How to Make Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake Batter Ice Cream

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Make your own delicious, original ice cream flavor to impress your friends and fatten your enemies.

by Tracey C.

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Gather your ingredients. Most of mine came from Trader Joe's!

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Eliminate the egg from the recipe on the box; add an extra tbsp of oil to compensate for the moisture lost.

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Pour the cake mix into a large bowl.

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Add the milk.

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Add the oil.

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Mix. My go-to tool is a pastry blender, which scrapes the bowl well and gets rid of lumps easily.

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This is what it will look like when your batter is mixed completely.

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Now add the cinnamon crumb topping mix from the box.

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Measure the butter. I just eyeball it.

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Microwave the butter for approx. 30 seconds; don't overcook or it might burn/splatter.

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Add the butter to the bowl; mix.

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When it's all mixed, portion out about a cup of batter. It should be thick (and eggless, which means you can steal a spoonful or five to sample!)

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Add an equal amount of half and half or heavy cream. Thicker creams make thicker ice cream.

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Mix.

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When the mix is even, add more batter a spoonful at a time and mix it in until you've used all the batter.

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This is the thickness you're looking for when it is ready to freeze.

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Taste test! Add salt/baking soda in teaspoons if you want it to taste more like cake batter; add sugar/cinnamon in tablespoons if you want it sweeter. Mix well; maintain the same consistency.

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Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker. Mine is a Cuisinart. (The insert needs to be frozen upside down overnight prior to use.)

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Add the mixing arm.

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Add the lid.

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Turn on the ice cream maker. 20-30 minutes should do it. Remember not to fill your ice cream maker too full; freezing = expansion.

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Check it as it's freezing for consistency. As it gets thicker, it's time to add any mix-ins, such as nuts, caramel, toffee bits, baked cake pieces, etc.

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The freezing is done when a glob will stick to a spoon.

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Use a spatula to transfer the ice cream into a freezable container.

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It's a bit shiny, moderately thick, and cold, but not full ice cream consistency yet.

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Seal the container tightly. I'm using a glass bowl made by Anchor.

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Put the container into your freezer with your other flavors of amazing ice cream. Believe it or not, yours will rival even Blue Bell. Freeze overnight (10-12 hours) to achieve scooping consistency.

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