Baseball Nut

Homemade Baseball Nut Ice Cream Copycat Recipe is a rich vanilla ice cream swirled with a raspberry ribbon and crunchy cashews. Dare I say it, it’s even better than the one from the ice cream shop.

Happy Birthday Dan!

ce Cream Flavor of the Month

I asked my husband what he wanted for his birthday treat. He said he wanted me to make his favorite ice cream of all time –Baseball Nut.

Now, for those of you who don’t know what that is, Baseball Nut ice cream is from Baskin Robbins. In fact, it’s the flavor of the month this month. It’s vanilla ice cream swirled with a black raspberry ribbon and crunchy cashews.

When is baseball nut ice cream available?

It’s available year-round if you make it from scratch at home with my delicious recipe!

My homemade version of Baseball Nut Ice Cream from Baskin Robbins

What is baseball nut ice cream?

While we were talking about it, I wondered where this idea of “baseball nut” along with the raspberry swirl came from. So, here’s the history: Originally, Baseball Nut commemorated the Dodgers’ move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958.

When the Dodgers arrived in Los Angeles, they were greeted with Baseball Nut, complete with raspberries to “heckle” the umpires.

Fresh Homemade vanilla ice cream swirled with a raspberry ribbon and crunchy cashews

Homemade baseball nut ice cream recipe

I set to work on the creation of a homemade version of Baseball Nut Ice Cream. I think I was pretty successful. Dan said it might even be better than the store-bought version. However, we are going to do a recon mission to taste theirs – after all, it is his birthday, and he gets a free scoop from them for his birthday. I just hope that my version is really better than theirs! (no, I’m not competitive – hee hee)

So, here’s my version:

A bowl full of my husband’s favorite ice cream, Baseball Nut

Homemade Baseball Nut Ice Cream Recipe

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Homemade Baseball Nut Ice Cream Recipe

Homemade Baseball Nut Ice Cream Recipe is even better than the one from the ice cream shop

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword baseball nut, ice cream

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 6 people

Author Debi

Ingredients

• 1 recipe vanilla ice cream (recipe on card below)
• seedless raspberry jam (recipe on card below)
• 1/4 cup roasted lightly salted cashews

Instructions

1. Wait until the machine has just finished freezing the vanilla ice cream. Remove the mixer bar before spooning the raspberry jam over the soft frozen ice cream. Lightly swirl the raspberry jam in a zigzag pattern with a small plastic or wooden spoon, and sprinkle in the cashews.

2. Transfer the finished ice cream to an airtight container and place it in the freezer until ready to serve.

First, make the Seedless Raspberry Jam Recipe:

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Seedless Raspberry Jam

This jam has no added pectin (most jams often do). Adding pectin helps the jam set up, but necessitates more sugar, which dilutes the natural flavor of the fruit. Making jam without added pectin requires more careful cooking, but the extra effort pays off in a deliciously old-fashioned, fruity product. Straining out the seeds takes a bit of time, but is very worthwhile in the final product.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword preserves, raspberry jam

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Author Debi

Ingredients

• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 4-5 cups raspberries

Instructions

1. Place sugar in an ovenproof shallow pan, and warm in a 250°F (120°C) oven for 15 minutes. Warming the sugar before hand keeps the jam boiling evenly and ensures success.
2. Place berries in a blender of food processor until pureed. Strain the puree through a sieve pushing the puree through with the back of a wooden spoon to strain out all the seeds. Measure four cups of the puree, and place in a large saucepan, and bring to a full boil over high heat. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add warm sugar, return to a boil, and boil until mixture forms a gel about 5 minutes.
3. To determine when the mixture gels, use the spoon test: Dip a cool metal spoon into the hot fruit. Immediately lift it out and away from the steam and turn it horizontally. At the beginning of the cooking process, the liquid will drip off in light, syrupy drops. Try again a minute or two later, and the drops will be heavier. The jam is done when the drops are very thick and two run together before falling off the spoon.

Next make the Rich Vanilla Ice Cream:

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Vanilla Ice Cream for Baseball Nut

This ice cream is rich and creamy, and would be an excellent vanilla ice cream on its own. Just be sure to use a low heat or a double boiler to ensure a smooth ice cream, because there are so many yolks in the mixture that it would be easy to scramble the custard.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade, vanilla ice cream

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 6 people

Author Debi

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 7 large egg yolks
• 1 ½ cups half and half
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and salt into the egg yolks until thickened and pale yellow. Set aside.
2. Bring the half and half to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan or double boiler. Slowly beat the hot half and half mixture into the eggs and sugar. Pour the entire mixture back into the pan and place over very low heat or back in the double boiler. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon until the custard thickens slightly and coats the back of the wooden spoon. Be careful not to let the mixture boil or the eggs will scramble. Remove from heat and pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large, clean bowl. Allow to cool slightly, and stir in the cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
3. Stir the chilled custard, and then freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions.
   

4. To make Baseball nut ice cream, swirl in the raspberry jam. Remove from the ice cream maker, and mix in the about ¼ cup of toasted salted cashews.

5. When finished, the ice cream will be soft, but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.