. As I gathered the ingredients and grabbed a jar of vanilla bean paste, I saw that it had “bourbon vanilla” written on it on the label. My eyes innocently flickered to the bottle of bourbon in the kitchen. You know where this is going. The best vanilla ice creams are the ones that are off-white-almost-yellow and with lots of black speckles of real vanilla bean. I wanted to add more egg yolks to get a rich, custardy yellow, but to be perfectly transparent, it already has slightly too much egg yolk. I considered lessening the amount of egg yolk, but then I thought… No. The people need this.    Even in this blurry photo while it’s in the midst of churning, you can see the dark vanilla bean flecks, not to brag. This recipe doesn’t call for whole v...