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Making a scoop of homemade Moon Mist Ice cream.

Moon Mist Ice Cream

This homemade Moon Mist ice cream features a pastel swirl of banana, grape, and bubblegum flavours. It's just like the Nova Scotian treat, but made from scratch with a rich and creamy eggless base.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Churn time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 1.5 Quarts
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g granulated sugar ¼
  • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum optional
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 720 g heavy cream
  • 360 g whole milk divided (take out 2 tablespoons for corn starch slurry)
  • 15 g corn starch
  • 240 g light corn syrup
  • teaspoon LorAnn bubblegum flavour oil
  • teaspoon LorAnn grape flavour oil
  • teaspoon LorAnn banana cream flavour oil
  • gel food colouring yellow, purple, and blue

Method
 

  1. Add 150 g granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum, and ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt to a medium saucepan and whisk until completely combined.
  2. Take 2 tablespoons of the 360 g whole milk and whisk it together with 15 g corn starch. Add it to the saucepan along with the remaining milk and 240 g light corn syrup and whisk to combine.
  3. Cook over medium heat while whisking until the mixture comes to a gentle simmer and thickens slightly, 3-4 minutes. Take off the heat, whisk in 720 g heavy cream and chill until completely cool.
  4. Divide roughly equally into 3 separate bowls. To the first bowl, add 2-3 drops of blue gel food colouring and ⅛ teaspoon LorAnn bubblegum flavour oil, and mix to combine.
  5. To the second bowl, add 2-3 drops of purple gel food colouring and ⅛ teaspoon LorAnn grape flavour oil, and mix to combine.
  6. To the third bowl, add 2-3 drops of yellow gel food colouring and ⅛ teaspoon LorAnn banana cream flavour oil, and mix to combine.
  7. Churn each flavour separately, according to the instructions for your ice cream maker. Keep the other flavour bases in the fridge until they're ready to churn. After each flavour is churned, put it in the freezer for at least 8 hours to firm up.
  8. After all three flavours have been churned and frozen, alternate scooping the three flavours into a container. Gently swirl them together to just slightly combine them.
  9. Enjoy! This ice cream should keep well in your freezer for at least 1-2 weeks.