Hello, tasty chocolate sesame brittle ice cream! This ice cream recipe is a tasty and unexpected twist on a traditional chocolate-peanut butter flavor combo. So good!
Don’t miss the round up of all my ice cream recipes.
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I tried hummus for the first time almost 25 years ago. I wasn’t quite sure if I liked it, so I kept eating it just to make sure. And I have been eating it ever since. I am now 98% sure I am in love with it, but I will keep eating it. Just to make sure.
The chickpeas are nice, of course, but what really keeps me coming back is the tahini. Nothing more than ground-to-a-paste toasted sesame seeds, it is much earthier and more mysterious than peanut butter, although they do have a similar flavor profile. Tahini has a thinner consistency than even natural peanut butter. I wonder if that means that sesame seeds contain more oil? Probably. Tahini is less sweet than peanut butter, too. Since peanut butter is always intriguing in sweet applications, I’ve always been smitten with the idea of using tahini in some sort of dessert.
I made one foray into the world of sweet tahini goodness quite a few years ago, BB (Before Blogging) when I made lovely rich-ish rolls that had a sweetened tahini ribbon running through them. I wasn’t quite sure if I liked so, so I kept eating just to make sure. Until they were all gone.
When I found myself helping to organize a special blog tour for Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States, I knew that I wanted to feature the author Lindsay Clendaniel’s recipes. You most likely know from the first tour or from the book if you’ve already purchased a copy, that the ice cream recipes she gathered from around the country are all great. But it bears emphasizing that Lindsay Clendaniel is a maker of fantastic and inventive ice creams in her own right. So for this tour, all of us are featuring ice creams that Lindsay created. Many are sourced from her Scoop Adventures book while others of us turned to her blog, Scoop Adventures, for inspiration.
Chocolate Sesame Brittle Ice Cream
I opened the pages of the last chapter of Scoop Adventures, “Inspirations from My Ice Cream Travels,” to find my recipe, and I knew what I was going to make as soon as I saw the name: Chocolate Sesame Brittle Ice Cream. Well, hello, my love! It gets a double sesame punch from both tahini in the base and a ton of sesame seeds in the brittle.
Lindsay makes the base using a two-part method. First comes a chocolate “liquor” flavored with both cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate along with the tahini. That is then added to a fairly standard Philadelphia-style (no egg) base. The brittle is lovely and complex in flavor. The sugar comes in three forms: granulated white sugar, brown sugar and honey. It also gets just a touch of cinnamon. It really is a lovely candy on its own and is perfect broken up and folded into the intensely-chocolate, not-too-sweet base. This is one grown up, not-too-sweet chocolate ice cream for sure.
I am not going to share the recipe here on the blog since it is printed in the cookbook. The book is truly worth owning, if just for this recipe alone.
If you are interested in some similar ice creams from Lindsay’s blog, check out her decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream. Take a moment to read the Scoop Adventures review I wrote a few months ago as well. This is the book that inspired me to start my own weekly Ice Cream Tuesday series. I bet you will be inspired as well!
If you have not already purchased a copy of Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States, do consider clicking any of the links in this post or on the ad in my sidebar. They will take you straight to the Amazon page where you can pick up a copy. As well, please enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to visit all the other participating bloggers’ pages to enter their giveaways as well.
- Berry Goat Cheese Sherbet from Kimberly at Hungry Goddess
- Red Velvet Ice Cream Sundae from Kim at Cravings of a Lunatic
- Chocolate Sesame Brittle Ice Cream from Jenni at Pastry Chef Online
- S’Mores Ice Cream Sandwiches with Toasted Marshmallow Malt Ice Cream from Kirsten at Comfortably Domestic
- Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream from Liz at That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream from Dionne at Try Anything Once
- Hops and Nuts Ice Cream from Sophia at NY Foodgasm
- Blueberry Mojito Ice Cream from Barb at Creative Culinary
- Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream from Betsy at Desserts Required
- Peanut Butter Ice Cream from Donna at Cookistry
- Thai Coconut Ice Cream from Stacy at Food Lust People Love
- Dark Chocolate Orange Ice Cream from Allison at Decadent Philistines Save the World
Kimberly from Hungry Goddess says
I am SWOONING! These pics are phenomenal! Thanks for organizing this project – it was fun and delicious! xo
Jennifer Field says
I am so glad you joined in the ice cream Tuesday reindeer games! I loved the color of your sherbet–amazing!!
Barbara | Creative Culinary says
This sounds absolutely terrific Jenni. Chocolate, a bit of crunch and all in ice cream? Yeah, my kind of treat.
Thanks for all your work organizing this; it’s been fun and now I have a whole bunch of recipes I must make!
Jennifer Field says
Thanks, Barb! And since you like your ice creams less sweet, you’ll probably like this one too. It’s dark and mysterious!
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
OMG Jenni- this sounds so different and delightful! Your execution and photos are flawless! Thanks for being a great fearless leader!
Jennifer Field says
This was a fun group project! And your beery ice cream is inspired–we should definitely do more of these!
