Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in Gingerbread Waffle Bowls

Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Gingerbread Waffle Bowl RecipeCan we talk about Thanksgiving dessert for just a minute? Aren’t most of us moaning and groaning from fullness once we have consumed our Thanksgiving meals?  Who among us, when faced with glistening golden turkey, gravy, stuffing and sweet potatoes, is actually disciplined enough to leave room for dessert?  Admittedly, as much as I am a ‘sweets eater’, I usually need several hours to digest before moving onto pie.  I think Thanksgiving should actually be celebrated as a two day holiday, the first day we eat the meal and on Friday we have a day dedicated just to our favorite Thanksgiving desserts.  I might be onto something, right?
Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Gingerbread Waffle Bowl RecipeWe all have our favorite traditional or family recipes that we make year after year for our Thanksgiving Day dessert tables.  Regardless of whether I have baked pumpkin pie, pecan pie, spice cake, or all three, (which is usually the case) I love to have a homemade ice cream to accompany those desserts.  In past years it’s been cinnamon, or caramel, or just plain vanilla – which is far from plain when infused with intense vanilla flavor from  beans steeped in cream, their seeds scraped into the custard before churning.
Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Gingerbread Waffle Bowl RecipePumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl RecipeSince we are smack in the middle of pumpkin season and only weeks away from Turkey Day, I couldn’t resist creating a sophisticated ice cream worthy of any holiday dessert buffet.  Packed with cognac infused figs and studded with walnuts, pumpkin has found its perfect pairing in this ice cream.  Add a hint of all those familiar spices found in a pumpkin pie and this ice cream becomes two desserts in one.
Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Gingerbread Waffle Bowl RecipeI used two of my favorite ice cream books for inspiration when developing this recipe.  The  base of the ice cream is a riff on a recipe from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home.  The Gingerbread Waffle Cups, with a tweak or two, hail from Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones.  Although I used my ice cream cone maker for the bowls, the original recipe gives directions for baking the cones in the oven.  Even if you don’t own your own maker, you can still enjoy a homemade cone.  And Jeni’s Ice Creams, well, if I could only have one ice cream book in my library it would be Jeni’s.  I have made many of her recipes and one was more delicious than the next.  Her pumpkin ice cream was no exception.
Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Recipe

 

Source:  Ice Cream – Adapted from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home | Gingerbread Waffle Bowls – Adapted from Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones




8 thoughts on “Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in Gingerbread Waffle Bowls

  1. This looks RIDICULOUSLY amazing.

    The first thing Michael said this morning was, “Babe, can you make me this today please??” Unfortunately I have a mountain of studying to do, so it will have to wait for another day.

    But luckily for me, I can’t wait to enjoy some over the holiday break!!! Yum!

  2. Well, I think it would take longer to read the recipe title out loud than to eat the finished product!! Looks amazing (as always)! Thanks for thinking of yummy options for the holiday – and wishing you and yours a delightful one.

  3. I would gladly make Thanksgiving into a two day feasting holiday! Especially if there was some Fig Walnut Cognac Swirled Pumpkin Ice Cream waiting for me!
    What a very tempting holiday dessert!

    • Thanks Deb! “One” could in theory make Thanksgiving into a two day feast if they were to have a little self control and save their dessert for the next day. Not sure if that “one” is me, but my plan is to try to enjoy every aspect of the Thanksgiving meal in one way or another.

  4. This cold delicious creation will add the “Wow” factor to any Thanksgiving meal.

    And – keep it available for the week after Thanksgiving, as most people lose their taste buds by dessert time during the Thanksgiving meal.

  5. Oh my…can I have like a gallon of this ice cream? It sounds incredible!

    And, I totally agree, Thanksgiving should be a two day eating event. I just want to have a day to just eat desserts! 😛

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