This week Tommi of Brown Interior selected Honey-Peach Ice Cream on page 437 from Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking From My Home to Yours. I am not a big fan of peaches, and usually I prefer to make Dorie’s recipes as they are stated in the book, but it was either change the fruit or skip it all together.
Even though it came out beautiful (isn’t the color great!?), and the custard cooked up great, etc, etc, my plums apparently weren’t as sweet as I needed them to be. The ice cream, by no fault of Dorie’s recipe, was bitter. I added a bit of Amaretto and some shaved chocolate… nope. My last ditch attempt was to add some chocolate sauce. Um… no. Yuk. Oh well, guess I should have tried the fruit first. This needed a lot more sweetener, whether in be honey or sugar, to tackle that bitter flavor. (And yes, I did peel the plums :) )
Fortunately, there were several success stories from the other TWD bakers, be sure to visit their sites and take a look!
Amanda, that looks tempting indeed…
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Sorry it wasn't tasty! It looks fabulous!
Your ice cream looks amazing. Sorry it didn't deliver the taste. Still, it's good to experiment. Well done!
Well, the color is definitely a show stopper! I'm sorry it wasn't very edible, though. Oh, and that chocolate sauce looks delicious, too!
I am so sorry it didn't work out! It looks so gorgeous, though!!! I'd try a bite (or five)!
Oh no! Too bad this didn't turn out for you….it looks incredible, though!!
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It does look beautiful though Amanda!
I'm so sorry it didn't turn out.
Sorry it didn't turn out the way you planned… it looks gorgeous, though!! :)
You're right, it looks great and the color is wonderful. Sorry it didn't taste the same. I hate that!
Your Honey Plum Ice Cream looks gorgeous! I'm sorry the taste didn't match, what a bummer. I'm sure next time it'll taste out of this world!
Oyy sucks that the ice cream didn't live up to its name. The photos look too delicious to be bitter!
It looks beautiful, but I'm sorry to hear that it didn't taste that great. I stood in Kroger debating on plums or nectarines (the peaches were too hard), but went with nectarines. I'm not one to live on the edge.
Love the color of this! Sorry to hear that it was bitter.
I hate that it didn't work out for you, but way to go for trying everything you did to try to rescue it.
You must have had some dud plums! Too bad it didn't work out, but it sure looks beautiful!
Too bad it didn't work out for you. You're right the color is beautiful.
Oh, it's too bad that it was so bitter, because it looks FABULOUS! Maybe it'll work again in a month or two when the plums are sweeter.
aw, that is disappointing. The color does look fab. I used apricots in my ice cream and it came out great.
well, your ice-cream certainly looks lovely!!
This color is absolutely gorgeous…a little more sugar next time and I bet you have a show stopper. Beautiful the way you have it displayed in that large goblet. Beautiful job of making and styling.
This does look beautiful! Too bad it was bitter – could've fooled me!
What a bummer – so sorry it didn't turn out for you.
Sorry it didn't work out…but it is darn pretty! That color is fantastic. It could be a wall color! :)
That is a stunning dish of ice cream, sorry about the flavor. I was eating a plum today and wondering how it would be in ice cream; I guess now I know (at least how it is in this recipe).
It looks so delectable! It seems that something is wrong with the universe when such delicious looking icecream tastes bitter. Oh well, next time …
It looks so pretty — I'm sorry it didn't have the taste to match!
Bummer but it is a great looking ice cream!
~ingrid
Aw, too bad it didn't tatse good, because it looks delicious! Live and learn, right?