Allison @ Decadent Philistines Save the World says
This is lovely. I adore sweet sesame; the flavor is so conducive to a dessert. I think this is an area that may be worth exploring in full. Just to make sure. 😉
Jenni says
Yeah, for #science! =)
Sara says
Ice cream is the BEST!!!!! I want to try this!!
Jennifer Field says
I concur; ice cream *is* the best! Enjoy, and good luck in the giveaway, Sara!
Karen says
ultimate ice cream flavor, chocolate base with maybe peanut butter and chocolate cookie bits smooshed in, with crushed peanuts on top!
Jennifer Field says
Yeah, baby! I like the way you think!
Jane says
Wow, this is really delicious looking. Rich, and creamy!
Jennifer Field says
=)
Liz says
I’ve been trying to decide if I like hummus, too, by making a batch about every week 😉 I have a feeling I may need to do the same with this ice cream…but I know I’d fall madly in love after just one bite!
Jennifer Field says
Isn’t it funny how we keep having to make sure? I mean, just to be *really* sure…?! lol This is some serious grown-up ice cream. Just sweet enough. If you’re a tahini fan, I think you’d really like it!
Jen says
I love Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream!
Jennifer Field says
The Beloved is a big fan of that too!
Jen says
I follow on Twitter!
Jen says
I like the FB page!
Betsy @ Desserts Required says
I like how your mind thinks. It is VERY important to continue eating a specific food until you are 100% convinced you love it. Transforming your love into an ice cream post is BEYOND brilliant!
Jennifer Field says
Oh absolutely, Betsy! I’m just glad Lindsay had a recipe in the book for something I wanted to make anyway. Mmmm…tahini! =)
Connie Martin says
I liked you on facebook. A flavor I would like to try hmmm…. how about a toffee caramel swirl in a light mocha kind of ice cream.
Jennifer Field says
OOoh, sounds great, Connie! Love that idea!
The Ninja Baker says
You are speaking my language Jenni – chocolate liquor! Fingers crossed I can win this spectacular Scoop Adventures and get the “scoop” on how to create fantabulous ice cream!
Jennifer Field says
Good luck in the giveaway, Kim! It really is a great book!
The Ninja Baker says
I gave a Like the Scoop Adventures page on FB.
AND I Love matcha green tea ice cream (my own homemade kind and the varieties of the lovely ice cream you find in Kyoto.)
Jennifer Field says
I am intrigued by the mochi ice cream stuff. You will have to teach me about that!
Stacy says
Those are the perfect SCOOP, Jenni! Absolutely gorgeous photos and flavors. Thank you so much for including me in your reindeer games!
I used to buy sesame brittle when we lived in KL and bring it home for my grandfather. He loved it so much and it’s hard to find in the US except in Asian markets. I wish I could make your ice cream for him.
Jennifer Field says
The brittle part is nice because it has honey and a touch of cinnamon. Really easy to make, too, Stacy! I’m always happy when you can play in the reindeer games! =)
Lana says
My favorite ice cream flavor is Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Their chocolate ice cream is perfect; it’s rich, creamy, and overly chocolatey. It has chunks of fudgey brownies throughout it. It’s amazing! I’m ashamed to say that I can eat a whole pint of it in one sitting!
Jennifer Field says
Oh, be not ashamed–almost any ice cream I buy at the store, whatever size the container is is one serving for me! lol I’m with you on B&J’s ice creams–delicious!
Carol says
Just liked her Facebook page! So many yummy choices.
Jennifer Field says
Yes, she is a Font of ice creamy goodness!
Carol says
I think a raspberry with a lemon swirl or vice versa would be nice
Jennifer Field says
Oh, yes! I love lemon and raspberry! =)
MrsJennyK says
I eat ice cream very rarely because it doesn’t generally sit well with me. So when I do eat it, it has to be something really special. My dream ice cream must have wonderful crunchy somethings in it. Salty mixed with the sweet, and something entirely unexpected. I’m dreaming of curry and peanuts somehow incorporated into ice cream!
Jennifer Field says
I kind of dig that! And a curry ice cream would be great with a coconut milk base, Jenny! You should try that vegan ice cream I posted. If dairy is the issue, that doesn’t have any!
Joan says
Chocolate ice cream is my favorite but I’m up for trying new flavors as well. Thanks for the chance.
Jennifer Field says
You are very welcome, and I never say no to a nice chocolate ice cream! Good luck in the giveaway!
Donna Currie says
I am a sesame seed freak. I love sesame seeds. If it was legal, I’d adopt sesame seeds to be my children. And then I’d eat them ALLLLLLL …
Seriously, though, sesame brittle sounds really amazing. 😉
Jennifer Field says
Alright, Medea. We need to have a little chat… 😉 =) The brittle is lovely. It almost doesn’t need the ice cream. Almost. lol
Dionne Baldwin says
This is such a creative flavor! I would love to give this one a try for myself. This book is quite impressive. I am so happy that I can actually make ice cream that tastes good and has the consistency of ice cream! YAY! Thank you for telling us all about Scoop Adventures.
Jennifer Field says
I am happy for you! And I’m so glad you were a part of ICT Scoop Adventures, Dionne! I hope you’ll play with me again sometime!