Ghosts of Ice Creams Past

While I've just recently decided to start a blog, I've been making my ice cream for almost a year now.  I'm always trying to come up with new an interesting flavors and have had some successes... and some failures.  I figure I'd start with brief history and rating of my past flavors.

Strawberry Mint - Mild Success - This was my first batch and the consistency was definitely lacking.  Also the mint gave it a subtle toothpaste flavor, which wasn't exactly what I was looking for.

Raspberry Lemonade - Semi Success - Still working out consistency issues and came out pretty tart, but hey, it's lemonade!

Peachy Keen - Semi Success - Perfect consistency just not enough peach flavor.  If I attempt this one again I'll try canned peaches instead of fresh peaches.

Honey Nut - Semi Success - One of my favorite flavor combinations, truly delicious, but this never got past milk shake consistency, I'm thinking that honey doesn't freeze?

Caramel Apple - Semi Success - While I've finally mastered my consistency, due to the addition of apple cider the consistency still wasn't what it should have been.

Pumpkin Pie - Success - Perfect, creamy, tasted EXACTLY like pumpkin pie, even tried the store bought kind later and thought mine was much better!

Cranberry Lime Sorbet - Success - My first attempt at a Sorbet, came out great if not a little tart, definitely needed more sugar!

Guinness - Super Success - This was a request for a "Clog-Your-Arteries" party.  I don't really drink beer, especially not Guinness and yet this was really good and a HUGE hit!

Cheesecake - Super Success - One of my favorites, captured that cheesecake flavor spectacularly, and pieces of graham cracker crust? YUM

Bacon - Disaster - Sadly this did not turn out as I hoped.  While trying to increase that "bacon" flavor I decided not to drain the fat.  BIG MISTAKE.  What I got was fat flavored ice cream - no bueno.  Trust this flavor will be revisited, I already have ideas on how to improve this recipe!

I may have forgotten some but those (to me) at least are the most memorable.  After trial and error, I finally settled on a great base recipe, one that all my ice creams consist of - one that gives a delicious rich and creamy texture.  After that it's just about adding whatever flavor you're looking for! 

Stay tuned - more to come!!