Flavor #33 - NOLA Grapefruit

Someone asked me if I have purchased special containers for my ice cream when comes out of the mixer and it goes for the hard freeze. I know they are available, but no. I use standard plastic containers you can get in any supermarket. I find that they are very affordable, big enough to mix in things like cookies and the like and they hold up well coming out of the freezer. Occasionally they do break if I am scooping too hard. But at only a couple of bucks for three, the price is right and I can always replace them or feel comfortable giving one away as a gift to a friend.

NOLA Grapefruit is a recipe I adapted from Emeril that was featured on Martha Stewart's site. The original recipe was called Black Pepper Grapefruit, which did not sound all that appetizing so I am taking the risk of using Emeril's restaurant's name instead.

2 Cups of Fresh Grapefruit Juice - 4 Grapefruits

1 1/4 Cups of Simple Syrup

1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice

1/2 Teaspoon of Black Pepper

Bam! I like Grapefruit so I loved how this came out. The black pepper was a great contrast but I did see that after a few days in the freezer that the pepper did absorb the moisture and began to get soggy, eventually leading to a consistency of wet paper flakes on your tongue. The lesson here is to eat this while it is still fresh or make it without the pepper and sprinkle it on top after scooping.

I am now 1/3 of the way through the challenge with suggestions for flavors coming in every week.  Some I am saving based on the seasonal nature of the suggestion and some I have lined up and are in the planning stages. Additionally, I have done a few flavors that have not come out how I wanted and did not post. I now have well over 100 recipes ready to go and will likely continue with this well past the initial challenge of 100 flavors in 365 days. I am still contemplating what I will do for flavor #100. Thanks for all the emails and Facebook messages. If you have a suggestion for a flavor, please send it along!

Enjoy!