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Revisiting: Two Ingredient Ice Cream - No Machine Required

Two (or, possibly three) Ingredient Ice Cream

Prep: 10 minutes Freeze: 6 hours
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of honey
2 1/2 cups of cream (35% fat)

Alterations: Add a teaspoon of vanilla (to the whipped cream portion) & just a tiny bit of grated vanilla bean (to the honey and cream portion) for a boost of flavor. 

Directions:

1. Whip 1.5 cups of whipping cream (plus 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, if desired) until it forms stiff peaks, refrigerate.

2. Heat honey on low heat until it is very runny and add the remaining 1 cup of cream. Stir together until well blended (and grate in a tiny bit of vanilla bean, if you like). Allow to cool to room temperature.

3. Add cooled honey/cream mixture to the whipped cream. Whisk until well blended.

4. Freeze approximately 6 hours until the mixture is the consistency of ice cream. If time permits, periodically whisk the mixture during freezing to produce a creamier texture.

Serve with the topping of your choice & enjoy!

Making progress, keep whipping

Add 1.5 cups cream, note texture pre-whipping

There's our peaks...refrigerate

Warm honey on low

Mix in remaining cup of cream

Pitch (add) cooled honey mixture to whipped cream.

Here's what happens if the mixture is added when warm (it still tasted yummy!)

Whisk well

For a creamier texture, whisk periodically throughout the 6 hour freeze.

Babel,
Self proclaimed ice cream connoisseur

Honey for Health

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With obesity on the rise and health concerns like diabetes and high cholesterol becoming more prevalent in our society, sweets are usually considered a big "no-no." According to WHFoods, honey should not be black-listed. In fact, several studies have proven that natural honey (not artificial) can lower total cholesterol and triglycerides while increasing HDL ("good") cholesterol.  Additionally,  individuals with type 2 diabetes saw a significantly lower increase in blood sugar when consuming natural honey versus either dextrose or sucrose (refined sugars.)

Already limiting your sugar intake? Honey has a place in your home as well. The study of honey: its effects on weight gain, anxiety and memory in rats compared the effects of a low glycemic index (GI) sugar-free diet with the effects of a sucrose diet and a honey-based diet in rats. After a year, the following was observed of the honey-based diet:

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• Reduced Weight Gain
• Reduced Percentage of Body Fat
• Decreased Anxiety
• Increased Spatial Recognition Memory 
• Increased HDL ("Good") Cholesterol (15-20% higher than rats fed sugar or sucrose diets)
• Improved Blood Sugar Levels (HA1c)
• Reduced Oxidative Damage

And, when you or your child has a cough, give them a spoonful of buckwheat honey, or another natural honey, as opposed to dextromethorphan  (a common cough-suppressant drug found in most over-the-counter cough medicines.) Honey is natural, tastes great, and more effective at suppressing a cough. (NOTE: HONEY IS NOT SAFE FOR INFANTS AGED 1 YEAR AND UNDER.)

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So the next time you have a sweet tooth, whip up some homemade ice cream (recipe below) or add a spoonful of honey to your coffee or tea and feel great about eating a natural sweetener as opposed to yucky refined sugars!

Babel

Two Ingredient Ice Cream – No Machine Required

Prep: 10 minutes Freeze: 6 hours
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of honey
2 1/2 cups of cream (35% fat)

Alterations: Add a teaspoon of vanilla (to the whipped cream portion) & just a tiny bit of grated vanilla bean (to the honey and cream portion) for a boost of flavor.

Directions:
1. Whip 1.5 cups of whipping cream (plus 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, if desired) until it forms stiff peaks, refrigerate.
2. Heat honey on low heat until it is very runny and add the remaining 1 cup of cream. Stir together until well blended (and grate in a tiny bit of vanilla bean, if you like).
3. Add honey/cream mixture to the whipped cream. Whisk until well blended.
4. Freeze approximately 6 hours until the mixture is the consistency of ice cream.

Serve with the topping of your choice & enjoy!

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Mike