Best 7 Cajun Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipes

SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat cream, milk, and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
• In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks briefly; slowly pour about 1 cup of the hot cream mixture into egg yolks, whisking briskly as you pour.
• Pour egg yolk-cream mixture back into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon, or to about 175 F. Do not boil.
• Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Whisk in the sweet potato puree, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 3 hours.
• Churn in an ice-cream maker following manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a container. Cover, and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.

CAJUN STYLE BAKED SWEET POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, stir together paprika, brown sugar, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
• Slice the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Brush each half with olive oil. Rub the seasoning mix over the cut surface of each half. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, or in a shallow pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until tender, or about 1 hour.

ISLAND SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cream, milk, eggs and sugar and cook stirring over medium heat until mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon (aprox. 10 minutes).
• In blender puree sweet potatoes (including the sauce in package), ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and rum together until well blended and smooth. Stir into cream mixture and cool. Freeze in electric ice cream maker. Place a couple of scoops in a dish top with nut mixture and garnish with a few gingersnap cookies.
• Topping: 1 small jar nut topping for ice cream or finely chopped pecans
• Garnish: Thin Ginger Snap Cookies

SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• The day before you make the ice cream freeze the ice cream insert for a full 24 hours.
• Add the sweet potato puree to a large bowl along with the half-and-half, beer, light brown sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, and salt. Whisk together until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the mixture thoroughly before churning.
• Churn in your ice cream machine until it freezes to a soft frozen state, about 20 to 25 minutes. Put in the freezer to continue to firm up until you are ready to serve.

SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Refrigerate 30 minutes., Place sweet potatoes, brown sugar, pie spice, orange zest and salt in a food processor; process until smooth. Add ice cream; process until blended. Spread evenly into crust. Freeze, covered, 8 hours or overnight., Remove from freezer about 10 minutes before serving. In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Spread over pie.

SWEET-POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake 40 to 60 minutes, or until very soft. (To cook the potatoes in a microwave oven, prick, wrap in paper towels, and cook on high 5 to 8 minutes, or until soft, turning once. Remove paper towel, wrap potatoes in foil, and let stand 3 to 5 minutes. Proceed as directed.) Cool until easy to handle, then remove and discard the peel. Puree the flesh in a food processor or blender, then press through a sieve. Measure out 1 cup puree (use any excess for making sweet potato pasta, or to add to soups or stews) and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, scald milk and set aside.
• In a bowl, beat egg yolks well. Beat in sugar, salt and spices. Add hot milk slowly, whisking constantly. Pour mixture into the top of a double boiler and cook over barely simmering water, stirring constantly, 5 to 8 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon.
• Turn off the heat, whisk in the potato puree. Cool to room temperature; stir in cream and vanilla. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Fold in nuts, if desired.

OKINAWAN SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients until well blended.
• Freeze in an electric ice cream maker, following manufacturer's directions.