Cinnamon Toast Ice Cream

Buttered toast with cinnamon and sugar is the most comforting childhood snack. Mixing bits of cinnamon toast and a cinnamon swirl into homemade ice cream is a fantastic summertime combo.

Servings
Makes 4⅔ cups (just over 1 quart)
Prep Time
30 min
plus chilling
Recipe by
Tara Teaspoon
Ingredients

Vanilla Ice Cream Base*

¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups heavy cream
1½ cups whole milk
3 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons Plugrà® Premium Butter, salted
4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cinnamon Toast

3 slices white bread
3 tablespoons Plugrà® Premium Butter, salted
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Steps
1
Make the ice cream base: In a medium saucepan mix sugar and cornstarch. Add the cream, milk, cream cheese, and Plugrá butter. Whisk over medium-high heat until the cream cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth and begins to simmer, about 8 minutes. Simmer for 2 minutes, add vanilla and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl.
2
Stir mixture over an ice bath until very cold, then transfer to a container and chill overnight in the fridge.
3
While the ice cream base chills and mellows, prepare your ice cream maker. If using a chilled bowl, make sure it is frozen, or prepare your compressor.
4
When ready to churn, transfer the ice cream base to the ice cream maker and prepare as directed for the machine.
5
While the ice cream churns make the Cinnamon Toast: Toast the bread to a medium brown color. Immediately spread each piece with 1 tablespoon Plugrá butter. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle generously over each piece of toast. Cut toast roughly into ¼-inch pieces.
6
When the ice cream is almost finished churning, add the cinnamon toast pieces, and any remaining cinnamon sugar mixture, to the machine and mix in evenly.
7
When ice cream is done, transfer to a freezer container and chill at least an hour or up to 3 hours before serving.
*To make a quick version, prepare your cinnamon toast and set aside. Add 1-quart high-quality vanilla ice cream to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix just until the consistency is like a thick milkshake. Gently stir in the cinnamon toast pieces, transfer to a freezer container and freeze until solid before serving