Pumpkin Ice Cream
Pumpkin Ice CreamIf you live in a warm area, this frozen pumpkin sherbet treat will give you a little taste of fall. I also love making guiltless Banana Ice Cream using just frozen bananas and also Mexican “Unfried” ice cream!
It may be October, but we’ve been having some hot weather the past few days here in New York. I’m not quite ready to put my ice cream maker away just yet. By the way, the ice cream maker I use is a Cuisinart Ice cream Maker and it’s super easy to use. I recently tried the pumpkin ice cream from Trader Joe’s and it was so delightful and wanted to see if I could recreate it, without all the fat of course.
Now, if you don’t own an ice cream maker, you can still make this frozen treat in a food processor. Simply freeze the pumpkin mixture in an ice cube tray. Once frozen you then throw the cubes in the processor until smooth and creamy. It’s truly the ultimate Autumn guilt-free snack, breakfast or dessert!
More Pumpkin Desserts you might enjoy:
- Pumpkin Pie Fruit Dip
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin Sherbet
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups 1% milk
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, or canned pumpkin
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch of clove
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, pumpkin, and heat over medium heat.
- Bring to a full boil while whisking, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for thirty seconds.
- Remove from the heat, and add the vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and clove, and stir.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and chill in the refrigerator until cold, about an hour.
- When chilled, freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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I don't have an icecream maker! WAHHHHHHH :'-(
I don't have ice cream freezer. can I just put in regular freezer??
FYI, for anyone not wanting to go through the hassle to make their own, Edy's Slow Churn has a Pumpkin flavor reduced fat ice cream that I think is just as good as Trader Joe's but only has 90 calories in a 1/2 cup serving. Even better skinny bargain.
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Has anyone tried this with a sugar substitute for a NSA/Sugar Free version? My mother is diabetic and I'm always looking for ways to make treats she will love that will fit into her diet. Thanks!
Can u use almond milk?
Can u use almond milk?
Made this today and it is soooo good!!
I made this and it is fantastic!!!!!!
This is sooo good! The first time I made it I too had problems with it freezing completely but it was my ice cream maker that wasn't working. I tried it again tonight and it is awesome. I got some ginger snap thins from Trader Joe's and sprinkled a few on top. Tastes amazing! As a side note I ran out of vanilla extract it was still really good!
This was very easy to make and it came out perfect! Creamy. Delicious. My daughter suggested we put a scoop in a mini graham cracker crust and top with fat free whipped topping. Umm, could be Thanksgiving dessert!
This was so good! I used half honey and agave instead of sugar, and it actually was very good!
All of your posts about making different ice creams make me want to get an ice cream maker! This one especially since I LOVE all things pumpkin, and one of my girlfriends just told me how wonderful Trader Joe's pumpkin ice cream is – unfortunately, we don't have a TJ here… So, now I've started shopping for an ice cream maker on Amazon, but don't know what kind to choose. Do you have a suggestion? What kind do you have? Thanks so much!
Sucha great recipe. It tastes so good. I have to admit I ate it for breakfast. I am going to add coconut milk next time and cut back on the sugar
I don't have an ice cream maker either, but on CHOW.com, there is a video that shows you how to use your food processor to make ice cream.
Just look under their instructional section (videos) and it will tell you how.
This sounds good, Gina. I am going to try it soon! Thanks!
I made this last night! It was fantastic! A great Fall dessert!
This was wonderful!!!! I was out of nutmeg so I used Pumpkin Pie spice instead. Great flavor.
Could you use low fat evaporated milk? Would that make it creamier?
I saw pumpkin ice cream at the store the other day and I'm glad I didn't buy it…I'll just make it! Thanks, Gina.
I didn't want to be just another poster who says "OMG this looks soooo good!" so I actually tried to make this last night. Mine was a disaster. Something wasn't right. From what the ice cream maker said, it will probably have to chill in the refrigerator for way more than an hour, maybe more like 5. I followed all the directions but last night this came out more like a milkshake than ice cream. We froze it in the freezer for a couple hours but it was still runny. THen this morning I checked on it and it's a solid block of ice. Tasty yummy ice, but still. I think it just wasn't cold enough when I put it in the ice cream maker.
If you dont have a icecream maker what can you do? Also if you have to change the milk to rice milk
Oh Gina, I think I love you! I made this tonight, and it is AMAZING! Thanks for such a great treat- i have a feeling I'm going to be making this several times this fall.
I made this today with my boys using rice milk because of our dairy allergy. It was so good! And what a wonderful way to sneak some veggies into them too!
You can use a large can and save the rest for other recipes : )
This look so delicious, I have been missing my ice cream ever since fall hit and this gives me a perfect excuse to pull it back out!