The peppermint candy, commonly associated with Christmas, makes for a mint-flecked ice cream that is both sweet and soothing. Around the holidays, after countless lavish meals and heavy desserts, a palette cleansing mint dessert perfectly fits the bill.
Joseph Decker, Hard Candy
oil on canvas, 22.8 x 35.5 cm, Private collection
The German-born artist Joseph Decker moved to the United States in 1867. In 1879, he traveled back to Germany to study at the Akademie in Munich and after which, he returned to the States and painted many still life paintings. In his painting titled Hard Candy, the colourful sweets are piled in front of a wooden box with light reflecting off of their smooth surfaces. Candy did not become a major subject for artists until its production was industrialized after the civil war. Once artificial dyes and geometric uniformity became available, artists embraced the sweet confections as one of their most popular subjects (1).
{Peppermint Ice Cream}
Yield: 6 servings
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups light cream
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup crushed peppermint candies
Mix all of the ingredients together in a large, freezer safe container. Stir well, ensuring the salt and sugars have dissolved. Place in freezer and stir every 30 minutes to break up ice crystals to ensure the ice cream is smooth.
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Your ice cream sounds like a refreshing treat in both winter and summer. Yum!
A lovely ice cream! A very festive dessert.
Cheers,
Rosa
It was good. Thanks for making it.
The color is amazing…. one of my favorite holiday ice creams… used to make it into ice cream sandwiches years ago… must try again!
i love peppermint ice cream and i love the photo of all of the peppermint candies!
I totally love the sound of this, I’m such a peppermint fiend! Just wondering where you found those cute candies? I’ve been looking for them to give as gifts and can’t seem to locate them anywhere! Thanks x
Hi Lisa, my mother picked them up at our local grocery shop in Michigan called Meijer. You should be able to find them in the bulk section of most grocery shops. Good luck finding them!
Peppermint ice cream – It has tons of flavor from the crushed peppermint candies! http://t.co/Cb67Rn3S