Milky Way Ice Cream

Milky Way Ice Cream adds chewy chunks of your favorite caramel candy bar to smooth, rich vanilla ice cream. Sure, it's a bit of work, but absolutely nothing beats homemade ice cream. It's almost too awesome for words.

A big part of my witchcraft journey was learning to understand and appreciate my own worth. I used to always put myself last. In the past, I've given up my entire identitfy for others, and no surprise, it caused me a lot of pain in the end. I would put all my energy into making things special for other people, but putting minimum effort into myself. Witchcraft taught me that I was a big deal, and I deserved to do awesome things for myself.

Want to take a bath with rose petals? Now it's a spell. Want to spend 20 minutes daydreaming about your dream house? Visualization is a powerful thing. Want to just be still and do nothing but exist for a little while? It's called meditation. Want to make all your wildest dreams come true and never give up until you see want you want in your reality? That's manifestation, kids. You're worth it.

What makes Milky Way Ice Cream so awesome?

So yeah, you could just buy ice cream at the grocery store, and it would be good. But when you're ready to really treat yourself to the good things in life, you'll make homemade Milky Way Ice Cream in your ice cream maker. Yes, it will take a long time. Yes, you'll need to stir carefully, wait for things to chill and freeze. So what? You will manifest the most delicious treat for yourself. It will be entirely worth it.

This is the good stuff kids. With egg and heavy cream, this ice cream has a high fat content that makes it totally luscious. It's also got swirls of caramel and chunks of Milky Way candy hiding throughout. It's sweet and indulgent. If you've never made your own ice cream from scratch, you're gonna be absolutely blown away. Nothing beats it.

Magical Properties of Cream & Milk

Historically, milk was actually one of the things that could get suspected witches into a lot of trouble. It was believed that if a witch wanted to do you harm, she would make your cow dry up or spoil your milk. And when this happened for no discernable reason, unpopular women would often find themselves accused of witchcraft with dire consequences.

Of course, people also turned to magick to protect their milk and their cows or other milk-giving animals. But with the advent of pasteurization and other modern methods, this isn't of much concern to modern witches. Today, you're more likely to use milk in spells for prosperity, fertility, or nurturing. A cup of milk and honey is a common offering to spirits or the Fae.

To bring yourself greater prosperity, try a Milk and Honey Prosperity Bath. Add equal parts of coconut milk, cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk, holy or charged water, and honey to your bath. Float five basil leaves in the water and submerge yourself to absorb the energy of fertility and start attracting money. (Source: The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes)

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Tips for making Milky Way Ice Cream

Okay, there's nothing difficult here, but you do need to pay attention and take your time. If making homemade ice cream was easy, we wouldn't even put up with most of that store bought stuff.

We start by heating cream and milk together until it just starts to bubble around the edge. In the meantime, you'll whisk together eggs and sugar. Then slowly drizzle in your warm milk into your eggs, whisking all the while. The idea is to raise the temperature of the eggs slowly so they don't scramble. When you've got about half of your milk whisked in, it's safe to transfer this mixture back into the pot. Then you need to stir this until it starts to thicken. Essentially, we're making custard. You can use a candy thermometer to help you know when you're getting close, but trust your intuition as well.

Then strain your mixture back into a mixing bowl. I use the same one I beat the eggs in. Using a mesh sieve here will help to remove any bits of egg that may have coagulated in the heating process. Leave this to cool for about 30 minutes before stirring in some vanilla extract. Then cover this with plastic wrap. Lay the plastic directly on the surface of the custard so it doesn't form a skin. Put this in the fridge for at least an hour. You could even do this much the day before. This is ideal if you forgot to fully freeze your ice cream churning bowl.

When everything's good and chilled, it's time to churn. Different machines will have different instructions, so follow yours. I usually let it churn for about 20 minutes before I start spooning in caramel to be mixed into the ice cream while it churns for another five minutes. When it's good and thick, transfer it from the machine to your freezer-safe container, scattering bits of Milky Way bar as you go. Let it freeze for at least four hours before scooping and eating.

Whatever it is that you desire, you're worth the effort. You're definitely worth the effort it takes to make Milky Way Ice Cream. The immense pleasure will be your reward.

Looking for more awesome ice cream recipes? Try this easy No-Churn Ice Cream or make a simple Instant Ice Cream Cake.

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