Five Leapfrogs

 

I miss the Ben & Jerry’s that used to be at Gateway Mall (I miss pretty much everything that used to be at Gateway). They carried flavors you couldn’t find at the grocer, like oatmeal raisin, or this:

 

Black Walnut Ice Cream

 

2 cups cream

1 cup milk or half-and-half

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon black walnut extract

1/2 cup chopped black walnuts

 

Stir together all ingredients except nuts. Process in an ice cream maker according to directions. Fold in nuts, then freeze at least two hours in an airtight container.

 

Black walnuts and black walnut extract can be hard to find locally, but they’re both available through Amazon. If you’ve never tasted black walnut ice cream, it has a richer, more earthy flavor that you’d expect. And well worth the trouble.